Julian Kanz
Wedding | Last Updated: April 4, 2024
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Ciao! I’m Julian, father of two little daughters and a documentary wedding photographer, based in beautiful Italy.
I was born in Germany where I started to work as a photojournalist in Bonn (former capital) and later Berlin. When I met my wife in Italy, 12 years ago, I decided to move to Italy where we live in a little town on the sea. The decision between Germany and Italy is quite easy if you think of the weather, the sea and the coffee of course :-)
The first wedding I shot was in 2008. A friend of mine asked me to capture his brother’s wedding. Wow. From that day on I was sure I wanted to do exactly this: tell that one-day-story of a couple’s life. Now I’m shooting weddings every weekend in all Italy and worldwide, and life is pretty good.
At the beginning I was buying a lot of different lenses, gear, bags and stuff like this until I understood that gear doesn’t matter. On the contrary: the more gear I had, the more I was confused about what to use and the more doubts I had about myself and my working style.
Since I work with only two bodies and lenses (two Canon 5D Mark III
with a Canon 35mm f/1.4
and a Canon 85mm f/1.2
) I feel free to think only about composition and the right moment. I’m shooting 70% of the time in aperture priority with Auto ISO and 30% manual (portraits, dances, etc.).
So, my gear is pretty clear: two Canon 5D Mark III
, Canon 35mm f/1.4
and Canon 85mm f/1.2
. For the dances I usually put on a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8
in combination with a Canon 600 EX-RT
(I have two of them which is also great for wireless flashes for portraits).
I also have a Canon EF 50mm f/2.5
Macro Lens for ring shots and other details, and an always useful Switronix LED
light. All my cards (Sandisk 64GB Compact Flash and SD – I’m shooting on two cards as I like the idea of having backup on another card) go into a Think Tank Pixel Pocket Rocket
.
All my gear stays in a Think Tank Urban Disguise 60
or Think Tank Airport Navigator
on the airplane.
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Hey Julian– I think you’re the first person I’ve seen with the new 35mm F/1.4 Mark II!
What do you think about the lens? Interested in hearing from you. I’ve been somewhat interested in getting the new 35mm F/1.4, since I could really use an F/1.4 lens in some cases, but I wasn’t sure about the cost.
Hi Harrison! Well, it’s heavier and longer than the older version and it seems even “cheaper”. But it’s a great lens, great quality and you can see that little difference between the two versions. If someone owns the old version I wouldn’t switch – it does not really worth the money. If someone has to buy a 35/1,4 take the new one :) Hope that helps.
Thanks for the feature, Mark!