Recommended kit

Stu’s favourite kit choices

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CANON 5DS Without a doubt my favourite camera is the canon 5DS. The quality is amazing, and the versatility, weight and balance of the camera makes it just the best. I have used medium-format cameras in the past but I find them to be a littl too cumbersome.

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LENSES My go-to lens would be this canon 24-105mm, though I’ve also got a canon 24-70mm f2.8. I prefer working with the 105 because of the depth of field option. I also love using my sigma art lens 1224mm f1.4. It’s fantastic for shooting fashion and nudes, and it’s a razorsharp lens.

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21ST CENTURY TRI-FLECTOR i use this in most of my shots. It has the ability to fine-tune reflected light to the nth degree which in turn gives total light control in the shadows and highlights.

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LIGHTING in the studio I tend to use the Elinchrom 500 ELC Pro and Style RX 600 flash heads. I also have some older 1K packs, which are excellent because they are fitted wiath a 650watt halogen bulb, enabling me to shoot a lot of tungsten.

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LIGHT MODIFIERS one of my favourite light modifiers is the Elinchrom octa 170cm. The equality and light spread of this unit is absolutely beautiful. it’s especially good for fine-art nudes as it produces a crisp, clean light. I also add a 100cm Elinchrom strip light on a small floor stand. This fills in shadows from the waist down whilst the Tri-flector give us these beautiful catchlights. It also fills darkness under the nose and chin areas.