Indholdsfortegnelse for No. 533 i Photography Week

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One of the most engaging aspects of city environments is their air of stability and continuity. Not all buildings have equal longevity, but each is designed to withstand the elements, and most will outlast their designers. This makes the movement around them all the more interesting, and, in many cases, this contrast should be more of a focus than the buildings themselves, which may have been photographed many thousands of times. Lengthening exposures to capture traffic moving around the base of a tower block will create a dynamic feel, for example, while blurred shoppers seemingly flowing through the streets provide an energy to contrast with the stillness of the architecture. Rather than a record of a brief moment, such images create a sense of the landscape moving through time, conveying…

Natural light tends to be of a higher kelvin value than the type emitted by artificial bulbs, such as those found in household lamps and office lighting. This means there’s more blue and cyan in the twilight sky, and a predominance of yellow in the fluorescent glow of the windows of buildings. This contrast can be a challenge from a technical perspective, but when managed through careful white balance control it can reveal excellent colour depth. The process starts with shooting in your camera’s raw file format, so that you can use a custom kelvin value to render the optimal balance in-camera, and make precise software adjustments. The aim is to capture a warm glow in the foreground structures and an opposing bias in the sky beyond. Shoot around 30…

City environments can seem crowded and overpowering when seen through a viewfinder and in the resulting image frame, with structures of different styles, ages and shapes all competing for attention; so it’s important to make sense of it all, and arrange every element so that they complement each other rather than clashing. We’re accustomed to looking for natural frames in the landscape, and urban areas are no different. The core skill is being able to recognise which surfaces work well in unison, and when textures are going to contradict the overall theme of the picture. Avoid too much texture in the foreground or in the objects you’re using to create your frame-within-a-frame. Also, make sure that any textures match or clearly oppose those in other areas of the photo, for…

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Australian audio brand RØDE has announced the new VideoMicro II, a super-compact on-camera microphone for vloggers and filmmakers. The mic features a shotgun design that offers a highly directional ‘super cardioid’ polar pattern to capture sound from where it’s pointed, rather than from all around. It has a 3.5mm TRS output jack, so it plugs straight into a camera’s microphone socket, and doesn’t require batteries. There are no controls, so the VideoMicro II should be ultra-simple to use even for novices, and its size and simplicity should make it ideal for vloggers and other content creators. The new VideoMicro II is a successor to the original RØDE VideoMicro, and features a completely redesigned annular line tube body for “unmatched transparency and natural, full-bodied sound”. RØDE has also overhauled the circuitry…

When shooting in the city, converging verticals can be unsightly, but they also have secondary impacts on image quality. With your eye to the viewfinder, it can be difficult to judge which lines should be straight, leading to slanting horizons. In turn, these angles may need complex geometric corrections in your editing software, which means cropping and a reduction in resolution. Turn on the Electronic Virtual Horizon to display on the LCD and EVF, allowing you to align your shots in-camera. Use the pitch and yaw guides to correct wonky frames, even when the horizon isn’t visible.…

For other types of outdoor photography, shooting changing seasonal colours is almost muscle memory – it’s one of the main reasons why we take our camera out into the landscape. When shooting city locations, this can be easily forgotten in favour of looking for neutral-toned architectural shots, especially in the era of Instagram filters and where there are lots of newer glass buildings. But capturing the city as it changes throughout the year is an ideal way of transporting the viewer into the location, and communicating the atmosphere the place is known for. For a less conventional shot, try shooting reflected colour in windows, or filtered lighting on walls and paths. Use a shutter speed of 1/50 sec or slower to capture falling leaves, and focus on layers of colour…

In a natural setting you might choose to introduce contrast of detail by using a longer exposure to blur flowing water, to bring a softer texture into harsher, rocky surroundings. In an urban landscape, the same effect can be achieved by capturing both old and new structures in the same shot. Buildings constructed in the previous century are likely to be dominated by brick and stone, bringing some more random textures into the frame. Modern structures made of concrete, steel and glass are generally smoother and more uniform, and reflect light with a higher colour temperature compared to the warmth of brick and stone. Juxtapose these in-frame to produce a narrative of evolution while, less conceptually, producing an engaging aesthetic. KNOW THE LAW When shooting in cities, it’s important to…

SVALBARD WAYNE MAY “Svalbarði means ‘the land with the cold shores’, and the name appears in traditional Icelandic accounts dating from 1194. This photo was taken from one of the summits after an arduous hike up from the nearby fjord.” http://bit.ly/39NfP6I POPPY BUD LOTTE GRØNKJÆR “I like poppies in every stage, from the bud to the flower, to the poppy pods after flowering.” http://bit.ly/3X7Mdcr LITTLE HUNTERS BEACH CARL RELLA “I took this photo in early spring at Little Hunters Beach, a cobblestone beach in Acadia National Park in Maine, USA.” http://bit.ly/3EBt2Aq OAKWORTH STATION DAVID OXTABY “I took this photo one evening as this steam train was leaving Oakworth Station in West Yorkshire heading to Oxenhope Station. This is the station that featured in the 1970 film The Railway Children. I…

Cities are a never-ending source of photographic inspiration and excitement. A short city break can reveal unexpected opportunities to capture dynamic compositions and exotic-looking detail. And you don’t have to travel far from home to find such material – even your nearest medium-sized city is likely to offer a great deal of colour contrast and photographic intrigue. When you hear the phrase ‘cityscape photography’ these days, it tends to conjure up images of distant ultra-modern metropolises, such as Shanghai or Dubai. While these locations certainly provide exciting shots, and are a magnet for content creators, any city will fall into the category of an urban landscape. The key skill as a photographer working in this genre is to make the location work for you, finding the beauty in the available…

A city is much more than a collection of buildings, however aesthetically pleasing these might look. They’re the places where we work, live, play and rest; they are our homes. Generally, when exploring a new city, it’s therefore the people we identify with and remember the most, so capturing human activity is a great lead-in for the audience of our cityscape images. Use lenses longer than 70mm to compress crowds and make them seem part of the urban scene. Alternatively, use a focal length of 14mm or wider to transport the viewer into the scene, making them feel like part of the throng. Look for links between your subjects and their surroundings; a smartly dressed person in front of a glass facade in the financial district, for example, or a…

This isn’t your everyday portrait edit, but it demonstrates the breadth of possibilities open to you in Photoshop. In this video tutorial, after processing an image in Camera Raw to enhance the tones, we’ll use the Liquify filter to reshape the face and enlarge the eyes, before finishing off by recolouring the backdrop and hair. We’ve supplied the start image for you to download, but you can of course use any image you like – it’s more fun to create comedy caricatures of your friends and family after all! DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES https://bit.ly/3kl40cB ON A PC OR MAC WATCH THE VIDEO http://bit.ly/3TGO592 WANT MORE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS? CHECK OUT PRACTICAL PHOTOSHOP For more Photoshop tutorials, tips and advice subscribe to Practical Photoshop, the world’s premier Photoshop magazine. Each month you’ll…

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