What's In My Camera Bag? You Are In for a Surprise

In this video, I will tell you what is in my camera bag. You're in for a surprise. Even though I am a professional photographer and a filmmaker, my camera equipment and gadgets you would never expect from me. Most of my equipment are not so expensive and are not latest equipment out there. As a photographer and as a filmmaker, my cameras are just tools. I don't usually upgrade nor buy a new equipment unless it is a necessary. That means the equipment should have a feature I cannot survive without I'm order to do my photography and filmmaking work. The camera brands I prefer are Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Canon and of course, Leica. I do have a gimbal which is the Zhiyun. I also have the Sekonic light meter. I also have the Zoom digital recorder which I love to use for voice over, podcasting, as an external mic for shooting video. I also use different action cameras such as Akaso, Sunpack, and other inexpensive brands. The great thing about having many of these cameras is that you can shoot a scene only at once with different camera angles. I also have the Insta360 camera which I love since I don't have to worry about covering all the angles when shooting something that can only be shot once. One thing about me as a photographer and as a filmmaker, I don't buy any new equipment or upgrade what I have unless it is really necessary. I always ask myself. "Do I really need this equipment?" "Can I survive as a photographer and as a filmmaker without this equipment?" An equipment is just a tool. What is important is my vision and what I am trying to tell with my images and videos.

To see the list of equipment I have right now in my bag, see this link:

https://kit.co/christopher_revon/my-photography-and-video-kit

I Just Started My Podcasting Channel

I just started my Podcasting Channel and here is the link to it:

My podcast is on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/7EaedqG95PMpUVj4jkMztq

My podcast url
www.anchor.fm/chrisrevon

Right now, I haven’t uploaded the first episode yet, but I will do it soon. More likely, the topics I will discuss in this podcast will be the same topics I will have both in my blogs and vlogs.

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As a photographer, What Matters is the Eye

A lot of beginning photographers are always concerned about the equipment, and most tend to buy the latest and most expensive camera when starting out. First, practice photography with what you have. More likely a phone camera. Learn about lighting and composition and practice with these elements first before getting into learning about the technical part of photography. And if you are ready to move up to a real camera. Maybe start with a point and shoot camera first before getting into DSLR and/or mirrorless camera. As you can see on the video below, I was just using my point and shoot camera, which is about three years old. For me, the only reason I would take out my DSLR or my mirrorless camera is if the lighting condition of the subject I am trying to capture is a little tricky or if I want to do something more creative that cannot be achieved with a point and shoot camera such as selective focusing/shallow depth of field or making the movement of things in the foreground or background burry in contrast with the rest of the image. Anyway check out my YouTube video below, and please give me some support by liking/following/subscribing to one or more of my Social Media Channels. The links are right below.

My Equipment as a Photographer and Filmmaker

As a photographer and as a filmmaker, I think the equipment and cameras are not important. It is the vision, the style, the eye of the person and her content which are important. For the last four years, I’ve been using the same cameras and equipment. It is only the last few weeks in which I bought some new cameras and equipment/gadgets. I bought them because I had real reasons to buy them. These are the new cameras and equipment/gadgets I bought: a new mirrorless camera, a new 360 camera, a new gimbal, a new action camera, a new camera phone app. First, why did I buy a mirrorless camera, I already have one. Well, this one shoots 4K, and my old one only shoots up to HD. Also it has a mic input, which I need to do for vlogging, which is something I am getting serious about. I used to do just voice overs. Second, as for the 360 camera, there are times when I am in a crowd, and there is so many things going on at the same time, and I want to be able to capture them and not miss them, so this is when the 360 camera comes into play. Besides I am also about to do a lot of outdoor activities, and this would be great for something like that. Third, what about the gimbal? Well, obviously as an artist/filmmaker, I want to be able to be much more creative with my shots, and as a solo filmmaker with no crew, this is the only way I can do it. Fourth, I do have two other action cameras, but they do not shoot 4K and do not have camera stabilization, but this one I bought, it does have both. Though I still shoot mostly HD 1080P footage, I am giving myself an option to shoot 4K in the near future. Last but not the least, a new camera phone app. That’s because I want to be more creative with my camera phone and be able to use as if it is a regular pro camera. Actually my favorite filmmaker, Steven Soderbergh shot a feature film with it. So there you have it. I am a practical filmmaker and photographer, so I only buy a new camera or equipment only if I really need them. As you can see, I didn’t tell you the brands or models of the camera or equipment just because these don’t matter that much to me, it is how I use them that matters. On the other hand, next time I will tell you what they are.

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A Nice Walk at Redondo Beach Pier in California