Tara’s pick of the camera gear

Specialist lenses are key to capturing stunning wedding photos

1 Kelly Moore camera bag

Tara’s over-the-shoulder bag offers protection for her camera, and packs in more style and subtlety than your usual black backpack. “It’s a camera bag that doesn’t look like a camera bag.”

2 Canon 50mm f/1.2

A gorgeous L-series nifty fifty, this is the optic Tara mounts on her Canon 6D.

3 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art

This art lens is designed for full-frame cameras, so sits perfectly on Tara’s 5D Mark IV. ”I love this lens. When I was shopping for a 35mm, I’d read so many good reviews. I find that it’s quicker than the Canon, and is also lighter.” With a minimum focusing distance of 30cm, Tara uses it for detail shots.

4 Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

This is Tara’s main camera, sporting Wi-Fi, a touchscreen and a 30.4MP sensor.

5 Canon EOS 6D

“This is my backup camera. For weddings, I have a 50mm on this one, and use a harness to carry both of them around with me.”

6 Pretty Dead Cow harness

A harness can make shooting more comfortable when you’re at an all-day event. “I found this company on Etsy. The holder makes it super-easy to carry both of my bodies around with me.”

7 Canon 430EX II flashgun

“I use this in the evening of weddings, which definitely saves you for dancing shots and in low light. I don’t tend to set off-camera flash.”

8 Canon lenses

“I also have 28mm and 85mm Canon lenses. The 85mm reach gets used for speeches, when I can’t get too close to the speaker. The 28mm isn’t used too often, but it fits everyone in the frame for tight group shots.”