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One ‘L’ of a day
A range of lenses were available for the competition
winners to try, including the full-frame Art primes
(14mm to 135mm) in L-mount, along with EF, NA
and SE mount. Sigma also brought its ‘Pro Trio’: the
14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art, 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS
HSM Art, and 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports.Steve Mundy
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Olympus OM-D E-M1X
‘I am not a natural studio/
portrait photographer so find
it helpful when experts talk
through their approach, as
Dave did. I learnt how to
“overpower” the sun to
get some modelling on the
geisha’s face against a very bright background.
This is opposite to a studio situation, where
you can turn down/off the background lighting
to get the effect you want. It was interesting
to see Dave do all the lighting set-ups without
referring to a light meter, relying on the
camera and image review/histogram instead.
I would have struggled on my own in that light,
but came away with some great images.’
Dominic Beaven
London
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
‘To be able to
photograph two
genuine Japanese
geisha at such a great
location, with the
added bonus of studio
lights, was a once-in-
a-lifetime opportunity for me. It was
also great to try out lots of amazing
lenses as well as network with Sigma
and fellow photographers. Minus the
sunburn I really enjoyed my day and
got some great images thanks to
Dave and his assistants. The pictures
I got are now amongst the first you
see on my website.’© GEOFF HARRIS
A lovely close-up of
Chiyono-san by Julie Cavell
Canon EOS 7D Mark II,
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art,
1/250sec at f/4, ISO 100