What should a wedding photographer pack?
Choose whether you shoot with two cameras, use a second shooter, work indoors or outdoors and cover an evening reception. You get a tickable checklist, a memory card calculator, a progress count and a copy button.
How the tool works
The checklist is grouped into cameras and lenses, flash and light, power, cards and backup, admin, personal items and emergency spares. Items appear or disappear when you change the options. It is a general starting list, so add anything your own way of working needs.
The card calculator multiplies hours of coverage by your shots per hour to get frames, then by the RAW file size to get data. Cards are worked out against 90 per cent of the stated card size to allow for formatting. Turn on dual slot backup to double the data written, and a second shooter doubles the card count. The shots per hour and file size are example figures, so use your own.
Tick items as you pack, then use Copy list to paste the list somewhere else. Reset clears the ticks and returns the options and calculator to their starting values. The page stores nothing, so ticks are lost when you close it.
Questions
How many memory cards do I need for a wedding?
It depends on hours, shots per hour and file size. Enter your own figures in the calculator, and bring spares on top of the result.
Why use 90 per cent of the card size?
A card shows less usable space than its label once formatted. Using 90 per cent is a cautious allowance, not an exact figure.
Does the list replace checking my contract and venue rules?
No. It is a starting point. Check your contract, your insurance and any rules the venue gives about flash and standing positions.
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