Andy lays bare his bag, to give you an exclusive look at the kit he uses on a day to day basis to capture his amazing dog photography.
We visit Andy at his home as he opens up his camera bag, to give us a rundown of the gear he uses to capture his amazing images. Before getting to the kit, Andy explains the importance of protecting yourself as well as your equipment, as he spends most of his time lying on the ground to capture the dogs at their level. Nothing ruins your shoot like being cold and wet, and it can really affect your photography.
Even though Andy now uses top of the range cameras, he explains how he started with lower end cameras and doing so really helped him hone his skills rather than relying on the camera. He then explains the lenses he cannot live without, and the steps he takes to protect these essential pieces of kit. Protecting the images is the most important thing when on a shoot, and Andy shares the steps he takes to protect his memory cards before wrapping up with his choice of speedlites.
Equipment: 2x Canon 1DX, Canon 70-200mm mkii, Canon 24-70mm mkii, Canon 16-35mm, Hoya UV Filter, 2x Canon 580EX II, Pelican Memory Card Case, Lowepro Flipside 500aw, Lowepro Top Loader Pro,
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Hey Andy! I have a pet photography passion, I photographic my dog's life and post their photos on Instagram. I have a Sony a6500. So I've had some practice with cameras. This was great information, thank you for sharing!
yay one more vid of you browsing the internet ! awesome !
Thanks for the deep dive into your camera bag! Looking forward to having 2 camera bodies on my photoshoots.
Big inspiration Andy, thanks for these tips! I'm an aspiring pet photographer and follow you on Instagram for inspiration, your shot of a Manchester Terrier was my fave! 💓
Hi Andy good video would you recommend A1Servo for a fast dog
Thanks Matt
What an ace vlog, great presentation and delivery. I am looking for to watching more of your work.
Where do you keep the camera bag when taking pictures with one of the bodies? Is it within arms reach ? In the car? On your back?
Thank you for an excellent basics compilation. That very last point to not keep upgrading unless it's with profits from selling photographs is such an important one right now in my opinion. Current culture seems all about 'insta-grat(ification)', suggesting that unless yo have the best of the best you are a bad photographer 🙂
Thanks again. I think the only thing more difficult than dogs would be children and cats 😀