Essential Camera Gear for a Fashion Photographer

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I’m the first photographer to admit that I like to keep my kit bag light. I like to be as minimal as possible. However, as a fashion photographer, there is always going to be a certain amount of essential gear that we need. So rather than leave you guessing, I’ve created a whole list of exactly what I use every. single. day.

No more guessing.

Camera:

Nikon D750*

Nikon D800* (out of production, now the D850)

Olympus Pen F*

Film Camera:

Nikon F100 (out of production, but you can find them on eBay)

Nikon F3 (Out of production, but you can find them on eBay)

Lens:

Nikkor 24mm-70mm f/2.8*

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8*

Nikkor 70mm-200mm f/2.8*

Reflector:

InterFit*

Flash Gun:

Nikon SB-700*

Laptop:

Macbook Pro*

Graphics Tablet:

Wacom Intuos Pro*

Software:

Adobe Lightroom*

Adobe Photoshop*

Presets:

VSCO Pack 1 and Pack 4

Mastin Labs Portra

AlienSkin Exposure X4

SD Cards:

SanDisk 32 GB*

Studio Flash Kit:

Neewer Studio Kit*

Backdrop Paper:

Calumet

Backdrop Stand:

Lastolite Background Support

External Hard drive:

LaCie 2TB*

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