![Canon 5D camera](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_camera_1.jpg)
I come from the film era, so I'm used to the full-frame sensor. I've settled on a Canon 5D.
![Reflector](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_reflector_1.jpg)
The collapsible reflector is used to reflect natural light onto the subject without resorting to a flash.
![Notepad and pen](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_notebook_1.jpg)
I'll jot down things to worry about, like composition. After the shoot, I'll write down which pieces of equipment worked and which didn't.
![Apple iPad](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_ipad.jpg)
Clients love the iPad because we can proof on site.
![pocket mirror](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_mirror_2.jpg)
A lot of times I find myself in a corner, and it's hard to see through the eyepiece. I look at the reflection of the LCD screen and check focusing through the mirror so my head doesn't have to be right behind the camera.
![black foil](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_blkfoil_1.jpg)
If there is a lightbulb that I can't turn off and it's casting a strange light on the subject, I can use the black foil to cover it.
![Flashlight](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_flashlight_1.jpg)
I wear this small flashlight around my neck. I use it if I'm doing an event shoot in an auditorium and I have to dig through my bag.
![clothespins](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_clips.jpg)
When I'm shooting a model and their clothes are a little loose, I use clothespins for a more tailored fit.
![multi-tool](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_tool_1.jpg)
I was doing a shoot outside, and there was a small tree in the way, so I used the saw from the multi-tool to cut it down.
![Kind bar](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_kindbar_1.jpg)
I once did three shoots in one day and had to eat in the car.
![light stand](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_stand.jpg)
I use this stand when I need to move the lights frequently.
![Beauty dish](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_beautydish.jpg)
The Mola beauty dish changes the quality of the light. I do a lot of portraits, and this is great for faces. The light looks natural, but it's more stylized.
![non-zoom lens](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_lens_1.jpg)
I like the non-zoom lenses. They allow me to use natural light even when it's very dark. I like to use natural light whenever possible.
![Power pack](/magazine/article/images/ar_dt_unpacked_powerpack_1.jpg)
This power pack is a big flash unit. I do lots of corporate shoots, and I did one where we closed an entire block for a car company. I used this to light the car from a distance.