It鈥檚 hard to keep track of Chris Burkard. One week he's shooting surfers in California, and the next he鈥檚 trekking through Alaska. Most recently, he鈥檚 been on the road promoting his film聽Under the Arctic Sky, a movie about surfing in Iceland.
Burkard聽shoots his project with regular cameras, but always has his iPhone as backup, and for taking notes. 鈥淚 shoot a lot with the iPhone聽when I'm scouting,鈥 Burkard says. 鈥淚t's a useful tool that absolutely has a place in your camera bag. Any photographer who says it鈥檚 not useful is high.鈥澛
We wanted to know what accessories he uses with his phone so we called him up and asked.
Lovehandle Grip ($10)聽
“This is a stretchy clip that goes on back of the phone,” he says. “You slide two fingers into it when you want to film with one hand. Beyond filming, the increases your thumb reach on the phone, enabling you to do more with one hand.”
Ollo Clip Core Lens Set ($100)聽
“There are so many lenses out there, but the best are clip-on lenses. You don't want to use something that takes a long time to put on. The comes with a fisheye, super-wide, and macro 15x聽lens.”聽
Goal Zero Flip 10 Battery ($25)聽
“I always have 聽batteries on me,” says Burkard. “It鈥檚 tiny, but really helpful because when聽shooting, you burn聽through battery聽quickly. It holds a single charge for your phone, and weighs just 2.5 ounces.”聽
Tech 21 Evo Check Case ($40)聽
“I like because it鈥檚 really thin but protective. I鈥檝e dropped my phone a hundred times and it鈥檚 never cracked.”
Black Diamond Storm Headlamp ($50)聽
“You can get lights specifically for the iPhone, but I use a headlamp whenever I want to light up a subject. The newly redesigned offers 350 lumens, with two beam settings鈥攕pot聽and wide angle鈥攂oth of which are easy to dim so you can get the exact light you need for the shot.”