One of the most frequently asked question I get is, "What camera do you use?" Especially those who are avid shooters themselves.
Firstly, I do think that equipments matter, but the question instead should be rephrased into, "What is your equipment setup?" That should be the right question to ask any professional, as someone who you paid to capture your once-in-a-lifetime memory. More after the link.
A professional photographer should never leave home without at least a backup of almost everything they have, from cameras & flashes, to lens, batteries and memory cards. I always carry with me 2 professional level bodies, professional series lens, duplicate focal lengths & multiple flashes. This is to ensure if anything fails, it will NOT effect you, The Customer and you shouldn't notice any issues at all. Equipments should be the least of your worries.
Another item which I think many tend to forget is duplicate memories or backups in the field. Of course, most important, there always should be more than adequate memory cards with you at all times, so there is no need for picture deletion in field. (I personally carry around 30gb+ to every event, (which comes up to about 10,000 shots) I never delete or format a card during the day; that should only be done during processing stage and after completion of all copying and backups.
Before I leave the venue, I also make a copy of all my data into a portable drive. The drive goes into the camera bag, while the memory card is kept on my body, so in case of equipment theft(touch-wood), I still have your important shoots with me.
That's it!
p/s: I'm a Canon user in case anyone is wondering.And I'm also mainly a prime shooter. I'm an available light shooter, I shoot every available light is accessible to me, be it the sun, tungsten, flouresent, flash, etc.
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