People always ask about gear. What camera do I use? What lenses? Do I shoot film? The honest answer is: I use less than you think, and I think about it less than you'd expect.
My primary camera body is a Nikon Z6 II. My workhorse lens is the 35mm f/1.8. I carry a 85mm for portraits and a 24mm for rooms I can't back out of. That's essentially it.
I do shoot one or two rolls of 35mm film at every wedding. Kodak Portra 400. I don't deliver the film scans to clients — I shoot them for myself, as a practice in slowing down. Film costs $15 a roll and forces me to be deliberate.
The most important thing in my bag is a backup body. Not because I don't trust my equipment — I do — but because peace of mind is part of the service. If something fails on your wedding day, I want the solution to be in my bag.
The rest is boring: spare batteries, cards, a reflector I use maybe twice a year. Photography is not about equipment. It's about being in the right place, reading the light, and being invisible enough that people forget you're watching.
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