Molly Marie and I had worked together on several occasions. This time, she wanted some updated head shots and portraiture. We’d agreed on a mutually accessible location and time. Natural light is in fairly short supply during December, done by 1500hours.
In the UK, winters tend to be wet and mercifully, forecasts are very accurate, although not foolproof by any means. In this instance, the rains held off for 50 minutes, before a persistent drizzle set in. Model comfort is paramount, and, in these contexts, weather sealed camera bodies come into their own, protecting the internals, while also permitting other creative opportunities.
The A6300 is resistant
to dust and light, drizzly rain, but not extended exposure, and this also
applies to the Sony A7. Fearing I might shrink and Molly’s hair turn to frizz;
we found a liberally graffitied underpass and shot for a further 30 minutes using
a reflector and 6300 with 1.8 50mm and 6000 with 23mm 1.4 lenses. By that point,
we headed to a local café’ to reflect, consume hot beverages and in my case, dash
to the toilet. Us old boys and our bladders….
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