I have a portrait session coming up with a very special child later this week. He is severely handicapped. At my pre-session consultation with him and his family, I discovered that he thinks he gets to play in purses. Since my camera bag is a modified purse, it isn't a good idea for me to take my camera bag with me. So I had to figure out how to haul all of my necessary gear with me. Got a bit creative. I have a fanny pack that was designed to hold a water bottle. My big zoom lens fits in the water bottle spot...phone, keys, etc. will go in the extra pockets. But there isn't enough room for my lens cap, extra battery/memory card, etc. So I built myself a new camera strap.
My ninja son modeling it for you!
He says it's so comfy he doesn't want to take it off!
See the pockets? There are two on each side, one big enough for a lens cap and one big enough for a SD card or spare battery.
I padded the whole thing, so that my neck won't get sore. I'm not sure if it's too wide yet, so I'll wear it today and decide. I made it wider than the tutorials I found, on purpose, so it would distribute weight more. I hate getting sore from carrying all my gear! I tried out the fanny pack with the zoom on Saturday and LOVED IT! I also love that the fanny pack and the strap are my logo colors! :)
If you want me to make a tutorial, post in the comments.
