Innehållsförteckning för No. 388 från Photography Week

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When did you last see a black and white photograph that really inspired and excited you? More importantly, who took it – you? It’s very easy to get complacent, reaching a point where you can produce work that’s technically excellent and creatively sound, but which is still lacking that all-important ‘wow’ factor. Putting a finger on exactly what it is that elevates an image from average to amazing is difficult, simply because there are so many factors involved. The lens you choose, the quality of the light, the angle you shoot from, the proximity to your subject – all these factors can either add impact or take it away. Henri Cartier-Bresson’s best-known photographs have impact, but it’s very subtle and a result of careful timing to capture the ‘decisive moment’,…

Putting yourself into the right mindset to ‘see’ in black and white can be tricky, but it’s an obstacle that can easily be overcome. You could set your camera to Monochrome mode then shoot in both raw and JPEG – the image you see on your camera’s preview screen will be black and white, so you’ll have a good idea of how the scene translates, but you’ll also have a colour raw file on the memory card which you can work on later. The other option is to shoot as normal, in colour, then decide later which images you want to convert; some will work, others won’t. Ultimately, photographs of any subject can have impact if you want them to, whether it’s a landscape, a close-up or a portrait –…

BLACK SKIMMER AT TWILIGHT BARB D’ARPINO “I decided to practice tracking the black skimmers, thinking how great this would look when the sun broke the horizon. Just before the sun rose there was only one skimmer left, and it flew away before sunrise. I ended up liking this picture with the colours of twilight reflected in the water.” http://tiny.cc/yml68y SILVER AND RUST EVA COUET “This is an old painted nut and bolt that I came across on a fence post.” http://bit.ly/38uz1Vv STORM CIARA TIM HEARN “I took this in Scotland during the arrival of Storm Ciara, which hit the British Isles in February.” http://bit.ly/2SOtYZc BOLE HILL MILLSTONE NEIL SHAW “The abandoned millstones around Bole Hill Quarry are one of Derbyshire’s iconic photographic opportunities. Isolating a single one amongst the bracken…

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Canon has officially confirmed the development of the long-rumoured EOS R5, its new 8K-shooting, flagship mirrorless camera. There’s still quite a bit we don’t know about the R5, but we know that it’s a full-frame mirrorless camera built around the same RF mount as the current Canon EOS R and EOS RP. The big news is that for the first time on any Canon camera the EOS R5 will have an in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) system. This is a big deal because Canon has historically avoided putting image stabilisation in its camera bodies, claiming that lens-based systems are superior. That has clearly changed, with Canon announcing that its new IBIS system will work in combination with the systems in its stabilised lenses. Two other big EOS R5 features are now…

How can we produce impactful mono images when working with everyday subjects? It could be argued that a lack of colour makes things more difficult; after all, colour has great symbolic and emotive value. However, as wonderful as colour photography is, it can also be too familiar. It shows us what things look like and leaves us feeling comfortable. But in art, reality isn’t always the best solution, because it doesn’t encourage us to look beyond familiarity and appreciate an image for any reason other than what it depicts. As soon as you remove colour from an image, everything changes because it no longer represents reality. It’s an interpretation of the world, rather than a faithful copy. Mono images are more dramatic, more evocative and more atmospheric. Our emotional response…

Producing black-and-white images with impact requires confidence, especially when it comes to image editing. Unfortunately, many photographers are too subtle about the whole process and end up with lacklustre results. You need to forget about realism. Black and white isn’t realistic, so your images don’t have to be. We’re not suggesting you go over the top, but just because a photo started its life looking rather flat and subdued, it doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. Throw caution to the wind, and let your creative hair down. The final image may bear no resemblance to the original, but if it says what you want it to say, then that’s absolutely fine! There are numerous applications you can use to convert colour images to mono. One of the best…

GoPro has released its second annual Million Dollar Challenge video, a compilation of high-octane action clips captured with GoPro cameras. The two-minute video features 56 short but intense clips that were chosen by GoPro from some 42,000 that were submitted for the competition. The 45 creators of these clips receive an equal share of the $1 million prize pot, each pocketing a cool $22,222. The judges had to sort through over 350 hours of footage, and edit the selected clips into one coherent video. “We’ve seen a growing amount of curiosity and creativity influencing what people are capturing in their worlds, especially with the addition of MAX [GoPro’s latest, 360-degree action cam], so this is something we knew we wanted to highlight,” says Daniel Sherer, GoPro’s Associate Creative Director. Click…

Canon has unveiled the EOS 850D (Rebel T8i in the US) as the new leader of its beginner-friendly DSLR lineup, taking the baton from both the 800D/Rebel T7i and the EOS 77D. So what’s new? Not a lot from the outside, with the 850D’s design very much based on that of its predecessors. The main new design features are an AF-On button for back-button focusing, if you prefer that method to the shutter half-press, and a scroll wheel around the D-pad for cycling through menus. More significant are the new sensor, processor and metering system. Its 24.1MP Dual Pixel CMOS APS-C sensor, most likely the same as the one found in the EOS 250D/Rebel SL3, has been paired with a new Digic 8 processor. This brings burst shooting up to…

Purists insist that in order to produce meaningful black and white photographs you must ‘see’ in black and white – move beyond the realism of colour, strip your subject down to its bare bones and previsualise how the final image will look as a monochrome print. There is some truth in this, but it doesn’t have to be the Holy Grail. If you’re exclusively a black-and-white photographer then you’re going to become attuned to seeing the world in black and white – looking at a combination of colours and instinctively knowing how they’re going to translate to shades of grey, for example. You’ll also set out with the intention of finding subjects that appeal to your monochrome vision. However, the reality is that few of us fall into that category…

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FIVE THINGS TO LOOK FOR… 1 You can expect to pay at least £0.70/$0.70 per instax Mini print, and at least twice this for a OneStep print. 2 Expect a fixed focal length equivalent to around 35-50mm, although you can find wide-angle cameras. 3 An instant camera with exposure compensation will help you avoid wasting money printing dark or burnt-out shots. 4 Most instant cameras are powered by AA batteries, but the Leica Sofort will treat you to rechargeable power. 5 From a self-timer to different shooting modes, today’s instant cameras come with a variety of features. Polaroid Originals OneStep+ £140/$140 www.polaroidoriginals.com Excitement abounded in the instant photography community when The Impossible Project bought the Polaroid name and announced the debut of Polaroid Originals, a new line of instant cameras…