In your bag 731, Andrea Di Lorenzo
A professional food photographer, a bag and a cat…Wow. Andrea shares his professional work bag with us. Check it out.
My name is Andrea Di Lorenzo, I’m a food photographer based in Rome, Italy.
I generally work on location, high-end restaurants, vineyards, resorts and luxury hotels, and, I must admit, I’m the kind of photographer who is used to back up a lot of things in his bag! :D
In this days I work with a Canon 5D MarkIII (but I always travel with a backup camera, 5D MarkII, and a Micro 4/3 Fuji X10) and a couple of lenses: the Canon 24-105 f4 and the Canon 100 Macro f2.8. This is the basic setting but, as you can imagine, I prefer to be safe than sorry! So, let me introduce you to my other friends: Canon 16-28 f2.8, Canon 50 f1.8 and Canon 70-200 f2.8. You don’t know what you can find on your way nowadays!
Being a food photographer means that I have to work a lot with the light, both natural and artificial: I always carry with me two small flashes, the Canon 430EXII and the Nikon SB-900, a 126 LED light panel, a small light-box, a tripod, a monopod, radio syncro-flash, battery charger and a polarizer.
Then I have my agenda, pens, 2 CF cards waterproof bag, 4 Canon 5D batteries, a bunch of AA batteries, a Rode Stereo Mic and other little stuff. The cat is not included in my bag! :D
By the way: I’m actually working with a Lowepro Pro Runner 450 AW Nero. Not very satisfied with it, I think I’m going to change it with another one. Any advice?
My photography can be followed here
www.andreadilorenzo.it
Best regards!
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Nice bag! I can advice the Kata 3n1 sling bag! Good quality and fits verry Well diferent needs.
Thank you Berno! I like Kata’s bag but, as you wrote, I got different needs and that’s too little for me. BTW, is a nice bag!
Your gear looks like the contents of my Pelican case, aside from the 100 macro, as I use it mostly for event photography when organisers demand a big, professional-looking camera. I can thank the 5D Mark II and the ‘unique’ colours/ white balance it delivers for being the main catalyst that rekindled my then dormant love of film photography.
Otherwise, I tend to use a amaller sensor camera for macro photography, mostly for the depth of field that it offers.
How well does the SB-900 Speedlight work with Canon E-TTL II, or does it go on the M4/3 Fuji X20? I have the standard 2/3″ sensor version, which I pair with a Fujifilm EF-42. I can’t find a wireless trigger for it though.
Hi ZDP-189!
I’m not a heavy user of Canon TTL, I generally use both flashes on Manual mode, setting the power myself.
Once I used the SB900 on my FujiX10… it was quite unbalanced! :D Did you try the CACTUS Triggers? I’m very happy with them and they work smoothly on both Fuji and Canon cameras.
BTW, love the Pelican case, but they’re too bulky to carry with you (unless you need them in difficult countries).
I would suggest Gura Gear backpacks — I have a really similar kit for architecture with two bodies, 6 flashes, 6 lenses, transceivers, batteries, and all the other stuff, in a Gura Gear Kiboko 32L. I tried an Incase backpack but grew out of it, and a couple LowePro and Tamrac bags but hated having SO many straps and compartments, and they’re mostly all ugly. I think you’d be super happy with a Gura.
Great kit, and brilliant portfolio Andrea!
Thank you Jason! I will take a look at this Gura Gear backpacks, they looks good! Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
Just thought I’d point out that neither the Fuji X10 nor the X20 have Micro 4/3 sensors in them. They both have the same 2/3″ sensor inside of them.
You’re right Ben, my mistake. :)