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In her element

Travel photographer Lisa Michele Burns
loves landscapes – and water.

Lisa Michele Burns is a recent and very with it more and more. In Japan recently for the ‘It’s a total breeze
swayed by its abilities and found myself shooting
enthusiastic convert to the Olympus system.
‘I was looking for a lightweight kit after having autumn foliage, it was on my camera 70 percent
ongoing back issues from years of shooting of the time to capture distant scenes framed by shooting with the
weddings with two heavy DSLR’s,’ she says. vibrant leaves and a soft bokeh.’
‘Early in 2017 I had a bunch of trips planned As someone who had her own landscape Olympus system
to photograph in the arctic winter, so when the photography gallery on Queensland’s Hayman
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II was released with its Island for six years, Lisa says ‘being surrounded underwater’
weatherproof features I did a little happy dance. by water, I got a little obsessed with underwater
¶0\ ÀUVW WLPH WUDYHOOLQJ ZLWK WKH 2O\PSXV V\VWHP photography. I left the island in 2014 and
in Iceland and Norway’s Lofoten Islands changed set off travelling with the idea of capturing
the way I photograph. Having a new camera ‘The World from the Water’, visiting as many
body to work with forced me to think about photogenic coastlines as I could to photograph
things differently. Transitioning to a new menu them from the seas, lakes and oceans in a
system and taking advantage of features like split-level format.
Live Composition and the Live View has helped ‘Seeing the world above and below the water
me capture landscapes with a new vision.’ in a single image captivates me. It’s like blending
Asked which lenses she favours for her two worlds together but the best part is that
landscape photography, Lisa says she relies water is a natural element. Sometimes the
on three in particular: the 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, results can turn out unexpectedly brilliant or,
the 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO and the 40-150mm a total mess. That’s all part of the fun!’
f/2.8. ‘The 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens will remain And for her water shooting gear, Lisa says
on my camera most of the time,’ she says. ‘I use the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and
‘It’s such a versatile lens that’s really suited 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens housed safely inside
to travel photography and performs beautifully the PT-EP14 underwater housing. If I’m
in low light. shooting in city fountains or somewhere it’s
‘One thing that’s surprised me since travelling tricky to carry the housing, I’ll use the Olympus
with these lenses is how much I’ve also used the 7* GXH WR LWV DELOLW\ WR FDSWXUH 5$: ÀOHV ·
40-150mm zoom lens. Typically I prefer a wider ‘It’s been such a gamechanger to use
composition but this lens showcases details Olympus for my underwater work because
within a landscape so clearly that I’ve been quite all of the settings are accessible at the touch

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