03/04/2026
Packing for a busy weekend shooting with . Here are some of the things I pack with me when I’m shooting back to back days with unpredictable weather and locations as well as schedule.
📸Gear for stills
- Fuji XE4 and XE5 (I didn’t have it in me to put my 4 on the market and I’m glad I still have it! XE5 is gonna eat up cards this weekend)
- Variety of lenses (I like to have my 23 on one body and 56 on the other)
- Batteries
- Dual battery charger (just picked up a new charger as the XE series don’t come with one. Bonus the charger I got came with 2 extra batteries - what a deal. Hopefully they work)
- Cards (2 a day, backed up as we go)
- Flash (Never ever need one to shoot stills but just in case as you never know what might come up)
- Tool belt and bottle holder
- Laptop/card reader/hard drive
- Notebook
🍪Snacks
- I never really know what might be available and I no longer can just power through days like this without eating anymore so, gotta have snacks
- Not pictured: likely coffee, tea, boiled eggs and fruit
🧦Clothing (not pictured)
- Merino wool layer
- Puffy
- Rain Jacket
- Long Puffy Winter Coat (in case we’re outdoors for prolonged periods of time)
- Merino wool buff
- Toque
- Gloves
- In the car always is an extra pair of socks and rain pants
🔴Other
- Water bottle, reusable containers, spork
- Hand and toe warmers (you just never know how cold it’ll be. Even indoors)
- Emergency/first aid kit
I’m sure I’ve missed a few other items but here’s most of them :)
