The Event Photography Gear I Use

We take a look at the gear I use to capture mitzvahs and events. Could be used for weddings too. Bags, lenses, cameras, Sony a7III, Canon, Tamron 28-75, 17-28, Godox....it's a lot of stuff.
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[@srennielsen9141]

I tried bouncing my flash of a wall..........it broke on impact

[@mikkelandersen3348]

Did it at least hit your subject?

[@srennielsen9141]

@@mikkelandersen3348 lol No it didn't even follow the inverse square law

[@dougsfan9984]

Hahahahahha

[@BurkhardLehmann]

🤣

[@runningwiththejordans]

@@mikkelandersen3348 🤣

[@AnandaGarden]

Tremendous photos and wonderful instruction. In 53 years of stills photography I've seen that pros who don't share their methods and make it all too complicated are never as successful and happy as Omar and his kin who love what they do, love their clients, keep it simple, and love to teach others. This video is way beyond excellent for beginners and beyond. So enjoyable.

[@ogonzilla]

That's so nice of you....53 years! Lots of knowledge there!

[@AnandaGarden]

@@ogonzilla Lots of mistakes, happily! :)

[@jeffrendered3564]

Can you talk about the business side of photography? How to get clients...marketing...pricing...etc. appreciate it!

[@mribi]

Jeff Rendered I’d love that too ❤️

[@jakeallanic]

This...

[@amiabletraveler2628]

Great stuff! I like that provide information on the "Large - Winner Takes All!" Kit, and then you show the "Bare Essentials" Kit also. Most Excellent. Thank you!

[@natedoggraymond]

I love how real you are with us.

[@johnparish5498]

Love your videos all very down to earth .. loved this one in particular.. thankyou for sharing JP

[@helencogan2187]

AWESOME!!! You are a rock star..THANK YOU...learned tons...

[@simonhargreavesphoto]

Thanks Omar, some great info in there, I have a Rogue Flash Bender I rarely use, I must get it out and try again, love the results you get from yours. 😊

[@bh9262]

All of your shots are fabulous! At 3:54, I love the angle, and lens depth on that one! At 4:46, I love that photo. Great capture. Probably my overall favorite photo. Great bokeh, perfect light, shadows, details, emotions. A great photo! Besides being a life long amateur, and semi pro (do photography for hire here and there) if I needed to hire a photographer, you would be my top choice!

[@elsiecopley3057]

Love your videos Omar.... You make learning FUN!!!!

[@dpratte]

Good job! I think your photo of the little girl dancing is SUPERB (the one when you're discussing the Flashbender). I love your use of the wide lens overall, and the background flash.

[@andrecsaddict]

Very beautiful colors.. I cannot take so beautiful vivid colors from my sony a7iii

[@shutterbear7027]

Liked. Subscribed. You have a great personality that makes me less anxious to do this kind of work and your edit points in the video were perfection. Very entertaining!

[@nige1rumsey]

Great, practical advice as always. Thanks Omar.

[@melissafaria5386]

As always super informative and helpful!

[@Gam3rKillz]

Great video, love your energy

[@WesKriesel]

Best video of 2020 so far! Great tips! Like button smashed!

[@vincenzoavignone5253]

Congratulations Omar, fantastic uncompromising equipment, suitable for every professional need…..

[@christianhotter]

I love seeing your work! My name may be Christian, but about 80% of my work is Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. They sure beat weddings as far as the length of the workday and (according to my scientific data) they have 85% fewer drunk people hitting on the photographers.

[@eymSTARdj]

BEST ADVICE EVER THANK YOU LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!

[@ESilva-hk5ui]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you!!! Iove your sense of humor :D

[@PT-re2gi]

I’m lovin this video. So much great info. 😆

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Thank you for the velcro tape on the colour gel tip. I've been messing with rubber bands and duct tape for years, but that always ends up messy. To your beginners kit I'd add say any kind of 135mm lens in FF term; you gotta have some sort of a telephoto lens. For church reception at least. Course you'll not always be able to come close enough for the 70mm (FF) to fill the frame...

[@matteosvlog1035]

subscribed. This is far the best starter setup video I watched :)

[@frankiecalabro2617]

That bag u carry by your side while shooting…old school brilliant. I bought a Domke F5xb at Adorama!!! Love it!!!!!

[@marvesrivas307]

My friend gave me some of his Sony photos to edit and wow there’s a big difference in the colors between his Sony files and my Fuji files. Now I get what other people talk about when it comes to colors.

[@pipeaudivisual8444]

love your humor!! Nice recommendations btw :)

[@davec28]

Love your style man !

[@Parcolai]

The flashbender thing is really helpful. I shot with it at my company Winter Party couple days ago. It is nice, but I didn't think about the real flexibility it gives me. So thank you. I'll go try that now.

[@WesKriesel]

Wow, that shot at 2:02 is amazing! Love it!

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks!

[@Five7weezy]

I have my frist event gig tomorrow. And when you said your main lens that you use is the Tamron 28-75mm, that made me happy because that's what lens I was considering using. :-) The other lens I was going to use was my Sony 16-35mm f./2.8 GM

[@user-oj4qv3zh7e]

Blessings and thank you for all of your informative videos, peace

[@bh9262]

Thank you for sharing the photos. Omar is my favorite reviewer! Good stuff man. I have invested heavily in Fujifilm, but I miss my Canon. I'd like a full frame at times. Thinking of getting the 5d m4 with the 70 200. Thank you!

[@neumlephotodude]

thanks for this hands on in the real world information!

[@genghis2510]

I’m a Nikon guy. But I like the sturdy, sleek and minimalist design of the Sony a6xxx series. I have a used a6300 that came with a 20 2.8 pancake lens. It’s my go-getter camera that I use more often than not in my on site visits needed in my construction business.

[@WebcentricStudios]

Nice video! Always learn something new.

[@amv2471]

Omg! ThNks for this video!!!

[@The-Tall-Photographer]

Another great video Omar, thank you. Flash Benders are brilliant for the most part. I did try Gary Fong's dome 20 years ago but I never quite liked it.

[@bjsullivan1]

BFT! I took a lighting workshop with Neil years ago. Still follow him today. Great vid, you’ve got some nice gear!

[@adilsheikh3480]

R u so dumb to take a workshop on lighting??

[@beaulook]

Thank you. Incredibly useful info

[@kwong6884]

This is really helpful!

[@jamalgumbs7518]

Great video and very informative. I've been doing photography for almost 9 years now and I've come to not like on camera work because I found it to be so finicky and inconsistent at times [I somewhat blame Canon's flash system for this as their TTL has never been something I liked] however, seeing your images have re-inspired me to want to give it a try again. Doing my best to be as consistent with my photos going forward and yours, definitely have a look that I like!

[@chriszotalis4083]

Love this video.

[@MoeMorales]

14:07 I am so Gel-ous of all them Gels. Great video brother!

[@rajneshlohana5826]

Beat me to it man. Looking forward to the next podcast episode

[@ogonzilla]

Heh heh!!

[@srennielsen9141]

Yeah they look gelicious

[@aight365]

Thanks man very helpful! Would be amazing to see lighting tutorials on set.

[@buc71x24]

Great presentation, thanx!

[@TheNappyboy40]

love you omar. youre the best. want more fuji vids pls lol

[@jorgeh2120]

Ive seen this gear bag first hand. I actually got into using the Flashbender because of you. Very versatile. Gels you dummy! lol Good stuff as always brother.

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks my brother!! We got to get together!!

[@wanakoplays8874]

I love the Canon 35mm f/2 IS. It's my favorite lens from any system I've ever used.

[@ogonzilla]

It really is one of the best. Especially for the $$

[@ravon2007]

EF 35mm f/2 IS USM ? Is this the lens your talking about ?

[@wanakoplays8874]

@@ravon2007 yup, exactly that one.

[@officialvisaural]

i have one. i remember when it launched people were hating on it for the price/performance ratio - now it is one of the best

[@aghahanta108]

Great insights Omar. Would love to hear more about your process around getting better colours with Sony files.

[@ogonzilla]

Did a video on that ...truth about colors..

[@luisabrpereira]

Hey Omar, great video! Although I love my Fuji system I can understand why you choose other brands for professional work. One thing I must know though, what's on you wrist! Love that colorful watch!!! Wanna share what you're wearing? Keep up the good work!

[@thelondonbear]

Yes! Excellent...”you can unsubscribe here and go subscribe there”. Nailed it. First time I’ve heard that on KZbin.

[@diego_perez]

"gels dummy" hahahahahaha I really laughted with those! Great video!

[@bivekshrestha4728]

Your photos are great bro 👍

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

very informative. thanks for the effort and the sharing. i am an appreciative subscriber. thumbs up.

[@KwyjiboVanDeKamp]

Really would like to see a tutorial on how to shoot dance floors like Omar!

[@earlrogersjr3026]

This video is different. I started watching your videos because I had recently purchase Fujifilm equipment. Have a nice day.

[@veloxime]

Very interesting video again, Omar. I need a flash unit for my XT-2. Is the Flashpoint you show in this video, that can be tilted backwards, compatible with Fuji cameras? If not, is there something equivalent for Fuji? Maybe one day a video on lighting gear, if any, you use with your Fujifilm cameras. Thanks and cheers!

[@dpg_media]

Hi Omar, great video as usual. One question. That grazy big umbrella do you light that with 1 ad200 or with 2?

[@LeeD345]

Great video Omar! I recently bought x-pro mark 2 trigger for 30 bucks off ebay, and it’s day and night difference between it and your plasticky variant (and also xpro mark 1). It has fantastic IR af assist so I’m curious is your xpro trigger af assist worse than the one you have on canon speedlight?

[@evaruppert9373]

Thanks for the very informative video. I myself could never imagine being an event fotographer. Too stressy for me. Do you go alone on your events? Isnt it very hard to control the lighting in an event like you shoot in? I mean these are big halls and there is loads of action the whole time... How do you reposition your "backlight" for every shot? I am very impressed by your work. Thanks for the insight to it!

[@Gmakamian]

Omar I also shoot with Sony A7iii for events, and Fuji x pro 1 for personal!

[@RobShootPhotos]

This is good info about flashes. Looking to switch to Godox. I like when my flash over heats and the fire changes the mood of the lighting...and the people. From smiles to terror. (Almost happened, actually burnt my finger on the battery)

[@ogonzilla]

LOL

[@Lukinhas4269]

with the new cameras you can now use your canon flash, because their focus is incredible and you can even find it with the lighting of a candle

[@ivanklaric5797]

Nice watch 👌

[@matthewjethro2874]

I absolutely love your content and this has been super helpful for me also!! As a quick question, does having two different camera system affect the time it takes for your post processing to try and colour match your images? Or are they all similar enough when shooting in raw that it’s a negligible difference?

[@ogonzilla]

It does take a little work to match your styles. I couldn't use my Canon presets.

[@StellaandPeteyBulldogs]

Great video. I can’t understand how someone would give this a thumbs down.

[@dougsfan9984]

I think all the thumbs down are from the people that bounced their flash against the wall and they broke :)

[@mistermatsuda]

The thumbs down are from the weddings he shot that ended in divorce.

[@eliotopian]

he paid people to give it a thumbs down for controversy! sell out! ;D

[@dualachappell3414]

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[@thenexthobby]

Another great video. A LOT to take in tho, whew. It's almost as if you've been doing this for awhile!

[@alfa170d]

Im a wedding hybrid shooter so I need my gear to do both, so I am moving from Nikon to Sony, starting the transition in 2020, found your video to be interesting, thank you for that. No connected question, being a watch collector Omar may I ask you what is that watch on your wrist ?

[@Youmemba]

Going to photograph my sisters baby shower im just starting so all i have is my nikon z6ii im gonna be using mostly my 40 f2 and 85 1.8s have the 24-70 f4s probably wont use it as much just got the westcott fj80 se speed light and thats about it should get a soft box and light stand with a remote trigger that ill be my next purchase. Raise my iso to like 800 and bounce the flash raising your iso even with a high speed flash help preserve the natural ambiance, should be fun.

[@yeekokhooi7251]

Awesome Sharing!! Looking forward to "Why you don't use XT3 for event jobs."

[@wanakoplays8874]

@@Koji-888 I'd venture to say, there's more to cameras than Eye-AF.

[@Weyoun359]

Me too

[@keepitreal3363]

He needs more practice with using toy sony cameras before using fuji systems professionally

[@mortenthorpe]

Wanako Plays! Very true! Sony is completely overrated and sold on marketing and feature bloat... ridiculous considering the issues they have with UI and resulting color rendition in their images.

[@mrsusan893]

@@wanakoplays8874 Not according to people who spend to much time watching KZbin gear videos. I think boasting about camera specs is more important than bring a skilled photographer.

[@garyrobinson3]

Great video! Super informative! However... I'm feeling almost deflated to find out that you're not using all of your Fuji gear for your event needs. I get it... The Sony eye AF is unparalleled, but still... I expected one of my favorite "Fuji" guys to be pushing the Fuji line to its boundaries. Alrighty then...

[@ricaa50]

Thanks for sharing this. Was interesting going through your gear and explaining why you choose each piece. Do you use the Canon Mark IV more or the Sony Aiii?

[@ogonzilla]

This last year the Sony for its incredible AF. No moving focus pts around...game changer.

[@arrol01]

question: (btw newbie on speedlights) what is the most of camera settings aperture priority / auto mode? etc? are you shooting under exposure? and let it fill by the speedlight?.. i didn't quite get the science of the speedlights are always manually controlling your flash power? or always using the TTL?

[@jointspecialist]

The Lithium battery lasts forever in those Godox/Flashpoint flashes! Do you have the mini Zoom Li-on? It’s perfect for smaller mirrorless cameras.

[@jayforcinema]

Hey Omar, would love a follow up video from this one :)

[@imsed1449]

thank you benjie paras❤

[@antoniofrigeni6733]

Hi Omar, thank you very much for your videos are very helpful for my, I like to make a question for you, I had the problem with the V1 flash that you mention about the termo protection and unfortunately here in UK I can't find the zoom I-on flash, so I am thinking to buy the new Godox v860lll for my Nikon but I can't find any info if has it the same termo protection thing, do you know any things about it? or you know any other speed light with the same range of price that I can look if for with out the termo protection? thank you very much for your help Antonio

[@jennifermedia6288]

Can you do more event update on your work . Do you have one camera or two with flash. Have you tired the godox ar kit. With the some and bounce card etc I struggled with a large ceiling and very dark event the other week

[@shademanirvanipour6870]

I use canon 80Ds cameras and got same type of lenses that you have and several canon flashes and on flash defuses and I do fashion photography and portraits photography and Inside night clubs photography and do weddings photography as well

[@soilsminor4715]

Loved this video! Did you fully switch to sony and ditch Canon now?

[@stanleeger4711]

I use Sony & Canon for event photography too, but I'm curious as to why you don't use Fujifilm for events. Is there a specific reason, like autofocus or sensor size. Fujifilm seems to offer good value and a compact size, and the very important dual cards. Edit: oops, never mind, I just noticed that you made a video addressing this exact topic!

[@davemil716]

Starting to do event work this year... do you use flash brackets? Or strictly on camera? What when turning vertically? I am using Godox TT600 and Flashpoint LI-ON R2... with Nikon D7100.

[@jennifermedia6288]

I got that set up for my event work. what happened to your Canon? SOO heavy yea? I also have the tamron 28-75 _ will look at selling some more o0f my canon to get the 17-28. OMG you still kept that 70-200. and what else did you keep. I'm I'm between too and want to see what canon do. ( I still love Fuji too but I sold my bodies) , Tell me more about the godox, I thought they were camera specific.Thanks Omar,

[@neilvn]

Thank you for the shout-out!

[@ogonzilla]

Thank YOU for the B.F.T!!! NJ Photogs!!

[@WesKriesel]

I'm seeing 5MB as a typical file size for a RAW file on the Canon EOS R. That's nowhere near the 25MB mentioned in the video. I'm using the new C-Raw file option - is it really that much smaller?

[@insanityminds]

Thank you about the strap cause I have watched these people work strapless and I CANNOT I spent way to much on my camera lol

[@douglashouck6556]

Could you use the Rogue Flash Adapter same as the "Black Foamy Thing" to flag your speedlight?

[@johnellerdizon3470]

I currently have xt-30 with 18-55mm kit lens. Im thinking to buy my first prime lens. Im torn between a 35mm 1.4 and 23mm 1.4. Which should i get?

[@Krekkertje]

Hey Omar, great video again. I was wondering, do you ask permission from your clients to use their photos in your KZbin videos? Do they know about your KZbin channel? (I guess they do if they ever Google you) Is it maybe just a standard clause in your contract that their pictures may end up in youtube videos? I'm just curious. Especially since most of your subjects are teens, which can be a sensitive subject.

[@ogonzilla]

We have a model release clause in our contract.

[@6bProductions]

Glad somebody else doesn’t like the circular Flashpoint head. Nice video

[@1mkrlife]

Thank you. What was the starter light kit speed lights called?

[@SamThomasYT]

I've seen the black foamy thing in several of your videos now... How is this different than something like a grid?

[@rodneywatkins4731]

GELS!

[@jonhermannsson9231]

Nice video. We need an update to see how your Nikon fits

[@omeryonis5493]

hey omar, what do you think of the 24 1.4 gm? if you only had the tamron 28-75, what other lenses would you get if you have to built your kit from scratch? thanks

[@ogonzilla]

A great lens but I'd say check out the 20mm 1.8 or Tamron 17-28.

[@Meth0z]

would those paper "gels" melt if you fire too fast? from the heat on the flashead?

[@life_in_gen]

Hi, how come you have a Canon but your lenses are for e mount? Do you use an adapter? Thank you

[@808islandlife_HI]

When adapting IS Canon lenses, do you turn on the IS on the lens AND the A7 III? I’m using the MC 11 to adapt Canon lenses to a Sony A7 II and I wasn’t sure if the lens IS information is transmitted to the body.

[@ogonzilla]

YES...it works...

[@808islandlife_HI]

@@ogonzilla Awesome. I'll keep that in mind.

[@dansaghin1]

Canon EOS-R with the latest firmware update can focus in darker conditions that the Sony you use... look it up!