I think what it is about fashion,
it's the fantasy of it all.
It's being able to bring together all these people
with all these different talents.
So you've got styling, hair, makeup,
set design, the model, myself,
drawing on different inspiration
and just minds coming together
to create beautiful imagery,
is what really draws me to fashion particularly.
My work tends to have quite a polished, high fashion flare,
but I like to have a bit of an edge to my work as well.
So I like to include a little bit of grit,
a little bit of darkness.
There's so much you can do with a subject
to create that through styling, hair, makeup, set design.
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I think when you're taking photos of people
you really wanna build a connection with them,
so what I really look for in a camera
is one where I don't have to think too much
about what the camera is doing
and the technical side of things.
The R5 and the mirrorless system, it feels like the future.
It feels like it's been updated.
The body is smaller, it feels a bit less cumbersome to hold,
and all the buttons feel like they're in the right place.
It doesn't feel uncomfortable at all.
And I like having the camera up to my face
so I can really zone in and focus on what's in my frame
and capturing my subject through the view finder.
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I love the fact I'm able
to preview the images that I'm shooting
so I don't have to stop and look if I'm shooting tele
or stop and look at the screen.
I can just keep shooting
and see what my image is gonna look like.
It just helps keep the flow of the shoot going.
If I had to choose one thing that really stands out
about the R5 and the mirrorless system
is the eye tracking and face tracking autofocus system.
Completely changed the way that I shoot.
It allows me to just focus on the subject
and I don't know what I'd do without it,
especially working in fashion.
There is a lot of movement.
We have models walking or jumping
or doing something quite energetic.
I'm just able to focus on the subject
and have the camera track their movements.
So I recently did a shoot for a promotional poster
for a new show.
The poster's going to be huge.
They display their posters in the foyer of the theater.
It's almost, basically, like floor to ceiling,
so it needed to be really great quality
and I was able to get that with the R5.
To be able to have that flexibility to crop in if I need to.
Sometimes you're never really sure
what you're gonna use the photo for
and so it's good to be able to shoot a little bit wider
so that you have that option,
but have the image quality
to be able to crop into, maybe a tighter shot.
So in terms of lenses of the R5,
I've used both the RF lenses and also some of my EF lenses
with an adapter.
And with the RF lenses, as well,
there's some new ones that I've tried out,
like the 28-70 f2, which I love,
especially working in natural light scenarios
it really, really helps
because it just gives you that bit more flexibility
and let in that much light
and get that shallow depth of field as well.
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And I love working with zooms, in general,
because it speeds up my workflow.
I don't have to be changing lens all the time
if I wanna go from a full body shot to a close up,
but what's really important
when you're working at those apertures, around F2,
you wanna make sure that it's sharp
and you wanna make sure that it's in focus,
and I found that with the R5 it was,
especially with the advanced autofocus system
and the eye tracking and face tracking and those features
really make sure that your shot is in focus,
and I've noticed that
when I'm going through all the shots at the end,
there's less that are a bit blurry
and everything's really tack sharp.
So photography is my main focus,
but there are times when I've been asked to do video as well
because clients are often looking
to get the most out of the shoot.
So being able to do both with the same kit
is so beneficial to me.
So having a camera like the R5
which can shoot amazing stills
but also shoot 4K, 8K video has just been so incredible
because it gives me that flexibility
and it allows me to work with different sorts of clients
that I wouldn't have been able to work with before.
So I've done shoots with musicians
where I've done a press shoot for them and taken some photos
but then being able to record a live session
where they're playing instruments and things
and just take the camera from handheld,
maybe put it on a gimbal or something
and be able to video that
has been an incredible experience.
Those new features, like the EVF
or the face tracking autofocus,
they make my job easier and it gets me excited
to get back on set or in the studio and continue shooting.
But it also has just helped me
to somewhat fall in love with photography again.