Amateur Photographer - July 9, photography magazines
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CREATIVITY IS NOW ONLY LIMITED BY YOUR IMAGINATIONWWWZEISSCOMMILVUS m CUSTOMERCAREUK ZEISSCOM mCOVER PICTURE © WAYNE JOHNS, NOEL BALDEWIJNS7daysIn this issue12Power of oneWayne Johns explainshow sometimes lessis more when workingwith lighting22City sightsNoel Baldewijns talks toTom Peck about his highlydistinctive photographs ofmodern architecture30CreativePhotoshopPiotr Skoczylas shows ushow he created a surrealabstract image34California girlWe look at Andre deDienes’ rare images ofMarilyn Monroe37One man’s visionChris Cheesman reportson a major exhibitionon the life and works ofWilliam Henry Fox Talbot42A passage to IndiaTamina-Florentine Zuchtalks to Jade Seversabout her project on theIndian railway network46Evening classMartin Evening sorts outyour photo-editing andpost-processing problems50Shoulder bagsJames Abbott tries fourstylish camera bags thatare all under £10053Lee FiltersND gradsMichael Topham reviewsLee Filters’ neutraldensity graduated lters57Sony Alpha 68Matt Golowczynski checksout Sony’s new SLT modelWe have something foreveryone this week. If you liketo photograph people, WayneJohns shows just what you cando with a single light source,proving that you don’t need an expensivemulti-light set-up to create good portraits. Ifyou prefer subjects that don’t talk back we’vegot some striking architectural studies thatcombine long exposures and a mono treatmentto great effect. If travel is more your thingJOIN USONLINEamateurphotographer.co.ukFacebook.com/Amateur.photographer.magazineA week in photographydon’t miss our feature on the winner of theinaugural Zeiss Photography Award.History lovers will enjoy our look at a majornew exhibition on the pioneering work ofW H Fox Talbot, and some fascinating earlyportraits of Marilyn Monroe. Finally, if youhave some spare cash burning a hole in yourpocket you may want to consider a new bag, orsome of Lee Filters’ new ND grad lters – bothtested this week.Nigel Atherton, Editorickr.com/groups/amateurphotographer@AP_MagazineamateurphotographermagazineONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEKIMAGES MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA© HENRY CIECHANOWICZOne Man and his Dogby Henry CiechanowiczSamsung NX1, 45mm, 1/80sec at f/7.1, ISO 100This image was uploaded to ourFlickr group and was taken inGhent, Belgium, by AP readerHenry Ciechanowicz.Street photography is amagnicent way to observe thestrange and absurd in everydayscenes. While our attention initiallylands on the man in the doorwayour eye is soon pulled down to thestrange shape on the pavement. Weknow it’s a dog but something aboutthe way it’s lying on the groundgives the image an air of the surreal.It looks almost like a discarded bit ofrug. It’s a funny image and as aresult fully embraces the absurdityof the best street photography.Regulars37 days20Inbox48Accessories61TechnicalSupport82Final AnalysisEach week we choose our favouritepicture on Facebook, Flickr,Twitter, Instagram or the reader gallery using#appicoftheweek. PermaJet proudly supportsthe online picture of the week winner, who willreceive a top-quality print of their image on thefinest PermaJet paper. It is important to bringimages to life outside the digital sphere, so weencourage everyone to get printing today! Visitwww.permajet.comto learn more.Win!Send us your picturesIf you’d like to see your work published inAmateur Photographer,here’s how to send us your images:EmailEmail a selection of low-res images (up to 5MB of attachments in total) toappicturedesk@timeinc.com.CD/DVDSend us a disc of high-resolution JPEG, TIFF or PSD images (at least 2480 pixels along its longest length), with a contact sheet, to the address on page 21.Via our online communitiesPost your pictures into our Flickr group, Facebook page, Twitter feed, or the gallery on our website. See details above.Transparencies/printsWell-packaged prints or slides (without glass mounts) should be sent by Special Delivery, with a return SAE, to the address on page 21.NEWS ROUND-UPThe week in brief, edited by Chris CheesmanBack up your shotsStorage specialist WesternDigital has unveiled a newdata backup system – theWD Pro Series. The MyPassport Wireless ProWi-Fi mobile storage(priced from £189.99) isdesigned to allowseamless transfer ofcontent between devices.Visit www.wdc.com/en/my-cloud-pro-series.LED light panelsBowens has launched LED lightpanels aimed at photographersand videographers. The LimeliteMosaic2 LED panels aim tocreate high levels of soft,flattering light and come in twoversions: a Daylight model(£654) and Bi-Colour model(£835). Visit www.bowens.co.uk.App expands aslm sales surgeA free Kodak app has been extendedto Android and iPad as film sales grewby more than 5% from 2013-2015.Previously only available for iPhone,the app aims to answer questions likewhere to buy and develop film, andwhat types are suitable for certainenvironments. The app was launchedby Kodak Alaris, owners of Kodak’sfilm and photographic paper business.Last photos of MarilynLarge-format photos of Marilyn Monroe,captured by Bert Stern shortly before herdeath in 1962, fetched €120,000 at theWestLicht Photographica Auction inVienna. A fan paid the equivalent of about£95,000 for the 56 prints of ‘The LastSitting’. The lot comprises 28 silver-gelatin prints and 28 chromogenic prints.© ALI SABIH KADHIM/PHOTOCROWD.COMCollectors’ websiteBudding collectors now have access to a new online gallery offine-art photography that also offers collecting tips. The PrintRoom, launched byLondon galleryBeetles+Huxley, servesas an online gallery ofwork by renownedphotographers such asBrian Duffy, PatrickLichfield and Elliotttheprint-room.com.4© BERT STERNWEEKEND PROJECTDouble-up photosBack in the days of film, creating a double exposure(combining two separate images in one frame)required a certain level of darkroom skill andexperience, but like many photographic jobs today,it has become a lot easier to do in the digital age.Many cameras do double exposures or imageoverlay, so this can be a 10-minute, fun weekendproject for you. If you’re not sure whether yourcamera supports double exposure, do a quicksearch on the internet or check your camera’smanual. But many higher-end SLRs, such as theNikon D810 or Canon EOS 5D Mark III, offer thisfunction. Essentially this is a composite job, somuch will depend on the quality of the images youare combining.1For the first base image,pick something with astrongly defined outline,such as a face in profile orhead-and-shoulders shot. Youdon’t need a human subject, butthere’s something surreal aboutdouble exposures and people.You can deliberatelyunderexpose yoursubjects to create asilhouette, or choose to retainmore detail in the headshot.It’s important to shoot themagainst an unclutteredlight background.29 July 2016Iwww.amateurphotographer.co.ukIsubscribe 0330 333 1113pictureWinners announcedfor environmentalportraits contestEnvironmental portraits cantell us a great deal aboutcultures and individuals on apersonal level. Placing a personwithin a certain context candeliver all sorts of information andintroduce us to people we maynot otherwise encounter in ourday-to-day lives. This image wastaken in Najaf, Iraq, by Ali SabihKadhim, and was shortlisted inthe Environmental PortraitureCompetition by Photocrowd.com,in association withDigitalCameramagazine.In this image called ‘Walls ofScrap’ we see the visually richworld of a scrap merchant. It’s animage that you can stare at forages and nd something new atevery moment. To see more, visitwww.photocrowd.com.BIGWords & numbersFor the second baseshot, look for somethingwith a distinctive, strongpattern – trees and flowers areideal. Slightly underexpose theimage, but only enough so thatyou don’t have to pull it back insoftware and risk noise.3Double exposuresinvolve combiningtwo separateimages in one frameA picture isa secret abouta secret, themore it tells youthe less youknow.Diane Arbus4It’s simply a process ofcombining the imagesthat match and you arehappy with. Edit as appropriate,cutting out the subject or goingfor an organic look, as here. Youcan also use Photoshop’sScreen Blend mode to do this.© GEOFF HARRISNumber of people who attendedPhoto London at Somerset Housein May 201635thousandAmerican photographer(1923-1971)SOURCE PHOTO LONDON [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]