Best iPad Pro 2020 Accessories for Photographers

[@polymniaskate]

I bought a basic iPad in 2018 and am looking forward to upgrade to iPad pro this year. I'm a sports photographer and digital artist so your recommended accessories list makes complete sense for me and is really super-useful, thank you for putting this together!

[@neeks_io1503]

You are underrated as heck

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks so much. That really means a lot!

[@marvinbogath2038]

Naah, i think heck is a bit more underrated..

[@laurenlizphoto]

I’m always curious about other photographer’s favorite tools and resources, so thanks for sharing! I have and love the paperlike screen protector as well and totally agree, Apple Pencil is a must! I don’t really draw but I use it to write on documents and more than anything I use it for editing in Lightroom- even just adjusting sliders is so much easier with the pencil. The combo has made editing overall so much more enjoyable. Thanks again for sharing!

[@jbivphotography]

So awesome. Yes editing in Lightroom with the pencil really is awesome. I'm glad you enjoyed checking out my approach to using my iPad.

[@raffyjavier102]

Finally a photographer ipad related video!

[@jbivphotography]

YAASSS. I focus a lot on using the iPad as a photographer. Hope you liked it.

[@lukewalter1352]

Hey, could you comment on the Paperlike potentially changing the brightness quality of your photos? I’m hoping to get colors as accurate as possible and I‘m afraid if I put a paperlike on the screen, blacks that are very black on the normal screen will look a little grey, for example. Any comments on that?

[@lindaellen2297]

I want to buy my IPAD PRO IPAD to more or lass be use as. Laptop too and photography software but with no monthly subscriptions is their any other software besides adobe as I don’t no monthly bill. I have to say you have a great voice for me to hear and understand and you do explain about the products which I do like......Thanks. PS I do photography has a hobbyist and I am a retiree who likes to travel once this pandemic is over!

[@jbivphotography]

Awesome! I would say if you're looking for something that doesn't have a subscription with it maybe Pixelmator Photo or Affinity Photo. These programs in my opinion are a little bit more like Photoshop however they're something you should check out and they might work out for you.

[@ikking9041]

Wow, an actual, properly detailed video about potential iPad accessories? Sign me up for more!

[@jbivphotography]

Thank so much! Appreciate the love and glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Darkangel959]

Hi, fantastic Video! My main question is, when i finished a photoshoot / travelweekend and have to save for example 600 raw photos - how to store, safe and edit them on ipad with external ssd? I cant pay for 1TB big adobe cloud every month that much. But ipad pro only works with adobe CC (cloud)?

[@sovietmind]

12.9 iPad Pro fits perfect with iMac Magic Keyboard, and it’s cheapest way to type with comfort.

[@jbivphotography]

Nice. I've been eyeing some stands for the iPad. With a wireless magic keyboard and mouse I'm sure it's super awesome.

[@sovietmind]

John Branch IV Photography Check out Studio Neat Canopy, I ordered one for myself.

[@Jo1Divine]

Your photo room is amazing! Loved your gear in the background!

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks so much! It’s great for productivity

[@mrmartywaring]

I have the iPad 7th Generation 128GB & I find it to be a great laptop alternative for everything I need to do. I picked up a Zagg Bluetooth keyboard & mouse to travel with & it's perfect

[@jbivphotography]

Nice. I'll have to check out that keyboard, I'm not familiar with it. But yeah the iPad is a great traveling laptop alternative. I just can't get enough of it.

[@wjdubose]

John great video. I'm looking to purchase the IPad Pro for video and photography. Does the Paperlike screen protector impact image quality. Thank you!

[@jbivphotography]

It definitely changes it a bit. It adds a little bit of grain to the screen and dims it out a little bit. However, I use it for photo editing and I find that it’s ok overall.

[@wjdubose]

John Branch IV Photography Keep doing your thing and thanks a million!!

[@timbaas]

Are you using the 11 or 12.9 inch iPad pro? I'm planning to bug one but I can't decide between those two. I will mainly be using the iPad for photo and some video editing.

[@jbivphotography]

I’m using the 11”. I LOVE the size. Perfect for traveling and still powerful. If you want a larger laptop feel then the 12.9 is cool. But honestly I find it too large.

[@timbaas]

@@jbivphotography Thank you for the reaction and information. I ended up with the 12.9 inch version. It feels amazing and I do really like it for photo and video editing. There is an small unboxing video made with the iPad Pro 2020 on my channel if someone is interested.

[@HemantSharmakenya]

Hi Bro can you please share me the link for the Multiport 6in1 dock Regards

[@jbivphotography]

You can check it out here. It's a great dock!! amzn.to/2E4dhG2

[@HemantSharmakenya]

Thanks very much for your revert. Just one more Q is there a similar HUB for IPAD PRO A1652 model of 2015. Which is not TYPE C

[@user-wh7pu4kl6h]

thank god for this video! i’m a teenaged entrepreneur (my own photography/video. company) this video came at the perfect time as i just ordered my ipad pro + accessories! i love your channel hehe so thank you!

[@victordpaula5120]

The bluetooth mouse works with Photoshop on ipad?

[@dorayon97]

Great content. I subscribed.😍😍😍 bought new ipad pro 2020. Thanks for the tips for photography. Im interested to edit pics for better pic for ig

[@amandasantana8069]

Hi! I enjoyed your video: it was very informative and helpful. I am purchasing my first iPad Pro (the 12.9,) but I am unsure about which case to purchase... no keyboard, just the protective case. I will be using it mainly for school: I teach 4th and 5th grade students. What is a case you would recommend? Thank you! 😊

[@jbivphotography]

I'm not very familiar with just cases as I've been really invested into looking into keyboard cases. I know the Apple plain cases are pretty nice but other than that I'm not familiar with too many.

[@alfredorabesco8829]

Do you think it si fine 128 pro 11? Or iPad Air 256?

[@ronald7482]

How do you cull your photos, in Lr or an other app?

[@maximilianaberle1262]

Has paper like taken away from the coloring when editing in Lightroom on the iPad? I am really thinking of getting one but don’t want it to take away from what the images appear like.

[@jbivphotography]

I haven't found it to change the colors at all. It does add a bit of a grain onto the look of the screen but I haven't seen it to be disturbing at all.

[@orbivictting5470]

I’m guessing you see this grain effect in movies as well, especially in dark scenes? Does it help reduce finger prints on the screen ?

[@dav6128]

John - do you see any difference when using the Paperlike 2 - was wondering if/how much it impacts when editing in Lightroom?

[@jbivphotography]

I actually just ordered the Paperlike 2 because my first paperlike ended up getting scratched. It’s delayed due to the virus but I should be getting it by the end of the month.

[@dav6128]

John Branch IV Photography awesome - if you’d be able to advise what it’s like in combination with Lightroom editing (impact on brightness/colour etc) that’d be amazing. BTW love watching your vids - have helped me loads in ter,s of workflow and switching to iPad Pro as my main set up since my Mac dying no me the other week.

[@dav6128]

John Branch IV Photography not sure if you received your Paperlike v2 yet, but I just got mine in the post and wanted to share that first impressions is really good. I was a bit sceptical as I didn’t want to lose any image quality/luminance for when I’m editing in Lightroom (messing with the actual exposure). I can honestly say is really nice to work on and it doesn’t impact the images in a negative way. In fact - I think it’s even nicer to edit on since it looks and feels like your working on a printed image (somehow). Anyway just wanted to share in case you were still waiting for your and was sceptical like I was. Blessing dude!

[@ivesbk]

Very helpful, thanks

[@jbivphotography]

I’m glad you found this helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@ioanasavin2849]

Super useful video ! Love your work dude! Thank you for all the work and dedication, and can't wait to see more

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks so much. That really means a lot. Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope to keep bringing some awesome stuff y’all way.

[@dineshkathirvelan1553]

Great Work and Finest information thank you keep going

[@mohammedalsarraj9963]

Great review. Plz which size your iPad is?

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks a bunch. This was the 11" iPad Pro. All accessories can work for both sizes.

[@mohammedalsarraj9963]

John Branch IV Photography thanks bro 🙏

[@AntonioDiCaterina]

Can you make a video of your sd card offload onto iPad work flow? And editing on iPad and stuff

[@jbivphotography]

I plan on making a couple of videos showing a full iPad only workflow with photo and video editing. I'm hoping this virus doesn't keep us at home to TOO much longer so I can do that.

[@AntonioDiCaterina]

John Branch IV Photography being stuck at home is the perfect time to make them, because you got time and people are definitely on KZbin to watch the content 💪🏽 keep it up bro! Looking forward to more videos!

[@bernarddoddemajr9455]

Antonio Di Caterina interested in learning that as well

[@LouisLuzuka]

*subbed* munch love from Vancouver Canada I’m trying to decide if I should get the iPad Pro and kit it out or just get an iPad Pro and get a macbook for macbook stuff or even just get the new imac coming out. I make videos for youtube

[@johnnickell8860]

Can you use the iPad pro Lightroom to do HDR photo edits

[@jbivphotography]

Currently you're unable to. Hopefully they'll add that in the future.

[@LouisLuzuka]

What size gnarbox u using and what do you recommend I’m going to get the 256GB iPad Pro

[@jbivphotography]

I’m currently using the 1TB GNARBOX. That’s mainly because I backup my weddings on there when I’m still on location and also my second photographer’s images while I’m at a wedding. So that can get kind of hefty in size. If you’re not working with lots of content a 512GB mine be a good fit.

[@LouisLuzuka]

@@jbivphotography ya that makes sense, just wanted to see what I can get away with on vacation without having to bring a laptop, but 512Gb seems like the sweet spot!

[@trashcan8146]

very helpful video, great work, subscribed and can’t wait to see more videos!

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. And welcome to the channel.

[@abduld]

hey i really enjoyed this video. i'm a travel photographer and looking to convert to ipad full time. i have my 11" coming in the mail and this was helpful. one question i had is if you had any good metadata editor apps. i use tags in Apple Photos regularly for my film photos and I haven't found a way to edit them on iOS yet :(

[@jbivphotography]

So for metadatat the only app I've really found that's good with metadata is the selects app. However this mainly works with the GNARBOX. I don't think there's a way to use it without it.

[@angel_falls_creative]

Have you noticed scratches using the Paperlike screen protector? I have read/listened to mix reviews. I do a lot of editing, so I am wording what that does to the editing process when it has the matte feel to it.

[@mralmsafer2003]

Hi bro Do you recommend the ipad pro 11inch or the 12.9inch for a photographer ?? regards Hesham

[@jbivphotography]

It’s a hard choice. I love the 11” because its super portable and I can take it with me almost anywhere. But I loose out on the screen real estate. Where as the 12.9” would be great in the screen real estate point but it’s basically the size of a normal laptop. To me personally with the 12.9” at that point I would just get a 13” Macbook Pro.

[@markclarisse01]

Man I really dig your videos. They’re so easy to watch. I’d love to know how you use Adobe Rush. Is it instead of or together with Lumafusion?

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I tend to use Rush by itself however, with a more involved video I'd probably use Lumafusion. I actually have a full walkthrough video of using Rush dropping in the next week or so. So keep an eye out for that.

[@markclarisse01]

John Branch IV Photography awesome, can’t wait.

[@stephenspiteri_zunkus]

I would like to connect my iPad to the hdmi out from my camera so that I could have a larger liveview when doing studio work. Yes I could go tether but hate the latency. Is it possible?

[@jbivphotography]

It's not possible. The one thing the iPad isn't able to do and I really wish it could would be to work as a teather with your camera. If it could do that it would be the perfect traveling device for photographers.

[@sonyfan2166]

THX

[@stephenburkholz8268]

Any dongle that with xqd card reader?

[@damayoclinic]

Awesome video, thanks for all the info on the accessories.

[@jbivphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it. I love these accessories!

[@danicaels8719]

Awesome videos. Cant wait to buy my Fuji!

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks a bunch! You're going to love it when you get one.

[@MatthewFortner]

Have you tested the data transfer speeds with the Kanex device?

[@jbivphotography]

I haven't actually. That's a great questions. I know I was using my Gnarbox Card reader sometimes and that gets up to 300 mb/s. So I'm actually curious. I wonder if they list those specs on their site.

[@anthonyvitry7347]

Awesome, i have iPad Pro 2018, LumaFusion and affinity photos, its great 👌

[@jbivphotography]

They really are so sooo awesome.

[@BatteryMop]

My man - great looking video! Audio isn't quite there though. This may seem like a small thing, but some more presence in your voice would go a long way. Oh wait, okay so it's just your proximity to the microphone - I just got to a point in the vid where you punched in some audio and it sounded much better. Maybe grab a shotgun mic?

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm using a cheap Rode shotgun but honestly I need to get something better and powered and stop slacking on myself. Because I keep getting a weird buzz from a lot of my audio. Honestly a new shotgun and an outboard audio recorder. I probably should just grab both.

[@BatteryMop]

@@jbivphotography obviously it's unique times, but if you have the budget maybe a Rode NTG videomic is worth it? or something similar - I'd definitely see (hear) an improvement to the overall quality of your videos.

[@uree5044]

When u buy the accessories with the iPad it gets really expensive but what you showed to us it makes the price dropdown

[@allania277]

TheBestComdeyWithKids but with the new macbook air 2020 will make more sense, using the full version of LR & PS, having already a keyboard, trackpad, just getting a SD card reader, making a laptop at the end based on ipad pro, is just wasting money and not being smart

[@JoshuaUquillas]

Great video! Thanks for the tips

[@jbivphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it. More iPad content coming right up!

[@prestonpspsparten]

Awesome bro👌🏽

[@jbivphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Blackmind0]

..tethering with the ipad pro..that would be my wish...

[@jbivphotography]

SERIOUSLY! They need to get that going. I'm about to start tweeting at Adobe. However, I think it's more of an issue with iOS.

[@adelinemai]

Is there any way to import cf card to iPad?

[@jbivphotography]

There is. I'm using the GNARBOX CF Card reader. It's meant for the GNARBOX but because it's USB-C it works on the iPad as well. I talk about it in this video here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqXcoX5un5mrY7M

[@Byte_J]

The problem with Lumafusion is that far as I know, it doesn't let you edit off of external storage. It makes you copy it to the internal storage first.

[@jbivphotography]

Yeah. I think that’s a limitation of iOS as far as I know. Because all apps are generally like that. You can take stuff off of the drives and put them back on but you’re out able to just edit off of the drive itself. Hopefully in a future update.

[@joselucnico]

N this video he is show you how : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJzUoZyaq5p4nZo

[@JackBellesPhotography]

This is a really useful video! My camera uses XQD cards so I need this capability for either the storage or dock!

[@jbivphotography]

Nice! Glad this was helpful. Yeah that doc is a really good one. I'm a fan.

[@darshanbabu457]

When can we expect to see a review video of the Ipad pro 2020?

[@jbivphotography]

I’m not sure if I fully will review it mainly because iPads for the most part have been nearly the same for a while now. But I do want to look into how fast it is and how it works with things like Lightroom, and Adobe Rush for content creation. So that should be coming soon.

[@coachpluggedin5608]

Great Video man! This is great as I am a new content creator using the IPad Pro! I am Subbed! I don’t do photo so if you have any tips on shooting product review photography or video I’d be here to watch! Thanks!!

[@catdogorboth7087]

I’m watching this on my iPad Pro 11” 2020 version

[@jbivphotography]

YEE. New iPads for the win. How are you enjoying it.

[@catdogorboth7087]

John Branch IV Photography I’m loving it! Right now I’m mainly using it for school, cause of doing online now. It’s working great for school but I’ve also been doing a little bit of photo editing too

[@nirajgandhi5921]

Love your channel! Keep up the great work.

[@jbivphotography]

Thank you so much! Glad you’re enjoying the content and thanks for hanging around!

[@db9841]

Love the channel man. New subscriber today!

[@jbivphotography]

Thank you so much and welcome to the channel!

[@houstonprofessionalphotogr2603]

Good video bro. I have been using a ipad pro for over a year now these days I leave my macbook pro at the studio I use affinity photo and lumafusion on the daily. I am amazed how well the ipad edits 4k video like a beast.

[@jbivphotography]

It really is crazy isn't it? These things fly, and one thing I like about it is you basically can only focus on one task at a time rather than having 50 different windows open.

[@AlexanderRoseTz]

Which iPad is this? 11’ right?

[@jbivphotography]

This is the 11". But all of these accessories will work on the 12.9 as well.

[@LouisLuzuka]

DID YOU GET THE MAGIC KEYBOARD?! THOUGHTS?!

[@sloppynyuszi]

If you need to do all these things to an iPad, just buy a laptop. I had phase where I was doing all these things. And it was just clunky and cumbersome. My iPad now is just a slim case with my Apple Pencil holder and I’m good. Anything else I’ll just use a laptop, that would be a desktop if I didn’t fly and live in different countries all the time.

[@jbivphotography]

I agree with that mostly. I have a desktop and yeah, the majority of my computing is on there. But I really do love being able to using my iPad for most any task when I'm traveling away from my main computer but also have it more compact than a Macbook and a little faster and more powerful.

[@jazinzlaty4823]

ipad pro is becoming bigger than macbook pro!

[@jbivphotography]

I really do love the ease of being able to use an iPad and because it's not running a full MacOS it's able to be faster using a single app at a time too. I think it's a great deal!

[@JohnArmwood]

How can you be into Apple products and not into trackpad gestures? That makes me feel like you are a recent Windows convert. Trackpad support is key to the Apple ecosystem and the trackpad is far superior to the mouse in 13.4.

[@catdogorboth7087]

I personally don’t really like a trackpad in total, and I’ve been using Apple my entire life. I just prefer a mouse, especially for gaming

[@jbivphotography]

Oh no I love the gestures. I just hate using trackpads. Apple was actually really awesome at making a middle ground with their Magic Mouse. This way I can still use gestures (which I love) but also use a mouse rather than a trackpad.

[@justinscinema5960]

❤

[@jbivphotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@neiltodankar8034]

2:07 It has a 12 month battery life on it. TAKE MY MONEY

[@jbivphotography]

Yeah the Bridge keyboard is actually really amazing. They did great to grab up that market before Apple started making better keyboards.

[@boynad6291]

so expensive things there another option i didn't like that

[@justmattgray]

What’s good

[@jbivphotography]

Yo

[@hannahsarahsabu]

Please give me a ipad tab

[@jackofblades6736]

Damn iPad Pro 256 gb $1099 + key pad $200 = new 13 MacBook Pro

[@jbivphotography]

Especially if you're getting a 12.9 inch. That's why for me the 11" inch works a little better. With the 12.9 in ch in my opinion you may as well get a traditional laptop at that point.

[@remektekmedia6641]

$199.99 is not "about $190" in my book. It is more like "about $200".

[@jbivphotography]

True. I just see a $10 difference so it’s give and take to me. I’ll keep that in mind for future videos however.

[@allania277]

Bro your video doesn't make sense, at the end you only gathered parts to make your own laptop, all the accessories you presented make look the ipad as laptop, wtf... a macbook air will be much better giving you the chance to use the full version of LR & PS having a trackpad already, and only get the port extension, saving more money

[@jbivphotography]

There’s a lot of advantages to iPad. So while I understand it may look pointless and folks should just get a laptop the performance differences are huge because apps are optimized for the iPad making them much faster. I tried getting a MacBook Air and it was SOOO under powered it was useless. Full Lightroom demands too much power and you need a MacBook Pro with decent specs to even run it well. Where as I can have a super portable iPad and run LR CC and it’s blazing fast and cheaper than a MacBook Pro.

[@qasim423]

You need a new mic bro

[@jbivphotography]

The mic's actually not so bad. What I really need is to sound proof my room.

[@TheChameleon2008]

Please no...... Paper like is trash. Its nice for taking notes but for anyone who loves drawing then its a terrible overpriced product.

[@jbivphotography]

Do you have any Paperlike competitor suggestions? Paperlike is the main one I've had a chance to use. Would love to check out some other ones if you're familiar with them.

[@aboutphotography]

Great video, thank you!

[@jbivphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it.