Innholdsfortegnelse for 11-Apr-2020 i Amateur Photographer

Instagram celebrates its 10th birthday this year and during its short life has grown to become the world’s biggest photography website by far. It was the fourth most downloaded phone app of the past decade and last May added its one billionth user. Nearly 100 million new photos are added daily, and they aren’t all celebrity selfies and pictures of people’s dinner. Pretty much every well-known photographer you can think of is on there – even the dead ones. If you’re not yet on Instagram yourself, now is the perfect opportunity to get yourself set up, and this week we offer a few tips for how to get the best out of it. Over the coming weeks we’ll be presenting more ideas for things to do at home. If you…

EXHIBITION Another Eye: Women Refugee Photographers in Britain after 1933 Four Corners Gallery, London E2. This review was written before the coronavirus restrictions. Hopefully the exhibition will re-open later in the year. IN THE 1930s, more than 70,000 refugees came to Britain from Nazi-dominated Europe. A surprising number of women photographers were among them. They brought fresh, modernist perspectives that opened up British photography in the decades that followed. Another Eye is the first UK exhibition to showcase this special group, exploring its collective influence and inspiring personal stories. The exhibition features original prints and work by established photographers such as Dorothy Bohm and Edith Tudor-Hart. This enterprising group of women overcame struggles to build new lives. Many set up studios, some worked in social reportage, while others turned to…

Incredible as it may seem, 500 million people look at Instagram every day, with users spending an average of 28 minutes scrolling, posting and ‘liking’ pictures, Stories and videos. It was only ten years ago that co-founder Kevin Systrom first posted a picture of a stray dog near a taco stand in Mexico. ‘Had I known it was going to be the first picture on Instagram I would have tried a bit harder,’ he joked. A decade on and most professional photographers have an Instagram account – they use it to introduce their work to a global audience, connect with fellow photographers, find new clients and receive feedback on their projects. The app was designed to encourage communication via images, so it seems a natural fit for photographers. However, building…

ADVERTISING in 1924 took a somewhat stroppy tone by modern standards. ‘Here are the trenchant facts!' barked Imperial about why its plates were superior. City Sale and Exchange (Sole Agents for the British Empire for Jules Richard Cameras) sought to ‘Correct a Misunderstanding' about its used camera business. Some people had ‘formed an opinion that purchasing a high-price camera second-hand is in some strange manner undignified,' it said. ‘Now the fact of the matter is that a large proportion of our exchange business is concerned with cameras of the better class.' Wallace Heaton gave us the parable of the hawk and the nightingale. ‘The moral is obvious,' it concluded. ‘It is foolish to imagine that by waiting you will get a better camera bargain. Seize what is to hand! There…

1 Check the highlights To check for clipped highlights I loaded the image in ACR and hit the letter O on the keyboard. I retained some highlight detail by setting the highlights slider to -50. After setting the Blacks slider to -50 to darken the blacks a bit, I increased Exposure (+0.70) and Contrast (+65) to give the image much-needed punch. 2 Apply a split tone Not content by the tonality, I stripped the shot of colour by moving the Saturation slider to -100. For a more distinctive look I tried applying a split tone. In the Split Toning tab in ACR, I set the Highlights Hue to 40 and the Saturation to 30. The Shadows Hue was set to 250 and Saturation to 8 before refining Balance to +50.…

Our cameras and lenses are tested using the industry-standard Image Engineering IQ-Analyser software. Visit www.image-engineering.de for more details With its 20MP Four Thirds sensor, the E-M1 Mark III delivers very similar image quality to both its predecessor and the E-M1X, meaning that it's capable of recording easily enough detail for an A3 print. The smaller sensor does mean that it lags behind its rivals for image noise when compared ISO-for-ISO, but in some situations this can be offset by its outrageously effective image stabilisation. While you'll get best results at ISO 1600 and below, I'd happily shoot at up to ISO 6400 as a matter of course. Resolution At low ISOs, using the Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro at f/4, the E-M1 III cleanly resolves at least 3600 l/ph. However, some…

KODAK stopped manufacturing 126 film in 1999, and so far no other company has tried to make it. But there's plenty of outdated film to be found on eBay, and if it has been stored correctly, it should be good to go. Film processors who still handle 126 can be found online. Two to check out are dscolourlabs.co. uk/about/film_processing_110_126 and www.ag-photolab.co.uk/ 126-filmprocessing-124-c.asp Load it yourself Empty cartridges can be reloaded with 35mm film. Carefully break open the cartridge and attach 35mm film, straight from the cassette to the take-up spool (in a darkroom or changing bag of course). Use masking tape to secure it. Draw about 30cm of film from the cassette, roll it tightly and place it in the cartridge's empty chamber. Snap the cartridge together again, using gaffer…

Easter 1937 by Richards / Fox Photos Here's a fun lockdown activity to play with the kids! A group of Cardiff children and their dog try to eat an Easter egg off a piece of string without using their hands. Chocolate is dangerous for dogs though so leave your pet out of it, and you can of course swap the eggs for something healthier. Chocolate Easter eggs were introduced to Britain by JS Fry & Sons in 1873, but it was Cadbury who created the modern Easter egg in 1875, when they developed a pure cocoa butter that could be moulded into smooth shapes. Happy Easter! The Getty Images Hulton Archive is one of the world’s great cultural resources. Tracing its origins to the founding of the London Stereoscopic Company…

As unwelcome as Covid-19 is, the positive opportunity it presents us with is unique and something the photographic community must be involved with. It is inconceivable how anything else could make the (human) world stop so abruptly at precisely the same time and afford us all an opportunity to rethink together how we want to do things in the future. As photographers, the pictures we make have never been so relevant or important to the debate on the path we might follow from here on. Whether you are into street, landscape, portraiture or documentary there is a role to play. The photos that we make are our way of communicating how we feel about what is happening and what we want to say about it. If the definition of insanity…

Aurora joy Thank you for Skylum's Aurora HDR. I'm not very good with using photo software. However, I decided to give this one a go. I enclose my first effort. (See before and after, below right.) David Dinenage Aurora 2018 is still available for free to AP readers from the Skylum website until 29 May. Visit www.skylum.com/ ap-aurora. Southern bias Since retirement I look forward to AP every week, as an escape from all the political issues of recent times. However something struck me on looking through the latest issue, and could be seen as a reflection of the north/ south divide which has been highlighted in the country. I am sure there is not an editorial policy to promote the south of England, but is there a policy to…

1 Download Download the Nikon SnapBridge app from the Google Play or iOS App Store on your phone or tablet. On your phone make sure that you have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both turned on. 2 Connect With the app installed, open it and press ‘Connect To Camera'. 3 Select your camera Tap on your type of camera, either Digital SLR Camera or Mirrorless Camera, and then press Wi-Fi Connection. 4 Connect and establish Turn your camera on and select Wi-Fi Connection or Connect to Smart Device (depending on camera model) in the Camera Setup or Network menu. Then choose ‘Establish Wi-Fi Connection'. 5 Wi-Fi settings The Wi-Fi name and password should be displayed on the camera screen. Now go to your smartphone's Wi-Fi settings and select the camera Wi-Fi and…

Steve got into photography in his teens, as he loved the landscape and light of where he lived in Scotland. His favourite subjects are landscapes and wildlife, and the abundance of different and dramatic light means that no scene is ever truly the same, however often it is photographed. He enjoys the challenge of capturing the various moods and seasonal changes of nature. Even though it's been a while since he set foot in a darkroom, he takes pleasure in seeing his images ‘develop' in post processing.…

1 Enlarge the edit window Ever tried entering full screen mode in ACR? Hit the letter F on your keyboard and you'll find that the interface instantly fills your screen – very handy if you're editing on a laptop with a small screen. 2 Learn the shortcuts Hover your mouse or cursor over the tools in the toolbar and you'll be able to view the name of each tool and its shortcut key, revealed in brackets. Learning the shortcuts is a great way to increase your workflow speed. 3 Refer to the histogram Remember to keep a close eye on the histogram up at the top right of the interface at all times. Turning the Shadow (U) and Highlight (O) Clipping Warnings on is a good idea if you want…

Sensor 20.4MP CMOS, 17.3 x 13mm Output size 5184 x 3888 Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Shutter speeds 60 – 1/8000 sec (mechanical), 60 – 1/32,000sec (electronic) Sensitivity ISO 200-6400 (standard), ISO 64-25,600 (extended) Exposure modes PASM, B, Movie Metering Pattern, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Exposure comp +/-5EV on 0.3EV steps Continuous shooting 60fps with focus fixed; 18fps with AF-C Screen 3in 1.04m-dot articulated LCD Viewfinder 2.36m-dots, 0.74x magnification AF points 121, all cross-type Video 4K (4096 x 2160), 24p, 237Mbps External mic 3.5mm stereo Memory card 2x SD, SDHC, SDXC (one UHS-II) Power BLH-1 Li-ion Battery life 420 Dimensions 134.1x90.9x68.9 mm Weight 580g…

ON PAPER, the E-M1 Mark III looks so similar to its predecessor that it could easily be mistaken for a rather underwhelming update. But thanks to the extra horsepower provided by the TruePic IX processor, almost every aspect of the camera feels uprated and improved. Likewise the new AF-selector joystick elevates the Mark III to being one of the best-handling cameras in its class. The spec sheet may not be much of an update over the Mark II, but it's still incredibly impressive. This is a camera that you can hand-hold at shutter speeds of several seconds; that can capture 35 frames before you can even react to what you see in the viewfinder; and that can autofocus on stars. In short, it lets you take pictures that would be…

Raincover A fully sealed raincover is supplied for especially wet days. It folds up neatly into its sewn-in pouch, and fits into the pocket in the bag’s lid. Trolley strap A strap on the back allows the bag to be slipped over the handle of rolling luggage. Side pockets Elasticated, expanding pockets will take a water bottle or tripod, and fold flat when not in use. Tablet pocket A slim front pocket will take a 10-inch tablet, or your latest copy of AP. ● £59.99 ● www.vanguardworld.co.uk WHEN you think about camera backpacks, chances are you'll visualise big chunky black nylon beasts, designed to hold a full-size DSLR with a vertical grip and large telezoom attached. The best of these do their job very well, but with the market shifting…

Human congregations are a hotbed of activity, no matter where they are. Supermarkets, festivals and political rallies all reveal much about us as a species. However, in the history of photography, one type of location has perhaps stood above all other. Beaches and coastal locations bring together swathes of people of all stripes, all of whom shed their clothes and social standing, and unite beneath the open skies and against the great expanse of ocean. With this in mind, photographers – voyeuristic anthropologists that they are – are free to explore and document all manner of people engaged in all manner of activities. More often than not, these documents are notable for their intimacy, such as in Martin Parr’s celebrated coastal adventures, which revel in the garish details of human…

Large cities like London are, of course, fantastic places to take photographs. Whether you're a local or you travel there, you'll probably never run out of things to point your lens towards in the capital. However, knowing that there's enough potential material out there to fill 1,000 photobooks can make the decision of exactly where to head quite overwhelming. Especially so if you're keenly aware that you only have a limited time in any given location. The latest in fotoVue's incredibly helpful set of books, Photographing London Volume 1 concentrates on central London. Inside you'll find more than 400 locations and tips on where and how to take the best photographs. Whether you decide to work your way methodically through this weighty tome, flick to a page at random and…

#appicoftheweek Redman by Peter Murrell Nikon D700, 50mm, 1/200sec at f/8, ISO 200 This striking image by Peter was taken at the British Library in central London. As he explains, ‘It was closing time and I took the opportunity whilst leaving the building.' It's a lesson in being prepared to take a shot when opportunity strikes. He uploaded his picture to Instagram using the hashtag #appicoftheweek. See more of Peter's pictures on his Instagram @p.murrell where he describes himself as ‘a photographer with a day job'. Chosen by Nigel Atherton, Editor, as our #apppicofthe week We also liked… Brown Hare in the Crops by Richard Campion Canon 7D Mark II, 263mm, 1/640sec at f/5, ISO 500 Richard is an amateur wildlife photographer based in Jersey. He can usually be found…

AP seems to get thinner each month. Would it be possible to ‘thicken' further issues by, for example, showing more readers' photos? Another idea might be for photographers to write in with their amusing or even dangerous encounters whilst out shooting photos. I myself nearly trod on a couple ‘at it' in long grass on Hampstead Heath in the late '60s whilst trying to improve a landscape composition. Luckily they were too busy to notice me and I carefully back-trod to a safe distance pretending to look at the sky in case they suddenly decided to look up. Roger Braga For the past three years AP has been 68 pages, and 84 pages for the first issue each month and some special themed issues. Of those, about 45 are editorial,…

Nikon provides a free photo-sharing service for its users called Nikon Image Space. If you own a Nikon camera and register then you can get up to 20GB free storage for your images, whilst 2GB are available for non-Nikon users. Images that you have taken on your smartphone can also be uploaded. Within SnapBridge it is possible to select images that you have transferred to the phone to be automatically uploaded to Nikon Image Space, ensuring that your best images are always backed up online. You can also back up an unlimited number of 2-million-pixel images, without them being part of your 2GB or 20GB storage allocation. From within Nikon Image Space it is possible to catalogue and archive your images based on ratings, keywords and locations, as well as…

Michael Topham Michaelis Amateur Photographer’s Reviews Editor. He’s based in Kent and thoroughly enjoys documentary, wedding and railway photography. See www. michaeltopham.co.uk 1 Cropping removes distractions and creates a stronger composition 2 Harsh sun from behind the model has helped create some striking shadows 3 Increasing the Contrast, Clarity and Dehaze sliders in Adobe Camera Raw gives the image extra impact 4 Spot metering on the model's face has resulted in some blown highlights Every now and again I like to trawl through my thousands of photographs on my hard drive. Occasionally, I stumble upon shots I’d forgotten I’d taken or had dismissed as not being good enough first time around during my strict five-star rating regime. It’s rather exciting when you come across a gem of an image that…

For this photograph I would like to give two recommendations. First I recommend the WhiteWall Original Photo Print Under Matte Acrylic Glass with a white border. This combination gives the image a clean and cool look. The classic look with a passe-partout also fits this photo. In this case, I would select our solid wood frame Vienna in the Brown Alder colour. I would order the picture in a size of at least 30 x 37cm. Another good option is Original Photo Print under Acrylic Glass in our frame called Basel in walnut colour. Jan-Ole Schmidt, Product Manager, WhiteWall…

USB power The camera can be powered during shooting using a USB-C Power Delivery compatible powerbank. Alternatively the battery can be charged using any 3A USB supply when the camera is switched off. Vertical grip The E-M1 Mark III is compatible with the same HLD-9 grip as the Mark II, which should please existing users. The grip replicates the main shooting controls, but users have to make do with a d-pad to move the AF point. Dual card slots The two SD card slots can be configured in practically any fashion required. It’s possible to use them either sequentially or simultaneously, and choose which file types to record to each. Connectors A 2.5mm remote release socket on the handgrip works with Canon- and Pentax-compatible wired releases. Headphone, microphone, HDMI and…