I am often asked what type of gear I use. Over the years I have used most film formats including 35mm, medium format, and large format 4x5 view camera. Today, I still use my view camera, a Ikeda Anba Wood view. It is light and easy to carry all day. Otherwise I shoot completely digital.
I use the following Canon gear;

-Canon 5D (13 MP)
-Canon20D (8 MP)
-24-70 mm 2.8L
-70-200 mm 2.8L Image Stabilized
-100-400 mm 4L Image Stabilized
-100 mm 2.8 macro.
-300-800 mm 5.6 EX Supertelephoto
-1.4x Teleconverter

I am fortunate that I have good gear, and that does make a difference under the right curcumstances but in the end you have to be able to see light and develop an "eye" for photography. Hard work and technical know how produces better images as well. The best light of the day is almost always right at sunrise or sunset. That makes for early mornings and long days.

About the Process;

Another very important component in the process is printing. I work off a laptop so I can load and work on images anywhere. I use two printers...a 17 inch Epson 4800 with K3 Ultrachrome pigment inks and a 24 inch HP Z3100 with Vivera pigment inks. These archival inks are the best available and the ink/paper has been rated by Wilhelm research to last from 100 to 200 years or more with proper handing and display. These printers will handle 17" and 24" roll papers and print as long as I want. They are great for big Panoramas. I use a Raster Image Processor (RIP) by Colorbyte Imageprint to drive the printers. This RIP has some of the best printer profiles available ensuring good shadow detail and wonderful rich natural colors. Fine Art Digital printing is a rather expensive process. A set of inks for my printers are around a thousand dollars. The RIP I use cost a thousand US over and above the cost of the printers which in itself was substantial. The benefit however is that the quality and longevity of Digital Fine Art Photography is outstanding and in many ways surpasses the quality of some of the best known chemical darkroom color processes such as Ilfochrome (Cibachrome).

Fine Art Digital Printing isn't as easy as some people think. It is every bit as technical as chemical darkroom printing. I use a Monaco colorimeter and software to calibrate my monitor and manage color through my digital workflow. I process my images with the industry standard, Photoshop CS3.

My wife and I do most of our own framing and matting. I have some mats and frames made up to my specs but we also do a lot ourselfs. Framing costs are ridiculous at most commercial framing outlets. I would rather do it myself and pass the savings on to the people who buy my work. As well for us it is part of the creative process. How art is framed and matted is very important...it can add or take away from the overall impact of a print. Many people don't have an eye for this sort of thing and like to have help with this. We custom frame and mat for people as well so our prints can be displayed according to their tastes and decor. All the materials we use are archival and acid free.