Innholdsfortegnelse for 01-nov-2014 i Amateur Photographer

BACK in the 1980s and ’90s, I shot stock travel photography for what is now Getty Images. It was a small, elite club in those days, but quite lucrative once they’d decided that you met their tough entry criteria – although even then I felt I’d missed the golden age. Digital photography and the internet have killed off that particular cash cow. The world is now awash with images, instantly downloadable by anyone, and no corner of the world is now too exotic for mass tourism. Need a photo of Chichen Itza, Mexico? There’s more than 2,300 of them on iStockphoto alone, from under a tenner a pop. But on the plus side, the market is now open to all, using virtually any kind of camera. This week we talk…

If you’ve got young children in your family, then you’ll appreciate the truth behind the saying, ‘They grow up so fast.’ That’s why capturing stunning photos of them while they’re still young is incredibly rewarding. Whether it’s your own children, grandchildren or a relative’s child, capturing child portraits is a fantastic way to sharpen your core photography skills, as it requires speed, dexterity and a watchful eye to snap the right moment. Let’s face it, children (especially younger ones) won’t want to sit nicely for very long, so it’s important to ensure that you stay alert with your camera in hand, ready to snap that all important shot whenever the opportunity arises. 1 Prime lenses are great for portrait photography as they offer a wide maximum aperture that allows you…

A SPECIAL-edition black & white film compatible with Polaroid SX-70 cameras has been launched by Impossible – the brand continuing Polaroid’s instant film legacy. The Special Edition B&W SX-70 Hard Color is the tenth film for SX-70 cameras, with the first launched 42 years ago. Impossible CEO Creed O’Hanlon said: ‘Analogue black & white film photography is being rediscovered by a younger generation who are captivated by the magical physicality – and authenticity – of a monochrome picture that develops in minutes in the palm of your hand.’ The special-edition film costs £17.50 for eight exposures. Correction Roger Hicks writes: ‘In my Pushing the Boundaries piece in the 130th anniversary issue (AP 11 October), a paragraph of acknowledgements was unfortunately omitted, as indeed were some corrections that were lost at…

Bonfire Night Remember, remember the fifth of November – an unparalleled opportunity to grab some firework shots. Get yourself a tripod and a shutter release and make sure you set yourself up nice and early. Bulb mode is your friend. 5 November. Some events will be held on 8 and 9 November. David Chancellor: Hunters Multi-award-winning documentary photographer David Chancellor sets his sights on the game-hunting industry in Sub-Saharan Africa. His unparalleled access to the inner workings of hunting groups allows him to weave a unique and fascinating portrait. Until 6 December www.impressions-gallery.com Photomonth: Roman Road David Hoffman’s East End photos are being shown in four cafés on Roman Road for Photomonth, providing ample opportunity to sample coffee and cake while appreciating social documentary photography from the 1970s. An excellent…

Last year some of the Amateur Photographer team, including myself, visited Sony’s Alpha Centre of Excellence stores up and down the country – speaking to managers and staff. I was impressed by their knowledge, and in particular how they go above and beyond to help their customers – they understand what a big purchase a camera is and they genuinely want to ensure that each customer makes an informed decision. The stores are also places to go and learn about how to take the best possible images with Sony cameras and lenses. Nearly all of the stores hold experience days that provide customers with the perfect oppurtunity to try the very latest class-leading Sony products, such as the Sony Alpha 7 range, the Alpha 6000 and the Cybershot DSC-RX100 III.…

Get it right in-camera Even if you are shooting raw, set the white balance and picture style to give the desired finished look. Use a loupe The only accurate way to review your images is to use a loupe for the LCD or use the electronic viewfinder if you are mirror less. Shoot into the sun If you are shooting in sunlight, place the sun behind the model and use it as a backlight. Add flash from the front as required but not in a fill-flash way – be bold and use it as a key light. Keep old flashguns If you change camera systems, keep your old flashguns. With the Cactus V6 trigger units, you can take full control of your old flashguns on your new camera. Insurance Make…

Born and based in New York City, Lowy has covered stories and conflicts around the world – from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. He is known as one of the earliest champions of smartphone photography, having used his iPhone partnered with the Hipstamatic app on many of his professional projects. How did you begin the switch from a DSLR to an iPhone? I think sometimes when your hobby is also your job, and you have to go beyond loving what you do to building a business out of it, it loses some of its lustre. You can start resenting the actual act of photography. I have a pretty intense digital asset management and archiving methodology, so it became a pain in the butt to carry…

Because home processing is less common these days, I think people are put off trying it, in the mistaken belief that it is difficult or dangerous. It isn’t, and once you have seen it done or tried it yourself, you’ll wonder why you ever hesitated to process your own photographs. To begin processing you will need to buy a few things – it won’t cost much to get set up and the equipment will last for years. The most important consideration, though, is the chemicals you use as there are a large number of film developers available and many ways to use them. The first chemical you’ll need is a developer. Some developers give finer grain and better detail; others give sharper-looking images, but with exaggerated grain. There are developers…

Exposure WHEN it comes to ensuring that your image is accurately exposed, night and low-light photography require just as much attention as shooting during the day. If anything, the process becomes even trickier when you’re faced with multiple sources of illumination. There may be sufficient light from artificial sources for you to use a fairly short shutter speed, but you may need to use longer exposures, perhaps of several seconds or even minutes if you are shooting in very dark conditions, such as natural landscapes. Also, remember that metering is key and you may need to use exposure compensation. Light painting LIGHT painting is, on the surface, a simple endeavour. You set your camera to a long exposure and stand in front of the lens with a light source, such…

Pentax Q-S1 A light compact camera that takes interchangeable lenses, reviewed by Jon Devo At a glance ● 1/1.7in, 12.4-million-pixel backlit CMOS sensor ● 3in, 460,000-dot LCD screen with anti-reflective coating ● In-camera raw processing and HDR mode PENTAX’S latest Q-series camera is one of the smallest interchangeablelens cameras that money can buy, measuring105 x 58 x 34mm and weighing 200g. This latest version features a 12.4-million-pixel, 1/1.7in backlit CMOS sensor and Pentax Q engine image processor, capable of 5fps shooting, raw and JPEG capture, and sensitivities up to ISO 12,800. It sports a tough plastic frame and aluminium grip. On paper it is almost identical to the Pentax Q7, but has received a physical makeover to give it a more refined look. Aluminium is also featured on the camera’s…

Wi-Fi and NFC Link the G7 X to smart devices via the dedicated mobile device connect button on the side of the camera. It’s also possible to back up and upload images and videos straight to the cloud or social networks directly from the camera. Creative HDR mode, star nightscape, star portrait and star time-lapse modes are among some of the options available to assist in producing creative content. Video Full HD 60p video recording in the widely used MP4 codec is available in the G7 X and produces some good-quality footage, even in low light. Stereo audio, manual focus peaking and aperture control during filming are also included. Control ring Customise the clicking control ring at the front of the camera to adjust any one of a number of…

When Fujifilm announced its SLR-style X-T1 compact system camera at the start of this year, it received plenty of accolades for its combination of excellent image quality and intuitive handling in a relatively portable package. But while the camera was dust- and splash-proofed for use in poor weather conditions, initially none of the lenses was sealed to match. Now Fujifilm has addressed this with the XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR, which immediately becomes the most natural companion to the X-T1. Plenty of 18-135mm zooms are available for APS-C DSLRs, and this type of lens doesn’t generally have a great reputation for image quality. But the Fujifilm version is a different proposition; rather than being a relatively inexpensive ’DD lens with extended zoom range, it’s a premium offering with a…

I AM an electronic flash, also known as a strobe. I am a convenient source of very bright artificial light that can be attached to, or even built into, a camera. In conventional cameras and mainstream photography, I am based on a xenon gas-filled glass tube, which emits a very brief but very bright flash of light when a high voltage is passed through it. Xenon flash is good for freezing action because the flash duration is very brief – typically thousandths of a second. Xenon flash was preceded by disposable bulb flash units with glass bulbs filled with thin filaments of wire, which oxidised rapidly when triggered, burning brightly and briefly. Today, xenon flash has relatively new competition in the form of LED ‘flash’, primarily for camera phones. LEDs,…

George Berner Olympus E-5, 50-200mm, 1.4x teleconverter THIS beautiful image of a semi-silhouetted butterfly was taken in Florida, USA. It was shot by George Berner and was uploaded to our AP Flickr group. George doesn’t restrict himself to just one subject. His keen interest in photography finds him shooting pictures of ‘people, places and things’. However, his love of photography has recently found him moving into one of the most popular genres of image-making: nature and wildlife. You can see more examples on his Flickr page. If you would like to be in with a chance of seeing your image in our Online Picture of the Week, upload your favourite shots to our Flickr, Facebook or website gallery pages. Win! Each week we will choose our favourite picture posted on…

THE story of the Titanic, aka the ‘unsinkable ship’, is a subject that is familiar to almost everyone. The subject of countless books and films, images from that doomed day carry with them an atmosphere of tragedy. Now a family album containing never-before-seen photographs of the ship during her launch and departure from Belfast has gone on display in TITANIC, an exhibition at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Northern Ireland. This haunting album contains116 prints, all of which belonged to John W Kempster, a director and the master of ceremonies at Harland & Wolff at the time of the ship’s construction. Visit www.nmni.com/ for more information. Words & numbers My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain Helmut Newton Fashion photographer 140 thousand The…

US PHOTOGRAPHER Dennis Ramos has won the Epson International Pano Awards 2014, with a picture he only had time to capture because his rod broke before a planned fishing trip. Dennis beat almost 4,000 images from 870 photographers to claim the Open competition, with a panoramic image of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. Commenting on his winning shot, which triumphed in the Built Environment category, Dennis said: ‘It was a beautiful cloudless day with some patches of rolling fog over the bridge. ‘My friend and I decided to go fishing that mid-afternoon. I found out that my reel wasn’t working, so I grabbed my camera gear instead. ‘I took a lot of shots… including this long-exposure panoramic of the bridge. It took me a lot of time waiting, and…

I’m an advocate of film, and until a few years ago I was pretty much using it exclusively, while most photographers had made the switch to digital. In the beginning, the lack of exposure latitude turned me off and digital images looked flat and lifeless – a raw digital image requires work to get it looking good. It’s amazing the lengths people go to get an analogue aesthetic, and I’m not talking about Instagram filters. I’m referring to the use of analogue techniques to manipulate images. The Impossible Project has launched the Instant Lab that takes a picture of your phone screen and transfers it to instant film. The craziest digital-toanalogue app I know of is InstaCRT, where images sent to them are displayed on a black & white CRT…

Damien Lovegrove You can view more of Damien’s work on his website at www.lovegrovephotography.com where there are more than 2,000 images arranged in 23 galleries. Or you can join him on one of his photographic adventures. For more information visit www.passionphotographyexperience.com. Cactus RF60 flashgun These flashguns have the power of the best units from the leading manufacturers with a built-in radio receiver system and a zoom flash head. I use two of them in full manual mode for ultimate control and consistency. Lastolite Jupiter stand These value stands cost less than £40 and have a wide radius spread when fully opened, providing a stable support for a flashgun even in moderate winds. The Jupiter stand extends to a significant height, making it perfect to simulate street-lighting effects. Hoodman loupe If…

When I arrived at the wedding venue (Rock Springs Ranch in Bend, Oregon) at midday to photograph the bridal party getting ready, there was no sign of what was to come later in the day. It was around 1pm that we first noticed the forest fire some sixmiles in the distance, and by 2.15pm it had grown, but even then, none of us was particularly worried about it. However, by 3.30pm it had spread dangerously. Moments before the bride was due to walk down the aisle, firefighters arrived and told us that everyone needed to be evacuated. The bride’s father announced to all the guests that we had to leave immediately without the ceremony being carried out, but the coordinator talked the firemen into letting the couple get married if…

Kevin Russ has spent the last 30 years living the kind of life that would make many of us green with envy. A born explorer and nature enthusiast, Kevin travels the world shooting landscapes, portraits and wildlife using an iPhone 5. Within a day, Kevin will upload his images to the delight of his tens of thousands of Instagram and Tumblr followers. The fact that he is able to fund these expeditions using the money he makes from selling his images is what makes his story of particular interest. What caused you to make the transition from DSLRs to shooting on an iPhone? At the beginning of 2012 I had taken some images of snowy owls that I’d shot in Washington with my DSLR. I was selling some of my…

£25,000 IN PRIZES TO BE WON Round Nine Night photography IT IS ironic that for an APOY theme involving shooting under the cover of darkness, light will be your biggest asset. Although daylight may have faded, there will be a plethora of artificial lights – particularly if you are shooting in a city or town environment – that you can incorporate into your images. Car trails are the obvious example here, and of course streetlights and the light emanating from buildings or billboards offer other possible sources or interest. Alternatively, you could venture out during the twilight hours to see if you can create an image with impact and atmosphere that combines both traces of natural light and artificial illumination as lights begin to switch on (or just before they…

Jumping waterboys Dimple Pancholin Fujifilm FinePix S7000, 15mm, 1/480sec at f/6.3, ISO 160 THIS picture makes me smile, as it perfectly portrays the fooling around that young boys love so much. Showing off for the viewer, they do their best to be as funny and outrageous as they can – and they have managed very well. Dimple has captured a moment that must have been repeated over and over again across centuries, as boys of a similar age jumped to impress their friends, their mothers and other photographers who came along before Dimple. The subject for me is the shapes they make and the expressions on the faces of the two facing us. To emphasise these elements I think we could eliminate the distraction of colour. There isn’t too much…

Impossible Project round-frame Polaroid film £17.50 (single pack) www.the-impossible-project.com THIS special edition round-frame black & white instant film paper from The Impossible Project is designed for Polaroid 600 cameras. As described, images captured using this film are printed inside a circular frame. This black & white film uses a newly developed emulsion, which does indeed deliver rich greyscale tones, as claimed by the manufacturer. The look produced by this film is somewhat reminiscent of the daguerreotype photography process from the late 1800s. Some speckles and degradation appear around the rim of images captured on this film, adding to the vintage look. I really enjoyed using it, although it isn’t cheap, so you’ll want to choose your shots wise Single and triple packs are available to purchase online at shop. the-impossible-project.com,…

The G7 X uses a 20-million-pixel, 1in BSI-CMOS sensor – very substantial for an easily pocketable compact. Although the ISO range doesn’t extend beyond 12,800, this is compensated for by the bright zoom lens, which allows shooting at relatively lower ISO settings in low light. Dynamic range is excellent at low ISOs, so you can extract lots of detail from deep in the shadows in raw processing. Although the G7X wasn’t supported in Adobe Camera Raw at the time of testing, a thorough inspection in Canon’s Digital Photo Pro gave a taste of the quality achievable with noise reduction and sharpening applied. The camera’s accurate metering modes can help to get the best exposures for raw shooters, by minimising clipping in bright areas of the image. Image quality is excellent…

Screen size Normal laptops range from 11.6in up to 17.3in. Size is an important factor to consider, as well as display resolution/quality. Display calibration Some laptops need to be manually calibrated to get the best colour performance, but a colorimeter is needed to do this properly. Screen resolution Until recently, laptops lagged way behind tablets in terms of screen resolution, but now a handful of models offer ultra-high resolution. Storage SSD storage is fast, but expensive. Most portable laptops use SSD storage, and it’s often cheaper to invest in an external HDD than to upgrade. Software Before switching between OS X and Windows 8.1, make sure you’ve factored in the cost of software. Battery Desktop replacement laptops will generally only last a few hours, but ultra-portables often last for 8-10…

Canon EOS 6D 1 I have recently made the change over to a full-frame camera and find the Canon EOS 6D a great piece of kit. I mainly shoot landscapes, so the EOS 6D’s weather sealing is a useful feature to have. It is fairly compact for an FX-format camera, so carrying it around isn’t a problem. The image quality it gives is excellent and it performs well in low light, which appeals to me. Canon 24-105mm f/4 2 The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM is a great walkabout lens for when you’re looking to pick out details. It can focus on very close objects almost like a macro lens would. Canon 17-40mm f/4 3 My most used lens is the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, as it gives a…

Abbey Road exposed Six photographs showing The Beatles crossing the famous zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in London will be auctioned on 21 November. Captured by Iain Macmillan on 8 August 1969, the images were taken for The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, with the fifth shot (above) chosen by Paul McCartney for the cover. The sale at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions is expected to raise £50,000-£70,000. Monkey selfie II? This image of a Japanese macaque with a smartphone was among the winners of Marwell Zoo’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo by Suzie Tanser, entitled ‘Making a Call; won the Cute and Funny category Drone ban The US state of California has passed a law banning the use of image-capturing drones, on privacy grounds. The law is…

Swiss photographer René Burri has died at the age of 81, after a long illness. Paying tribute, Magnum Photos president Martin Parr said: ‘Not only was he one of the great post-war photographers, he was also one of the most generous people I have had the privilege to meet. ‘His contribution to Magnum and his unrivalled ability to tell stories and entertain us over this time will be part of his enormous legacy. ‘Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family.’ In a statement, René Burri’s family said: ‘He leaves behind an important body of work on recent history, which has been published in countless newspapers, journals, magazines and books all over the world. ‘With René Burri, the world of photography loses one of its most powerful artists:…

The Imperial War Museum has urged the public to turn detective to help identify people who met American airmen and women in Britain during the Second World War. The American Air Museum, based in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, is collecting images and information about US Army Air Forces who served in England during the war. The museum has launched a crowdsourcing website, displaying 5,000 images drawn from a collection of15,000 prints and slides built up by Roger Freeman, an aviation historian. Bosses now want the public to help spot familiar faces or places, to bolster the site’s use as a digital resource. ‘Some of the wonderful photographs on our website show American servicemen talking to local schoolchildren during the Second World War,’ revealed project leader Jenny Cousins. ‘Perhaps someone using our website…

William Helburn: Mid-Century Fashion and Advertising Photography Edited by Robert Lilly and Lois Allen Lilly, Thames & Hudson, £39.95, hardback, 224 pages, ISBN 978-0-500-51765-9 PICTURE yourself as a New York ad executive in the 1950s and ’60s. Your campaign requires a vivid image that will grab the attention of everyone who happens to glance its way. Who do you go to? One answer: William Helburn. Working during the revolutionary era of advertising, Helburn’s pictures featured on the covers of countless magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Life, Town & Country, McCall’s and Charm. Helburn could turn his lens to any subject (clothing lines, Coca Cola, whisky, cigarettes) and here for the first time we find an overview of the images that had such an impact in their day. The TV series…

Backgrounds I often use just a 2m-wide piece of wall or glass as a background for my urban portraits. Shooting wide open with a standard or telephoto lens away from a background can soften the look and render it beautifully out of focus. Depth of field When you use flashguns on location with compact system cameras, use neutral density filters to achieve a wide-aperture, shallow-depth-of-field look. The electronic viewfinder and LCD remain bright as the exposure compensates automatically. Colour Mix your colour temperatures. Use a CTO gel on the flashgun and set the camera’s white balance to 3400K to make the background or daylight-lit areas blue while your subject maintains a warm glow. Use a CTB gel as a backlight for added effect. I put clear zip-seal food bags over…

Email amateurphotographer@timeinc.com and include your full postal address Write to Inbox, Amateur Photographer, Time Inc. (UK), Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU LETTER OF THE WEEK Success without smut Many thanks for a splendid 130th anniversary edition of AP; I enjoyed almost every page. However, the double page spread on pages 54 and 55 of cover pages over the years reveals the reason why I stopped buying your magazine from the early ’70s until roughly the turn of the century. AP seemed to have descended into its ‘Page 3’ period, when an edition couldn’t succeed without the inclusion of semi-naked females. The classified ads also started to resemble the cards left in London phone boxes! We are fortunate to be able take part in a craft that…

One of the most downloaded mobile phone images on iStock. This image by Aleksandar Nakic has been purchased almost 400 times With the rise of smartphone photography, it was inevitable that publishers, advertisers and marketers would look for smartphone images to illustrate their wares. Washed out, cross-processed and weathered-looking image colours, popularised by smartphone apps, have started to find their way into advertising, and the stock photography markets have responded to this. Just a few years ago, smartphones were on the list of cameras that weren’t accepted by stock libraries. Many libraries now embrace them, realising that there is a market for authentic smartphone images. Istockphoto.com is one of the largest stock libraries to regularly accept images taken on smartphone cameras. In fact, if the image has a resolution larger…

1st prize THE first-prize winner will receive an Olympus OM-D E-M10 with a 14-42mm EZ Pancake zoom, a 45mm f/1.8 portrait lens, a 40-150mm zoom, a 9mm fisheye lens, a macro adapter and a street case in which to carry it all. That’s a total retail price of £1,200. The E-M10 has a 16.1-million-pixel, four thirds-sized CMOS sensor and a TruePic VII image-processing system. Its 1.44-million-dot EVF displays a 100% field of view and has a 120fps refresh rate. The 14-42mm EZ Pancake zoom lens is a slim and compact optic that is equivalent to a 28-84mm lens in the 35mm format. This 45mm f/1.8 portrait optic is ideal for low-light people shots without flash, while the 40-150mm zoom has high-speed AF and is optimised for movies and stills. The…

When it comes to compact system cameras, Samsung has one of the most comprehensive ranges of compatible lenses to provide limitless opportunities to capture special moments. The NX system’s lens line-up includes wide, standard and telephoto zooms, primes and macro lenses, along with video exclusive and 3D exclusive optics to perfect the range of 18 lenses. Most Samsung lenses feature an innovative i-Function method for handling your NX camera. It provides an optimised user interface to operate the camera and helps to capture a photo more easily, quickly and conveniently. For more information, visit www.samsung.com. 12-24mm f/4-5.6ED Wide Zoom with i-Function This is the ideal lens if you love to shoot wideangle scenes including landscapes and architecture. Despite its wide-reaching angle of view, the 12-24mm is a relatively compact and…

At a glance ● 20.2-million-pixel, 1in sensor ● Fast f/1.8-2.8 lens with 4.2x optical zoom ● 24-100mm focal length ● Built-in neutral density filter ● Digic 6 processing unit ● Physical exposure controls ● Price £579 For and against Excellent image quality from this camera’s 1in sensor Premium design with good physical controls 24-100mm equivalent focal length is versatile enough to cover a wide range of shooting scenarios Responsive 1.04-million-dotresolution LCD touchscreen with useful 90° tilt action, ideal for low-angle shots No hotshoe Dated AF system Where in the range Canon PowerShot G1 X II Price around £649 Targeting pro photographers as a second camera, Canon’s G1 X II has support for an optional EVF, as well as external flashgun compatibility Canon PowerShot G16 Price around £369.99 A 12.1-million-pixel, back-illuminated…

To celebrate AP’s130th birthday, we’ve teamed up with some of the world’s leading photographers, the NSPCC and PhotoBox to offer you the chance to win one of130 signed prints. We have limited-edition prints from the likes of Gered Mankowitz, Art Wolfe, Steve McCurry, Charlie Waite, Steve Bloom, Tom Stoddart, Joe Cornish and Clive Nichols, and many more, and you could own one simply by supporting our campaign. All of the photographers have kindly donated their photos to help raise money for the NSPCC. PhotoBox, our print partner, will send you an A3 print of your winning image*. PhotoBox is a print company with a twist – it’s personal. PhotoBox takes your photographs and prints them onto books, framed prints and canvases from small to large sizes (to name just a…

Wobbly lens Q Do you know if there is a general fault with the Canon EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens? Mine has a wobble in the centre tube and I wondered if this was normal. I have contacted Canon, but to no avail. David Collins A Most zoom lenses have a certain amount of play or ‘wobble’ of the main barrel, particularly when they’re zoomed to their physically longest length. So long as it’s not more than a millimetre or so, it shouldn’t be a problem. Andy Westlake Wired remote release Q I would much appreciate your help and expertise in trying to locate a wired remote release for a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. At first I thought the Sony RM-VPR1might be the answer, but when I looked on Sony’s website…

Always carry a camera. It’s a piece of advice we have all read countless times. Rather less often are we advised, except by those who are very unhappy, what to do with it. The assumption is normally that we will come upon something newsworthy. Well, yes, we might. I came upon a minor fire in an unattended commuter station in Bristol in 1977. To my complete lack of surprise, the Evening Post was less than interested in processing and printing the film. Today, if I came across something similar, such as the complete combustion of the former station in my village in rural France, the local paper might be more interested in downloading a file. But would they want to pay me? Citizen journalism is for the most part unpaid…