Project 52 - Week 27

Nikon D200 300/2.8 lens ISO 1250 1/8000 at 2.8
I was shooting baseball action recently and loved this scene as the lights came on in the park.

Fun Clip From Recent Wedding

Just a fun clip from a recent wedding.  We are still working with video at every event trying our hand at new things.  We hope to go "LIVE" with a product in 2011 but there is still a lot to learn.  We have to figure out not only how to shoot, the equipment need, but also how to fit the captured footage into our work flow.

Project 52 - Week 26

Nikon D300s & 70-200/2.8 Shot at 1000 sec f2.8 ISO 400.  Processed in lightroom.

Project 52 - Week 25

Nikon D300s 70-200/2.8 Shot at 1000 sec f2.8 ISO 400. Processed in Nik Sliver Effects Pro.

Project 52 - Week 24

A few weeks back we were shooting a job inside of an old bank building.  Nikon D200 w/ 17-50/2.8.  Shot at 200 sec f6.3 ISO 400.

Project 52 - Week 23

Cell Phone Cam - Processed in LR

Project 52 - Week 22

Cell Phone Cam - Image processed in Lightroom

Project 52 - Week 21

Cell Phone Cam - Processed in Lightroom

Project 52 - Week 20

Cell Phone Cam

Wedding Gear

I get questions from time to time about the gear I pack when covering a wedding. Below is the typical contents for my bag when I head out to a wedding. All of the gear is transported to the wedding in my ThinkTank Airport Acceleration. Once we are onsite, I grab my Speed Demon Beltpack and load it up with 2 SB600, 85mm, 10.5mm, batteries, and CF Cards. I put the 17-50 on my D300s and the 70-200 on the D200. Both cameras have a SB800. This will cover 99% of all of the pre-ceremony shots except the formals. Depending on the situation with the formals, I reach for either the Ultra 600 or my SB600. Couple those light with the CyberSyncs or CLS.

• D300s Primary
• D200 Backup
• 2-SB800
• 2-SB600
• 1-Paul Buff Ultra w/power cord & reflector
• 10.5mm/2.8
• 17-50/2.8
• 70-200/2.8
• 85/1.8
• 50/1.8
• Hoodman Loupe
• Lens Cloth
• 40 AA Batteries
• 10 CF Cards in Pixel Pocket Rocket
• 2 CyberSync Transmitters
• 4 CyberSnyc Receivers
• 2-SC-29 Cords
• Several Snoots/Flags
• 2-Umbrellas
• 5 in 1 Reflector
• 2-Umbrella Adapters
• 2-Light Stands
• 2-Justin Clamps
• Gaffer Tape
• Various Flash Filters

My wife is packing another D200 with a 24-70/2.8 or a 50/1.8 and an SB800. She likes to travel lighter than I do.


I have worked myself into this equipment after years of experience and lots of weddings. I still review my bag about once a year and decide if there is anything I can live without. If it hasn't been used in the last 6 months, chances are it will not be in my bag much longer.