The Gear
by dwbI had a few emails asking what gear I brought with me down here. Being that a lot of what we do is a “hit-and-run” style of shooting, we don’t really travel with big light kits or other things that a lot of the “pros” use in Los Angeles or elsewhere in the porno world.
I’m not a big “tech” guy, I just know what works for me, and this is what I have with me on this trip:
* 1 Camera back pack (holds all my cams but small enough to be considered a carry-on on the plane)
* 1 Sony VX2100 video camera
* 1 Nikon D70 photo camera (with several memory cards)
* 1 Nikon Speed Flash
* 1 big ass, heavy HP laptop
* Balls – If you’re afraid of traveling to or making porno in places like this, stay home.
We try to do as much shooting as we can by natural sunlight but if we can’t, we’ll hit the local hardware store and build a portable bootleg light kit. If you find yourself in need of a bootleg light kit, just be sure to get “daylight” bulbs. Look for bulbs that say things like daylight, natural sunlight or sun. Then set your white balance in your camera and you should be good to go for hit-and-run shoots.
Yes, there are probably better ways to do this but this system works for us. We’re not shooting for Playboy and prefer to focus on Amateur girls, so this gets us by just fine.