Location Product Photography Shoot Equipment List

Location Photo Equipment

A quick goto list for location product photography photo shoots so nothing is left behind.

  • Camera Bag
    • Camera Bodies
    • Charged camera batteries and charger
    • Empty memory cards
    • Lenses
    • Lightmeter plus extra battery
    • Hot Sync Radio transmitter
    • Laptop
    • Laptop charger
    • Tripod head plate
  • Strobe Lights kit
    • Lights
    • Spare bulbs
    • Power cords
    • Extension cords
    • Stands
    • Speed ring
    • Soft box – I’m currently using a 36″ x 48″ Softbox from Wesstcott. It’s a little hard to put together on the frame but does a nice job emulating the light from a big window.
    • Spare sync battery
    • Umbrellas
    • X Spring clamps
  • Tripod and tripod head
  • Sand Bags
  • Background stands – This 10×10 background stand set has handled just about everything short of a car.
  • Reflectors
  • White background paper (4 or 8′)
  • Grey background paper (4 or 8′) – Good for light colored products that need to be isolated.
  • C-Stand(s)
  • Utility Box
    • Exacto knife
    • Razor knife
    • Gaffers tape
    • Cotton Gloves
    • Canned air
    • Spray bottle
    • Glycerin
    • Glue
    • Small tools
    • Sticky Notes
    • Pen
    • More X-spring clamps (there’s no such thing as too many.)
    • Water and snacks
  • Apple box
  • Step Stool
  • Table (if not provided)
  • Cart or assistant to help lug all this.

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