Equipment
EQUIPMENT
Listed below is equipment that I use in the field. I use exclusively Nikon® equipment. 
That is not to say that other manufactures don’t make excellent equipment.
Remember, the camera is only the vehicle that captures the image. Our eyes see what the camera captures. Having the best gear, without the vision is useless. It is important to develop your personal vision and only then worry about acquiring top rated gear. I always remember how I felt when I was asked if my camera takes good pictures, or when someone said that I must have good lenses.
I almost always use a tripod. My tripod is a GITZO® 3541 carbon fiber tripod .
I recommend a good quality, ball head. I currently am using the BH 55 from The Really Right Stuff® www.reallyrightstuff.com 
I carry my gear in a various bags from THINK TANK. Many of their products fits in most airline overheads. When ordering ( www.thinktank.com) use the CODE AP-371 and receive a few gift!
When shooting from my vehicle I always use the KIRK® Window Mount with my BH55.
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CAMERAS: NIKON D 200 & D700′s LENSES: ALL NIKON I use the appropriate lens hoods for all lenses Nikon 20 F 2.8 Nikon 28-70 f 2.8 1.5 & 2x teleconverters When shooting Mammals & Birds I will add: |
FILTERS:
Singh-Ray Warming-Polarizer
Singh Ray VARI ND FILTER
Singh-Ray 2 & 3 stop graduated & 3 stop hard Graduated ND Filters
Nikon Polarizer’s for all lenses
CC 10 (for filtering out the green off while flowers caused by light shining through a green canopy of tree leaves)
MACRO:
NIKON 200mm f4 Macro.
I will at times use a Nikon 5T or 6T or Canon 500D Diopters to gain closer magnification.
I also enjoy experimenting and shooting with products from Lensbaby ( www.lensbaby.com). Use this code when ordering to receive discounts and special offers from lensbaby (case sensitive) wjgraham 
ACCESSORIES:
FLASH: NIKON SB900
Photoflex® diffusers & reflectors (various sizes) / Walt Anderson Flash Extender
MISC SCCESSORIES:
2 chamois
Lens cleaning cloths
Large bubble dust blower
Sensor cleaning material
Leatherman™
Small screwdrivers
Toothbrush
Insect repellent
Small first aid kit
IMAGE PROCESSING
Photo shop CS4
Lightroom 2.3
Various programs: Helicon Focus, PTL Lens, Panorama Maker 5
I strongly recommend software from NIK SOFTWARE. This software does what nothing else can come close to doing.
Viveza 2, Define( for noise) and Silver Effects Pro ( B&W conversion)….VIveza 2.0 and Color EFex Pro 3.0 along with Sharpener Pro 2.0………………..is as as good as it gets.
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Last month I recorded a webinar for NIK SOFTWARE, entitled, “Keeping it Simple” (www.niksoftware.com) that you can access via the Nik Software Webinar Library by clicking here:
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Complete Workshop information and Fine Art Print sales are available on my website www.jackgrahamphoto.com
How lucky am I ???…I have met lots of great folks in the 16+ years of leading photo workshops. Many have become my friends and many have formed friendships together, outside of photography. I currently lead my own workshops, both in groups and in a One on One environment. In addition to leading workshops, I offer my Fine Art Prints for sale on my website. I’ve had images and articles in many publications and also sell images via stock photography as well. Partial credits include Nature’s Best Photography, Outdoor Photography, California Wild, and many DNR publications, Audubon, Nature Conservancy, Chicago Wilderness,Sierra Club publications, as well as many calendars. Corporate work includes prints and stock applications for internal as well as publication use. I am also on the writing staff for Landscape Photography Magazine, an outstanding online magazine http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/
I’ve been fortunate to have learned, observed and learned first hand with many of the masters of nature photography we all “in the business” have grown to admire. My “hero’s” are John Shaw, Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell and my dear friend Bill Fortney. Through these photographers and others I’ve taken the best of each and use this knowledge every time I am in the field photographing as well as conducting my workshops.I try to represent within my images an artful approach to what we are blessed to see in nature. My goal in photography is simply to make a better image tomorrow than I made today.
I use NIKON equipment exclusively. My workshops are sponsored by Think Tank, Singh Ray,Nik Software, Outdoor Photo Gear, F-Stop Gear Camera backpacks, Lensbabys, The Really Right Stuff, ,Hunt’s Photo & Video, Bob Hitchman’s Photograph America Newsletter. You can read about my field equipment here: http://www.jackgrahamphoto.com/equipment
I am proud to the chair person on awards committee of NANPA, the North American Nature Photographers Association, as well as FNAWS (Federation for North American Wild Sheep, Mono Lake Committee, & SUWA (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance). Jack can be contacted at jack@jackgrahamphoto.com 2011 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE & INFORMATION REGISTRATION FORM 2011
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Do you love PANORAMA images as much as I do? I am currently using the new M1-L Modular Panoramic Tripod Head from NODAL NINJA. This, as well as all their systems solves parallax problems which are inherent when shooting images side by side!
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Once a camera is properly mounted on a pano head the photographer is able to take multiple images, horizontally and/or vertically, without any subsequent parallax error. Parallax, simply put, is the apparent shifting of objects in the foreground to the background. There is a point inside every lens called the No Parallax Point (NPP). The proper technical term is “entrance pupil” but many refer the NPP as the nodal point, hence Nodal Ninja.
Eliminating parallax is key when needing to “seamlessly” stitch adjoining images together to form a single composite. From as little as 2 shots across the horizon, to dozens or hundreds of multi image shots, photographers are able to produce stunning mosaics and full 360 x 180 degree interactive panoramas. Nodal Ninja is a valuable tool for any photographer’s camera bag. Learn more about panoramic photography.
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You’ve put it all into perspecitve for me.
Thanks for taking the time to list everything you use.
Your pictures are wonderful and masterful…