Equipment matters, but clients rebook photographers for consistency and how a shoot day runs.
- 1. A reliable camera body, with a second as backup on paid jobs.
- 2. A versatile zoom and one or two fast primes for the work you do most.
- 3. Lighting you control: speedlights to start, studio strobes as you grow.
- 4. Modifiers and stands: softboxes, reflectors, C-stands and sandbags.
- 5. Tethering to a laptop, so the client sees shots as you take them.
- 6. A raw workflow: Adobe Lightroom or Capture One for selects and grading.
- 7. Retouching in Photoshop, or a retoucher you trust.
- 8. Cards, batteries and a backup on set before you wrap.
- 9. Directing people: putting talent at ease and getting the expression.
- 10. Delivering on time, at the agreed number of images and formats.
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