Oops, ran out of card space.

Bellows Beach, Oahu 
Yesterday we did a family portrait session for a family and went to Bellows Beach.  During that one hour session I took over 1,000 photos.  I would have taken more but I ran out of card space.  (I’m sure someone has something to say about how that’s way too much and I’ll address that in a future blog post.)  

I ALWAYS carry 40 gigs worth of cards on me when I shoot.  Two 16 gig cards and an 8.  I left one of my 16 gig cards in my card reader, which is in a box, sitting in storage in Maryland.  When I went to switch cards I came to that sobering realization.  

So my practical tip for today is: 
Check how much card space you have before you start shooting.  

I was shooting full size raw when I was using the first 16 gig card and when I changed to the 8, I switched down to small raw.  If I was shooting small raw on the first card I could have gotten a lot more photos.  

How many cards do you have and what size?  What is the total amount of space you carry when you go out to shoot?