Photographers Christmas wish list
I know everyone right now is either in a food coma or out shopping and grabbing those bargains! We had an awesome Thanksgiving here at the Orrange house, we hosted and invited 30 of our closest fiends and family. This was the first year with our new kitchen and it was a huge success!!!
If you are on the hunt for for some awesome gifts for the favorite photographer in your life or you just want to TREAT YO’ SELF then you should check out a few of my favorite things list. I wish I could be like Oprah and hand out presents and give you guys a new car ….. but I can give you a 50% off discount code for Flodesk, my favorite email system that I use to keep my clients updated on what I am up to, sales with prints or albums etc.
“What’s in your bag?” It’s one of the most common questions we get from other photographers. When we first started shooting, I scoured websites, reviews and looked to other photographers for guidance on what to purchase. So, to help you, I’ve created a list of all the most important lenses and must haves that we own! These are my all time favorite can’t live without items that make my workflow easier. Below I have a big ol’ list of EVERY SINGLE ITEM that I use and love. Happy shopping and please let me know if you have any questions on these items, I am happy to help!
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xoxo-Amalie
The camera bodies we use and love…team Canon!!
CAMERA BODIES:
Canon 5D Mark iii and the Canon 5D Mark iiii
And for the newbie just starting out, I highly recommend the Canon rebel series. Only purchase the body because the kit lenses that they sell as a package are not the greatest. I would recommend buying the body and the buying the lenses separately. I love these..
Canon rebel t6 body and Canon EOS Rebel and a great starter lens is Canon 50 mm 1.8 and Canon 35mm 2.8
And a great travel camera is the Fuji XT2 http://amzn.to/2BrP3zd with the Fujinon XF 35mm lens http://amzn.to/2iajrJK
CAMERA LENSES:
My absolute favorite lenses, the Sigma 50mm and the Sigma 85mm are my babies!
Sigma 50 mm 1.4 arts lenses + UV filter http://amzn.to/2ia5ZBE
Sigma 85 mm 1.8 art lens + UV filter http://amzn.to/2zcvU6t
Canon 24-70 mm + UV filter http://amzn.to/2gIzHgE
Canon 70-200mm + UV filter http://amzn.to/2zdxAMT
Canon macro 100mm + UV filter http://amzn.to/2gNhgee
FLASHES AND LIGHT MODIFIERS:
Ring light by Neewer 18 inch ring light kit http://amzn.to/2iH2YMU
Ice light by Wescott: http://amzn.to/2ibuF0D
Canon Speedlight 600EX ll-RT http://amzn.to/2zt8er4
LIGHTING ESSENTIALS (NATURAL LIGHT)
Reflector Wescott Omega shoot through reflector kit
HARD DRIVES, MEMORY CARDS, EDITING EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE STORAGE:
Screen calibrator Datacolor Spyder5PRO
Adobe Creative Cloud with Lightroom & Photoshop
San Disk memory cards 64 MB and 32 MB cards
Western Digital My Notebook 4TB hard drive storage
ALL THE ESTRA STUFF I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT….
PhotoMechanic my favorite culling tool, I am obsessed and recommend this to everyone! it made my culling for weddings of 4000+ images go from about 3 hours to around 30 minutes!
Flodesk our email system for clients
Dubsado, my client management system or CRM. This keep me SO ORGANIZED and it is a gorgeous hub for my clients to view contract, make payments and view where their project is at in the process.
Canon battery we only buy on brand since the off brand batteries usually die with and hour or two
Holdfast Money Maker Camera dual camera harness: This is mine http://amzn.to/2ztwkC0 This is Jeff’s http://amzn.to/2BqQAp8
Enloop batteries + 16-Bay Charger http://amzn.to/2gImG6F
Rolling camera bag by Think tank/ airport bag
Business cards, postcards and stickers MOO Here is a 20% off referral code too
Creative Live classes: Here is a $15 off coupon
Happy shopping or gifting!
