Pretty!
Look up a little bit.
So, let’s do more like this stuff.
Nice!
Aaron so first crack at the Sigma 50mm.
So, first impressions of the 50mm we’re doing more portrait-style right now right?
Everything is really sharp.
And the shallow lens give a nice depth.
What was the goal here?
What were you having our lovely model Carolyn do?
She was playing with some fabric, so we could see if the depth I was trying to focus on
her eyes and get more detail shots of her earrings, her eyes and her expressions.
So, by having the fabric in their kind of created this depth to it.
So, next you want to try the 85mm, even tighter portrait.
Yeah.
I think we're going to do something different and you sort of the natural foliage to get
some nice portraits of that.
Beautiful.
85mm let’s go!
Love it!
Yeah just
like dance around like, yes, yessssssss!
This is 24mm. f1.4.
It’s f1.4.
They’re all f1.4s across the board.
Oh, that’s nice.
You’re in the shot!
What are you trying to get with this lens right now?
I’m trying to get the shape of her body.
Against the backdrop of this road in the landscape.
It's nice, nice cuz’ it's still really shallow but you can get a wider picture.
I love shooting portraiture, but also, most things you need wide shots too.
Very good, alright.
I’ll let you get to it.
What if I did one of you sitting on the steps and I’m like, under you?
Ready?
Goooo.
As a photographic artist with Sigma Art lenses in your possession, what is it about a place
like this that makes you stop and you’re like, “You know what, let’s take some
photos here.”
I think like, anything like color, shape of like the location and also the model.
We stopped here because it was a really nice landscaping.
A good wide shot.
We stopped here to shoot that.
But then, because it is so versatile then I got close-in and I took some more portraits
of her and I don't have to worry about switching back and forth.
Because the length is really shallow.
So, it can be a portrait lens just like it can be a you know a wide, landscape shot.
Beautiful!
Alright.
So, next up we’re going to do the 35mm lens.
Right?
Sure.
Let’s get into it.
How much further to the beach?
We close?
What a day!
We ended up at the beach, why not?
Right?
I’m here with photographer Erinn Springer she’s been trying out
the Sigma Art primes with the 24mm, the 35mm, the 50mm and the 85mm.
You’ve shot with all 4 of them.
What are you liking so far about these lenses Erinn?
I like the diversity of them.
I think that a lot of them used for multiple things.
You know, the 24mm, 35mm both can be used as portrait lenses.
Or, at least I did today.
Sometimes you know you see a moment you can't stop to switch a lens.
Or, you might not have the right lens.
That would be optimal for any situations.
Yeah, they’re really diverse and make it easy to shoot.
What scenarios would you use these for?
I know you tend to, you used zooms before.
Do you like primes?
Where do you think primes fit into your workflow?
I actually like primes more than zooms.
because generally, when I plan for an image I kind of plan with like which lens it makes
sense for.
It's like you see somebody walking by and you want to zoom in on them, chances are they're
probably already walked by you if you are doing street style.
I'm much more of a mobile photographer too.
I like to be moving, versuses like--I’m very rarely in one place moving a lens.
I'm always moving with my subject.
I saw you were literally rolling around in the sand.
Just 10 minutes ago.
Can we just do it seriously as: “Erinn in the Wild?”
Your forehead is just covered in sand right now.
I love it.
Love it!
It’s a nice process when it feels like your camera is a part of your body and you are
moving with it.
Now, these are all f1.4 across the board so really nice shallow depth of field.
You had mentioned earlier using the 85mm.
You really like that bokeh.
How much did you like it?
It was so nice it everything seems so smooth.
You know, when I was taking her portraits I kind of let out when I saw the images and
I can tell you in the viewfinder.
I was like, Wow!
These look really, really, really nice.
It’s just liked the perfect portrait lens.
The word you used was “Buttery” Sure, it was very buttery.
Buttery bokeh.
Buttery Bokeh!
Quote Erinn on that.
Who do you think these lenses are for?
How would you use these lenses in your workflow?
I do a lot travel work and travel photography, so I usually take two lenses in my kits when
I go abroad.
So, I don't I want to be really conscious about how much weight I’m bringing with.
I think they feel really balanced with the body.
They look so much bigger than the body but, actually weight wise, they feel very balanced
in my hand.
Which surprised me actually.
By the look of it.
I would bring one of the portrait lenses and a wide and take it in my backpack and hit
the road.
I think that would be perfect.
But, if you had all 4, that’s great too.
Depends on where you’re going.
Now, you pretty much use autofocus throughout most of the day.
Was it snappy?
Was it quick?
Oh, yeah super quick.
The shutter was really, really, snappy too.
Just the camera.
I know you only got to look at them through the LCD or the viewfinder but how are you
feeling with image quality itself?
So far, so good.
We shot in RAW and JPEG so, hopefully when we take them in post they’ll be pretty easy
to work with.
Well, I want to thank Erinn Springer photographic-artist extraordinaire for joining us and taking me
to the beach.
Not a bad day at the office.
Am I right?
Alright.
This is Jake with B&H.
Just keep shooting guys!