Photography Accessories 101: The Basics

B&H Photography Podcast

Jill Waterman

Podcast, Photography, Arts, Visual Arts, Bh, Photo

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Except for the new flagship Olympus OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mirrorless Camera, there haven’t been a lot of big camera announcements thus far in 2022, so we thought for this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we’d start an introductory conversation about photo accessories and the wide range of tools and toys available to improve your photography or just make it easier.

Along with our guest, B&H Explora writer and photographer Todd Vorenkamp, we made an outline of the most important accessory categories, and we speak about the photo disciplines for which each are used and what is important to understand when purchasing these items for your specific photography practice. We discuss tripods and camera support, straps, bags, and gear protection, lens filters, lens adapters, remote controls, and more. Because this conversation is primarily concerned with outdoor and natural light photography, we don’t get much into accessories for the studio, but we do touch on flash photography and light modifiers.

Thanks to the insights of Vorenkamp and our host, Allan Weitz, we also learn ways to avoid unnecessary or inferior accessories and even little hacks to make your accessories perform better. Join us for this informative episode.

Guest: Todd Vorenkamp

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0:00.0	You're listening to the B&H Photography Podcast.
0:04.1	For over 40 years, B&H has been the professional source for photography, video, audio, and
0:08.9	more.
0:09.9	For your favorite gear, news, and reviews, visit us at bnh.com or download the B&H app to
0:15.5	your iPhone or Android device.
0:17.7	Now here's your host, Alan White.
0:21.1	Greetings and welcome to the B&H Photography Podcast.
0:24.5	Today, John Harrison, I, are getting down to business topic of the day photo accessories.
0:30.4	Now this may not sound as exciting as riding the cyclone at Coney Island, but let me tell
0:35.3	you something.
0:36.3	At B&H Photo, accessories and the ability to keep a massive inventory of a variety of accessories
0:42.4	and stock is just one of the reasons B&H is the professional source.
0:47.1	If you need it yet, we probably got it.
0:49.5	But today's episode won't necessarily be about the more obscure accessories we have floating
0:54.7	around, but an overview of accessories that are fundamental to an active photo practice.
1:01.0	And to help us in our journey, we've invited photographer and B&H Explorer's Top Gun
1:06.1	writer.
1:07.1	How do you like that, Todd?
1:08.1	Todd, Vore and Cam, to join us.
1:09.9	Todd, welcome.
1:10.9	Thank you, Alan.
1:11.9	Always good to be here.
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