My equipment
- Camera:
- Mirrorless: Sony A7RIV, Sony A7II, Nikon Z7
- Compact:
Olympus T-6
- Lenses: Nikon-Z 24-200mm, Sigma 150-600mm, Sony f1.4 50mm, Sony 28-70mm, Sony 16-35mm, Rokinon 8mm
- Many photographers stick to only one brand, such as Canon, Nikon, or Sony. It may seem strange to you that I use both Sony and Nikon cameras. According to my experience, different brands have different merits and shortcomings. For example, the touch screen functions of Nikon are superior to those of Sony, and bracketing exposures is much easier with Sony than with Nikon.
- Storage::
Two SeaGate SSD and Cloud backup
- Software:
Adobe Photoshop, OnOne, Nik, Topaz Labs, StudioMagic, Anthropics, Imadio, Fisheye Hemi, Skylum Luminar, Midjourney
My hardware approach
- Usually I carry
all
four cameras with different lenses. Reason: I don't need to change
lenses, otherwise the sensor may be contaminated by dust or I might
miss the Kodak moment.
- I prefer mirrorless cameras to the 35mm SLR camera. The best camera is the one that is accessible. When I travel or hike to a remote area with a heavy camera and a big lense, I would lose all my emergy before reaching the destination.
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My software approach
In the past I did a lot of post-prcoessing, such as using HDR software. Today I try to get the desired result on the camera. For example, I found that very often turning on the dynamic range on the camera could yield a better result than merging photos by HDR. The photo on the left was taken in a single shot by utilizing dynamic range.
Other tips
Blessed are those who are pessimistic. Always have a Plan B. Always
back up. I bring multiple cameras, extra batteries, extra SD
cards...etc. in all trips. I immediately copy the files to a portable
hard drive after shooting. After post-processing I save the final
images into two hard drives. One of them is at home and the other is
at my office. If you put both copies in the same location, one disaster
might wipe out both. In addition, I also subscribe a cloud backup service.