MONTRÉAL / JESSE DANIEL SMITH
ENFR
Jesse standing quietly beside his camera rig on a tripod

MY GEAR / A FEW PERSONAL FAVOURITES

Photo, film & sound / My gearThe tools I
keep close.

I like equipment that lets me pay attention to people. A small camera, a long lens, a discreet microphone. Each has its place, and each helps me stay out of the way.

It took me twenty years to realize: it really is all light.

Beautiful photographs aren’t new. What’s changed is how much easier the technical part has become. I get to spend that energy elsewhere: watching people, noticing light, and being ready.

Small camera silhouetteA compact rectangular camera with a circular lens, loosely inspired by the Sony RX1.

01 / THE LITTLE CAMERA

Sony RX1

My little Porsche.

I came across this one in a camera shop, found a bargain, and fell in love. It’s the most premium, most expensive camera I’ve owned, and it’s still a little camera with real limitations.

It’s my personal favourite point-and-shoot. I use it for group photos, flash, and the moments when a smaller camera feels right. I don’t need it to do everything.

Camera and long lens silhouetteA mirrorless camera body with a long telephoto lens, loosely inspired by the Canon R6 and 70–200mm combination.

02 / A LITTLE DISTANCE

Canon R6 + 70–200mm

Close to the moment. A little farther from the people.

My wife and I settled on the same system for the colour, the quality of the lenses, and the flexibility to shoot both photographs and video. Familiar tools leave more attention for what’s happening in front of us.

The long lens is a bit like photographing sports, racing, or wildlife: you can stay back and still see the moment clearly. At a wedding, that means I can photograph a conversation without becoming part of it.

Tiny microphone and radio wavesA small rounded microphone with a dot and two curved signal lines.

03 / THE JAMES BOND SOLUTION

DJI audio

Small enough to forget about.

A tiny magnetic microphone is my James Bond solution to recording sound. It stays discreet, so the words can matter more than the equipment.

I use internal 32-bit recording alongside an external recording. It gives me another recording to work with, without turning the moment into a production.

Super 8 camera silhouetteA generic side view of a film camera with a pistol-style grip and a short lens.

04 / ACTUAL FILM

Super 8

A little piece of the day, on film.

Super 8 is physical film. I use it alongside digital when that texture belongs in the story. The grain comes from the film itself, rather than a filter added afterward.

One cartridge keeps it simple. The Super 8 add-on includes shooting, processing, scanning, and editing. The booking details are on the rates page.

See the Super 8 add-on
CONTACT / WRITE TO ME

Something coming up? Write to me.

Write to me

I’m happy to chat or offer help, even if you don’t end up booking me.

Let’s start with an email. A date, a place, and a little about you and your event, how I can help you. A few sentences is plenty to get going.

Montreal Island, easily accessible locations are the best fit.

Call or email me directly, in English or French.


You’ll be writing directly to me. We’ll agree on the details together before confirming a date.