What’s In My Bag?

BY SCOTT STOCKTON

Actually, I carry all of my gear in a wagon, not a bag, because I use a ton of flash and light stands on my shoots. Everything you see in this picture below, I use.

The magic all starts with my two Nikon Z6 camera bodies. I shoot solely with primes, and for the most part I shoot wide open; I just prefer the way that looks versus when I shoot with zooms. My golden combination during the day is to have one Z6 with the Sigma Art 20mm on one side of my HoldFast MoneyMaker strap, and the other Z6 on the other side with the Nikon 105mm f/1.4. The 105mm is my go-to portrait lens that renders gorgeous bokeh with a super shallow depthof-field. I use my 20mm not only for wide shots, but with my shooting style I love to be close to my couples and capture the most intimate moments. The other two lenses in my bag are the Sigma Art 35mm and the NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8 for the Z mirrorless bodies. I use the 85mm when I’m in tighter portrait spaces where the 105mm is too much, and for the 35mm, I use it primarily for details as it has a super-close focusing distance.

As far as my lighting goes, I use five Godox lights (two D200, three V860II). I always have these lights equipped with MagMod modifiers, which allow me so much flexibility to be as creative as I want in certain situations and light entire reception rooms in others. Along with my wagon, I use two HoldFast Sightseer camera bags to hold my cameras and lenses. While shooting, I have one sightseer bag attached to the back of my MoneyMaker camera strap so I can reach back and grab any lenses I need.

Two non-camera related items that are super necessary for me: Tic Tacs and the GNARBOX 2. The Tic Tacs for obvious reasons; the GNARBOX because it allows me to quickly back up all of the images on my cards at any point during the day. I also take a lot of cat hair with me since my boo, Schatzi, is always in and out of my bag.

Scott Stockton is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is also a die-hard cat lover and Hallmark Channel movie fan.

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PHOTOS © SCOTT STOCKTON

CAMERAS Nikon Z6 (2) LENSES Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4 Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4 Nikon 85mm f/1.8 S Nikon 105mm f/1.4 LIGHTING Godox AD200 (2) Godox V860II (3) Godox XProN Flash Trigger Godox X1T-N Flash Trigger Godox LC500 LED Light Stick Phottix Reflector Studio Umbrella (for rain shots) MagMod Spheres (3) MagMod Grids (3) MagMod Beams (2) MagMod Bounce Modifier MagMod Magbox Mag Gels/Mag Design Modifiers MISCELLANEOUS GNARBOX 2.0 HoldFast Cell Pouch HoldFast MoneyMaker Camera Strap HoldFast Sightseer (2) Lens bags Tic Tacs Cat hair