TOP Photography Items Must Have's

 There are about a million things when you are looking to invest in photography! I am going to give you the top items that I love and can't live without! These are the items that work best for me and my photography journey! I hope they work for you as well!

1. Camera 

I shoot NIKON! It was what feels the greatest in my hands, and these are the Nikon cameras I love to use, and I have a few on here for every budget!

• D5100 - Great little starter camera! This is what I used when I first started out, and it is still working 7 years later!

• D7100 - This camera is set up just like the full-frame cameras; however, it is still a crop sensor! But don't let that fool you this camera is always fast and doesn't kill your budget!

• D750 - This is hands DOWN my favorite cameras out there in the market for low light usage! Shooting weddings or anything indoors this camera is THE BEST!

• D850 - This bad boy is my DREAM camera! I rented this a few months ago while my camera was being maintained and I am going to be saving up for this dream camera! SO FAST and the color depth blows the D750 out of the water.

2. Top lenses

Primes lenses are my life!

• 24 mm Sigma
• 50 mm Nikon
• 85 mm Nikon
• 135 mm Sigma

3. SD Cards:

I love a few different cards, and I have never (knock on wood) had an issue with either

• SanDisk
• Lexar

4. Camera Straps:

This strap is HANDS DOWN one of my faves!

• Holdfast

You can dual-wield your cameras like I do or even hook up other items to it like water bottles or a small bag for your lenses!

Don't want to go that big yet? Here is a cute fashionable scarf strap that is SUPER comfy!

5. Favorite Bag:

For bags, I don't look for something fashionable (sorry ladies) I needed something to be able to fit 2 cameras and 4 lenses! This bag has lasted me 7 years and still looks brand new.
Here is the bag I love!

6. Speedlights:

I use a variety of lighting, but I have found these have been the most reliable for me! I have a lot more light, but I will go over that in another blog post!

7. Lens Caps:

I needed something durable for my lens caps. I kept losing mine, and it drove me UP THE WALL!

These lens caps are universal, waterproof, and shockproof. Trust me It been through the worst, and it has kept my babies safe.

8. External Hard Drive:

Something every photographer is going to need. BACK YOUR PHOTOS UP TWICE! This will save you from heartache and a lawsuit!

9. Tripod:

I love being creative. I love using this tripod because it is strong enough to hold up my heavy camera and lenses white shooting the stars or shooting my own family pictures.

10. White Balance HELP:

The white balance, I think, is what photographers struggle with the most if they aren't using a custom WB option on their camera. If you don't have custom options, an expo disk or grey card can really save you in post-production.

• Expo Disk
• Grey Card

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