Integration (the gear I use to pull it all together)
I should probably start by saying that a photographer’s gear is only a small part of their success. However, having said that, good reliable equipment really does help deliver consistent high-quality results.
Personally, I find it useful to keep our gear up-to-date because when we make the right choices, it can expose us to new things that help open our minds to new possibilities. With an open mind and fresh perspectives we can deliver stunning new results for our clients. Sure, in the end, getting great results it’s all about creative insight and the power of the team, but we always want to have access to the best tools available to ensure that we can push the edge further.
Canon and Hasselblad continue to deliver reliable products that offer advanced technology and consistently high IQ, so we continue to build our business around their product lines. Other manufacturers make excellent products as well, but we’ve had tremendous success with our current formula. I’m sure we’ll evolve and adapt as new tools are developed. All of the equipment highlighted on this page has been field and studio tested in some of the toughest conditions in the world (e.g., heat and sand in Rajasthan, monsoons and humidity in Cambodia, and freezing cold in the Himalayas…the list goes on), so I would have no problem recommending any of the items that we’re showing.
Cameras and lenses
Canon
- EOS 1Ds Mark III (2)
- EOS 1D Mark IV
- EOS 5D Mark II
- EOS 1Ds
- EOS 1V-HS
- EF 14mm/2.8L II USM
- EF 15mm/2.8 Fisheye
- EF 16 – 35mm/2.8L II USM
- EF 24 – 70mm/2.8L USm
- TS-E 45mm/2.8
- EF 85mm/1.2L II USM
- EF 70 – 200mm/2.8L IS USM
- EF 100 – 400mm/4.5 – 5.6L IS USM
- EF 200mm/2L IS USM
- EF 2x II Extender
- Speedlite 580EX II
- Speedlite 550EX
- Speedlite ST-E2 transmitter
Hasselblad
- H3DII-39
- HC 80mm/2.8
- HC 150mm/3.2
- HC 35mm/3.5
- HC 50 – 110mm/3.5 – 4.5
- H 1.7x Converter
- 503CW
- CFV-39
- CFI 150mm/4 Carl Zeiss Sonnar
- CFE 40mm/4 IF Carl Zeiss Distagon
Accessories
- Gitzo tripods (various)
- Really Right Stuff ball heads (various)
- Sekonic L-758DR Light Meter
- Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries
- Pocket Wizards (various)
- Sandisk CF and SDHC cards
- X-Rite i1XTreme color management system
- SureFire high intensity flashlights (useful in extreme conditions)
- Aqua Tech Underwater housings and ports
Lighting and Studio
- Profoto Pro-8a air generator
- Profoto 7B-2R generator
- Profoto 7B-2R extra batteries
- Profoto Pro-7 Ringflash
- Profoto Pro Flash Heads
- Profoto D1 Air 1000
- Profoto 1×3 Softbox
- Profoto 2×3 Softbox
- Profoto 3×4 Softbox
- Profoto 5′ Octa Softbox
- Avenger light stands and booms (various)
- Reflectors (various)
Bags and Cases
- LowePro (various, for location shoots)
- Think Tank (various, for photojournalism/editorial shoots)
- Lightware (various studio kits)
- Pelican (various travel cases)
Computers, Printers, and Storage
- Apple Mac Pro 8-core Desktops
- Apple MacBook Pro 17″
- Apple MacBook Pro 15″ (several)
- Apple MacBook Air
- Apple 30″ Cinema HD Displays
- Eizo CG243W Displays
- Wacom Intuos 4 Digital Tablets
- Canon Pro9500 Mark II
- Canon i9900
- Canon Pixma MP990 Wireless all-in-one
- Epson Stylus Pro 3880
- Drobo Hard Drives
- DroboPro Server
- Western Digital portable hard drives
Paper
- Hahnemuhle (fine art papers, various)
- Pictran (specialty glass emulsion and metalic papers, various)
Software
- Phocus 2
- Photo shop CS5 Extended
- InDesign CS5
- Illustrator CS5
- Flash CS5 Professional
- Dreamweaver CS5
- Fireworks CS5
- Bridge CS5
- Adobe Device Central CS5
- Version Cue CS5
- Lightroom 3
- Aperture 3
- Corel Painter 11
- CutieFTP Mac Pro
- Blip.TV
- Microsoft Office