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The Five Secret Little Weapons in my Camera Bag
Stuff. This is where photography can either be an endless drain on your pocketbook, or an exciting and constant adventure for new things to streamline and enhance your work and workflow. I’m somewhere in the middle. I probably spent too much time early in my career chasing every new little doohickey, only to discover it sitting in a box somewhere after months of non-use. Today, I’m very very careful about what I choose to spend money on or add to my bag. It has to up the game in some significant way. To that end, here’s some little things that easily fit in the bag that I’m pretty fond of:
Osmo Pocket
This little video camera is my number one secret weapon. It’s remarkably little for what it does, which is a lot: 1080 video (on a gimbal), motion lapse, and stills, to name a few. At any event shoot I cover, this handy little device gets me quick footage to add to my deliverables that always wow my clients. Especially the motion-lapse, which is easily the most impressive thing I get on top of my regular photos. It never ceases to please my clients and looks amazingly cool. I’ve had them work their way into movies, bts video, corporate presentations, social media and websites. Pretty great considering nobody ever asked me for it. I like it as a value add to my services. But it’s also…
