I've got photographer's knee!

In early September, I started a weekly on-line photography course called A Year With My Camera by Emma Davies. I've completed part 1 (6 weeks). I'm thoroughly enjoying the course and I've learnt loads about photography. I highly recommend it to beginners and anyone who wants to fill in any gaps in their photography knowledge. 

Here's one of the shots I took for week 2's homework about aperture priority.

There's only one problem .... photographer's knee ... investigating different shooting angles in Part 2 has exascerbated it. Fortunately it's a minor condition, symptoms are damp and/or dirty patches mostly on left knee but occasionally the right as well.

So far the list of things affecting my knee(s) have been:

• Mud
• Wet pavement
• Loose grass clippings
• Sea water
• Sand (least problematic, just brushes right off)
• Morning dew

There's no setting on the camera to help and nothing in the Nikon manual.

Squatting down instead of dropping to one knee alleviates it but then there's the problem of getting back up again ... #mustgetfitter.

So far, a good wash has solved all flare ups but I am thinking of preventative measures whilst I work on improving my leg muscles. I'm considering taking kneelers out with me like those used by gardeners. Any other tips would be appreciated ;-)