Innehållsförteckning för No. 361 från Photography Week

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When you strip your compositions back, all of the viewer’s attention will go straight to the main subject matter with no distraction, which means it’s very important to carefully consider where that subject or subjects appear in the frame. “To maintain balance in my photographs, I start with a loose rule of thirds, always keeping my subject within the middle two thirds of the frame,” explains MacVicar. “I then decide how much of the frame the subject requires for each composition. When the subject requires a lot of space, I will include the necessary space in the foreground. I allow room for the subject to breathe, and not look crowded, by placing the horizon line at the top third of the frame. In contrast, whenever I have a subject that…

Lizzy Gadd is one of the foremost practitioners of a highly specialised and fascinating photographic genre: landscape self-portraiture. Gadd travels the world looking for remote and inspiring locations, then dons one of the simple coloured dresses she carries with her, sets up her Sony A7R III and walks into the frame – and the results are magical. Gadd started taking photos when she was 12. She started using nature as a backdrop during a self-portrait project, and “something clicked”, she explains in a captivating film from SmugMug, in which she takes us on location and tells us how she conceives and sets up her shots. “Simply put, I hike out into nature, set up my camera, and I take selfies, but with an artistic spin, an ethereal twist.” Click the…

FIVE THINGS TO LOOK FOR… 1 The Lensbabies can be used for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm. The Lomographies will fit Canon and Nikon. 2 All these lenses are completely manual, so you’ll need to do all the work, but you can also take all the credit. 3 Some of the effects you can capture require careful composition; don’t expect instantly impressive results. 4 The Lensbaby Edge 35 is designed to work with a separate base; great if you’ve got one, expensive if not. 5 All these lenses use glass elements, but really cheap novelty lenses with plastic elements are out there. Lensbaby Burnside 35 £399/$500 www.lensbaby.com Lensbaby’s quirky optics have proved popular with photographers who want to capture creative effects at the shooting stage and make their images stand…

When it comes to adopting a more measured and refined approach to your landscape photography, taking the time to consider where each element sits in the frame is more important than ever. You don’t want the viewer’s eyes drifting away from the main subject to a distracting object or bright tone towards the edge of the frame. “The primary subject or focal point of most, if not all photographs will occupy the middle two thirds of the frame, and I feel it’s very important to direct the viewer towards the subject as quickly as possible,” explains MacVicar. “Any distractions near the perimeter of the frame can really complicate this process for the viewer.” Landscape pro Martijn van der Nat (martijnvandernat.nl) agrees that the subject needs to be near or in…

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1 HOUR The technique of intentional camera movement, or ICM, involves moving the camera during a long exposure in order to introduce motion blur. You can either hand-hold your camera or use a tripod, and it normally works best when the camera is moved in just one direction, which makes a three-way tripod head (aka a pan-and-tilt head) the obvious choice use; but for this project we’re using a ball-head. You might think this sounds odd; after all, three-way tripod heads make this so much easier, as all you have to do is unlock one of the three directional movement controls and you can pan or tilt the camera in one direction smoothly and with precision. However, most of us buy our tripod with a ball head, and we’re certainly…

Landscape photography is a popular and accessible genre, but it can often be difficult to create a unique and striking image that will stand out from the rest. With a desire to capture wide expanses of land and rolling vistas, photographers employ the power of their wide-angle lens to capture as much information from the landscape as they can. However, it is this mission to retain as many details and elements of the landscape as possible that will ultimately be the stumbling block for many. Instead, consider stripping your images back, take a measured approach to composition and refine your captures in order to create more minimal and refined imagery. Simplicity in landscape photography is often more striking and impactful than a jam-packed vista. Over the next few pages, you’ll…

If something in the frame doesn’t add anything to your composition, then it’s probably detracting from it – have another look, and compose your shot again to eliminate the unnecessary objects. “When I think I have the perfect composition, I mark that spot and spend a few more minutes looking for a better composition,” explains MacVicar. “Sometimes you’re a few metres away from composing a better photograph.” “I call it ‘The Chaos Master’ – l cut out all unnecessary and distracting things. Only valuable objects deserve to be in the frame,” says Evgeni Dinev (evgenidinevphotography.com). “So these have a chance to increase the emotion that I need to take from the picture. If there are too many interesting objects, the image will look too messy with nothing specific to catch…

Bodies of water and interesting skies can be great ways to add texture and interest to your landscape shots; the inclusion of dramatic texture can alter the mood of the image and help to draw the viewer in. However, this overload of texture can also overcomplicate a scene and distract from your main subject. This is why a long exposure is the ideal technique to employ for simplifying your imagery. A long exposure will smooth out the textures by blurring water and clouds, creating a more ethereal feel and helping to ensure that the juxtaposition of water, sky and other features becomes the main subject. “Creating a long exposure is another great way to move away from reality,” says van der Nat. “It can eliminate certain distractions, like moving objects,…

PIPING PLOVER CHICK BARB D’ARPINO “Please remember to share the beach… a piping plover chick foraging on the sandy beaches of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada.” http://tiny.cc/yml68y KLEBRIGE HÖRNLING ALEXANDER FENZL “This mushroom was a colourful eye-catcher on the mostly brown forest floor.” http://tiny.cc/z3vp3y BELMAR FISHING, SUNSET STEVE STANGER “I shot this photo at Belmar Beach in New Jersey.” http://tiny.cc/456eaz CATBELLS SIMON SAUNDERS “Taken from Isthmus Bay in Keswick the Lake District, with the Cat Bells mountain trail looming in the distance.” http://tiny.cc/u2vxaz SHIPPING CONTAINERS JOHNNY WILSON “While exploring Southampton docks I spotted this stack of shipping containers, and by standing in just the right place I was able to put together a perfect composition.” http://tiny.cc/x8draz FACEBOOK http://tiny.cc/qi0oey FLICKR http://tiny.cc/rn0oey PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK WANTS YOUR PHOTOS! Taken a…

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 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/mw0paz 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 Photoshop magazine. Each month you’ll find…