Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
When I first started off as a photographer, I didn't have much in the way of equipment. I had a camera and a lens. That was it. I'd pack everything up in a messenger bag or backpack and head off to whatever restaurant or engagement photo session I was doing. It didn't take long for me to realize I needed a real camera bag. I did some research and found one that I thought would work for me. It could fit a body, a couple of lenses, and my laptop. Seemed perfect. After a few months, though, the thing started to rip. Now, I'm partially to blame for this. I packed it with more than it could handle. I traveled with it and abused it in ways I shouldn't have. But, for many reasons, that bag just wasn't right for me. I needed something that was durable, but because I was doing a lot of location shoots, I wanted something that was stylish too.
ONA bags aren't just good looking (which they are... most people have no idea it's for camera equipment), but they comfortably fit everything one needs for a shoot. Over the last couple of months, I've taken the bag with me on countless projects and it has been a wonderful experience. Each compartment wraps snuggly around anything you put in... camera bodies, lenses, flashes. Unlike my other bag, which could only handle a body and a couple of lenses, the ONA Camps Bay camera bag I have handles 2 bodies (a 7D and 5D), 4 lenses (50mm, 17-40mm, 24-70mm, 100mm), a battery charger, a laptop and iPad, as well as all necessary cables. Yes, the bag got a little heavy, but I never felt like it couldn't handle the weight.
I brought the bag with me on a shoot at Coppa. My friend (and local business owner) Abby was nice enough to come out in the cold to help with taking pictures. Without her, I think it would have been a challenge to capture the whole process. Thanks Abby!
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
Showin' Some Love: My ONA Camera Bag | A Thought For Food |
PHOTO CREDIT: ABIGAIL RUETTGERS AND BRIAN SAMUELS
Disclosure: The folks at ONA were kind enough to send me this bag to try out. I was not monetarily compensated for this post and all opinions are my own.
