Equipment
People ask me all the time what equipment I use for photography. Here's a brief rundown of some of the more important equipment I use. Not all of my equipment is included on this list, just the pieces I use regularly.
Canon Cameras
Canon EOS R10
Canon 6D Mark II
Canon Rebel t7i
Canon Rebel t5
Tamron Lenses
Tamron SP 24-70 f/2.8 G2
Tamron SP 70-200 f/2.8 G2
Tamron SP 90 Macro f/2.8
Tamron SP 35 f/1.4
Tamron SP 150-600 f/4-6.3 G2
Canon Lenses
Canon EF 17-40 F4L USM
Canon EF 70-300 f4-5.6 IS II USM
Canon EF-S 10-18 f4.5-5.6 IS STM
GoPro Hero 8
I use a GoPro Hero 8 black to capture behind-the-scenes and other content, usually for Instagram Reels or highlight videos.
I upgraded to this GoPro from a Hero 5 Session.
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Windows PCs
I use a variety of PCs for my day-to-day usage. I custom built a PC that serves as my main machine. I use an HP Pavilion Gaming laptop for on-the-go editing, and a Microsoft Surface Pro for sideline editing.
Adobe Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Elements
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TopazLabs Software
Topaz Denoise AI
Topaz Sharpen AI
Western Digital Hard Drives
The storage that a person uses is important. I trust my long term storage to Western Digital. I have several Western Digital hard drives that are used to manage my collection of photos and backups.
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Management Web Portal
Utilizing my skills in web programming (and a bunch of Googling), I've built a custom photography management system for organizing most of my photography operations. I've been utilizing it for several years now and continue to enhance it as I find a feature that it is lacking.