The holidays are coming and though this is not about that, there might something in here that you could give to your favourite photographer, especially if that’s you! This is decidedly less philosophical than some of my blog posts, but I thought I’d show you what’s in my camera bag. Not the cameras and lenses, but the other stuff, the little things that I’ve learned to bring with me to make life just a little easier, and sometimes safer.
If you’re short on time, and you just want the list, keep reading, but if you’ve got a couple minutes, join me in my studio through the video below and let’s talk about it.
Of course it all depends what I’m photographing and where, but as my work leans more towards the outdoors and wilder subjects, you’ll see that reflected in this list. Here are the little extra things you’ll almost always find in my my bag (my camera bag is a GuraGear Kiboko 30L, I love these bags and have used them for over 15 years. Use DUCHEMIN when you check out and you’ll save 10%).
The links below are Amazon affiliate links. If you use them Jeff Bezos has to buy me a coffee. Apologies in advance if some of the links don’t go to the specific product, but most of them should work fine.
1. Dry-bag, Sea to Summit, 35L
2. Small first aid kit, with some Tylenol and a tick-remover added. I can’t find this on Amazon but there many similar kits.
Here’s a link to the Original Tick Key
3. Way too many lens cloths. Something like these. I like the larger size.
4. Headlamp, or flashlight, specifically one that’s chargeable by USB. My headlamp is by NEBO and I really like it. The Wuben G5 is also good, though it’s not a headlamp.
5. Apple air tags
6. Journal and pen. I like these journals in Lochby covers.
7. Buff / Neck gaiter. I like this one, but there are hundreds of different kinds.
8. Small microfiber towel. Something like this.
10. Clif Bars, preferably the crunchy peanut butter flavour.
11. 2-Battery USB-C charger
12. Small binoculars, mine are Leica Trinovid 8×20
13. Rick Young Outdoors Harness
What about you? What’s in the little pockets of your camera bag that you don’t like to leave home without? What am I missing? I’d love the hear from you in the comments on my blog.
For the Love of the Photograph,
David
