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What is in my gear bag? || Maine Wedding Photographer

Weddings

21 Jan

I have been photographing weddings for 5 years and have photographed over 150 weddings.  I have always been a lover of photos but I didn’t get my first camera until graduate school.  I was going to be an architect but it turns out I couldn’t draw a straight line but I can use a camera.  I interned in NY and second shot in Maine while I was getting started in weddings.  I have been lucky enough to be a full time wedding photographer for just over two years.  I am not a “techie” but I do love the gear I have built up for my wedding photography arsenal.  So what is in this Maine wedding photographers gear bag?

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I use the duel holster spider belt.  It holds both of my canon 5d mark III’s.  I have the Canon 6d for backup.  Generally my preferred set up is the Canon 35mm 1.4L and on the other camera the Canon 85mm 1.2L.  I do own the 24-70mm 2.8L and the 70-200mm 2.8L.  The 70-200mm 2.8L I will use for some ceremonies.  I often use the 100mm 2.8 for my ring shots.  I am mostly an on camera flash person–but I do bring the pocket wizards in case I need to use off camera flash.  If I am going to add light it would more often be with the little video light just to add a tiny pop.  The only lens left to buy is the 50mm 1.2 which I hope to have before the beginning of the season as I love shooting with it.  Even though the 85mm is slow to focus it is still my favorite lens for its bokeh.  Other things not included in the picture are a plethora of SD and CF cards, batteries, an alien bee light with a 3×5 softbox, a monopod and tripod.

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