KINETIKEN Kenan-John Moolman
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Foamo Brand Shoot with a bunch of gear

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Having just acquired the EF 70-200 f2.8 MK1 IS, I was really looking forward to my next photoshoot. I've worked with Emma before, we did a video shoot for her brand a while back. That was when I was way more into videography than photography. She wanted some photos and showed me some ideas on Pinterest and we got to work.

Emma tilts her head towards the camera in sunglasses and a leopard-print coat

Emma was amazing to work with, she posed very naturally without much direction or input and had all her props and outfits ready to go.

An open lilac suitcase overflows with colourful clothes beside a bed Emma kneels behind an open suitcase wearing sunglasses and a white blouse

A pale blue suitcase is draped with a red jacket and patterned scarves beneath Emma’s leopard-print coat Emma holds a pale blue suitcase beside the bed, with her brown boots visible

Emma looks over her sunglasses with a leopard-print coat over her shoulders Emma sits with her arms around her knees beside a suitcase full of colourful clothes

I did a lot of switching in my kit here. I used two cameras, the R6ii with the aforementioned 70-200, the RF 45mm f1.2, and a Sony A6000 with a 19mm f2.8 for some beautiful flash photography. I haven’t got a flash for the R6ii yet so the Sony was a necessity and honestly we used most of the shots we got out of that camera for the final product. All in all it was fun playing with all of my gear.

Colourful clothes spill from an open suitcase onto the floor beneath two people Emma sits beside an open suitcase with a pale blue case held in front of her face

Emma holds up a bright red jacket beside an open suitcase Emma stands with her hands on her hips behind a suitcase draped with colourful clothes

Emma poses in a leopard-print coat and brown boots while holding a pale blue suitcase Emma looks to one side while holding a pale blue suitcase in front of her

I’ve learned that photoshoots like these can be pretty fast paced. It really pays to slow down and enjoy the process, but there will always be time constraints. I think we struck the perfect balance this time, though by the end of it, all I could think to myself was “Oh, are we done already?”

Emma sits on outdoor steps in a leopard-print coat beside a pale blue suitcase Emma adjusts her sunglasses while sitting on steps beside her suitcase

My opinion on props and outfits changed drastically by the end of this shoot. They really change the artistic process of photography. I’ll definitely be exploring more of this in the future.

Emma leans over a pale blue suitcase beside a bed Emma smiles while lifting a pale blue suitcase away from the bed

Seen from above, Emma loads a pale blue suitcase into the boot of a red car Emma stands behind misted glass with writing across it