Indholdsfortegnelse for September - October 2017 i Capture

It’s a question that has baffled artists for centuries, and one that continues to baffle creative types across all disciplines today: Where does creativity stem from? And more importantly, how does one get more of it? These days, a successful photographer has to rely on so much more than simply the ability to take a technically perfect image, and with the never-ending advance of digital technology shouldering a fair amount of that burden, it’s the other aspects of running a business that come into play. But whether it’s finding clever and efficient ways to run your operation, or producing images the world has never seen before, one thread runs common – creativity. And running your business creatively is just as important as the imagery you produce. In this edition, we…

Creativity is a relentless fascination with the question, ‘what if?’ One of those ‘what ifs’ is invariably, ‘What if I’m not creative enough?’ And, perhaps more importantly, what can you do if you’re going through a ‘not-creative-enough’ period? Let’s start with a fundamental ‘what?’ What does it mean to be creative? Adelaide-based Gee Greenslade, AIPP Australian Illustrative Photographer of the Year (2015, 2016), says that being creative is “this deep need to stay childlike in how I see the world and react to it. It's about staying curious – if I see a thing, I want to try, I try it without question.” Meanwhile, landscape photographer, Mel Sinclair says, “It’s like a friend that never left; a sidekick that has stuck with me through thick and thin in my life…always…

See Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, until 9 October. Run by the Natural History Museum in London, The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, now in its 52nd year, is a global celebration of the world’s very best nature photography. The exhibition, which features the top 100 entries, invite the viewer to take a journey into the secret places of the world around us, and witness the extraordinary talent of photographers who travel to the ends of the earth. www.anmm.gov.au/wildlife Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat – various locations, until 17 September. The 2017 Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) includes over a hundred exhibitions from local and international artists, and runs over 30 days. It includes a Core and Fringe program. A highlight of the BIFB will…

Jarrad Parker For Perth-based photographer Jarrad Parker, the memories of a childhood spent exploring Western Australia’s natural landscape turned a professional sign-writer into a professional photographer. Capturing almost fantasy-like landscapes, seascapes, and cloudscapes, Parker transports his audience to a new dimension of light on the natural world, “that can be anything from where and how the light is falling, to where and how the clouds are gathering,” Parker explains. “It’s coming back with images that put me back there and give me those moments to keep forever that becomes the intoxicating incentive”. Parker aims to let each image guide its own path in capturing and editing, so the work ranges from dark and moody to bright and colourful, with texture and earthy tones scattered throughout. “My illustrative background,” says Parker,…

Due in part to the recent rise of the social justice left, discourse surrounding gender equality in industries across the board has recently peaked with fierce debate examining those professions traditionally dominated by men. Since an infamous Sky News article pitted alt-right broadcaster Milo Yiannopoulos against journalist Reni Eddo Lodge to hash out the lack of women in professional chess and STEM [science, technology, engineering, mathematics] subjects, columnists around the globe have given their two cents regarding gender-imbalanced métiers. But, as with many creative industries, photojournalism seems to have flown under the radar of this debate until a recent statistic was revealed in the newly implemented annual World Press State of News Photography report. Relying on an online survey of 1,556 news photographers who entered the 2015 World Press Photo…

A fairly safe gauge of any photographer’s ultimate success might be when they find themselves on a TED stage. Most often reserved for uber-documentarians like Sebastião Salgado, James Nachtwey, and Aaron Huey, an offer to make a TED talk means you have something really worth telling people about. And Ami Vitale is no exception to this rule. From a stage in Shanghai, Vitale captivated an audience as she recounted her journey through photography from her upbringing in America’s most leisurely state, Florida, to the front lines of war correspondent work and finally to the rifle-guarded rhinos of Africa. But while Vitale’s presentation speaks volumes as to the depths, the triumphs, and the ongoing ecological issues of human beings, her personal development as a storyteller is equally compelling. And as someone…

In February 2014, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia awarded $23,584 in damages to landscape photographer, Vincent Khoury Tylor. One of his most popular images, Waikiki Pink Boat, had been used without permission by Melbourne travel agent, Serpil Sevin, on its website. Tylor had decided to fight back. This was a landmark copyright decision for photographers. It was the first time that a case of its kind had been heard before a court in Australia, despite the frequency with which photographers experience copyright infringements. But the story comes with a caution. More than a year later, Tylor had still not been paid. Winning a case and getting the compensation awarded are two different challenges. In some cases to force payment, a photographer will have to shoulder additional legal fees, which…

Cameras ▪ Leica’s impressive new TL2 has been precisely machined from a single block of aluminium at the Leica factory. The camera is equipped with a newly developed, 24-megapixel CMOS sensor in APS-C format and the new Maestro II high-performance image processor. It also boasts various video recording modes, such as 4K (3840 x 2160p at 30 frames per second), full HD (1920 x 1080p at 60 frames per second), HD (1280 x 720p at 60 frames per second or slow motion [SLOMO] captured at 120 frames per second). A standout feature of the Leica TL2 is its significantly improved AF speed and precision, three times faster than its predecessor. The integrated Wi-Fi module allows for convenient transfer of images and video to smartphones, tablets, and desktop PCs from anywhere.…