Photograph © Rick Sammon
My Mt. Rainier workshop with Juan Pons is filling up. For those of you joining the photo fun, here is my list of gear recos (and why you should use the gear) along with some links to some specific gear.
Back-up camera
You could drop your camera
Wide-angle zoom lens
Landscapes
Tele zoom lens
Compressed Landscapes
Macro lens
Close ups
Back up lenses
Who knows what can happen?
Polarizing filter
Landscapes photography
(Make sure you get the correct size for your lens or lenses!)
Tripod
HDR photography
Plenty of memory cards
For taking lots of pictures
Extra batteries
You’ll be shooting a lot
Lens cleaning cloth
Keep your lens clean
Sensor cleaning stuff
Clean your sensor if necessary
Cable release
For HDR photography
Laptop
Viewing your pictures
Laptop charger
Keeps you up and running
Accessory Hard Drive
Back-up your pictures
Hoodman Loupe
For checking out your image on your camera's LCD monitor
Power strip
Charge several items at once and protects against power surge
Card reader and cables
Downloading. Bring an extra set as a back up.
Also, download to your laptop: Topaz Adjust, Photomatix and/or Nik HDR Efex Pro.
Get a discount on Photomatix and all Nik software on the Plug-in page on my Creative Plug-in page.
If you like landscape photography and can't make Mt. Rainier, maybe you can join me for my "In the footsteps of Ansel Adams" photo tour in 2012.
Explore the light,
Rick