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It’s Not About the Gear (But Here’s What We Use)

It’s Not About the Gear (But Here’s What We Use)

Update: 2025-07-08
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We’re firm believers that great photography is more about skill than kit.

Creativity, storytelling, and understanding light will always matter more than having the latest gear. But since many of you have asked, we’re pulling back the curtain on what we use to get the job done.

In this episode, we share the cameras, lenses, and tools we rely on in our food photography work and why we chose them.

We’re also chatting about our experience with Tether Tools (our Season 2 sponsor!) and how tethering has helped improve our workflow on set.


LINDA’S GEAR

BODY + LENSES:

  • Sony a7c Mark II
  • 24-70 mm lens
  • 50 mm f/1.8
  • 90 mm macro
  • 35 mm
  • 16-35 mm
  • 70-200 mm


TRIPOD:


LIGHTS:

  • 2 x ZHIYUN MOLUS X100 Pro [Official] Video Light 100W with 2600mAh Battery


SOFTBOX:

  • 90 cm octagonal soft box


MARTA’S GEAR

BODY + LENSES:


TRIPOD:

Manfrotto MT055 XPRO 3 with ball head MHXPRO-BHQ2


LIGHTS:

  • Godox TT685 Speedlight for Canon mounted onto a Bowens mount attached to a light stand
  • Godox Trigger X2T for Canon
  • Godox SL150W continuous video light


SOFTBOX:

  • 80x120 cm soft box


THANK YOU to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tether Tools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this season of the podcast 🧡

Use our code FOCUS10 for 10% off your next purchase in the Tether Tools store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tethertools.com/?ref=167.⁠⁠


Focus & Flourish is a podcast for food photographers who are looking to start, grow and scale their creative business.


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It’s Not About the Gear (But Here’s What We Use)

It’s Not About the Gear (But Here’s What We Use)

Marta Grabowska and Linda Hermans