I’m back in the saddle… & it was great!
I shot two British champion weightlifters on Thursday - Rooni Siraj & Sally Bennett. This was my first shoot since before Covid - and I was genuinely nervous. As I assembled the gear the day before I found myself unsure of aspects that were just second nature before... “how many lights will I need?” “which backdrop - & where is it!”
I made the shoot more difficult by using a new camera too. Canon kindly lent me a mirrorless R5 & matching 24 to 70mm lens to try out. Talk about putting yourself under pressure. I needn’t have worried about the camera though. It was a joy to use & directly transferable from my normal 5D Mk4… I found my way around the menus in minutes & all the light triggers etc. worked from the off.
The shoot went really well - I was super happy. Alex made a video too, so we’ll be releasing a behind the scenes video shortly.
I’m so, so happy to be back behind the lens!
Sally Bennett & Rooni Siraj
