Innehållsförteckning för No. 289 från Photography Week

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1 CLEANING CLOTH Donna says… One piece of kit that is absolutely vital is my cleaning cloth. It could be a tea towel or a J-cloth, but I always tuck something into my belt for when there’s a spill or a bit of mess I need to tidy.I just have to be careful it doesn’t drape down onto the food while I’m shooting! 1 TRIPOD When light levels fall, or if you want to use a lower ISO to decrease noise, use a tripod. Not only will this keep your camera steady for sharp shots, but it makes it easier to fine-tune compositions, as you can move things around the board to see what works best.…

THE BEST THING WE’VE SEEN THIS WEEK The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, is probably the world’s most photographed natural phenomenon, but we’re willing to bet you haven’t seen photos of it quite like these. These jaw-dropping images were captured by Ross Franquemont from the cockpit of his Lockheed U-2 spy plane as he flew at 70,000ft on a recent mission out of the UK. “I had no idea how fast the aurora moved and changed,” he tells The Aviationist. “It danced around, changing shape several times a second. That made it a challenge for the photographer in a spacesuit sitting in shaking metal can moving 500mph.” Click the link to see more images. You can see more of Franquemont’s photography at his Facebook page (http://tiny.cc/qr06ry). SEE MORE IMAGES http://tiny.cc/kf06ry…

£3,499/$3,297 (body-only) With mirrorless cameras, or CSCs, grabbing so much attention in recent years, a few people are starting to write off the DS LR as old-school technology. Nikon isn’t one of them, thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn’t have had the D850. Following on from the D810, the D850 improves on resolution, continuous shooting speed and video capabilities, and has a tilting touch-screen display. Let’s start with the sensor. With 45.7 million pixels, this is the second-highest-resolution full-frame camera on the market. It doesn’t quite match the 50.6 million pixels of the Canon EOS 5DS, but the Nikon D850 is so much more powerful in other respects that a handful of megapixels hardly matters. Then there’s the seven-frames-per-second continuous shooting speed, a useful increase over the D810, and an…

£799/$899 (body-only) Fujifilm’s X-mount cameras combine traditional external controls with great specifications and image quality. Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensor and Film Simulation modes produce rich, detailed images with a ‘film’ look. All this comes at a price – or at least it does if you go for the range-topping X-T2 or X-Pro2. The X-T20 is different, though. It’s a lot smaller than the X-T2 and an awful lot cheaper, yet the sensor and many of the key specifications are unchanged. These include 4K video, a 91-point hybrid contrast/phase detection autofocus sensor, a 24MP APS-C X-Trans sensor and access to the range of excellent Fujifilm X-mount lenses. Round the back is a tilting touchscreen display with touch focus and touch shutter, and a really good OLED electronic viewfinder. WINNING FEATURES 1 The…

PRO DONNA CROUS Donna is a full-time blogger and food photographer. After realising that she needed to work on her photography skills, Donna taught herself food-styling and photography skills to create a unique style. She was placed third in the blogging category of The Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards 2017. http://tiny.cc/ot94ry APPRENTICE BENJI MILLAR Benji, 16, studies biology, psychology and economics at college, and took up baking two years ago. He now bakes up to six or seven times a week, and photographs his creations for his blog. Benji also takes his photography seriously, and wants to develop his skills to improve his blog, so he joined Donna to learn more about food photography.…

£699/$600 The E-M10 Mark III is the smallest and cheapest camera in Olympus’s OM-D mirroless range, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in features – far from it. The Olympus PEN range takes care of the beginners’ market and smartphone upgraders, and the OM-D range is left to cater for more advanced users; so the E-M10 III is a powerful little camera that can grow with its users’ expectations and expertise. Its size and power also make it perfect for travel photography, especially when teamed with the Olympus 14-42mm EZ lens ‘pancake’ zoom lens. Essentially, the E-M10 III is an update of the Mark II, but it’s none the worse for that because all the changes are worthwhile and well thought-out. They include the addition of 4K video, a more…

£1,728/$1,899 (body-only) The original EOS 6D was Canon’s cheapest full-frame DS LR, offering a cost-effective stepping stone up to the larger format – but it also used a fairly low-resolution sensor and an archaic autofocus system. Its replacement, the EOS 6D Mark II, is a very different beast, with a new 26-megapixel full-frame sensor, an advanced 45-point autofocus system and a fully articulating rear touchscreen. It also benefits from Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF on-chip technology for fast live view autofocus. You don’t get 4K video – we assume Canon wants to maintain differentiation against models further up its range – but it does shoot full HD video, and the 6.5fps continuous shooting speed is handy for a general-purpose camera. Canon’s 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is smooth, fast and…

£1,199/$1,299 Sometimes less really is more. The trouble with multi-mode cameras and interchangeable zoom lenses is that they give you too many choices, and too many decisions. The X100F’s stripped-back approach restricts you to a single lens with a single focal length, but this concentrates your attention on your subject, not the camera. The X100F’s old-school approach extends to its external shutter speed, lens aperture and ISO dials – this is how cameras used to be! It’s not all about hairshirts and making do, though, because the X100F also sports a clever hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder to give you the clarity of an optical viewfinder with the information of a digital display. The X100F delivers great image quality, Fujilim’s legendary and rich Film Simulation modes and very good noise control. WINNING…

HIGHER ISO Donna says… We were going to be shooting with natural light and, on the day, it was relatively overcast. That meant light levels were lower than normal, and so getting sharp shots handheld was going to be tricky if we extended the shutter speed. I suggested to Benji he use a higher ISO to obtain a faster shutter speed in Manual mode, and he could then alter the aperture and shutter speed independently to suit each shot. APERTURE CHOICE Donna says… Aperture choice will depend on the lens Benji uses. On a 50mm lens an aperture of f/5.6 captures a depth of field that allows the foreground and background to blur, but keeps just enough definition in those areas for you to recognise elements placed there. In this…

LEARN ESSENTIAL EDITING SKILLS FAST! In this video tutorial we’ll show you how to use the powerful Face Aware features in Photoshop’s Liquify filter to subtly reshape and enhance the facial features of a portrait subject. The Liquify filter of old was a relatively crude tool, and it wasn’t easy to produce natural-looking results, but the new Face Aware sliders and the Face Tool are intelligent enough to recognise the eyes, nose, mouth and even the upper and lower lips, enabling you to retouch images – even group shots – in a natural-looking way. DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES http://tiny.cc/5hu2ry ON A PC OR MAC WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/mgotny WANT MORE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS? CHECK OUT PRACTICAL PHOTOSHOP For more Photoshop tutorials, tips and advice subscribe to Practical Photoshop, the world’s premier…

£3,199/$3,198 (body-only) Sony’s Alpha 7R full-frame mirrorless cameras have proved a major hit – particularly the A7R II, which ushered in Sony’s brilliant 42.4-megapixel sensor. It’s not quite the highest you can find for a full-frame sensor – the Nikon D850 and the Canon EOS 5DS go higher still – but it’s still one of the sharpest, especially when combined with Sony’s latest pro lenses. The only snag with the A7R II was its relatively pedestrian continuous shooting speed – the inevitable drawback of a high-resolution sensor. With the A7R III, however, Sony has literally doubled the speed, with the A7R III able to rattle off 10 of its 42.4-megapixel images every second, and capture up to 76 compressed raw files in a burst. It even has a silent shooting…

£539/$649 Canon has launched a lot of cameras into a crowded entry-level/novice market, but this one deserves particular attention. The EOS 200D is the replacement for the tiny 100D, Canon’s smallest-ever DS LR. It’s grown slightly in size, but it’s worth it for the extra performance and features this brings. These include Canon’s latest 24-megapixel APS-C sensor; so while the 200D still uses Canon’s rather basic nine-point autofocus system for viewfinder shooting, the Live View mode benefits from the speed and performance of Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology. This works well with Canon’s stepper motor lenses; the 18-55mm IS STM kit lens is fast and near-silent in use. The 200D doesn’t deliver any technical fireworks, but it’s compact and competent – and cheaper than the 800D and 77D. WINNING…

£4,299/$4,498 (body-only) Unlike the Sony A7R III, which is designed to offer a balance between continuous shooting and resolution, the A9 is all about sheer speed. Its 24-megapixel sensor might be a step down in resolution from the A7R series, but it’s still plenty for big, detail-rich images – and it can capture these at an incredible 20 frames per second at full resolution, and with AE and AF tracking. Frame rates like this are no good without a substantial buffer capacity, and the A9 has this covered too, with the ability to capture 362 JPEGs or 241 raw files in a burst. This is just the start. The A9 also has a completely silent electronic shutter, opening up whole new opportunities for sports photographers at moments where cameras would…