Ordinarily I would also shoot tethered to my laptop which would be in a shade so I could see the screen clearly despite the bright sunshine, however for this photo shoot, this just wasn’t possible.
The LCD on the back of the camera, despite being at full brightness, was incredibly difficult to see. I didn’t want to use the viewfinder as that would give me tunnel vision with my face pressed against the camera, and this I definitely didn’t want as I also needed to keep an eye out for any of the rogue waves.
Ultimately this is where complete trust in your kit comes in. I knew that once I’d dialled in the correct settings, the camera would lock on to Molly with Face Tracking and Eye AF, and it certainly didn’t let me down.
Waterproof Camera Housing
Believe me I was more than a little on edge once in the water with all the kit but thankfully, despite a few splashes, everything survived, however I do now have a waterproof camera housing on order as I’m going to be doing a lot more of this kind of stuff AND underwater / split above and below the water.
Having taken some advice I’ve opted for Outex (Dome Lens Pro Kit) so I’ll definitely keep you posted how that performs once it arrives and I start putting it to test.
Closing…
One of the many things I love about photography is how I can recall the when, where, how, who and what happened as I look at the photographs in my portfolio; this photograph will most definitely be one I won’t forget.
VERY excited about the kind of images and videos I’ll be working on in the future now that I live in Devon; first things first though…that watertight camera housing 🙂
As always, if you have any questions or comments please do make use of the comments section below and I’ll get straight back to you.
Cheers,
Glyn
•Video sponsored by Sony going through the ‘Behind the Scenes’ coming soon.
