Innehållsförteckning för No. 425 från Photography Week

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Mindfulness is defined by Jon Kabat-Zinn (who helped to introduce mindful practices to Europe and North America) as “paying attention, in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment and without judgement”. This definition also applies well to photography. Apart from the judgement side, it’s easy to blame things for not being right; light, location, gear, weather – the list is endless. With mindful photography, the approach is slightly different. It involves arriving at a location, and spending time adjusting, using all your senses to feel the scene or subject, becoming aware of the subtleties that are being shown to you. The more time you spend without using a camera, the more you’ll start to really see. Seeing is different to looking, which is how many people approach photography.…

Mindful photography is about recording what you experience in an authentic way. People often interpret this as not allowing for creativity, but the beauty we see is created by someone or something, so I encourage you to use your skills to match experience with expression. The key is to see the world with wonder and awe – as a child sees it, with innocence and curiosity – but then apply your experience as a photographer to bring the images to life as you perceive them. In-camera movement, multiple exposures, and long exposures all create different expressions, emotions, and translations of a moment. The same is true when using film simulations or shooting in monochrome. Symmetry is very calming to me. It gives my mind order, while reflections reveal a hidden…

A photo of turtle with what looks to be a serious attitude problem has taken top prize in the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The photo was taken by Mark Fitzpatrick while he was swimming in Queensland, Australia, and appears to show the turtle ‘flipping the bird’ at the camera. Fitzpatrick wins a prize bundle that includes a photo safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, and a Nikon Z 6 and Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm lens. Roland Krànitz won the Affinity Photo People’s Choice Award for his picture, entitled O Sole Mio, showing a squirrel appearing to put on an operatic performance – you can see both images, plus a couple of our other favourites, above. Click the link to see more images from the competition, which as well…

www.panasonic.co.uk £1,799/$1,999 (body only) The Lumix S5 joins three existing Lumix S models, and reaction to Panasonic’s full-frame Lumix line has been largely positive. The Lumix S-line of cameras and lenses are capable of capturing sumptuously attractive photos and videos, but two criticisms in particular – autofocus and size – have been tough for Panasonic to shake. The Lumix S5 aims to address both of those points, and it smashes at least one of them: size. Panasonic has managed to pack some of the best tech found in the significantly larger Lumix S1 and Lumix S1H into a camera body that’s smaller than the Micro Four Thirds champion, the Lumix GH5. It’s nothing short of witchcraft. Larger full-frame sensors are the professional photographer’s standard, but they’re less common in the video…

Canon has announced a pair of highly tempting new RF lenses for cameras like the Canon EOS R5, including what it claims it the “world’s shortest and lightest” 70-200mm f/4 telephoto. The Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM was announced alongside an impressively affordable RF 50mm f/1.8, which is a stalwart prime lens commonly referred to as a ‘nifty fifty’. The two lenses will help widen the appeal of Canon’s mirrorless system, which was initially skewed towards more well-heeled pros. The RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is, like its counterpart the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, a variable-length optic that extends as you zoom to its full 200mm focal length. At its full extension, it’s about the same length as the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM –…

Every second of every day we are presented with visual gifts; we just don’t notice them because of the demands on our time. Allowing yourself time to notice the beauty that surrounds you is a wonderful gift to yourself. The key is to browse the place you’are in, whether that’s your kitchen or garden, an office or train, or a wonderful location; all have gifts to give. We tend to write off much of our day as just time spent transiting from place to place, rather than living in the moment and engaging with that time. I find myself seeing pictures when I’m queuing at the supermarket, waiting for pizza, sitting on the train, and in towns and cities, as well as in more conventional locations for photography. Everywhere has…

There are benefits to approaching mindful photography with a beginner’s outlook, but using your technical experience helps you to translate what you feel and see into what you produce at the printing stage. Simple techniques, such as underexposure or overexposure, enable you to create mood and drama. The most useful thing for me is to write down how I feel about the place, myself and what I’m observing. This is important, because it might be a few weeks before I process my images, and it helps to be able to re-engage with the feelings I had at the time. Always photograph your subject with a print in mind. Don’t imagine it on screen, imagine it on paper, so that you can feel the weight of the paper and better immerse…

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We all lead busy, fast-paced lives attached to our phones, and the seemingly endless deluge of emails, texts, images and adverts that bombard our lives, added to the demands of work and family, can leave us feeling that there’s no time left in the day for us, and little opportunity to notice the small moments of beauty that are around us every day. Mindful photography is a celebration of the beauty in everyday, ordinary subjects, and emphasises not being judgemental or tied to preconceived ideas. For me, it’s about viewing everything with awe and wonder, from dew on grass to magnificent landscapes. Its essence is to ‘see’ the world through your own eyes, noticing what makes you pause to take in the moment. This involves slowing down, making time for…

For mindful photography you don’t need to travel. There are no good or bad locations; there’s no such thing as good or bad light; there is only where you are, and the opportunities gifted to you. If you take away the expectation and pressure of having to make great images, you’ll find that your curiosity will lead to some wonderful shots. My favourite location is my home – specifically within 10 kilometres of it. I really don’t need to travel around looking for pictures when I’m presented with opportunities every day. We live in the most incredible places – cities, towns, villages, open countryside – and yet we all fail to appreciate what is on our doorstep. We take our homes for granted, but the wealth of beauty around and…

I shoot mainly in black and white; I only shoot colour on my iPhone. Colour distracts me; I find it irritating, as sometimes colour obscures content. That said, I do see colour, but I always translate it into tones of grey. I have my camera set to the monochrome setting, and the aspect ratio I plan to print the final image in. I find that this makes processing and visualising easier. In-camera I shoot raw and JPEG, and often I use the JPEG pretty much straight from the camera with only minor adjustments. If I need to get more from the file I process the raw, and use my Lightroom presets to bring out the emotion, beauty or simplicity that I experienced.…

One of the most useful, and easiest to follow, ‘rules’ of photography is that every shot should have a subject. Having a subject to draw the eye can lead to a stronger shot, and this is true whether you’re shooting a portrait or a landscape. But what if there’s no subject in sight? We’ve all come across beautiful scenes or gorgeous moments of light that don’t have a point of interest, but we go ahead and shoot anyway – and, as with our starting photo here, the resulting image will probably be decent enough, but slightly bland. If you have such an image you can use basic Photoshop skills to drop a subject into it. In this video tutorial we’re adding a stag to our misty woodland scene, but you…