I know there are photographers who will tell you that equipment doesn’t matter, but I’m guessing that most of them are people who don’t have good equipment and aren’t willing to invest in their business.

While I agree that 70 percent of great photography is a result of the photographer’s artistic vision and technical skills, but without the right tools there are times that achieving that vision is out of reach. A camera, lens and lighting are all tools of the master photographic craftsman. To get the job done right, you have to use the right tools.

You don’t see today’s home builders pull up to a job site with one hand saw. At most modern job sites you’ll find a table saw, a chop saw, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw, a compound miter saw and many others.

In the photography word different types of lenses are like different saws. There are telephoto lenses, wide-angle lenses, prime lenses, zoom lenses, fish eye lenses any many other specialty lenses.

With that said, here’s what’s in my bag:

Camera bodies:

• Canon R3
• Canon R5
• Canon R6
• Canon 5D Mark IV
• Lumix G9 MKII

Lenses:

• Canon 70-200 f2.8L
• Canon 16-35 f2.8 L
• Canon 24-105 f4 L
• Canon 50mm f1.4
• Sigma 120-300 f2.8 for both Canon and Nikon
• Sigma 50-100 f2
• Sigma 12-25
• Lumix 12-35 f2.8

Lighting:

• Godox v860 II (c) on camera flash (2)
• Godox AD200 off camera flash (3)
• Godox AD400 Pro

What I have is my main equipment, backup equipment and backup equipment for my backup equipment. I’ve got plenty of camera bodies and lenses so I can shoot stills and set some on tripods to capture video. I’ve got enough cameras so I can set up a remote camera in a unique place to get a photo that would be impossible to take unless it was remotely controlled (see the photo below)