My Favorite Photography Gear and Gadget Finds of 2020

<p>As 2020 draws to a close, I want to share with you some of my favorite GEAR and GADGET finds from the past year.</p><p>Photographers often hear the quote, “it&apos;s not the camera that makes the picture, it is the photographer”. They usually hear it from a person who has tens of thousands of dollars worth of camera gear.</p><p>I like to take a slightly more practical approach and that is simply that all the gear in the world won&apos;t make you a great photographer, but the right gear can make your task much easier and help elevate the quality of your work. How&apos;s that for politically correct? But it&apos;s true. At the end of the day if you don&apos;t build a solid foundation of photography knowledge — you know that physics stuff, and if you don&apos;t make a real effort to be creative — well then all that gear will not really matter.</p><p>Let&apos;s keep it real — we all like our toys and for me, when I find a toy that makes my job easier or helps me simplify something — that is a big win in my books.</p><p>I have links to all of these in the show notes. Full disclosure — a few of the links are affiliate links, so I will make a few pennies if you use the links, but I assure you — I am not being paid to show any of this gear and these are pieces that I actively use in my daily work.</p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p><b>Episode Links</b></p><p> Olympus Facebook Page: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/getolympus' target='_blank'>https://www.facebook.com/getolympus</a> I hope to see you at 1:00PM ET on 12/3 for my exclusive livestream.</p><p><b>Spiffy Gear KYU-6</b> — <a href='https://tog.chat/kyu6' target='_blank'>https://tog.chat/kyu6</a> </p><p><b>Spiffy Gear Facebook Group</b> — <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/412643845788123' target='_blank'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/412643845788123</a> </p><p><b>Datacolor SpyderX Elite</b> — <a href='https://tog.chat/spyderxelite' target='_blank'>https://tog.chat/spyderxelite</a> </p><p><b>Datacolor ColorReader EZ</b> — <a href=