Any heavy lifting and carrying of kit is completely down to her. So, how does she cope with equipment on a daily basis? “I use an old Canon 5D at the moment. Although, I should be upgrading to the MKII very soon.”
She adds: “I’m an avid fan of prime lenses too. I just love the dreamy, blurry effect they provide. And when it comes to lighting I’ve used Bowens heads and accessories exclusively since I was at college. “I find the settings so easy to operate. And they’re so portable. I’m just starting to get to grips with the ringflash too – it offers a whole new dimension. I have to admit I am a huge fan of
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natural light, but the lighting effect you get with Bowens is incredibly close to natural. I ama big fan of their softboxes too. I use themall the time. The keywords forme are ‘natural and soft’. I hate harsh lighting – it doesn’t suit my ‘fantasy’ style of shooting at all.
She continues: “When I started I just didn’t much care about the lighting. I just took the pictures and then ‘Photoshopped’ the hell out of them. But when Bowens gave me the chance to use their kit I decided to get my act together and taught myself the basics of lighting.
Now I just couldn’t imagine working without their gear.
‘I believed I could offer somethingmore interesting. Something different.’
I just keep on experimenting. I also do some shoots outside and I get people to hand-hold lights and move them around the model…I just keep on testing to seewhatwillwork andwhat won’t.
Now I know what I’m talking about with lights I can just look at a magazine image and judge which lights were used and exactly where they were placed.”
She says: “Now I can see why photographers believe that lighting can be up to 90% of the shoot. It’s true.”
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