I consider this manageable for just one person to handle, though you don't want to carry this too far by yourself from your vehicle! At this point, an assistant starts becoming helpful.
Inventory prior to location photoshoot
Let's see if I can list out most of the items here:
- Main camera
- Backup camera
- Main flash
- Second flash
- Flash gels
- LED light and gel
- Backup LED light and gel
- Portrait lense
- Wide angle lense
- Video lense
- Nifty fifty lense!
- Camera remote trigger
- Light stands (3) and brackets
- Shoot through umbrella
- Octobox diffuser
- Tripod
- Radio trigger and receivers
- Backup radio trigger and receiver
- Flash cable as final backup for off camera flash
- Flash grid
- Memory cards 2 and 2 backup
- iPad (would have done laptop and shot tethered, but it just broke and I'm sending it in; used remote shooting app instead)
- Boom arm
- Lense cleaning kit
- Reflectors/diffusers
- Batteries!!! And backup batteries
- Chargers, cords, extension cord, power strip
- Grey balance popup
- Tape and clips
- High quality mirror
- Skin shine blotters
- Camera bag
- Case for carrying everything else
- Portable table (so useful, this one turns into one big or long table, and can be used as two separate)
- Step stool (if you're shorter than 6' this is almost necessary)
- Contracts, release forms, shot list, agenda, samples, business cards
And all packed up!
