Félicia, based in France and a Canon Ambassador since 2018, has used Canon kit throughout a 37-year career in wedding and editorial photography. "I think I was born a photographer," she says. "I have loved photography since I was a little girl. I have three sisters, and two of them are also photographers. It's in my blood." She is particularly known for shooting elegant, romantic, natural-looking images with ambient light.

She says that having the versatility to shoot both unposed, spontaneous images and editorial style setups makes her appealing to brides-to-be. "That's why a lot of them choose my work," she says. "They know that I do editorial and that for one special day they will be like a model, but most importantly they will also be themselves. When I speak with the brides before the wedding they say, 'I'm not photogenic, I'm ugly, [but] your pictures look like they all use models.' I say no, they are real brides.

Shooting portraits with the Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens

From previous experience, Félicia knew that the apartment would offer plenty of attractive natural light. However, she was also aware that images shot handheld in some of the more dimly-lit, dark-panelled rooms, or outside in the evening, would be enhanced by the lens's wide aperture and the Canon 澳门现金网_申博信用网-官网's fast, accurate low-light focusing.

She says she particularly enjoys working in challenging lighting conditions. "For me it's not a problem, I'm very excited by it," she says. "I'm bored when the light is normal, and I hate using flash. I like low light and I like bright light – I like it when it's difficult.

“When I'm working with complete backlight, some people say you need reflectors or flash, but I don't need anything. As a photographer, it's my job to know the light and work with the light I've got."

The new RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens has several stand-out features that benefit Félicia's work. "Like the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM and the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM, it's very fast and very sharp," she says. "It combines the best qualities of those two lenses – the bokeh of the f/1.2 with the sharpness of the f/1.4. The bokeh it gives to the pictures is just 'Wow!'

“But what I particularly love is the control ring. It's perfect for me." This ring, present on all the RF series lenses, enables you to conveniently control ISO, shutter speed and aperture. She personalised the ring so she could quickly change settings to underexpose or overexpose, for example when working with strong backlighting.