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Sunset

Zeiss 35 mm

Santorini

Zone of

Lens with

adapter

35 mm

SanTorini

Comfort Zone

Hello Patreons, how are you all?

Hope you are having a good day.

This video has the intention to... to show us a little bit about

how, when we change the tools that we use,

the inspiration and our way to create can modify our style...

(for better or for worse)

but I think we need to be open and willing to ask these big questions:

"Which elements are an essential part of my style, my job or my voice?"

And... "What am I willing to sacrifice?"

I made all these photos this year in Santorini, Greece.

As part of this session between workshops and congresses that I gave.

This girl, Johanna, she is a photographer

and his boyfriend, he has motorcycle and adventure rental business on this island.

I told them to take me to their favorite place.

We went to their favorite place

with their favorite son who is their pet.

So... I really liked trying to integrate him

in the photos.

(I am missing one of these photos) We will see.

How these photos were made will be shared in videos that come.

This whole session -and many sessions I recorded there-

I put the GoPro on top of the camera

so we will see a series of video clips about how they were made.

But in this video I will mostly focus on the method, as well.

This is one of my first sessions with Sony.

What I share, from now on will be done with Sony camera,

the a7 III.

I bought this camera because I got a very good deal, a good opportunity.

I good friend of mine told me his cousin works at Sony.

This is a childhood friend.

He is not a photographer; his wife is engaged in photography.

He told me this about two years ago,

and I saw the evolution of Sony.

People in video started to migrate to that channel

and it was very interesting to me

but when I tried Sony I felt like the focus was still not there.

And then, I saw how people at video was using it with this adapters,

and using old school lens...

and that caught my attention.

And... Once I had one in my hands

of the most recent models (2018-2019)

I honestly saw a world of possibilities for what I do...

One is the eye focus (mind blowing) can save you a lot,

but also to come back to this "cinematographer" essence,

to be able to combine old optics

and have the manual control of the camera.

I feel like Sony was one of the first brands

that gave us the chance to work very organically.

I am a Leica fan.

One of my favorite cameras for personal photography is the Leica Q

The second version is available but I won't invest in it anymore...

So, I have a couple of M6 Leica Optics.

I had the opportunity to get an adapter,

the metabones,

and I took this lens and this camera with me

and this whole session we see here is taken with a Zeiss 35mm lens, f2.

I always forget the name but is something like: boigo, boigonn...

Something like that, exotic. (I leave it in the comments)

and manual focus.

So, I liked this adventure of having two people so dynamic,

and start to draw another texture in the photos.

Let's see a bit this series of images.

I can use the before/after, so you will have an idea.

But I feel that the texture this lens gives you... I like it.

This is the photo as it was taken,

and this is the corrected photo.

I liked this opportuninty to "stop" for a second

and to... to see what is happening in front of me,

and not to react (as I normally do at weddings)

and shooting to everything that moves.

In this case I took it a little slower, I went to enjoy along with the couple.

I took more care of my composition

and based on that I started working

Almost all of these takes I shot them between f2 and 2/8.

The lens is f2, for nature.

So, I stayed in open optical,

and I really liked the texture this lens gives me...

How it receives the light

(that is not so perfect as the optical nowadays),

and I feel it is an optical that has become one of my favorites

and I will be using it more in sessions,

as long as I have a little control and time,

because on manual focus... you know you will sacrifice a lot.

But i's a beauty to be able to combine old tools with new ones,

I feel like...

I recommend you that when you feel stocked (creatively speaking)

to try.

I'm feeling very comfortable with this combo

and is going to force you out a little bit of what you usually do.

It will give you the chance to analyze, to think and to see what's in front of you.

And little by little be more aware that the photo...

... goes beyond just our style.

It's about being with the couple, about taking care of our composition,

is about giving something of ourselves,

and not just reacting like a monkey.

So, I am telling you this and I also take this advice for myself.

When you have the chance to do a session calmly...

(I mean, the sun is unstoppable, it will go up and it will go down...)

but when you can have this time, dedicate this hours to...

...to give yourself a workshop.

Trying to meditate each photo, taking care of the composition,

to be aware of your couple.

Not always thinking: "I'm going to react"

"I'm going to be the fastest guy in the west"

And that each image, if we take care of it, can be worthy of the walls of our couple.

On upcoming videos I will show you the edition of these photos

and the behind the scenes, as well.

If you can, do a session with an old lens and your modern camera

and share your photos with me.

Big hugs!.

Thank you Patreons for the support,

and let's keep living this crazy, crazy, crazy life.

¡Ánimo!.