My Favorite Photography Gear and Gadget Finds of 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, I want to share with you some of my favorite GEAR and GADGET finds from the past year.

Photographers often hear the quote, “it's not the camera that makes the picture, it is the photographer”. They usually hear it from a person who has tens of thousands of dollars worth of camera gear.

I like to take a slightly more practical approach and that is simply that all the gear in the world won't make you a great photographer, but the right gear can make your task much easier and help elevate the quality of your work. How's that for politically correct? But it's true. At the end of the day if you don't build a solid foundation of photography knowledge — you know that physics stuff, and if you don't make a real effort to be creative — well then all that gear will not really matter.

Let's keep it real — we all like our toys and for me, when I find a toy that makes my job easier or helps me simplify something — that is a big win in my books.

I have links to all of these in the show notes. Full disclosure — a few of the links are affiliate links, so I will make a few pennies if you use the links, but I assure you — I am not being paid to show any of this gear and these are pieces that I actively use in my daily work.

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Episode Links

 Olympus Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/getolympus I hope to see you at 1:00PM ET on 12/3 for my exclusive livestream.

Spiffy Gear KYU-6 — https://tog.chat/kyu6 

Spiffy Gear Facebook Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/412643845788123 

Datacolor SpyderX Elite — https://tog.chat/spyderxelite 

Datacolor ColorReader EZ — https://tog.chat/colorreaderez 

Light Painting Brushes — https://tog.chat/lightpainting 

LightPaintingPhoto YouTube Channel — https://tog.chat/jasonpage 

My video using the Light Painting Brushes at PhotoPlus Expo — https://video.joeedelman.com/photoplus2019 

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III — https://tog.chat/em1markIII 

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm F4.0 PRO Lens — https://tog.chat/12-45mm 

GVM G100W Bi-Color LED Video Light — https://tog.chat/gvm100 

Stella Pro CLX10 and Stella CL2000 — https://tog.chat/stellapro Enter the discount code: edelman20 at checkout.

Godox AD300Pro — https://tog.chat/ad300 

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TOGCHAT Resources

Show Website: https://togchat.com

My Website https://www.JoeEdelman.com

Join the TOGCHAT Photography Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/ispphotographers

My calendar of upcoming Live-Online Photography Presentations https://www.joeedelman.com/edu/

I would love to be your PHOTOGRAPHY MENTOR! https://www.joeedelman.com/mentoring-for-photographers/

WANNA SEE MY GEAR? https://tog.chat/gear

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FTC Disclosure: No sponsors have paid for inclusion in this show. I am an Olympus Visionary photographer, a Delkin Image Maker, a TetherTools Pro and a StellaPro Champion of Light. These companies do provide me with various pieces of gear that I frequently discuss or mention, however all words and opinions are my own, and I was not asked to produce this show.