How far would you go? Pushing creativity to the limit
I have been a Canon shooter for as long as I can remember so you can imagine how thrilled I was to be asked by Canon to test out their new mirrorless EOS R6 in London!
I stayed at the citizenM in Shoreditch. Such a trendy, bright and funky hotel. It has a control pad for your room where I was able to set the mood with lighting and temperature. The lounge area was laid back with lots of little nooks, comfy seating and things to look at. Food was awesome, I had a veggie curry bowl type thing (sorry, can’t remember the exact name) but it was really vibrating and tasty. I chilled here for a while while writing some notes for the next days shoot. Breakfast was good, staff were lovely and I set off for my day in the studio rested and ready for action!
We conducted the test shoot at ITCH studios on Hackney Road. My set for the day was a dark cloth background, a back light and side light along with a tank full of water and lots and lots of fruit. I dropped the fruit into the water while shooting rapidly with the R6 to capture the best splash from the fruit as it landed in the water.
Final image
Behind the scenes at ITCH studios
My set up for the day
This was a fantastic experience which I thoroughly enjoyed whilst meeting some amazing new people. The guys at ITCH were so professional, helping me with my set up and replacing the tanks of water rather frequently as the fruit tended to make a mess of it pretty quickly. I got to try out the R6 which is an incredible camera. Since this shoot the EOS R6 Mark II has arrived on the scene which I’m definitely keen to play with also. Think I’m due an upgrade….