strobist

Standing firm

I have been dormant on my website for a while but not in real life. The Corona situation takes over everything and sometimes it's easy to feel like giving up and hiding in a shell until it all blows over. But life has a way of providing opportunities if you look for them.

Just when I was wondering if it was time to hang up my camera gear for good, I was planning a holiday to North Germany and by coincidence saw a Facebook post by Simon looking for a photographer. And so we managed to make a photoshoot that was a lot of work, fun and photos! Here is one of the ones I like so far…

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Day 154

Modern still life

Modern still life

I have to say a light meter is something that most photographers think they don't need and maybe they don't given the technology found in modern cameras. However, what most don't realise is there is a massive difference between reflected light which your camera sees and the incident light which is the light falling on your subject. For some basic daylit scenes my camera was over a stop out compared to my meter. This is because a camera is easily tricked by light or dark subjects. When using flash, even in this modern digital age, a good flash meter is indispensable.