Here’s Angeline, photographed with the Fujifilm X-T3, against a plain black backdrop, and with only natural light, coming through a narrow window. I balanced the light with a silver reflector on the opposite side of her face.
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Baby Molly visited the new ‘Studio-Pod’ at Ballygowan (aka ‘Man-Cave for retired photographers! LOL) for the first visit of her ‘Baby’s First Year’ photoshoots. What a lovely subject she was. To maintaining social distancing and good practice, her mummy had to do all the hard work, moving props, and posing her – but it was fine, and we got the studio visit over in around 20 minutes.
In the studio I used the Fujifilm X-T3 camera, fitted with a Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R, LM, Wr lens. Before the visit the fabrics and floor were washed and sterilised, hand sanitiser, masks and gloves were made available, and afterwards all fabrics went straight into the washing machine. As we all say – “When you pod – Pod safely!‘
The new normal!
Dateline: May 26th 2020
Finally got some rails fitted in the new Studio-Pod, so I hung a black backdrop and did my first experimental head-shot – my glamorous assistant (and wife) Janette!
Dateline: May 21st 2020
Photographed in the Studio-Pod using one Elinchrom D-Lite RX2, Fujifilm X-T30, F=50mm, f/8 @ 1/125th sec on ISO200. Shot in Velvia, and desaturated in Lightroom. 
Dateline: May 14th 2020
Some exciting news for the Lockdown Log today! My new Studio-Pod is finally finished! The pod had been ordered back in January when I was first considering the long-term future of the studio at Dundonald and before we even had heard the word ‘Lockdown’ mentioned! My original plan was to close the studio around the end of July, when all the outstanding vouchers were finally redeemed. That would give me time to formulate a plan and get organised. So work was to begin on the Pod around March, with installation before the end of that month.
Then came the virus and the Lockdown and everything changed.
But this week some of the construction industry went bak to work, and among them the firm who had already pre-fabricated the Studio-Pod, and it was erected on site in two long days… Here it is!
First images of my newly built Studio Pod at Ballygowan! Just wait until the restrictions are lifted, and I’ll welcome pets, babies, passport photos etc etc. It’s not a full sized studio by any means, not even big enough for a decent family group, but it will serve its purposes very well. It’s all fully insulated, with heating and air-conditioning built in, double glazed and wired.
Inside…
It’s wood lined and comfortable, and waiting for the lights and chairs etc.
So – some really good news in the midst of the gloom.
