I have a lot of clients, friends and family ask me what I use to shoot with… well, that depends on the situation, but what I can tell you is the equipment that I own and use regularly.
I have two camera bags… the Clickin Moms Ketti and an ONA Union Street. I love both bags for different reasons!
I have four camera bodies. I recently added the Nikon D4 to my line up! It’s the top of the line professional camera body by Nikon and it’s fabulous. I now use my Nikon D700 as my main back up. While the camera is just a tool in what I do, I still find that it is important to use the best possible tools to help me achieve what I want from a shoot. I also have a D80, which is rarely used anymore and is primarily just for back up “in-case” (knock on wood) something ever happens to my D700. When I have time I pull out my F5 or my Bronica. I usually only use my film cameras for personal work or projects.
Now on to the glass (lenses). I have:
Nikkor 50mm 1.4G that comes in handy in tight spaces.
Nikkor 85mm 1.4 that gives me beautiful bokeh
Nikkor 105mm 2.8 for those up close shots
and my favorite lens, the Nikkor 135mm 2.0DC it’s a dream lens that I waited for almost a year to get my hands on (it’s almost always back-ordered!).
Nikkor 14-24mm 2.8 for some excellent ultra wide shots.
I love Black Rapids WS-1 strap because it is comfortable and easy to switch between cameras.
While I do prefer to use as much available light as I can, for super low light situations or to improve the lighting I use the SB-900
Another great tool I use is the L-358 light meter by Sekonic
To Edit:
I work on a Mac Pro Tower (I lovingly call it the beast) with a 30″ Cinema Display (the better to see you with…) which is no longer in production.
I also use a Cintiq along with my 30″ display.
I use a combination of CS5 Photoshop and Lightroom 4 to edit all digital images.
And there you have it! All of my goodies that I use to make your photographs beautiful.