My Essential Gear for ANY On Location Shoot | Lindsay Adler

When I go on location I prep my gear kit based upon the needs of the shoot. That being said, there are a few key items that accompany me on ANY location shoot. These are the most versatile tools that are lightweight and give me the flexibility to create.

Below is a list of the essential gear and WHY I have chosen these tools as my must-haves.

This mirrorless camera features exposure simulation that allows me to preview changes in exposure in real-time (saving me time and effort). Its face and eye-tracking capabilities allow me to shoot at very wide apertures to simplify the background.

If I can only take one lens with me, this is the one! A 50mm can allow me to capture wide shots, mid-length images, and even relatively closer shots (torso) without distortion.

If I need a lens that gives me flexibility quickly and I don’t need to shoot at extremely wide apertures, this is my choice. At 2.8 I can still simplify the background and create very wide shots to headshots in an instant.

This is the 3rd lens I’ll consider if I need to shoot a lot of tight shots with a super narrow depth of field. This is great for portraiture or closeup beauty imagery.

This strobe is portable, battery-operated, and packs 500 Watts. Perhaps to help me overpower daylight without having to carry something more substantial.

When shooting in the middle of the day I need to be able to shoot in high speed sync mode, and this trigger provides that capability. I can shoot faster than my camera’s sync seed which allows me to ‘overpower’ ambient and shoot a wide aperture.

This modifier provides soft light and opens up like an umbrella. It is super simple, portable, and affordable.

A silver and white reflector is a must-have for any (and every) location shoot. Bounce a bit of light back into the eyes or add a highlight to draw attention— it’s compact, light, and a must-have for refining natural light.

Rather than using a light stand, this light pole is fantastic for shooting on location. It has extra reach to allow me to elevate the light to very high positions, great for when the subject is elevated somewhere at a higher angle.

00:00 Intro
01:05-01:40 Canon R5
01:40-02:40 RF Lenses
02:40-03:40 Profoto Strobe/Trigger
03:40-04:20 Octa-M
05:00-05:20 Profoto Reflector
05:59-06:27 Final Images
06:28 Outro

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✘ PRODUCTS USED:

Canon R5

Canon RF 50mm 1.2

Canon RF 24-70mm 2.8

Canon RF 85mm 1.2

Profoto B10 Plus

Profoto TTL-C Remote

Westcott Rapidbox Switch Oct M

Profoto Medium Reflector

PhotoFlex Extra-Long Litereach Plus

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Video: Samuel Bouret
Hair: Linh Nguyen
Makeup: Elisa Flowers
Model: Paula Weckerle
Assistant: Emerson Sheerer

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!

[Dvlx]

She's so good at presenting and teaching.

[josephchan]

All of the instructors on this channel are great teachers. I always watch this channel.

[manoharm]

Your assistant’s smile is beautiful. Please convey her and keep smiling 😊Good video as well

[chriscanon]

Lindsay, we all know you know your stuff but to be able to keep my Nat like attention? You rock!!! Straight to the point not messing around. Thank you!

[josephchan]

I like this video and especially the jewelry video. Had a great idea this morning.

[balamina]

Very helpful and informative video! Thank you Adorama and Lindsay!

[motofocus]

Toujours un plaisir de regarder vos vidéos. Bonne continuation.

[josephchan]

I always watch out for Lindsay videos. Good refresher courses if needed for personal work or other work.

[Johnson-utbr]

Lindsay! Hello from China. Bought many (almost all ) of your books! Thank you for your guidance.

[roymatusek]

Love this post! Nice to see that a ton of gear isn’t necessary for on location shooting. Would love to see more posts showcasing how you work on location.

[mortenjensen]

The bad news: You must continue creating videos like this until I die. The good news: I'm somewhat older than you. It's a compliment!

[lifesbeautiful]

Very helpful, Lindsay. I liked that we were able to see how you positioned yourself and the model in the narrow streets. And your assistant is very pretty. I think she’d make a really good model

[smellgoodphotography]

Hi, when your shooting outside in more harsher lighting and your shooting HSS. What would be some of your camera and strobe settings

[josephchan]

Fall and Holidays coming up!! This be good for personal or business to create a campaign. May look at fashion jewelry after September. Thanks.

[L.Spencer]

I just got a 50mm 1.8, and on a crop sensor I'm finding that I have to back up quite a bit to get what I want in the frame. I also noticed that the DOF is so shallow that both eyes are not always in focus! So I can better appreciate what you're saying about your camera having auto eye and face focus. That would be handy.

[marclabro]

nice presentation. just purchased manny ortiz white beauty dish to try with ad300pro or ad400pro and xpro2s... Do you use back button focus or half press shutter button method ?

[JorgeLausell]

me too only I use a monopod. Also Sony these day, miss my Pentax.

Thanks for reminding me. It's been far too long.

[Zetaphotography]

Have you considered stepping up to a Phase One with leaf shutters.

[robertdominis]

I like the RapidBox system for their easy of setup and have several sizes. HOWEVER, I've found (from metering) that they suck up a TON of light--up to 4 stops in some cases. If you have a less powerful speedlight/strobe, this can really be an exposure challenge. Consequently, I've turned to the Glow EZ Lock softboxes as an alternative. They setup about the same and produce the same quality of light.

But thanks for your BTS videos for how you achieve your great results.

[filetdelumiere]

Interesting vidéo. Thanks for sharing. One important thing you forget : The assistant ! Useful with such a big pole to hold the flash/softbox or the reflector :) I usally work without an assistant and it's more complicated with wind, ground, etc...🙂