Our Wedding Photography Equipment

Photography Equipment

The Photo Gear We Bring To Weddings

wedding photography gear - cameras, lights, and equiptment we use
  1. Me (Will), in a self-portrait that Lucia thinks looks like I’m laying in a coffin. As a photographer, I seldom photograph people from above, so I should have known better. But I still think it’s a cool shot, so I’ll take one for the team 🙂
  2. Cameras – We shoot Canon cameras, mostly from their RF series.
  3. Zoom Lenses – these are the most convenient lenses for weddings, but aren’t all that we shoot with.
  4. Prime Lenses – these are faster lenses (require less light) than zooms, but require more work on the photographers’ part. 14mm, 16mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 100mm are what we use.
  1. Portable Lights – These have more power than flashes, but can’t be mounted on a camera and have to be on a light stand. Portable lights can have soft boxes or beauty dishes attached to them to modify the light.
  2. Flashes – Typical flashes that go on top of the camera, we use Canon and Godox flashes, but I prefer to use off camera lights most of the time.
  3. Transmitters – I’ll often mount lights in the corners of a ballroom, and then use radio transmitters to control them.
  4. Video Lights – these led lights don’t flash, but are a continuous light. They are great outdoors at night!
  5. Light Stands – The way I like to light a party (wedding reception), I use 4 stands in the corners of the room. We set those up before we start shooting for the day, and so often need another set of lighting for ceremonies or portraits.
  6. My favorite tripod, ever! Over a career in photography, I’ve owned 8 or 9 tripods, and this Benro BAT tripod is my all time favorite. It’s very light (carbon fiber), easy to set up, small for travel, and let’s us create amazing images without camera shake. Crucial.
  7. Light Extenders – these MagMod fresnel lenses create tight beams of light across dance floors, and I couldn’t create the dance floor pictures we’re known for without them.
  8. This little overhead light is incredible for party pictures and for sparkler exits. Elinchrome makes the pole, and Godox make extension cords so that the light overhead is just the bulb and not the battery.