Outdoor Portraits. What Do You Take With You?

[unique one]

I'm curious to know what people in this forum take with them when they are going to shoot outdoor portraits. What kind of lens or lenses, what camera or cameras, any reflectors? What do you take with you?

[kelleyrie]

I usually bring my 28-135 and my 60mm macro. I love the 60mm for closeups, so crisp. I also bring my trusty foam core poster board that I use as a reflector when needed and bounce my speedlight into if if I'm no using it as a sun reflector.

[GlynT]

Great question and I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for everyone else's responses...

Here's mine:

Canon 7D
24 - 70 2.8 lens and hood (effective focal length of about 40 - 110 on 7D)
2 x speedlites with stands and umbrellas (white and silver)
silver/white reflector
Grey card
Posing book (most important thing for me to ensure I don't run out of ideas!)
Written statement of what I want I am trying to achieve
Spare batteries

Cheers,


Glyn

[mshockley]

I usually prefer my 85mm prime lens for outdoor portrait type work, it is so nice and sharp to work with.
I always bring along my foam core reflector board, one side is silver and one side is just white. This little DIY item has saved my life many times as I can bounce, reflect, and just plain block the sun if I need to.
Sometimes I use my shoot through white umbrella to filter the sun so I always have it along also.
And I never leave home without my Speedlight......Never, never, never.....

[mshockley]

Originally Posted by GlynT

Great question and I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for everyone else's responses...

Here's mine:

Canon 7D
24 - 70 2.8 lens and hood (effective focal length of about 40 - 110 on 7D)
2 x speedlites with stands and umbrellas (white and silver)
silver/white reflector
Grey card
Posing book (most important thing for me to ensure I don't run out of ideas!)
Written statement of what I want I am trying to achieve
Spare batteries

Cheers,


Glyn

I like this idea.....for me when I am out doing something that is personal and not work (portraits) sometimes I'm just randomly walking/driving around looking for something that catches my eye. Which of course I may still have to do, but leaving home with a plan is a great idea! Thanks...

[NicoleScraps]

speedlite
reflector
diffuser panel
lots of batteries for everything and extra memory cards
camera
couple different lenses

I guess the only odd thing that I bring are a bunch of small towels to dry off surfaces that might be damp or to fold up and put under people's bottoms if the grass is damp or whatever. I found them to be very useful at almost every shoot.

[autofocus]

wow...last time I weighed our bag it was 35 lbs. Here's what's in it, and not in it:
Nikon D300
50mm f/1.4
35mm f/1.8
85mm f/1.8
18-70 variable
11-16 f/2.8 Tokina
28-300 variable Tamron
Sekonic L-358
CP's, ND + other filters
Pocket Wizards - TT5 Flex (pair)
SB800 mounted on lightstand through small softbox
reflectors (2, large and medium)
Lastolite white balance/reflector
Extra batteries
step stool
various props when needed (chairs, stools, small tricycle, blocks, etc)

All that plus a backup camera body (Canon 20D) with three lenses and a 580EX

phew....sometimes lugged, sometimes in a push cart

[unique one]

Originally Posted by GlynT

Great question and I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for everyone else's responses...

Here's mine:

Canon 7D
24 - 70 2.8 lens and hood (effective focal length of about 40 - 110 on 7D)
2 x speedlites with stands and umbrellas (white and silver)
silver/white reflector
Grey card
Posing book (most important thing for me to ensure I don't run out of ideas!)
Written statement of what I want I am trying to achieve
Spare batteries

Cheers,


Glyn

Thanks!
I'm just want to see the differences between photographers and it will also help me out for the future on what to take

[Ambrosia76]

I usually have:

In my bag-
Canon 60D
50mm lens
18-55 lens
70-300 lens
Speed-light
off camera cord
filters
lens hood
2 batteries
4 memory cards- 2 16s,2 8s
small soft box cover for speedlight

In a carry all bag
Tripod
Reflector set
various props
couple hand towels
cheap white plastic table clothes( they make great ground cover,reflectors and shade)
Folder with model release
clips
scotch tape
a hairbrush and ponytail holders
umbrella and stand for light.

Hubby is my pack mule and carries all this stuff and gives it to me as I bark orders at him.

[3bayjunkie]

for outdoor portraits this is what I would take. Since I don't currently have my camera I'll give examples.

For a 3/4 crop camera I'd bring a 25mm f/.95 or f/1.4
For a 1.3-1.6 crop camera I'd bring a 50mm f/1.2 or f/1.4
For a 35mm camera I'd bring an 85mm f/1.4 or f/1.8
For a medium format I'd bring an 80mm f/2 or f/2.8

if you schedual the time of day correctly you shouldn't need flash or video light. I'd bring memory cards and batteries as well and a camera of course...