Photography Equipment We Use
Capturing great photos requires not only a good eye and experience, but also professional equipment. While digital photography has become mainstream and quality cameras and lenses continue to fall in price, photos captured using professional gear show a clear difference. Here’s some of our professional, go-to photo equipment:
Camera Body & Lenses
- Nikon D700 — Great color, low noise at high ISO, and a full frame sensor
- Nikkor 24-70mm — Our “everything” lens because of its versatility
- Nikkor 70-200mm — Our favorite lens for portraits. Produces beautiful backgrounds
- Nikkor 50mm — Small, lightweight, and razor sharp
- Lens Baby Composer — Dreamlike, one-of-kind shots for special occasions
Lighting
- Nikon SB-800 Flash — Portable, powerful, and intelligent flash unit
- Profoto Compact 600R — Beautiful, quality strobe lighting, versatile form factor
- Sekonic Light Meter — Light meter for accurate results
- Pocket Wizards — Wireless remote triggers for flash units
Camera Bags
- Boda V3 Lens Bag — Worn while shooting for quick access to lenses, accessories
- Kata HB-207 Backpack — Indestructible, holds a ton of gear & a laptop
- Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW – Worn on the chest for hiking with a backpack
Other Gear
- Sandisk Memory Cards — Perform flawlessly every time, very fast
- Nikon EN-EL3e Batteries — Shoot all day and never run out of power
