Innholdsfortegnelse for September - November 2016 i Photo Review

‘I really needed a challenge and didn’t think studying something that I wasn’t passionate about was going to work.’ When Belgium-born Chris Eyre-Walker was a kid, his parents were frequent travellers. ‘Every year we’d do a big trip somewhere – Africa, Central America, Asia... a lot of places,’ he said. ‘We always had a camera with us, so I got in touch with photography that way. Always having interesting new subjects like that, you get fascinated about capturing those moments and the travels.’ While photography has been a part of his life for a long time, Chris didn’t start to think of himself as a photographer until he was in his twenties. ‘I ended up after high school not knowing what to study, so I went into the army at…

Relax and have fun Just like people, some pets are active in the mornings, while others prefer to be up and about in the afternoons. Choose a pet’s optimum activity time for your photo shoot. The number one tip is to create an environment where your subject is relaxed and happy. Making sure your pet feels safe and at ease is the key to crafting wonderful portraits. An animal’s mood is reflected in its face and body language. If you make the session a positive and fun experience they will see it as an adventure, and reward you with big smiles and cheerful energy. Plan your shot list Plan the story you want to tell through your shots. Try to visualise the images you want in advance - think about…

A drone – quite literally – allows a camera to go where it has never gone before, and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has announced it will ‘cut the red tape’ for commercial drone operators. As a photographer’s tool the standard consumer drone can capture artistic aerial footage, shoot commercial photos, and assist industrial operations and scientific research. But the current regulation, set to be overhauled from 29 September, prevents anyone without a CASA Operator’s Certificate profiting from these unseen aerial angles. Soon any commercial operator flying a drone weighing less than 2kg will need only to give CASA a heads-up of their plans, and follow carefully the mandatory operating conditions. This includes flying only during the day in visual line of sight and below 120 metres; keeping more…

‘If you try to manipulate behaviour or a situation, you’ll never capture what’s happening naturally in the moment.’ It’s hard keeping up with Sydney-based wildlife and underwater photographer Scott Portelli – even on the phone. ‘Right now I’m in Rapid Bay in South Australia, scuba diving among leafy seadragons,’ he says. ‘I’ve also been to the Australian giant cuttlefish breeding aggregation and diving with great white sharks, and I’ll be going to sinkholes over Mt Gambier way where you can dive.’ Portelli was on a two-week trip to witness seasonal wildlife events and ‘reccy’ places in Australia he hadn’t been to before in preparation for extending his range of on-location workshops and guided tours. He also takes groups of photographers and filmmakers to remote destinations in many other parts of…

This Insider is a follow-up to the one in Issue 67, where we looked at which camera could be considered ‘the best’ in different situations. Since the camera you have with you is most likely to fill that role in the widest range of situations, naturally we included smartphones, which have become so ubiquitous they have decimated the lower end of the compact digicam market in recent years. Since Issue 67, a few developments have taken place. Smartphones are starting to offer features that appeal to serious photographers, particularly P, A, S and M shooting modes and the ability to capture raw files. In addition, serious reviewers have begun to subject them to some degree of technical testing. These developments have prompted us to acquire the top-rated smartphone for imaging…

Inle Fisherman By Dennis Friend Pentax K-3; 18-135 lens @ 24mm; 1/1,000sec;f/8; ISO 200 Image Review 6 first winner Location: Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma) It was tricky getting our boat into the right position for this shot. Afterwards the fisherman paddled over and put his hand out for a dollar or two. I think they earn much more posing for photographers than from fishing! Don’s response Photographer Dennis Friend’s beautifully-timed picture is positively balletic. I assume it was captured from another boat, so that being the case one wonders how the elements of sun, fog, net, fisherman and boat might have looked from a position more to the right... Such speculations notwithstanding, this is a strong picture captured at just the right moment. Apricot Delight By Dianne English Nikon D600;…

Ansel speaks www.bit.ly/pr69ne1 Set in Yosemite where Ansel Adams captured many of his most famous images, this short video from Marc Silber includes rare footage of the great photographer talking about his ‘visualisation’ technique. Succinct and a must-watch for anyone serious about landscape photography. Bill Cunningham speaks www.bit.ly/pr69ne2 Sadly the renowned NY Times street fashion documentary photographer Bill Cunningham died suddenly just before we began work on this edition. In his memory, fashion website 93yondemand.org made a recent 90-minute video interview with him available for free viewing. Whether you’re a fashionista, a photographer of fashionistas, or just interested in the art of street photography, this is easy to recommend. Clear skies – up north www.bit.ly/pr69ne 3 This was just so cool I had to share it, even though it’s…