The Ultimate Photographer’s Resource Guide
If you are a new photographers looking for answers on the tools that you need this is the place! Want to know what camera to start with, what editing program to use, or maybe you’re not exactly sure what you even need yet!? Here I have listed all my recommendations for the best, gear, tools and supplies you would need as a photographer. These are the things that have helped me out the most along my photography journey and hopefully they will help you too!
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Cameras
(I’ve always shot Canon, so that’s what I recommend)
For Beginners: Canon Rebel T6 (or any older model from that series- I started out with 2 of the older models and really like,, both!)
For Intermediate or Advanced Photographers: Canon 5d Mark IV (or an older model too!)
Lenses
For beginners: 50mm 1.8 for Canon or 50mm 1.8 for Nikon
Other great choices: 50mm 1.4 or 85mm 1.8
My Personal Fave: 135mm 2.0
Photography Website Building
Website Hosting: I use ipage (<–check it out right here for only $1.99/month + more freebies!!) But here is another one if you want to check them out and compare: Bluehost
I ALWAYS recommend photographers start by building their webpages with a host and template, rather than using a free platform. Why? Because this is how you will get the best results in Google rankings which will lead to more clients. Start sooner rather than later…trust me on this;)
Templates: ProPhotoBlog
Client Online Galleries: ShootProof
Photography Books
Understanding Exposure by Byran Peterson (For photography basics)
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby (For Photography & Editing)
E-Books
For a comprehensive library of eBooks for all photography levels and genres visit Digital Photography School
Lightroom Presets
Cozy Clicks Simply Beautiful Lightroom Preset Packs
Photoshop Actions
Cozy Clicks Signature Actions Sets
Photography Business/Marketing
Other Photography Gear
Compact Flash Memory Cards: Lexar
Backpack Camera Bags (This is the one I have, I’m not super fashionable, I like comfort and ease)
Photo Editing Programs
Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud
This includes the newest version of Photoshop AND Lightroom and will give you all the updates. Click below to view all the plans- I use the one that’s only 9.99/month.
Online Photo Storage
Dropbox (You can get a free trial right here +50oMBs of bonus space!)