Hi there, my name is John. I’m a wedding photographer based in Canada.
I’ve been shooting for five years, starting during COVID-19 when no one was around, and every outdoor space was gorgeous with clear skies, no cars, no pollution!
I started with the Nikon D500 where I was shooting landscapes at the time, but I quickly switched to Canon due to their colour profile for portraiture.
Mirrorless wasn’t available when I switched over, so my first Canon gear was a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.
I still use primarily EF glass. It’s ninety-five percent the quality of RF at about sixty percent of the price.
Canon EOS R6 – I have two of these, as two is one and one is none. It is an excellent camera for weddings; at twenty megapixels, the file sizes are small enough to shoot about four thousand photos per wedding without blowing up your hard drive during backup.
The mirrorless autofocus system is perfect, although version two is even better. One of my main reasons for the upgrade from the EOS R6 was to have a quicker autofocus.
I still use primarily EF glass. It’s ninety-five percent the quality of RF at about sixty percent of the price.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L – This is the workhorse!  It does wide to almost telephoto and is pretty much always on my camera as it allows the flexibility to capture any moment within about hundred feet.
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L – I use this for situations where I need to be far away, like hiding in the bushes during a proposal or second angles during the ceremony. It is rarely used because it’s so specific in its function and its heavy.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L – Simply perfect for portrait sessions.
Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro – This is a great backup lens for portraits but is mainly used for shots that require specific details.
For lighting, I use Godox. It does the job well most of the time, and when it doesn’t, you just shoot it again and hope you didn’t miss the moment!
Godox V860II-C – I have two of these as my workhorse flash units. I usually have one on top of my camera if I’m shooting indoors. It works great and cheap enough that if you break something, you buy another one.
Godox AD200 Pro x 2 – Great off-camera flash for indoors and powerful enough for outdoors. I use two of these to overpower the sun on very bright days.
Godox X2T-C Triggers x 2 – Sometimes, when I only do off-camera flash, I don’t want a heavy speedlight on my camera to weigh me down. The second is for backup or if I am running two cameras and need one on each.
Magmod Magspheres x 2 – Great when you don’t have a softbox around but want to mimic the feel of one. They work exceptionally well when you point your flash straight into the ceiling and push light forward onto the subject.
Like most wedding photographers, I use Photoshop and Lightroom to edit, with ninety-nine percent of the work taking place in Lightroom now that it has AI removal functionality.
My presets are custom-made, which lends a unique feel to my photos, and culling is usually done in Photomechanic before editing.
I’m not particularly eager to pack anything extra in my bags besides earplugs, batteries and SD cards; the less equipment I have, the easier it is on my back.
Most of my shots are taken on about thirty percent of the gear I own. The remaining gear is for backup and specialty shots.
If I had to I could shoot an entire wedding on just the 50mm f/1.2. With enough knowledge about lighting and settings, I would say most, if not all, professional photographers could do this.
So don’t worry too much about the gear if you don’t have an extensive kit – work on your knowledge and skills!
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