{"id":43266,"date":"2016-11-22T04:30:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=43266"},"modified":"2016-11-21T19:32:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T03:32:27","slug":"i-never-leave-home-without-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/i-never-leave-home-without-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1 Piece of Gear I Never Leave Home Without!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You guessed it, FLASH!!! Seriously, at the very minimum I have one SB-5000<\/a> (with WR-R10<\/a>) always, everywhere, with me all the time (powered by SD-9<\/a> loaded with eneloop<\/a> batteries) . Does it get used every time I go out? Heck no but that’s not the point. It is such an essential tool that can’t be replaced with anything else when flash is needed. The vast majority of the time, I need flash to simply kiss a subject like the Australian King Parrot where the color quality of the Flash was required.<\/p>\n

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My application of the SB-5000<\/a> or flash doesn’t stop there. Everything from portraits to macro often require the kiss of flash to bring the story to life in a photograph. So one SB-5000<\/a> goes with me everywhere all the time. When does that change? When I’m going to a project where I know flash is a must have tool, I’ll grab my other two SB-5000s<\/a> or up my flash game with bigger light. Like this pilot portrait I did a year back.<\/p>\n

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My photo locker has two Thinktank Logistics Mngr 30<\/a> packed with my two Big Flash kits. I depend on and LOVE my Profoto lights, the B1<\/a> and B2<\/a>! You can search the website and find many, many posts demonstrating all my big flash applications but I think the Profoto BTS<\/a> post does it best. These big lights are checked luggage when I fly and I’ve never had an issue. What I take is one or both of these kits:<\/p>\n

Profoto B1 Kit contains:
\n*B1 500 Air Battery-Powered 2-Light Location Kit<\/a>
\n*Air Remote TTL-N for Nikon<\/a>
\n*HR 5.0′ Octa RF Softbox<\/a>
\n*Softbox RF 1.5×4′ (45x120cm)<\/a>
\n*Softbox RF 2×3′ (60x90cm)<\/a>
\n*RFi 1.0 x 3.0′ Softbox<\/a>
\n*RFi 1.3 x 2′ Softbox<\/a><\/p>\n

Profoto B2 Kit contains:
\n* B2 250 Air TTL Location Kit<\/a>
\n* Air Remote TTL-N for Nikon<\/a>
\n* Speedring for OCF Flash Heads<\/a>
\n* OCF Octa Softbox (2′)<\/a>
\n* OCF Softbox (2×3′)<\/a>
\n* OCF Softbox (1×3′)<\/a>
\n* OCF Softbox (1.3×1.3′)<\/a>
\n* Barndoor for OCF Flash Heads<\/a>
\n* Snoot for OCF Flash Heads<\/a>
\n* Grid Kit for OCF Flash Heads<\/a>
\n* Li-Ion Battery for B2 250 Power Pack<\/a>
\n* Extension Cable for B2 Air TTL Off-Camera Flash (9.8′)<\/a><\/p>\n

Light is the essence of a great photograph and when the heavens don’t provide it, you’ve got to have it in your back pocket, or bag. So the one piece of gear I NEVER leave home without, is flash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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