Hey all,
I thought I would share a little bit about the equipment and tools that I use when taking photographs.  It seems that when I visit other professional photographers blogs, websites, etc., they have all of this advanced equipment.  Well, I am far from being a "professional" photographer, but I know that people are interested in what an up and coming photographer uses.  I have had many compliments on my pictures, and I want people to know what I do or use to create my pictures. I do not want to scare other people away from photography or feel that they themselves cannot enjoy this hobby as much as I do.  There is a ton of information on the Internet and a lot of it is good, but then there is bad information out there as well.  I hope to give you my honest opinion and you can take or leave it as you see fit.  Let's get started:

My Equipment:

• Body:  Canon T3i DSLR
• Lenses That I Own:
  • Canon Lens EF 50mm 1.8 II (Nifty 50, A Must Have Lens)
  • Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 55-250mm 4-5.6 IS II
  • Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 IS II
  • Canon Zoom Lens EF 70-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
• Speedlight Flash YN560-II
• STX Pro 656 Tripod
• White Umbrella with Stand
• Christmas Present:  Ravelli Background System with Black/White Backgrounds
• Of course I have some Class 10 Memory Cards and extra batteries, but nothing special about that.