Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Shoot Like A Pro tour in London, a photography seminar hosted by the prolific author/photographer/trainer Scott Kelby (not sure in which order he’d put them in, but he’s extremely well known for all three and probably much more). Its the first time in 2 and a half years that Scott has taught in the UK, but based on the attendance this time I suspect he’ll be back soon. I’d recommend anyone with an interest in photography gets along to this seminar if it ever comes back to the UK – Scott is an extremely engaging and funny host, and the day flies along without a minute of boredom. If you want an indication of the kind of training Scott offers, there’s no better place to look than his very own KelbyOne Web site where he has courses along with lots of other industry experts.

The following day I was in Bath to walk with Glyn Dewis on the ‘Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk’, an annual event hosted in cities across the globe making it the largest social photography event in the world. We were lucky that Scott, who had hosted his own walk in London earlier in the day, jumped on a train to Bath and walked along with our group, so I got a few minutes with him during the day.

Anyway, the point of this blog post today was to remind you of a great product I’ve been using for some time now. Scott was getting towards the end of the walk, and having been on the go all day he was trying to send his wife back home in Florida a text message, when he realised his iPhone was down to 1% battery. Luckily I had my Anker charger with me, and within 40 minutes or so we had Scott up to 65% and able to decouple from my charger so I could return home, and hopefully he would have had enough charge to keep him in touch with the world until he got back to his hotel in London later that evening.

The Anker charger is a fantastic unit with two USB outputs (one 1A and one 2.1A for fast charges). If you need a torch it also has a pretty powerful LED light on it, but I tend not to use that so much. I find I get around 3 to 4 full charges of my iPhone from this unit, and unlike some of the other battery chargers I’ve used its performance doesn’t seem to decline noticeably if it isn’t used in a little while. In terms of size, its about the size of a (thick) iPhone 6 Plus. Not small, but not particularly heavy and fits perfectly in a camera bag or daysack if you’re likely to need a top up during the day.

Best thing is, its available from Amazon at just £27.99! If you’re interested I’d appreciate you using our affiliate link (here) so that we receive a small commission on your purchase.

Have a great day!