Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?
--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!



A Tilley hat?

All I can say is that you will need to also wear a tee shirt with your
boat builder's logo on it.
You might otherwise be misclassified by folks ashore. One sure sign of
a sailor? A Tilley hat. :-)

I seldom wear a hat unless it is bright and sunny, so needless to say a
hard brimmed hat infrequently interferes with photographing boats in
the Pacific NW. I have found that turning a baseball hat backwards
solves the problem, but it does look a bit silly for a grey haired guy
in his middle 50's to be stylin' like a teenager.

You might try a "campaign" hat. You can find them in military surplus
stores. They are essentially a cloth hat with a wide, circular brim.
Sometimes they are camo colored. The brims aren't entirely stiff, but
neither are they so flimsy that they fall down over the ears like a
couple of flaps. When you need to get the camera up to your eye, the
soft brim should just push up out of the way. Among my collection of a
couple of dozen hats is one of these "campaign" models, and I can
recommend it for the purposes you mention.

Aren't Tilley hats about a hundred bucks? (maybe not, that's just an
informal impression)
I think you can buy a campaign hat in a Mil Surplus store for probably
$20 or less.