So today was the first day of opening the doors of my new studio in sunny Shipley in Yorkshire to welcome Colin Bannerman and his Olympus MJU 850 with his nano strobe from Lincolnshire. The sun was indeed out, not that it mattered too much as the pool is now below the studio, making everything lovely and easy. The kettle was on when Colin arrived, lots of time was spent reviewing his past photo memories, playing with settings before tucking into a homemade lunch! I have really missed making these the past 2 months whilst being on the road between homes :)
It was then time to meet the pool below. Phew, it was like walking into the warmest sauna you can imagine. The air temperature was a balmy tropical 37 degrees and the water temp was at least 32. No need for wetsuits at all here!
Colin had a fabulous time practicing with his camera. He came asking for advice about an upgrade as he wasn't getting great results using the camera's "auto" mode, but a few tweaks of the settings and he was soon taking beautiful, punchy, sharp photographs full of colour. The beauty of this location is that the pool on Sunday afternoon is there completely for guests, no danger of getting cold and lots of things to practice on including our resident crocodile called "Snappy!" Don't worry, he's not real!
The day was finished reviewing all the photographs and then it was time for cupcakes before Colin headed back to sunny Lincolnshire.
A really wonderful start to my new home base and can't wait to welcome Sue and her husband next Sunday for more of the same! :)
Just shows that simple waterproof cameras such as this one can take some really cracking shots!
