Canon has just released a
beautiful new EOS R8, the perfect camera to make the leap to full frame.
So I have created an assignment for DSLR shooter
Alexandra Andreeva
I want her to create a series of photos and videos that shows the transformation
of Paris, a city that wants to become the greenest capital of Europe
by 2030.
So for the first part of Alexandra's assignment,
I've sent her off to shoot a series of portraits and reportage
images with the rooftop farm and Nature Urbaine Paris
I think the best portraits really focus your attention on the subject
and using the EOS R8 with its full frame sensor, combined with a fast
lens like the RF 50mm F1.8,
she should be able to separate her subjects
really beautifully from the background. And it will also be a good chance for her
to make the most of the subject
tracking and eye auto-focus to really nail that critical focus.
The main action of this challenge
was to shoot with a really shallow depth of field.
I was shooting with a 50mm
and even on the screen of the camera, the result looks amazing.
I'm very impressed.
The feature I love the most about
it was the Eye Tracking auto focus feature, so that I could actually look more again
for a composition and actually continue to talk to Julie.
And the camera would still be focused on what I wanted it to be.
And I also connected the camera to my phone so that I could send
Martin some of the shots I made and get his feedback.
So it's very instant and he seems pretty happy.
The next story I want her to
cover is with the pioneer of living walls, Patrick Blanc.
"Hello Patrick" "Hello Alexandra"
He's been wrapping buildings around the world with vertical gardens,
and I want her to shoot a series of images at his home
and one of his most famous Parisian projects.
It will also be a great chance for her to explore
the potential of the full frame sensor to shoot really wide angle,
bringing all those incredible plants into the frame for maximum impact.
I would love to live in Patrick's house,
in this jungle forest surrounded by birds, fish and frogs.
Absolutely beautiful.
And I don't shoot wide angle very often, so that was definitely something new
for me to try.
So it's just amazing.
The EOS R8 is also a video powerhouse, and I want her to create a super short film
about an amazing close designer who's got a really unique
take on sustainable fashion, Benjamin Benmoyal.
He's created some beautiful, really complex designs that look great in motion.
So the 4K 60 P with Canon Log 3
should help to capture that detail and do justice to those amazing colors.
You just put the settings in
and the result comes out automatically,
beautifully smooth and just looks magical.
I'm now really excited to see it on the screen
and to be able to cut it all together.
And of the other new things that I tried was this high speed
continuous shooting, which is really mind blowing,
how fast the camera goes.
Paris has long been known as the City of Light and since 2020,
all of the power for the city's lighting comes from renewable sources.
I want her to capture the soul of Paris,
once the street lamps are lit and the excellent low light ability
of the EOS R8 will let her shoot in much darker conditions
than she's used to.
Working with the camera now for a full day, very intensively,
what was the thing that surprised you the most?
I guess the quality of the shots
when we saw them printed out is to me, mind blowing.
Because when you see them
on the screen is one thing, but if you actually hold it in your hands
and see how clean it all turned out or how focused the details are,
which I actually wanted to show, really, I I'm very happy with the result.
Making the leap from an APS-C
camera, DSLR, to a full frame mirrorless camera.
Do you think that gives you more freedom to be creative?
Oh, absolutely.
The things that I'm not used to, that widens out all my possibilities.