Gear and Equipment

The gear manufacturers and service providers on this page make it possible to do what I do. Without them, all I could do is walk around a wedding saying, “Click!” While it is true to a point, that its not about the camera, but the photographer’s skill, the companies listed below make my job much easier.

Canon Cameras

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• 5D Mark II X2
• 7D
• 20D w/ IR conversion from Lifepixel (www.lifepixel.com)
• Elan 7E 35mm Film Camera
• G10 Compact Digital

Other Cameras

• Bronica GS-1 Medium format camera

Canon Lenses

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• 24-70 F/2.8L – My workhorse lens
• 16-35 F/2.8L – My wide angle lens of choice
• 70-200 F/2.8L IS – My favorite telephoto image stabilized lens
• 50mm F1.2 – The fastest sharpest lens on the planet.
• 100-400 f/4-5.6 L – When the 200 isn’t long enough

Camera Accessories

• Canon 580 EX II flash (usa.canon.com)
• Canon 580 EX flash (usa.canon.com)
• Alienbees Studio Lighting (www.paulcbuff.com)
• Stofen Omnibouce flash diffusers – color corrected to match ambient light (www.stofen.com)
• Black Rapid R Straps – allow me to carry two cameras from my shoulders instead of my neck (www.blackrapid.com)
• Gitzo 1228 Tripod – strong enough for heavy gear but light enough for travel (available from www.reallyrightstuff.com)
• BH-40 Really Right stuff tripod head, clamps, and brackets – hands down the best in the industry (www.reallyrightstuff.com)
• Clik Elite Camera bags – designed for adventure travel photography (www.clikelite.com)
• Sandisk Extreme memory cards (www.sandisk.com)
• Delkin Combat Flash memory cards (www.delkin.com)
• Visible Dust sensor cleaning products (www.visibledust.com)
• Lastolite reflectors (www.lastolite.com)
• Photoflex reflectors and camera bags (www.photoflex.com)
• Singh Ray photography filters (www.singh-ray.com)
• B+W photography filters

Computer Equipment and Software

• Hewlett Packard Computers (www.hp.com)
• Apple 30″ Cinema Display (www.apple.com)
• Drobo – Redundant digital storage system (www.drobo.com)
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 (www.adobe.com)
• Adobe Lightroom 3 (www.adobe.com)
• Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet (www.wacom.com)
• Canon IPF6100 24″ printer (usa.canon.com)
• StarTech external hard drive bay (www.startech.com)
• APC battery backup (www.apc.com)
• Jeffery Friedl’s Lightroom Plugins – Easy export to Facebook, Flickr, and more (regex.info/blog)

Album Manufacturers

• Asuka Books – Unique coffee table style books – U.S.A. (www.asukabooks.com)
• Graphi Studio – Beautiful custom leather wedding albums – Italy (www.graphistudio.com)

Album Designers

• Pictage (www.pictage.com)
• Red Boot Design (www.redbootdesign.com)

Photo Paper

• Kodak Endura Paper – for online print orders (www.kodak.com)
• Moab Papers – for signature print orders (www.moabpaper.com)
• Lexjet paper – framed pieces and canvas wraps (www.lexjet.com)

Travel Gear

• Patagonia clothing (www.patagonia.com)
• Osprey packs and travel bags (www.ospreypacks.com)

Image Hosting, Website, and Printing

• Pictage – the best hosting and sales interface for photographers, and the finest print quality for clients (www.pictage.com)
• Mountain Porcupine – custom website development (www.mountainporcupine.com)

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