Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2017 i PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

Helping you to become a better Canon photographer is what we do. Every issue we bring you brilliant new EOS DSLR techniques, tests and tutorials to help you master your camera and improve your photography. This issue we have an essential and extensive DSLR skills guide to all the key camera settings you need to learn, simply explained over 15 top tips, starting from page 27. Professional photographer David Clapp takes our Apprentice for a day out around Wells Cathedral to capture the historic architecture (page 8). Our intrepid columnist David Noton travels to the other side of the world in search of great landscape shots in Tasmania (page 40), while we talk to the fantastic commercial and advertising pro photographer Clive Booth about his creative photography and colourful career…

APPRENTICE NAME: ALLISTER FROST CAMERA: CANON EOS 7D MK II ALLISTER is a 46-year-old marketing consultant based in Godstone, Surrey. He started out with a Canon EOS 400D eight years ago – sticking rigidly to Auto mode – before progressing to a 60D. But it’s only in the past two years, when he joined a local camera club, that his pursuit in photography really began to take off. Now using a Canon EOS 7D Mk II, he asked for our help to learn how to capture high-impact architecture photography. THE CANON PRO NAME: DAVID CLAPP CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MK IV LANDSCAPE, travel and architectural photographer David, 45, is based in South Devon, but spends much of his time travelling the world with his Canon cameras. He also runs seminars…

Having travelled halfway around the world to the Australian island state of Tasmania, David Noton is confronted more rain than a rainy day in Wales… I’ve travelled 10,800 miles to be here, and it’s raining; low grey cloud obscures Cradle Mountain in a soggy dismal scene all too reminiscent of Capel Curig on a bad day in February. At least, I think it does, as I’ve yet to see the distinctive peak; its been shrouded in the murk since my arrival. I lie in the tent, listening to the rain on the flysheet; a soundtrack I’m all too familiar with from countless damp camping trips to Glencoe, Borrowdale and Llanberis. Just a couple of days ago I was catching the warm antipodean rays of the austral summer by the sparkling waters of…

THE MISSION Make your subject appear to float with Photoshop layer masking skills Time needed One hour Skill level Intermediate Kit needed Tripod • Sturdy support • Lights (optional) This is one of those photo tricks that makes viewers think, ‘How did they do that?’ The answer is surprisingly simple and, like all the best Photoshop techniques, the real skill begins in-camera. To create a seemingly levitating figure we capture two versions of the scene – one with the person perched on a stable support like a bench or ladder, and the other of the empty scene. Both versions need to be in perfect alignment. So the actual camera technique is dead easy, we just use a tripod and take two shots – one of our subject, another without them…

THE MISSION Craft a custom bokeh lens cap for funky light shapes Time needed 30 minutes Skill level Easy Kit needed Cutting mat • Craft knife • Pencil • Black card • Scissors • Black tape • Shaped hole punch (optional) Bokeh is a word that refers to the pretty out-of-focus areas in a photograph, and these usually appear when you’re using very wide apertures. You’ll have seen – and maybe even captured – circular bokeh, but here we’re going to show you how to change the shape of the bokeh in your photographs by making a simple lens cap. You can buy ready-made custom bokeh kits, but where’s the fun in that? Making your own is easy, affordable, and you can choose exactly what shapes you want. If you…

THE MISSION Sharpen details in soft images without added artefacts Time needed 20 minutes Skill level Easy Kit needed Lightroom Every photographer knows that a sharp image is more pleasing than a soft one. Getting photos pin-sharp can be a challenge for a variety of reasons, however. Most Canon cameras have a built-in filter that blurs the image a little to avoid producing moiré patterns, and this low-pass (or anti-aliasing) filter can also soften details, such as a flower’s fine stigmas. By placing the camera close to a small subject, such as a flower, you risk getting a shallow depth of field. This leaves only a narrow band of detail in focus, and features in front of and behind this zone will look blurred. An image that appears sharp on…

Clive, 51, was born in Ashbourne in Derbyshire. At the age of 16 he went to art school and took a course in graphic design, which included photography. He went on to have a 20-year career as a graphic designer on numerous high-profile campaigns. In the early 1990s he began shooting films for television, including documenting an expedition to the Arctic and filming on the Eiger in Switzerland for Blue Peter, earning him a coveted Blue Peter badge. He was invited to work with Nick Knight in 2006, which led to a new career as a fashion and beauty photographer. He has done ad campaigns, commercials and short films for Asus, Intel, House of Holland, George Michael, L’Oreal and others. He is a member of the Canon Ambassador programme. Next…

Professional photographers reveal their top six tools of the trade they couldn’t shoot without The most important piece of equipment I take with me to a wedding is an open mind The people I photograph are in love. The most important piece of equipment I take with me to a wedding is an open mind. I try to avoid any preconceived ideas about what will happen, what people should do or how they should feel. I hope my images transport couples back to their wedding day, and that they remind people of not just what happened but of how they felt – whether it was saying their vows, seeing uncle John partying on the dance floor or joking with the bridesmaids. As a wedding photographer I’m often thrown into tricky…

A burst of flash is lightning-quick but shutter speeds need to be slow anon’s advanced E-TTL II flash metering might be able to balance the power of the flash output with the existing light, but it’s still limited by the camera’s flash synchronisation speed – or ‘x-sync’. This is the fastest shutter speed at which the flash can be used, and it varies between camera models across the EOS system. With an x-sync of 1/180 sec, the EOS 6D has the slowest sync speed in the current range, while the 800D, 80D, 7D Mark II and 1D X Mark II boast the fastest at 1/250 sec. All the rest can synchronize flash exposures at up to 1/200 sec. Shooting in daylight often requires a shutter speed that’s considerably faster than…

MEADE RAINFOREST PRO BINOCULARS £140-£160 www.meade.com WILD ABOUT wildlife? Then look no further than Meade Rainforest Pro Binoculars. Integrating fully multi-coated BAK-4 prisms and ultra-precise phase-coated optics into a rugged, all-weather frame, Meade Rainforest Pro Series Binoculars defy the elements to bring you the ultimate viewing experience, whenever and wherever you need it. Waterproof, nitrogen-purged and rubber-armoured for supreme durability, with Rainforest Pro you need know no bounds. COUNTRY INNOVATION RAPTOR WAISTCOAT FROM £125 www.countryinnovation.co.uk CARRY everything you need in one of Country Innovation’s Raptor Waistcoats, which feature a total of 15 pockets! Two expandable lower pockets swallow a lens each, and a pair of chest pockets can house another two optics. Huge internal and external rear pockets can take a jacket or tablet, and various compartments take smaller accessories.…

Insect-icide I was extremely disappointed to read the Photo Stories article ‘A micromacro world’ (PhotoPlus 124) that encourages photographers to kill insects. This feature is about getting the photograph at the expense of the subject, and is proven by the writer’s own words when he talks about being ‘cynical’. The method he uses to kill insects is one that has been used for many years but is frowned upon by true wildlife photographers, which Kjeld Poulsen is not. Encouraging people to kill insects as a project in your magazine is beyond belief, given the state of the insect population these days. By the way, I am not a ‘tree hugger’, I spent my earlier years shooting, but came to realize shooting with a camera does not mean the death of…

01 SCAMPER-SCAMPER BY PHIL THORNTON Phil’s winning shot just shows you don’t have to travel far from home to find captivating wildlife – he shot this elusive hedgehog at the end of his drive! It might not be an exotic location, but nothing says ‘In the Wild’ more than a well-executed image of a rare species. Phil has done extremely well to execute the final result, using a long lens and wide aperture to create an intimate portrait. The low-level perspective also makes us engage more with the spiny subject. Well done! Lens Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Exposure 1/640 sec, f/3.2, ISO800 02 SOUL OF THE WINTER WOODS BY SWAROOP SINGHA ROY This atmospheric image was shot in Dudhwa National Park, India. “The light was quite low because…

THE MISSION Use selections and layer masking skills to replace a sky Time needed 15 minutes Skill level Easy Kit needed Photoshop Elements A Photoshop tutorial about replacing a sky in a landscape scene is bound to provoke the odd negative reaction. After all, the purist would argue, isn’t it just cheating? Surely it’s better to capture everything in-camera? Isn’t the challenge being in the beautiful spot at the perfect moment, and the thrill when something magical happens? All this is true, but sometimes we’re simply not able to wait around for the perfect moment. Landscape pros will revisit the same scene over and again, but most of us don’t have the freedom to do this. So if you come upon a great landscape that’s let down by a featureless…

01 ELEMENTAL This image is from a beauty shoot for Canon Europe, based on the elements. This ‘water’ image features model Hazel Townsend Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Exposure 1/160 sec, f/2.2, ISO250 MANY photographers are happy to remain in the same field throughout their working lives, while others develop a more varied portfolio. Clive Booth is definitely among the latter group. His career has included graphic design, photography and filmmaking. Among other things he has been on an environmental research expedition to the Arctic, he volunteered to photograph the work of the RNLI on the Hebridean island of Islay, shot fashion for Nick Knight, taken portraits of Terence Stamp in a London tea shop and made a pop video with George Michael. Yet at the root of all…

Photo essays from PhotoPlus readers and professional photographers alike JOIN IN THE FUN! One of the great things about photography is being able to share your view of the world. This issue we see the pelicans at Lake Kerkini, Greece, and take a trip to India’s vast railway network for a photo series on ridin’ the rails. We want your photos and stories! For your chance to show off your images in PhotoPlus, send three to five high-resolution JPEGs, along with a brief synopsis – explain why you took the shots, the location, whether they’re part of an ongoing project or a one-off shoot, and anything else unusual or interesting. Also include Canon DSLR, lens and exposure details. Email photoplus@futurenet.com Online www.facebook.com/photoplusmag www.twitter.com/photoplusmag Post PhotoPlus: The Canon Mag Future, The Ambury Bath…

While high-speed sync has the potential to transform your outdoor flash photography, there’s one big drawback: power. The light from the flashgun has to be pulsed at a lower power during the exposure, which means that it doesn’t reach as far as it does during a normal, single burst of flash. The faster the shutter speed, the more the problem is compounded. A flashgun that allows you to zoom can give you more reach, as will using a larger aperture or a higher ISO. But you may already be shooting at the lens’s maximum aperture, and increasing the ISO will also increase the shutter speed, as well as the amount of noise. An alternative approach is to dial in smaller aperture settings until the shutter speed falls below the camera’s…

Ask Brian! Confused with your Canon DSLR? Email EOSSOS@ futurenet.com EOS cameras feature a number of exposure metering patterns: Evaluative, Centre-weighted, Partial and Spot. Choosing the right one is a mixture of personal preference, knowledge and experience. Evaluative metering is the default and uses a number of segments covering almost the whole frame. It is intelligent enough to identify medium backlit subjects and avoid underexposure on beaches and in the snow. When paired with One Shot AF there is an automatic exposure lock applied when focus locks. This means that if you are in the habit of using the centre AF point to focus, then the exposure is locked before you recompose. For AI Servo AF there is no automatic exposure lock without customizing the camera settings. Centre-weighted, Partial and…

01 B+W ND Square Filters Just the ticket for long exposures £130/$TBA www.manfrotto.co.uk/bwfilters B+W’S new square ND filters can help you soften a seascape or remove crowds from bustling streets. Available in 2, 3, 6, and 10-stop variants, each is manufactured from precision-ground and polished glass boasting a whopping seven coating layers on each side. These nano coatings provide superior anti-reflective properties, as well as dirt and water resistance. The 100mm-square, 2mm-thick dimensions ensures compatibility with a wide range of filter holders and typical lens diameters. 02 BenQ SW320 Mega monitor with built-in calibration £1180/$1499 http://gb.colorconfidence.com IT TAKES something special for us to get excited about a new monitor, but BenQ’s latest panel has some serious wow factor. Its 32-inch size gives you plenty of space for Photoshop palettes and…

Canon is aiming for two distinctly different types of photographer with the EOS 800D and EOS 77D. Both use Canon’s latest 24-megapixel APS-C Dual Pixel CMOS AF sensor and offer the same continuous shooting rate and ISO range. But where the EOS 77D offers more hands-on control for serious enthusiasts, the 800D cuts back on the complication to appeal more to novices. Strictly speaking, then, the EOS 800D takes the place of the EOS 750D (Rebel T6i) as Canon’s best beginner DSLR. At first glance, it might not look so very different since both cameras have 24-megapixel APS-C sensors. In practice, though, the 800D brings some substantial improvements. One of these is the sensor itself. This is the 24-megapixel Dual Pixel CMOS AF sensor used in the Canon EOS 80D,…

CANON EF 40mm f/2.8 STM £200/$180 Canon’s ‘pancake lens’ is a bit of a pocket rocket While the flexibility to fit the ‘right’ lens for the job gives DSLRs supreme versatility, nobody enjoys lugging around a big bag of heavy lenses. This pancake lens is remarkably flat in its design, extending just 23mm from the host camera. It’s slim enough to slip into a spare pocket and, at 130g, weighs less than an eighth of the Sigma 85mm lens on test. Despite its incredibly small design, the EF 40mm is compatible with full-frame as well as APS-C format DSLRs, and features a metal rather than plastic mounting plate. The inner barrel of the lens physically extends at shorter focus distances, but the 52mm filter thread doesn’t rotate during focusing. The…

THE MISSION Create a double exposure using Canon’s Multiple Exposure mode Time needed 15 minutes Skill level Easy Kit needed DSLR with Multiple Exposure mode Double exposures are an on-trend effect that you can easily create in Photoshop, but it’s far more fun to have a go at the technique in-camera. Multiple exposures hark way back to the days of traditional analogue photography, where a film or plate was repeatedly exposed to light. Fortunately, the same process on a digital camera is much simpler. In the menu of Canon’s newest DSLRs, you’ll find a Multiple Exposure mode that can mimic the effects found with film cameras. On most models you can shoot and combine up to nine frames, but we used two for a more distinct effect. Changing the Multiple…

THE MISSION Learn how to mimic the camera-drag technique Time needed 20 minutes Skill level Easy Kit needed Photoshop CC Introducing intentional camera movement is one way to capture a scene that stands out from the rest. You may have tried the camera-drag technique before, which is where you pan your camera during a long exposure. If you have, you’ll know how ethereal and artistic the results can be. Depending on the shutter speed, and specific movement, lines in the scene become blurred and colours merge pleasingly across one another. Here, we’ll show you how to recreate a similar effect in Photoshop. Re-editing your existing shots using this technique is a fun way to get different results without having to revisit the location! One of the most important things is…

“Last year, I shot a commercial for clothing brand Hackett and Aston Martin. I was referencing the original Thomas Crown Affair film and the whole ’60s vibe. The shoot featured an Aston Martin DB11. Before the shoot, I had the idea of recreating a shot from another ’60s film, Bullitt, in which Steve McQueen was leaning out of the window of a Ford Mustang. I stood by the car with my 1D X Mark II and asked Tommy to lean out of the window with his arm out of the car. Hackett used it in their store, blown up to 5x3m. I love it and it’s now on the front page of my website.”…

PROJECT INFO NAME: Manish Jaisi LOCATION: New Delhi, India MISSION: To document the passengers and people across India’s railway network KIT: Canon EOS 600D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 www.500px.com/manishjaisi I have always been fascinated by trains, and also been fond of rail journeys. Here in India, railways are as big a part of our culture as they are part of our economy, being the largest employer in the entire country. In 2015 I was at a railway station to meet a friend of mine, and the train was late so I had plenty of time to roam around. I took a few pictures, then realized I could mix my love for railways and my passion for photography in a photo essay. I got the idea and kicked off with the…

Unlike E-TTL II flash exposures, Manual flash provides a consistent output; once you’ve set the power of the flash, it stays locked in. The drawback is that the flash output won’t be adjusted automatically to take account of changes to camera settings, or if you move closer to or further from an object, or if you add light-sapping modifiers. The camera doesn’t have to be in Manual mode to take advantage of Manual flash; you can use it when the camera’s set to any Creative Zone mode, such as Aperture Priority and Program. You select the output in 1/3 fractional steps, from 1/1 (or full) power down to 1/128 power, either on the flashgun or on the camera’s Speedlite control screen; look for ’Flash control’ in the red Shooting menu…

Trainee Sailors by Martin Gray MARTIN SAYS… I took this photo while on the South Coast on a blisteringly hot day. The boats are a group of trainee dinghy sailors who were out in the bay when I visited this stretch of the Dorset coast. What caught my eye was the look of the sea surface and the cliff line with the beach in the haze. I recall that I was probably using Landscape mode on my EOS 1200D as I’m not really confident with using the Manual, Tv or Av modes. I’d love to know how I might have taken greater control over the picture. BRIAN SAYS… Fortunately there was a complete set of metadata in the picture Martin sent me, and this shows that his camera was actually…

With prices ranging from a couple of hundred quid to several thousand, Canon has a DSLR to suit ever yone, from the complete beginner to most demanding pro… What to look for Canon EOS DSLRs Canon splits its EOS lineup into entry-level, enthusiast and professional ranges, and the fewer digits the more upmarket the camera; so the new 1300D is the most basic, the 750D/760D for intermediates, while the 80D is for more advanced enthusiasts. Expect greater ease of use (with thumboperated scrollwheels replacing cumbersome cursor keys), more robust build quality (with weather-sealing and tough magnesiumalloy shells), more advanced functionality, and full-frame (rather than smaller APS-C) image sensors with more expensive EOS models. With over 150 lenses available for Canon DSLRs, picking the best for the job can be a…

Whether you’ve got an Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, or an Android, Kindle or Nook tablet, you can download PhotoPlus back issues. You can read them on your laptop or desktop computer as well. To see the full range of devices go to http://bit.ly/ppdigi Limited back issues of our print editions are available at http://bit.ly/getphotoplus LAST MONTH Issue 125 Spring 2017 LIGHTING setups for your best-ever portrait shots •Apprentice: wildlife shots with Chris Robins •Interview: Clive Nichols •Super Test: fantastic flashguns •Full Test: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM •Mini Test: poster prints •Canon School: upgrade your lenses to class glass •My Kit: Nina Mace •David Noton: Cheddar Gorge •Projects on: moonlit landscapes, pop art tarts, reversing rings, use a white balance filter Issue 124 April 2017 CELEBRATE…