My photography gear with Amy Lucy Lockheart
1. Nikon 35 1.4G
3. Nikon D4
5. Nikon 105 2.8micro
1. Impact 24 inch 5-in-1 reflector
2. Lastolite Tri-Grip reflector
I use a reflector a lot and so I always carry the smaller one in bag just in case I forget to bring the big one.
1. Fabric covered box from Paper Source for storing paper samples, cards, and business cards
2. Makeup
3. Expodisc for setting custom white balance
4. Lens cleaning solution and cloth
5. Pouch for holding extra CF and XQD cards
6. Hand sanitizer – I like to keep my hands from of germs, especially when working with children
7. Extra lens caps – I have a tendency to misplace lens caps, so I carry extras with me just in case
8. Apple iPad 3
9. Extra Eneloop batteries for my speedlight
1. Headbands, bobby pins, and hair bands
2. Water bottle
3. Tissue
4. Insect repellant
5. Small first aid kit
6. Bubbles
7. Softlips lip balm
8. Smarties
9. Movie director prop – sometimes this helps gets the bigger kids excited and involved
10. Variety of small toys for keeping little ones happy and getting their attention
1. A place for my dozens of photography books
2. Dell Ultrasharp 24-inch monitor
3. A place for all my packaging supplies
This modest office space may leave much to be desired, but it has worked for me for the last couple years. We actually have an empty room waiting for me to set up my office, but I chose to put my computer at a built-in hall desk because it is right outside the kids’ bedroom doors. When they were younger, I could put them down for their naps and be right there with them. I have always preferred to be near my children whenever possible, so the hall desk has worked well. It’s just enough room for my computer, files, packaging supplies, and all my photography books.
I love your things to bring for children. Great ideas.
I love your work, Amy! So clean, fresh and evokes so much love!!! Thanks for sharing your peek inside!
Thanks for sharing this, Amy Lucy! <3 And the bug spray is genius!
I puffy heart Amy. Love how she rocked the D90 and her work overall. Yay, Amy!
Thanks for sharing!
Amy, you are my favorite redhead! Loved reading more about you!! You gave me some ideas for things I need to add to my bag, too!
Thank you for sharing! I am going to add some of the kid items that you shared into my bag. 🙂
Thanks for sharing Amy!
Love seeing more of "you" Love the first picture of you and your girls!
Amy, I'm totally star struck, you totally rock! You'd rock that D90, I can only imagine what you'll accomplish with your FF!
I'm also a mom of twins, I was very fortunate, but can help but wonder the what ifs. Anyway you rock and I'm totally saving for a session with you.
Movie director prop – what a great idea!!! Your photography rocks!!
Love your work!
someday I want Amy to take our family pictures. love her work!
Thank you fo sharing this! I love the hallway office idea and all the great stuff you bring to child sessions. Your work is beautiful 🙂
I love Amy. She has been a photo hero of mine for some time since I won a pay it forward from her for a portfolio review. She was very good at giving me some great insights and advice. Thanks amy!
Oh Love this. Thanks for the things to bring for kid sessions! Great ideas and I ADORE the photo of your girls primping you!!
The movie director prop is such a great idea. Love your work Amy, thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you so much for your kind words!! So honored to be a part of such an amazing community filled with thoughtful and kind women. <3 xoxo
I'm a huge fan of yours, Lucy, and it was such a treat to peek into your bag and your life. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing Amy! Loved seeing everything in your bag – such great ideas for kid sessions! And holy cow, how clean is your desk?!?!?!
Love this! Thanks so much for sharing Amy 🙂
Thanks for sharing Amy! I love the movie director prop…
Your work is so inspiring!
Thanks for sharing with us Amy! I love your work, and loved getting the behind the scenes peek!
You are an inspiration Amy!
Oh I love too see what the pros carry in their bags!! One of my favorite blog posts. Amy, I need to know how you keep your desk so clean…. 😀 Thank you for sharing!!
It is so great to learn more about you, Amy! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Great peek into your bag
Amy, I'm so glad you were featured today! There are so many things in your kids' section I never would have thought of otherwise. And I'm so impressed at how tidy your workspace is! 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I’m envious of all your gear and your lovely clean desk! 🙂
Great article, love Amy!
I loved seeing inside your bag Amy! You are such an inspiring artist. I think your favorite colors fit your personality so well.
Thanks for sharing what's in your bag, Amy! You always give such thoughtful responses on the forum which are really appreciated so it was great to see you featured today!
Loved this Amy!!! And totally jealous of your D4…
I love your little collection of things for working with kids! Brilliant!!!!!
Amy, I LOVED LOVED reading this and getting to know you better. Love what you keep in your bag too and it’s definitely given me some ideas. I know you will be such a great addition to the CM team!
Thanks for sharing, Amy! I also have 5 year old “twins” that were born early (8 weeks) due to twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. We lost one of our sons (donor) to it, but then our other son (recipient) and fraternal daughter survived, so we just refer to them as twins – it’s easier than having to explain it all. And we share a name! Pretty cool:)
awesome! I need to create a toddler bag of my own 🙂
i love your camera!! D4 is amazing!
i'm a Nikon girl!
thanks for sharing it with us!
Loving get to peek inside your bag (I'm jealous!). Thanks for letting us see and sharing some of your secrets.
Love seeing your gear! Can you tell me how you manage with shooting primes with kids? I'm developing my "pro" gear (just upgraded to FF) and trying to prioritize lenses. I'm typically a prime shooter, but did rent a 24-70mm zoom for a toddler shoot recently and found it really helpful. I guess I'm asking how do you change lenses on the go? Or do you pick and just keep zooming with your feet?! 🙂
OMG-osh!! This is amazing.
I will be stocking {stalking} my bag up …
Gear envy over here BIG time 🙂
This is so helpful and inspiring to me! Also shows me I have a lot ad to my bag!! THANK YOU! Please keep this going!
Oh Amy, I’m drooling over your gear, especially the D4!!! Your photos rock Amy, regardless of what camera you’re using. I didn’t know reflectors come in 24 inch too. Thank you for giving us a peek into your bag.
Thanks for sharing! I loved seeing all your gear, and especially the stuff you bring to your children sessions. Definitely taking notes for future reference 🙂
Got this link of Twitter, what a great bag of goodies you have. Im a Nikon photographer, great website. Ade
loved learning more about you, amy! thanks for giving us all a little peek into your life!
I'm so impressed by your work space! Its so minimal (especially compared to mine!)
Love this peek inside!! Thanks for sharing so much about how you roll. Our children's session necessities are very similar, although I've gotta get one of those director props! I bet kids love it!!
Thanks so much for sharing Amy! Loved getting to peek inside your bag!
Looks like my new wish list! LOL!
Hi Amy! Thanks for sharing. I loved peeking inside your world. I might have to ask you about your D4 and how much you love it. I'm also a big fan of aqua … we have two dusky aqua sofas that are so calming … I should live on them!!! So glad your girls are well.
I love this feature of the CM blog. Thanks for sharing Amy. It is so fun to get ideas of what I should have in my own "bag"!
I love this series – thank you for sharing Amy! If only my workspace looked like that. 🙂
Wow! I too love aqua and collect vintage cameras! Oh and i also have twin girls, mine are 8 though. Love these peek inside posts!
Way cool! Some extremely valid points! I appreciate you penning this write-up and also the rest of the website is also really good.
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