Side by side. The EX1 with the wide angle and the 5D MKII with the 50mm. Unlikely friends!
Drip. . .Drip. . .Drip. . .Drip. . .
As my consciousness climbed slowly out of slumber I registered the dampness of the sheets around me and an incessant tapping in the centre of my chest. I was soaking wet, the rain was pelting down outside and our roof had a nicely placed leak just above my bed. Fantastic way to start the day. . .
And what a day it was! It was a wet, overcast and as a result, we spent most of the day doing crazy setups with lights, multiple flashes, umbrella’s and bounces doing our best to work with what we had. It would have been an entirely different story if it hadn’t of been for the rain.
Life dealt us lemons again and we came away with the goods. We shot portraits today, mostly indoors, some out, of the hotel staff. Just characters from around the place, looking good in their assigned roles. It ended up working a treat.
Zen! Available wherever good plastic tables are sold! Get yours now!
We were also lucky enough to come across a discreet beach wedding and also get permission to shoot it. When the bride started choking up on her vows, I have to admit, I did the same. I ended up interviewing the two of them, they were both lovely and best of all, so well spoken and high on the fact that they just got married, that they didn’t stop gushing about how wonderful everything over here is. That’s great for us as it’s given us a lot to work with in the edit and well spoken, outgoing people are hard to come by when you’re shoving an EX1 in their face and expecting them to deliver the goods to camera first time around!
The last setup for the day was the Zen shot. Kind of like the Zen shot in Peggle but without the funky graphics and great gameplay. It consisted of the model, the water, the spa and a good amount of tungsten lighting. We waited for the light to balance out, shot the hell out of it and then called it a day.
It was by far the most arduous day we have had, because we had somebody helping us with gear and driving us around in a golf cart. We did so many setups with the lighting and shot so much more than we would have on foot carrying it on our own that it’s really taken it’s toll. The old injuries are playing up, the back is aching from shooting and everybody is fairly sleep deprived.
Tomorrow promises a much needed sleep in as we are checking out at 10am and heading to the next stop on this whirl-wind shoot of unseasonal, rainy Fijian experiences. . .
Until then. . .:)
Maximum Zen Acheived!
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