Innehållsförteckning för No. 559 från Photography Week

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GOLDEN PAUL HOPKINS “Shot on the border of Devon and Cornwall in south-west England, this is view across the Tamar River looking towards Plymouth. The Royal Albert Bridge, which is closest to the camera, and the adjacent Tamar Bridge are regarded as the gateway to Cornwall.” https://bit.ly/3reue4I SURFERS TOM DRESSEL “Surfers at Playa Negra, a popular surfing beach in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Province.” https://bit.ly/3HmfTJV MUSH FAMILY TOMAS KUZBEL “During family walks in woodland I enjoy taking photos of nature, including macro scenes. I was fascinated by this little mushroom ‘family’ I spotted on a tree stump.” http://bit.ly/40LIbYS COLOURS IN FRISTON FOREST RICHARD JOINER “A close-up of a moss-covered branch in Friston Forest in the UK’s South Downs National Park.” http://bit.ly/3wSyQA0 FACEBOOK http://bit.ly/39py9lg FLICKR http://bit.ly/2VIgsJO PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK WANTS YOUR PHOTOS! Taken…

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Viltrox has announced a new ultra-wide lens for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras. Unusually for a third-party lens from a smaller manufacturer, the Viltrox 16mm F1.8 FE is an autofocus design, incorporating a stepping motor AF system that’s also said to support face AF and eye AF. The optical stack consists of 15 elements arranged in 12 groups, including three aspherical elements for improving image sharpness, and four extra-low dispersion elements to help control ghosting and flare. A 9-blade aperture diaphragm can be controlled directly from the rear-mounted control ring on the lens barrel. With a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture, the lens looks ideal for low-light handheld shooting, and also for astrophotography. The new lens is the sixth in the expanding range of Viltrox autofocus primes, joining the Viltrox AF 13mm…

The job of a wedding photographer requires so much more than just turning up on the big day and shooting a few romantic scenes. You must also display indispensable qualities such as organisation, flexibility, adaptability and reliability. Being a wedding photographer also carries great responsibility – after all, for many people such an event only takes place once in a lifetime, so you can’t afford to make errors such as being late, running out of battery power, or losing images due to technical failure. Besides taking pictures, you will be more than just a photographer for the happy couple, getting a private insight into their lives and witnessing first-hand the many emotions that the day brings. One of the most important things here is to let the bride and groom…

ADAPT TO SITUATIONS Sometimes plans don’t work out and the location doesn’t offer any ideal backgrounds. Don’t get frustrated; work with what you have instead. Be open to new perspectives, avoid cluttering, and use a shallow depth of field to eliminate distractions. Telling the story of the day through a series of images allows the bride and groom to relive the experience again and again. The ability to do this could be one of the main differences between asking friends to take photos and hiring an experienced wedding photographer. Capturing the day from start to finish is the best way to convey the story in images, but if the couple has only booked a photographer for one part of the day, such as the ceremony, don’t let this put you…

Vital Impacts, the non-profit founded by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale to support conservation organisations, has announced the two winners of its Environmental Photography Grants. Musuk Nolte of Mexico and Peru, and Tailyr Irvine of the Salish and Kootenai tribes in western Montana, USA, will each receive $20,000 to document solution-based environmental initiatives in their communities. A further 50 applicants will receive mentorships to help them develop their photographic projects. “Our hope is that these grants and mentoring programs will foster and support other ways of seeing,” says Vitale. “We want to create opportunities and space at this critical moment for the next generation of environmental storytellers to explore the most complex issues with originality and nuance.” Click the link to read more, and see more images, at PetaPixel.…

Nikon has launched its first prime lens for its DX range of mirrorless cameras. The Nikkor Z DX 24mm f/1.7 joins four zoom lenses that are designed exclusively for Nikon’s APS-C-sensor cameras - the Nikon Zfc, Z30 and Z50 - and is the last of the DX lenses promised on the current Nikon Z lens roadmap. Although many of the full-frame Z-mount lenses in Nikon’s range can be used on these DX cameras, the lack of affordable, lightweight lenses has been a significant disadvantage for users of these models. The new 24mm f/1.7 lens provides a fast wide-angle lens that weighs just 135g (4.8oz), and measures 70 x 40mm (2.8 x 1.6 inches). With the 1.5x crop factor taken into account, the new prime offers the effective focal length of…

Meeting the couple for the first time is a key part of the planning process for two main reasons. First, there’s the impression you make in terms of how you communicate and interact with the couple. You need to come across as professional and sympathetic. A wedding is a highly-charged, emotional event, and one that requires input from many different parties, such as planners, caterers, friends and family guests, so no one wants to hire a photographer who’s technically top-notch but lacks interpersonal skills. The next challenge is to demonstrate your visual and technical skills. Remember that talking about camera equipment is interesting for photographers, but the couple may have little knowledge or interest in photography. Try to present your work in a practical way that gives your clients an…

CARRY EXTRA BATTERIES If you’ve been booked for the evening event as well as the day, your flash will be in constant use. Don’t run out of power during the party: pack another set of fully-charged batteries to be on the safe side In the later hours of the day, a flash is an essential tool to avoid the risk of image noise, as otherwise it would be necessary to increase the ISO to infinity to control the exposure. Several key events take place as the sun sets – the first dance, the cutting of the cake, and the celebrations with family and friends at the reception. However, capturing this mood in still images is a challenge. “I love using shutter drags at the evening reception – they really capture…

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The beauty of dance is that it can convey so much emotion from a single pose and, when paired with a stunning setting, a photo of a dancer can become a story. Dance photography is an incredibly challenging niche. You will experience many moments when you curse yourself because of one bit of motion blur on a pointed toe or that single passerby who walked into the shot. Patience is essential; even the most seasoned dance photographers can spend hours trying to get the best shots. A seemingly perfect image of a dancer could be rejected by the subject on technical grounds, because of their hand or foot placement, so communication is imperative. Get it right, and the shoot will flow as fluidly as the dancer’s graceful movements. HOW TO…