Bit Of Improv.
To prove my commitment to some cameras only being used for work and other for play, I visited friends yesterday with just the Pen F and a couple of primes.
So, when asked to do some promo images of their wine and property, to follow up on some a few years ago, I caught was a little under prepared (I actually only packed a camera last minute).
Last time, I used an EM1x, my pro 2.8 zooms, some flash, the odd brolly, a dissuser or two, a tripod. You know, the gear you should use.
This time I had the Pen F with some iffy batteries (The old batts for these are……old and under used, so they often say full when loaded, then die a few minutes later), the 15mm Leica and 45mm Oly 1.8.
First image, when inspiration struck (hard not to with the sun rising over Tassies east coast and that view). The reflection was a problem, but the house, a wall of glass provided a decent reflector.
The birthday boy in one of his makeshift super hero outfits. Hard to find better light.
Superhero sidekick (with un-kickable ball). The 15mm handled the flare well, the sun is literally on the edge of frame.
One of the possibles, pre-clone tool. The superhero is providing shade, the sidekick some context and Bokeh interest, I just need to get rid of the unwanted pre-shadow. Again, all the glow is provided by the house.
With some early success, we tried some other ideas.
The reflected light was more distant, but effective enough.
No gear, no issue, if your environment supplies these tools.
Plenty to chew on.