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Accessories

Images

»It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use.« Sam Abell, American photographer

There are a few accessories you’ll need to complete your set of photo equipment. Not everything you can purchase is necessary or even practical. The equipment and accessories you need depend on the types of photographs you plan to take, your subjects, and your purpose. Someone who takes nature and wildlife photographs and also dabbles in photojournalism needs different equipment than someone who predominantly photographs still lifes and portraits in a studio.

In the following sections we discuss the ...

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