I had to make very careful purchases with my money as I was slowly building up my wedding photography gear collection. You’ll notice that I don’t have strictly all Nikon-brand lenses (referred to as Nikkor) for my Nikon camera. If you missed my last Photography Education blog post, check it out HERE! I go into detail about what I use each lens for and why! *My Nikkor 85mm 1.8 is not featured here because I used it for all of these images!* I have not been disappointed! And this system is incredibly secure! The initial attachment to my camera body is great, but there is a backup clip too just to be extra safe.
I wanted a harness that would last a long time as well as look professional. Now that I’ve upgraded to using two cameras I invested in the dual camera harness from Holdfast. When I used just one camera I would use a sling strap that went across my body. I need a way to carry around both of these camera bodies with me. It’s rare that I even have to change one throughout the day. You owe it to your clients to be prepared!ĭon’t forget to have spare camera batteries with you, too! Honestly, I go to every wedding with fully-charged camera batteries in both of my cameras.
Be sure that you have another camera body with you in case this were to happen. Camera bodies can and do fail unexpectedly. You are photographing a bride and groom’s wedding day. BUT, please remember this: ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have a second full-frame camera body with you. If you are crazy fast at changing lenses you could probably swing using one body just fine. This is just a shooting preference of mine. Consistency is key! Have a Back-up Camera BodyĪlso, remember that you don’t have to carry around two bodies the whole day. I want to make sure that if I take one bridal portrait with a camera body and then switch to the other body that has a different lens attached that I’m still getting the same type of colors in my images. Different camera bodies also have different color profiles.
I find that I can adjust my settings more quickly (since the buttons are in the same place on both cameras). Plenty of photographers use different models of camera bodies throughout the day, but I personally love sticking to the same model. During the first part of the day when things are a little slower-paced, like when I’m photographing the bridal details, I’ll stick to just using one camera body to save my back some stress. Now I want to warn you, carrying around two camera bodies with lenses attached for a full 8 hour+ wedding can get really exhausting. If you aren’t sure what the difference is between an entry-level crop-sensor camera body and a full-frame, look at this handy dandy article HERE. The D850 is a full-frame, professional-grade camera body.
#Crop sensor vs full frame wedding professional#
As I expand my gear collection, I’ll be updating this Professional Photography Equipment page that shows everything I use: both shooting AND behind the scenes of running my business!Īs you can see from my pretty gear list above, I shoot with two Nikon D850 camera bodies. Here is just a nice, organized (because that’s just how I am!) list of all my wedding photography gear! Now I’m going to go into each of these categories and explain to you what each piece of equipment is, what I use it for, how significant I think it is, and if I know of any alternatives. In my last blog post geared towards Photography Education, I went over which lenses I recommend purchasing first (depending upon what you photography the most of) and what I mainly use them each for. Want to see EXACTLY what I have in my bag? Check out the Amazon links at the end of this article so that you can go straight to each piece of equipment!Īs I go through my wedding photography gear list with you, I’m going to point on which gear I think if vital and which gear is more of a “nice-to-have” piece. I started off with some basic pieces and slowly built up my beloved inventory. I didn’t always own all of this wedding photography gear when I shot my very first wedding. The last thing I wanted to do was to work alongside another professional and have them say, “Oh, just grab your ‘X’ lens for this part of the day,” and freeze in a panic because I didn’t own that piece of equipment. When I was first trying to break into wedding photography, the main thing I was worried about was whether or not I even had enough gear… or the right gear… to do an awesome job for both my clients AND the work I provided for other photographers.
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