A Fujifilm Wedding Photographer's Camera Bag | 100+ Sample Photos!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Someone sell me on godox flashes? Example photos will be the most helpful :)

[@tjkrueger2655]

I think that Godox X-Pro Fuji trigger could be what you need... Granted, I'm really new at using flash, but I think it can control the number of lights you use

[@Reggiebphoto]

TJ Krueger the yongnuo also triggers six different groups. So that’s not an issue really. And I don’t use ttl at all so that’s not a selling factor either

[@jessemclean3083]

They are awesome and work excellent. Quick and easy to set up the triggers, and less things to carry around. Get them and you'll be happy, trust me :P

[@Reggiebphoto]

Spoiler alert: I got a v1 for testing. But I put this on the pinned comments cause I knew people would respond lol. Been very happy with the tests. Will try them out at a wedding on 9/20

[@martinshelley1849]

I thought I had a lot of kit that I dragged to wedding with me. I'm using the Godox system with my T2 and T3, currently 2x AD200, 2xTT685, TT350 and 2x XPro triggers, cant fault them. Easy to use, can have different settings on each camera for OCF control. Love your work and style. Quick question for you, have you had any focus issues when your shooting in a back lit situation, my T3 was hit and miss last week and struggled to focus.

[@tjkrueger2655]

Your preparedness shows in your work... one of the better what's in my bag vids, dude. Thanks for breaking it down

[@Reggiebphoto]

TJ Krueger really appreciate that. I always wondered why people didn’t show example photos in these gear videos. For me it’s the most valuable part. You’re welcome and thanks for watching!

[@fbaraky660]

Man I'm just a recreational shooter but you have my compliments on your skill. Beautiful to see, keep it up.

[@vwralph]

I was very happy to watch this video. I guess KZbin notices I like to see what professional photographers take to use in their profession. Your work is beautiful. I wish you the very best! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻

[@Reggiebphoto]

Rafael Morales haha thanks so much! Stick around and subscribe cause I always post example photos for every video .

[@jedtanchuco6590]

Hey Reggie! Great video and I enjoyed watching it a bunch. Love your calm and conversational voice, feels like I'm just talking to you. Keep up the great work!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Awesome. My most two recent videos have been off script (just bullet points) and I’ve got great feedback. Thanks for the comment!

[@federicomoretti3582]

dude the pic at 7:00 is AMAZING. Wow. super super pic, well done man!

[@ruffprophetproductions]

You are so talented man. It’s cool to get a great shot every once and a while but it takes a great photog to get great results consistently and you’ve got thag

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I try my best to keep the quality of the photos consistent for my clients. Glad it shows!

[@fitzventure]

Great video. Lot's of wedding photographers on YT with pretty good images. Yours are exceptionally good. Nice to see you not only talk about gear but know how to use it.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks so much for the comment! Yeah I don’t see any value in making a gear video without examples as “proof”. That’s a big theme on my channel haha

[@N4gr3b]

Subscribed :) Thanks for putting together such an in-depth video for us Reggie! Thoroughly enjoyed this as a new Fuji user. Especially appreciate the amount of example photos mixed in - I know that takes extra work so please keep it up :)

[@Reggiebphoto]

Erik Bergan glad to have you on board! Definitely takes extra work to pick out good example photos, but I feel a gear video without examples, specifically real world examples, has little value. Haha

[@annejia5382]

I started watching John Branch a week ago then suddenly other Fujifilm Photographers like you started to come up my recommendations 🤣 i was holding my breath when you were about to say where you were based hoping it would be in Philippines but no, its still fine tho. You explained things very clearly. I'm being pursuaded to buy a Fujifilm brand in the next few years for personal use but i think its way more expensive comoared to Sony and Canon on where im from.🤣 your photos look great tho 💙💙💙 4:17 i looooooooove this meanwhile 7:36 is so cute 💙

[@pilarcasas1199]

love your photography!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks!

[@rumporridge1]

Was pleasantly surprised by your quality work and well edited video. Keep em coming. And you definitely got a sub bro.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Awesome my friend! Curious since you were surprised, what were you expecting at first and why? Either way glad to have you on board!

[@rumporridge1]

Reggie Ballesteros tons of videos on the XT3 so what separates you was the quality editing and narrative. Kept me engaged. And that you must build on. Trust me I know it takes hard work to put out quality videos.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Column Wheel awesome my man. Glad it kept you engaged. Yeah I’ve been learning that’s what makes or breaks good videos on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to reply to my comment!

[@deghimon]

Great video Reggie! We used to buy these little albums with sticky back pages in them. We’d bring a little printer with us and make the bride and groom a little album with 4 x 6 images in it. Usually we’d make it while we ate dinner. The clients loved them. Do you ever throw together a slideshow and run it on a laptop in a corner somewhere? It’s a great conversation starter. Often groups gather around to watch the show.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Jeff Aldeghi I have not. But it would be a great use of the jpeg colors are sooc would be decent for a slideshow like that

[@deghimon]

Reggie Ballesteros yes we were doing ours with sooc 5d mkii files at the time and even those were fine. Fuji’s would be even better. People love those slideshows. Usually you can out one together really fast in Lightroom. Just don’t use a really expensive computer in case somebody walks away with it.

[@urdaddy5153]

Cool vid!) Very interesting. And yeah, waiting for the flash video))

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks so much. And will be getting to the flash vid as soon as I can! Just want to make sure it’s done properly :)

[@Dkouki97]

Great video Reggie! Very descriptive and your best video yet for the community! If I could use 2 lenses for the day, it would be the 23 1.4 and 56 1.2

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks Darren! Yup can’t go wrong with the 23/56 combo!

[@jamesmlodynia8757]

Nice photos, during the time that I photographed events, i worked by myself and photography was not a way of supporting my self, i had a full time job that I retired from after 41 years. During the time I photographed events I used everything from a 20mm prime to a 77mm Pentax limited lens, most of the time that ceremony was held out doors and I used the 24-70 f2.8 when things went inside i went to different primes. Early on i used Pentax APSC cameras until Pentax came out with a full frame camera. The events covered weddings, baptisms, birthdays, portraits and family gatherings. These were people that were on a budget and couldn't afford it professional photographer.

[@Habeelz]

Amazing video! Didn't want it to end 😂. I am a Fujifilm lover myself and it's refreshing just seeing you bring those lenses out. Would love to see the flash video please 🙏🏾. Subscribed!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks for the sub! And thanks for the kind words haha. Glad you enjoyed the video. What part did you like the best? The example photos?

[@Habeelz]

@@Reggiebphoto You're very welcome! I definitely liked the sample photos part a lot. Also loved seeing you go over what lenses you use and the different ways they capture weddings for you.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Habeelz awesome, glad to hear!

[@SeasideVanlife]

Really helpful and nice video to watch. Well put together and some amazing photos in there! Helped me work out which lens I want, thank you!!

[@Reggiebphoto]

awesome, i'm glad to hear! example photos beat any spec sheet hands down

[@MOMENTSbyGabriel]

Awesome, waiting for your flash/drag flash/etc techniques for weddings!!!

[@Reggiebphoto]

I will get there eventually! Just trying to get thru wedding season first but it’s definitely high on the request list so I’m gonna for sure make something awesome for you guys

[@63MacGuy]

You can also use your clamp and add a magic arm for an additional light on a stand.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Good suggestion!

[@zenstoodi]

Wow, a lot of stuff :) I'm used to see just 2 or 1 photographer with 2 cameras on weddings and that's it... But your photos are great so it's worth it probably :)

[@Reggiebphoto]

stoodi in my area I would have what is considered to be a minimal kit hahah

[@jakehilder8906]

can't wait to see the behind the scenes footage! I sometimes wonder when you get time to do all this on a wedding day : ) The off camera flash vid would be really good to see also! Great stuff Reggie!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks my man. What do you mean by “when you get time to do all this?” Haha.

[@jakehilder8906]

@@Reggiebphoto I only tend to shoot 6-8 wedding a year but am looking to increase this. I find that I don't really get a breather until the wedding dinner, then after that it's straight back into it, and everything happens so fast right up until the first dance! Do you set all your off camera stuff up at a certain time?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Jake Hilder I set it up preferably before the couple makes their grand entrance to the reception. If I shoot alone I build a time slot of 15 minutes into the timeline and communicate it to the couple that I need a certain amount of time to set up flashes, If I know their venue will require it lighting wise

[@Reggiebphoto]

Jake Hilder but yes, I typically don’t get a break till dinner. And sometimes it’s even a struggle to get the caterer to feed me at a time where no coverage is neeeded as they prefer to serve me last - which is when all the reception events start up!

[@jakehilder8906]

@@Reggiebphoto great thanks for the reply ; ) ha hah maybe I ought to concentrate more on the lighting and less on my lunch!! Great work by the way!

[@felixmeyer6379]

Great video, I enjoyed it! Could you please make a video about using the 16mm macro tube for ring shoots etc.? How easy/difficult it is to use + example photos..

[@Reggiebphoto]

Yes definitely! I need to make that asap

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

Really intrigued by your flash trigger the trigger idea since I shoot a two camera setup as well at events. Would love to learn that.

[@Reggiebphoto]

I’m not quite sure if I’m gonna make that video anymore cause I did switch over to godox 🙊

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

@@Reggiebphoto Even better then. I'm currently all Godox too and I believe while things will get easier we still need to find that one trigger solution to manage flashes across both camera bodies. As of now, my frequency of gigs do not warrant buying doubles of the flashes too, so I just have an X-Pro trigger, a V350 for my X-T2 to use at standard focal lengths and a V1 for my X-H1 and longer focal length 56mm and above. I did a shoot recently where I had the V350 on my camera (didn't have the x-h1, V1 and Xpro then) and for shots where I wanted a second flash across the room, I had to add one of those small phottix radio triggers to the hot shoe + the v350 and speaking to a yn600 RT (was on the brilliant Canon RT system before) across the room with the receiver. And I've shot with two bodies before in Canon too but learning solutions from people who do these shoots for a living is always better than me experimenting while shooting as a side income source.

[@Reggiebphoto]

@@JoaquimGonsalves i've been using one v1 on each camera as the master for the ocf's and it's been working fine. but yet it'd be nice if the power levels remained the same for both camera bodies.

[@ianjohnstone1061]

Well done Reggie! I agree with your choice in Primes - especially the 1.4 16m - areal pleasure to shoot with & has you smiling with the results. I must say I've find the 2.8 16-55m Red Label lens (Heavier tho I know it is!) presenting with equally amazing IQ - & it could possibly be the best convience option over the Primes when using the X series - if Fuji had include IS.. Thanks for your video. Cheerz fum AU.

[@Reggiebphoto]

While it may be convenient, I personally prefer not to be shooting at 2.8 as opposed to 1.4. I put value in lower ISO’s than convenience. It’s just my personal shooting style tho!

[@sols9449]

Yea you need the godox. No question. Will change your life. Ide be glad to show you my last job I did. Have online gallery you could see. It’s not the quality of light but the ease of use that makes it so perfect.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Agreed, I switched over and made an Off Camera Flash BTS tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6apo5argbaheJY

[@taminoemth2486]

Great video! I would really like to know how you use flashes during a wedding shoot. Theme for the next video? :)

[@Reggiebphoto]

Tamino Emth theme for a future video. The next one? Not likely lol. I need to put some time into making that one :)

[@kimhinds1519]

things you do for youtube subscribers...... we thank you! Fantastic video and info. Such great info. What SD cards do you use ? Do you find a difference in type/brand?

[@Reggiebphoto]

i personally use 128 gb san disk 95 MB/s cards. i haven't tried other brands, but i know the san disk ones tend to have less faulty accidents. every time i read about a card failing, it tends to be lexar or another brand that's not san disk

[@JohnCarryOn]

Question about the Flash Stands. You cant fit the Flashstands WITH the Flash Holder in the Bag? You always have to remove it before packaging right?

[@Reggiebphoto]

JohnCarryOn yes this is unfortunately true. And pretty annoying haha.

[@locker1964]

Great photos and you carry half the studio with you...

[@Reggiebphoto]

Where I’m from, off camera flash work sets me apart from the crowd. I have a friend who brings 7 flashes and uses them all meticulously lol.

[@ted1511]

Excellent video! Packed with lots of information, so much to learn from you. Would definitely love to learn how you use flash(es) during dinner reception. Question: when you use your 1/2 CTO gel on the flash, do you set white balance to K? What's a K temperature that works for you?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Your are correct in that I should change the wb to kelvin, but I don’t lol. I shoot in awb most of the tkme since I shoot in raw lol

[@ted1511]

Reggie Ballesteros Cool! does AWB work consistently enough for you?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Ted I usually still change it in post most of the time. I’ll edit one photo per a lighting situation and then sync the wb across the sequence of photos

[@JordiJardiel]

Amazing video. Thanks!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@keepitreal3363]

Excellent review of your gear!!! Plus you have talent i can see in your photos,do you shoot at F1.2 and F1.4 mostly with your lenses?? Because its pretty hard to focus accurately at those apertures and getting sharp images.i use godox flash lights the best out there for fuji i believe.i also use the fuji red badge zooms and i never miss a moment with them when i carnt use my feet.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Mr Bop for the most part Yes I shoot wide open at 1.4 and 1.2 with those lenses. I only intentiallu stop down for the wedding ceremony recessional and anything with a lot of dynamic motion or group shots

[@robinsonsadventures2174]

Fantastic and informative video, love your edits what film simulator are you using during your shoots?

[@Reggiebphoto]

I use pro negative standard but I shoot in raw and edit using my own preset (not using fuji film simulation)

[@danielgmur6486]

I also have Yungnuo also, but i switchet to two TT-350's. They fi t the size of the Xt3 way better.

[@Reggiebphoto]

I have a tt350 for my personal work at home. It does fit better, but it would be severely underpowered for my demands at a wedding. I’m eventually going to be switching to v1s actually

[@mribi]

Thanks for this video. I learned a lot!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Awesome! Anything in particular that you find most interesting and insightful

[@MRvetro96]

Hi men, awesome video congrats. One question, what kind of film simulation you are used to use it on your weddings?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Daniel Alvarez I shoot in raw and edit using my own preset. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXLFnWqOmJ6Hj5Y

[@TexasPelican]

Your t-shirt is amazing! Is that Ghidra? Love it!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Leigh Bedford it’s a game of thrones shirt haha

[@TexasPelican]

@@Reggiebphoto Oh, okay. I can recognize the Direwolf icon but not the others. :) Anyway, great video, thanks!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Leigh Bedford ah gotcha. Yeah it’s for the Targaryens haha

[@Nessunego]

Do you usually shoot with an assistant photographer or do you shoot alone?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Typically alone

[@charlesazevedo4849]

Just a question. I can see you have pictures in restaurants that are not in the venue I guess. How do you go around? Do you drive or you go with the bride.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Charles Azevedo I drive my own car

[@kristiejochim3170]

Thank you so much for this video! Can’t wait for more flash! Do you ever use filters? I’ve been having issues with purple flare when shooting backlit. Do you ever have problems like this? I hear using a polarizer should help.. Thanks

[@Reggiebphoto]

Filters on my lenses? Nope. Just lens hoods. As far as flare, I actually just embrace it and call it a stylized look haha

[@kristiejochim3170]

Reggie Ballesteros sorry, I meant purple fringing. Happens when shooting backlit subjects. I realize I should reposition when this happens, however, I don’t always see it until it’s on the computer.

[@Reggiebphoto]

@@kristiejochim3170 honestly, I haven't noticed purple fringing too much. i'm a stickler for sharp photos (i.e. nailed autofocus) other that i don' tpixel peep too much.

[@vitalis]

How do you keep your equipment safe at weddings?

[@DruMUSIC06]

Is there by any chance you have Filipino blood? I have plenty of Filipino relatives their in the bay area... Anyways, love the video man, I appreciate the fact you showed us some of your sample photos. I'm a Canon shooter, really thinking about switching to Fuji. Coz I need those yummy 10bit 4:2:0 - 4:2:2 files, 120fps and 240fps (I shoot fast paced motions) dual card slot.... I can only get that on Canon on their highest line up.... which is beyond my budget. Crazy to think that the X-T2, X-T3 offers that years before.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Yup I’m Filipino!

[@JohnCarryOn]

Would you use the Manfrotto Nano as main tripod for your speedlites?

[@Reggiebphoto]

JohnCarryOn the limitation really is the hight. For larger venues you want your flashes higher so that guests don’t cast a shadow in your flash beam. The nanos only work for smaller venues or when lighting things that are in close proximity. Hope that makes sense

[@JohnCarryOn]

@@Reggiebphoto Thanks for the response. Wich height would you recommend? 12'?

[@Reggiebphoto]

JohnCarryOn I use the 12 foot ones, I have a link in the description to the model I use. I seldom put it at 12 feet but it’s nice to have for those few venues I need it.

[@JohnCarryOn]

@@Reggiebphoto I just put it on my List! Thanks fam. Btw about the Godox Parties. You dont need the newest 860II Models. Get the all manual Godox 850 and its Remote Control. Way cheaper, you can controll the settings from the remote and still use their fine batteries.

[@Reggiebphoto]

JohnCarryOn thanks for the tip. I actually got a free v1 to test so I just got another v1. I’m also borrowing two of my friends 850s for now for ocf, but will replace them eventually wirh ad200s just to have some extra headroom for power to gain me some more fps during receptions

[@LewisMarroquin]

Hi there, I have a question regarding imported XT3 Raw files onto a 2017 Macbook Pro. I upgraded from the XT2 and was surprised that on all raw files transferred to my Mac from the XT3, the files thumbnail does not show the captured image nor does it show any preview image. Since I also shoot RAW plus JPEG, only the JPEG files contain the preview and thumbnail image. I never experienced this with the XT2. So currently I need to select keeper images through the JPEGs, write down the file names, then go to the RAW files and select the raws to import to Lightroom or Capture One. The weird thing is if I upload the raw file to either Lightroom or Capture one, the preview images and thumbnail images do appear. But I dont want to need to rely on uploading all images from a shoot just to see raw file image previews. Once more I am referring to the transferred images from the XT3 to the MacBook that are not showing any image previews. The thumbnails are just blank black and just show the file name. Any help in troubleshooting this?

[@Reggiebphoto]

Lewis Marroquin i believe mac cannot read thumbnail on compressed raw. So you have to shoot uncompressed raw I’m thinking

[@LewisMarroquin]

Reggie Ballesteros Hi Reggie, your absolutely correct! I did some more research then tested it as well and its true, only when uncompressed. Thank you!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Lewis Marroquin no problem!

[@bethpaulsen3550]

what is the name of the dual charger and usb port that you use?

[@HantuBorneo]

Love it like it!!. .

[@Reggiebphoto]

Yes!

[@the_giant01]

Hey ! You’ve got a new sub from Israel

[@Reggiebphoto]

Awesome!

[@djlive408]

90mm is my fav.

[@Reggiebphoto]

nice!

[@jessemclean3083]

What were the names of the flash clamps you use please? I needed something like that this weekend when I only had room for one flash stand :/

[@Reggiebphoto]

Jesse McLean manfrotto Justin clamp.

[@RobShootPhotos]

How long have you been doing this? How old are you? Lol. Well thought out and seem to have a great understanding.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Rob P I’ve been shooting weddings since 2013 and I’m 29

[@rumporridge1]

Reggie Ballesteros great video and inspiration for others.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Column Wheel thanks so much!

[@ubarhd1]

Great informative video fantastic photos 👏🏻

[@Reggiebphoto]

Awesome. Thanks for the kind words!

[@shurhongukire4306]

Sure please show how you use flashes ..

[@Reggiebphoto]

Shürhongu Kire you got it!

[@michaelking78]

That yongnou flash works for xt2?

[@Reggiebphoto]

The yongnuo flashes that I have are fully manual. So they work with all brands.

[@michaelking78]

It doest have TTL?

[@Reggiebphoto]

No it doesn’t. I shoot my flashes in manual.

[@michaelking78]

Reggie Ballesteros tnx. Btw I love your photos.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Of course. Thanks my friend!

[@benonyorhallsson883]

Are you just by yourself in the weddings or do you have an assistance ? It´s aaaaaaaaalot of stuff for one man

[@Reggiebphoto]

I typically shoot alone, haha.

[@theresalau7426]

@@Reggiebphoto can u do a video where you talk about how your usual wedding day work is like? i find its so overwhelming to phtoograph alone for weddings how do you do it and stay organized and keep track of all of your equipment ?

[@Reggiebphoto]

@@theresalau7426 i will definitey note this down. would you envision this just a talking video or a BTS of a wedding

[@davidpaima2315]

@@Reggiebphoto Bts would be awesome!!!

[@Reggiebphoto]

David Paima it’s coming!

[@_xmj]

Why did you go with primes vs the red-badged zooms

[@Reggiebphoto]

I just prefer to shoot with primes. But there is the side benefit of being able to stay at lower ISO’s. I seldom stop down past f2 for normal coverage, so 2.8 is too slow for me on crop

[@Infinite_suite]

My Yongnuo trigger won't work properly on my xt1 after one fire I get nothing ;(

[@Reggiebphoto]

That’s weird :/

[@luissalazar2021]

You don’t know but the reason I got my xt3 and 2 lenses was because you’re stuff. Thank you for your support

[@johngoodwin34]

Whew

[@Reggiebphoto]

lol

[@mohanrajperiyasamy1550]

👏👏👏👍👌🙏

[@Reggiebphoto]

mohanraj periyasamy 🙌🙌👍

[@fatfro1]

Fuji has to do something about battery life. The next version cannot use the same battery.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Definitely agree on this. Although it’s not that big of a hindrance for me

[@adityadarmawan778]

That velcro noise, magmod it's way to go, man..

[@Reggiebphoto]

Aditya Darmawan lol

[@sempahriders]

You are more talented than the Mullin Fuji guy 😂 keep it up!

[@Reggiebphoto]

Haha! You’re too kind. Thanks!

[@jessemclean3083]

Two words: mag mod.

[@Reggiebphoto]

Two words: sponsor me (lol)

[@Reggiebphoto]

What is your go to camera and lens combo for shooting wedding photography?

[@wildcard2001]

Damn you bring a lot of stuff 😝 I have a similar kit I bring to weddings 😉 I sold my 23mm f1.4 for the f2 version but do miss it some times 😞 Will you buy the 33mm f1.0? 😍 For lights I use 2x Profoto A1 + B10 and I also have 1x Manfrotto Lykos bi-color. I also think about selling my 80mm Macro for the extension tube because I don't use it that often....

[@Reggiebphoto]

Will definitely get the 33mm. And for me it’s not that much gear. I’ve honed it down to just what I need. The light stand bag does not always come out for every wedding, sometimes it’s just left in the car if the lighting doesn’t require ocf. But I have everything on site just in case