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Which essential tools does Scott Kivowitz recommend for photographers?
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From Scott Kivowitz0 votes
Scott recommends building a toolkit around a few core areas:
- Camera: Modern mirrorless bodies from Nikon, Canon, or Fujifilm. Scott currently uses Nikon Z7II, Zf, and Z6.
- Lenses: A mix of wide (16–35mm), versatile zoom (around 24–70mm or 28–75mm f/2.8), and primes like 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm for portraits.
- Lighting: Natural light plus strobes; he currently uses a Godox AD600 Pro but plans to move to Westcott FJ-series strobes.
- Support/gear: Solid tripods (Really Right Stuff, 3 Legged Thing, Benro, Manfrotto), Spider Holster for carrying, Think Tank bags.
- Editing & workflow: Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop, Affinity or Capture One, plus Imagen for AI culling/editing and backup.
- Business and delivery: Pic-Time for galleries/sales, Flodesk for email, reliable cloud storage like Google Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud, and quality print labs such as Millers, WHCC, Bay Photo, or Artistic Photo Canvas.
Is there a particular part of the toolkit you want help choosing—camera, lenses, or lighting?
