ÉMOTION NON FILTRÉE : UN OBJECTIF QUI CHANGE TOUT

Lorsque l'on m'a proposé de tester ce 35 mm F1.2 Sigma II DG | , j'étais Art très enthousiaste !

Au fil des ans, j'ai expérimenté de nombreux objectifs wide à ouverture r pour m'aider à obtenir un caractère et une accentuation agréables dans mon travail, mais je n'ai jamais été en mesure d'utiliser un 35 mm (qui est ma longueur focale préférée) capable d'atteindre F1.2.

J'ai toujours été d'avis que c'est l'objectif qui fait l'appareil photo et non l'inverse. J'ai donc été ravi d'utiliser cet objectif sur mon Sony a7-series et d'obtenir des résultats art !

L'hiver au Royaume-Uni est typiquement difficile parce qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup d'heures de lumière du jour, j'ai donc décidé d'opter pour une répartition moitié-moitié des tests en intérieur et en extérieur.

I was a little nervous about working with such a shallow depth-of-field, particularly when it came to achieving sharp focus, as anyone who has used a fast lens wide open knows that the margin for error is tiny.

I needn’t have been concerned though, the joy of using this and then seeing the results as I flipped through my collection of photos was amazing.

It is sharp, and although that plane of focus is incredibly narrow at F1.2, the background simply melts away in such a beautiful way that slowing down and really nailing focus makes the results so worthwhile.

I deliberately wanted to try to photograph some of my dogs with this, and also some still life objects as a way to test out the difference between static and constantly moving subjects.

The latter is not something I’ve tried with such a shallow aperture before and I was thrilled with how beautiful the images turned out.

I love shooting more environmental style portraits, often indoors where every stop of light counts, especially at weddings when I’m often constantly challenged by low light or difficult light.

For this project I wanted to go back to basics a little and just concentrate on the beauty of ordinary situations and objects that can be brought to life by a lens that has such an amazing depth of feeling to it.

Cette impression de peinture dans les images, en particulier lorsque vous vous rapprochez de votre sujet, est quelque chose que art j'aime particulièrement dans Sigma le 35 mm F1.2 DG II | , Art et c'est un caractère que je pense qu'il est très difficile d'obtenir à moins d'avoir un objectif comme celui-ci.

Ce que j'ai particulièrement apprécié dans cet objectif, c'est la sensation de pouvoir prendre une photo ordinaire et de la rendre presque éthérée et onirique.

Photography is hugely important to me as a creative outlet but also as my livelihood.

The wedding industry is ever-changing and evolving and often you can be limited in how much freedom you get to be creative, because time is always tight, and ultimately you are there to serve your client rather than yourself.

I think this lens is invaluable not only as a tool for portraits but also for wedding work.
It’s particularly useful during the quieter moments when you get to slow down and create something beautiful or capture a tiny ordinary moment and elevate it into something artful.

Even after using it for a short amount of time, it has highlighted to me that it’s something that I’ve been missing in my toolkit and I look forward to using it in a work environment to make me look at things in a different way and from a different perspective, which is never a bad thing.