Innehållsförteckning för No. 604 från Photography Week

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Many of my spring projects are conceived over the winter when I find myself looking forward to warmer days. By planning ahead, I hope to take advantage of the conditions and maximise opportunities. As part of the process, I make a detailed list of shots, with notes on the subject, location, light, backgrounds, time of day, composition, aperture, shutter speed and white balance. I also consider safety, ethics, access and consent. Follow nature’s calendar Many of spring’s highlights are spread throughout the season, allowing me to create a timeline and work through it systematically. During early spring, I often walk along small rivers, hoping to see a white-throated dipper, an aquatic songbird with a preference for clean, fast-flowing upland streams. These beautiful wooded valleys are best visited before deciduous trees…

If you want to have your shots published in magazines, or aim for success in competitions, then try to capture moments rather than just pictures. Dramatic images of common subjects will often surpass simple portraits of more exotic species. Animal behaviour may be organic, such as sleeping, grooming or fighting, or it might be contrived by the photographer – for example, a squirrel jumping to reach inaccessible food. Investing time in a subject will increase your understanding of it, and the more at ease an animal is, the more likely it is to behave naturally. One of my favourite behaviourl images shows a pair of adult little owls greeting each other on an old wooden gate. The shot was taken from a hide from where I’d been feeding the owls,…

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CAMERA Nikon Z 5 LENS 35mm f/2 EXPOSURE 1/2 sec, f/22, ISO100 My aim is to make model railway photos look as realistic as possible, and the process I use to shoot miniature worlds is very different to how I’d shoot real-life ones – and it has its challenges. You’re limited as to where you can angle the camera to avoid including the real world beyond, and shooting closeups means you’ll be dealing with very shallow depths of field. Fortunately, you have complete control of the weather and lighting, and nothing is moving, so you can shoot at slow shutter speeds and take the time to manage your scene. You can also achieve elevated, ‘aerial views’ without an expensive drone! And finally, expensive kit isn’t a necessity – you don’t…

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Akaso has announced a new budget action camera, the Brave 8 Lite. It’s a stripped back verison of the Brave 8, and is equipped with an Amba chip and 7G lens, which Akaso says should produce clearer imaging and truer colours, with video up to 4K60 fps and 20MP photos. The Brave 8 Lite is slightly smaller than the Brave 8, and has a 1/2.3-inch Sony sensor compared to the Brave 8’s 1/2-inch Sony sensor. However, the pixel density on the Brave 8 Lite’s sensor is lower, which should mean the pixels are larger, which should in theory enable decent low-light performance. The Brave 8 Lite utilises Akaso’s latest intelligent stabilisation algorithm for smooth video. Other key video features include a 4K HDR mode that brings out more of the…

Many of the wildlife pictures featured in magazines or the final stages of photography competitions are the result of a well-executed plan. Even seemingly spontaneous moments are likely to have been achieved through patience and perseverance, rather than simply being a case of being in the right place at the right time. For me, this planning stage is a fun and fundamental part of the picture-making process. It allows me to be more productive when I’m not behind the camera, and more effective when I am. Here, I showcase a few of my most successful spring images, and explain the stories behind them and the equipment I used. BEHIND THE LENS SIMON’S SUCCESSFUL SHOTS Simon picks three of his favourite spring images, explaining his approach to capturing great shots and…

LINUS FEELS SASSY TERRY DONOVAN “I took this photo during volunteer goat-tending duties at Audubon Habitat in Belmont, Massachusetts. Linus is a Nigerian dwarf goat, and is quite a character. Behind him is Kudzu, of the same breed, who also has lots of personality. They live in an old greenhouse with five other goats during the winter, and in a nearby meadow the rest of the year.” https://bit.ly/3PA93HA ABANDONED BOAT HOWARD PRATT “I shot this image with my Sony A7R II and FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens. I added the infrared effect in post-processing.” https://bit.ly/4agEY8E INNER COURTYARD OF THE CASTLE MARIO OTTAVIANI “This is the internal courtyard of the Piccolomini Castle in the town of Capestrano, in Italy’s Abruzzo region.” https://bit.ly/3Akm016 THE MOTIVATIONAL COACH OF THE MIDWEST DOM HAUGHTON…

The Dodge and Burn tools are ideal for selective lightening and darkening in Photoshop. There are lots of other tools that do a similar job, but there’s something about these two options that will keep you coming back to them, time and again. Perhaps it’s the darkroom connection. In the darkroom, areas of a print would be ‘dodged’ by shading some of the light from the enlarger bulb. A small disc on a piece of wire would often be used, an implement echoed in the Photoshop Dodge Tool icon. By contrast, other parts could be ‘burned’ by focusing extra light from the enlarger onto specific areas, resulting in darker tones. An ‘OK’ hand shape could be used for this, the hole between thumb and finger channelling a thin sliver of…

Spring is a time of new beginnings as nature slowly awakens. As the temperature rises, seeds and bulbs that have been buried for months appear as flecks of green shoots and buds, while in the animal kingdom, courtship gets underway, and old partnerships and rivalries are resumed. For me, this is the best time of year to be out with a camera; a chance to reflect and refresh, to rekindle old projects or begin new ones, and to remedy mistakes or build upon successes. It can be demanding, too, as the days and the foliage get longer; we can spend hours walking, stalking, or just waiting. Spring has all the ingredients needed for dramatic, engaging, commercial, and even award-winning images. Courtship displays, territorial disputes, sibling rivalries, nest building, parenting, predation,…

Fieldcraft – the skills needed to find, approach and photograph subjects – is one the most important tools in wildlife photography. It includes the ability to track animals in their natural habitat without them being aware of your presence. With mammals that have a superb sense of smell, such as red foxes, badgers and roe deer, I shower without shampoo, and wear clothes that are clean but not freshly washed. I camouflage myself and my gear, using trees and foliage to blend in. A few years ago, I discovered a fox earth in a local woodland. I then spotted a dog fox with a large prey in its jaws, and followed him cautiously, staying downwind as he dropped the kill at the den. I saw some movement, and was amazed…

I am a huge fan of Photoshop – it’s an important tool for any photographer. Having said that, I believe you should always try to make the best image possible in-camera, and only use editing software to enhance good shots, rather than to fix bad ones. Take this strongly composed image of a wren sitting amongst bluebells, I had achieved most of what I wanted in-camera, but I felt the image could be improved with a quick edit. After some tweaks in Photoshop, the edited image is lighter, sharper, and more vibrant. Here, I’ll show you how I achieved the look… 30 LIGHTEN SHADOWS AND ADD VIBRANCE Six quick and easy steps using Photoshop to make your wildlife images stand out from the crowd 1 ADJUST THE WHITE BALANCE First,…

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year is one of our favourite photo competitions – as much for some of the mouth-watering subjects as for the outstanding quality of the featured images – and the shortlist for this year’s contest has now been announced. The shortlisted photographers will now compete for prizes across 28 categories, and for the title of overall winner. The competition features images that capture every aspect of food production, preparation and consumption, from photos of fishing and farming through to elaborate images of restaurant dishes, and colourful shots of people around the world enjoying street food and celebratory feasts. We’ve picked out a few of our favourite images above – click the link to see all the shortlisted images, and learn more about the competition, at…

www.canon.co.uk £3,440/$2,999 Is there a more unexciting lens than a standard zoom? For years, we’ve been limited to a 24-105mm f/4 or 24-70mm f/2.8, but with only marginal improvements to each new generation it’s hard to get too excited. Canon promised much when it launched the RF mount, with its RF 28-70mm f/2L USM being one of the few revolutionary standard zooms. Things then went quiet, but now we have the Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 IS USM Z… Key features This is a 24-105mm lens with a constant f/2.8 aperture, which has been the dream of many photographers. There’s more to this lens, though; instead of being a photography lens that’s also good for video, Canon has made a true hybrid lens. The company says it’s intended to be the…