Indholdsfortegnelse for No. 446 i Photography Week

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As a documentary family photographer, you do not alter or interfere with the scene, just as a photojournalist would not pose people or alter the environment they are in while documenting a story for an assignment. I have always been attracted to this way of shooting, ever since I started as a photographer in 2009. It wasn’t until much later, in 2015, that I realised that I could build a whole business around photographing families in a photojournalistic way, without setting up shots, directing clients or prompting them to act in a certain way. Now I’m lucky to work with clients all over the world, who hire me to document their everyday life, and also their holidays in London and beyond. For many photographers, relinquishing any control over the flow…

BLUE HYDRANGEA ANNA UTKINA “I shot this close-up of a hydrangea with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro USM lens.” https://bit.ly/3vdJEYD FINAL RESTING PLACE DAVID FEUERHELM “A derelict vehicle in the grounds of a disused school at Kirkjubaejarklaustur in southern Iceland.” https://bit.ly/3flC9Hi SUBMERSE ALAN SMITH “This was taken at Ashness Jetty on Derwentwater, in England’s Lake District National Park. It was a beautiful evening, and the water levels were still high from the rain the previous week. I shot a four-minute exposure, which I think worked well with the clear sky.” http://bit.ly/3jMY4HT OLD WOOD PAVEL PEROUTKA “Late-afternoon sun created long shadows and glowing highlights on this deadwood on Laie beach, on the north side of Hawaii’s Oahu island.” http://bit.ly/3duGCIV FACEBOOK http://bit.ly/39py9lg FLICKR http://bit.ly/2VIgsJO PHOTOGRAPHY…

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Sigma has confirmed the arrival of the Sigma fp L, featuring a 61MP full-frame sensor, hybrid autofocus system and 5x digital Crop Zoom. The new camera packs all these features and more into a body that’s the same size and shape as the original Sigma fp, so you can seamlessly upgrade, or use both cameras side by side, while using the same EVFs and other modular accessories. At the heart of the Sigma fp L is a back-illuminated 61MP Bayer sensor, equipped with a low-pass filter to reduce moiré. Of course, the potential compromise here is that the same technology that smooths moire patterns also smooths general sharpness. The high resolution facilitates Sigma’s Crop Zoom – basically a digital zoom function, available for stills and video, that enables you to…

My shift from lifestyle to documentary work was deeply influenced by my personal relationship with the camera and my own family photographs. In many ways I am very lucky; I adore my family and all our quirks, but as a working mum with three kids and a dog, my home is not always as pretty as a picture, and the more I tried to create beautiful, aspirational images, the more I felt my home and my life wasn’t good enough. After a period of soul-searching and reflecting on my work, it became blindingly clear to me: the images that made my heart sing were those that recognised the beauty of the weird, crazy, real-life moments – these were the things I wanted and needed to remember. I think it is…

I have been shooting professionally as a documentary family photographer since 2017, but my journey as a photographer started much earlier. Back then, I was still borrowing my dad’s compact film cameras and printing the negatives off from the film rolls I shot. Every picture told a story, and I was interested in capturing everyday life around me. I love that I have tangible memories of my life that I can look back on and feel through my photos. If there was a fire in my house, my large pile of photo albums is one of the first things I’d take, along with my kids and husband. In my work as a documentary family photographer, clients commission me to make photos that tell a story of a day in the…

The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a book of photographs that tell the story of a year of lockdown in Britain – images that capture the loss and loneliness of the pandemic and the associated restrictions on daily life, but also moments of bravery, resilience and joy. The book, Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, is published by the UK’s National Portrait Gallery. It includes an introduction by the Duchess, and features 100 photos chosen from more than 31,000 submissions from people across the UK. The book, which is priced at £24.95, will be available from May 7, one year since the project was launched. Proceeds will be split between mental health charity Mind, and the National Portrait Gallery to help support arts and mental health projects.…

The Skin Smoothing Filter is part of Adobe’s new Neural Filters workspace, which features a selection of filters that employ artificial intelligence to analyze image content and determine which areas to affect. Skin Smoothing can automatically recognise people and faces in your photos, isolate the skin and let you apply a softening effect. Pimples, spots, wrinkles, eye bags and rough skin can all be de-emphasised with a few clicks. Even a model with great skin, like the subject in our image, can benefit from some subtle smoothing, and the Skin Smoothing Filter gives better results than many other techniques: you can smooth out tones while retaining texture in the pores, which is essential for keeping the portrait looking natural. Neural Filters are part of a bold new direction for Photoshop,…

It used to be the case that family photography took place within generic ‘family photography’ studios, and the photos themselves featured that iconic washed-out white backdrop, while the families posed with cheesy smiles. Documentary family photography is the complete opposite – an emerging style where photojournalism meets family portraiture. More than just candid images taken during a photoshoot, this approach shapes the approach to the entire photo session. Typically, shoots take place in the home or a familiar environment. Routines and everyday activities play out in front of the camera, with no direction or staging from the photographer. Images tend to be moment-driven, while sets of images aim to tell a story of the real life of the family. Editing is minimal, both to reflect a real-life look and to…

I still remember the moment that I realised documentary family photography was an established genre. I’d been photographing families since 2011, and I had always been drawn to what I thought were ‘outtakes’ or behind-the-scenes images. But I realised that candid images embracing real family life could be the entire purpose of a shoot, and everything started to make sense. I’m passionate about enabling families and children to be themselves in their family photos so that I can champion their individuality. I tell my clients that best behaviour is optional; they don’t need to look, be or do anything different because I’m there. Building trust with clients is key to successful documentary photography. I always chat before a shoot and make sure they know what to expect on the day.…

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1 HOUR Light painting is a wonderful way to make the ordinary look extraordinary, and you don’t necessarily need to travel far to create photos that look out-of-this-world. In this project we’ll show you how to get set up to shoot eye-catching light-painted photos in your own garden after dark. You don’t need any special bits of kit for this – you probably have everything you need in your home. If it’s miserable weather or you don’t have a suitable garden, you could easily set up this sort of shot indoors in a dark room with a pot plant, or any interesting-looking objects you like. The basic technique for light painting is simple: we fix our camera to a tripod and set up a long exposure, then open the shutter…

www.fujifilm.co.uk £5,499/$5,999 The Fujifilm GFX 100S is the fourth model in the GFX series, inheriting the 102MP sensor from the GFX 100. However, it one-ups its predecessor by coming in a much smaller, DSLR-style body that boasts better image stabilisation – and it comes with a smaller price tag than the previous model. When we reviewed the Fujifilm GFX 100 back in 2019 we called it “impressive”, and the same is true of the GFX 100S, but for very different reasons. It takes medium-format photography out of the studio and more into the mainstream. Going mainstream also means making this camera somewhat more affordable. At almost half the price of the GFX 100, the GFX 100S manages to undercut some pro-level full-frame mirrorless cameras. Compromises have had to be made…