BAFTAs, FTP and Batteries

It's a very long day. We need to check in for our accreditaion before midday; before "loading" the pen at 1pm. Arrivals on the Red Carpet happened between 2pm and 4:30pm, at which point we transfered to the Winners Press room where we settled until about 8:40pm.

Using the GFX100RF at Berlinale

A year ago, in Berlin, I wrote a post titled “Have the confidence”. The theme of the piece was “I know this festival. I know the layout. I know what kit I need, but I still brought more”. Well, this year it’s different.

Fujifilm GFX100RF – First thoughts

So I have had this camera for a week and a bit now, using it in a number of situations - for the self portrat challenge, some client shoots and a couple of premieres. I'm going to deal with the negatives first..

Self Portrait – Day 7 of 7

Finally !! Last one. As the reflector and window light is the most natural lighting, I stuck with this for the final image, choosing instead to use some of the features of the GFX100RF to change the result.

Self Portrait – Day 6 of 7

Self Portrait - Day 6 of 7 Back to the straight on image, shot down "length" of the office, but getting a little tighter (unflattering). Instead of going back to the flash and modifier, the plan here was to stick with the natural light (as it was actually during the morning), using a (smaller than yesterday) reflector to bounce the light back from the window to fill in the shadow.