Innholdsfortegnelse for September - November 2021 i Photo Review

Stills and motion picture photographers have traded ideas ever since cinematography was invented. During the ‘classic’ period in the middle of the 20th century, there was a particularly close relationship between the aesthetic styles of both arts. Back in the mid-20th century, the 'looks' created by notable movie producers – think Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini and Jacques Tati to name the most obvious cinematic stylists – influenced genres as diverse as fashion, architectural, journalistic and even landscape photography. And, in turn, photographers like Diane Arbus, Paul Strand, Elliott Erwitt and Richard Avedon inspired the compositions of many cinematographers. Skip to the 21st century and one of the most distinctive cinematic stylists is Wes Anderson, whose works include The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004),…

The term ‘macro photography’ was first proposed back in 1899 by a photographer named W. H. Walmsley for defining closeup images with less than 10 diameters magnification, to distinguish them from photo-micrographs. That’s a pretty obscure definition and the word ‘macro’ has been adopted as a marketing message applied primarily to telephoto zoom lenses. In most cases these lenses simply have a close-focusing setting. True macro lenses will achieve the technical definition for ‘macro’ and provide 1:1 reproduction – or life size magnification of a subject. This means the lens will reproduce a subject that is 5 mm long such as a grain of rice) at exactly 5 mm on the image sensor. By this definition, this magnification will be independent from the camera's sensor size and resolution. A lens…

In Australia, it’s not uncommon for outdoor scenes in bright sunshine to have dynamic ranges in excess of 2300:1 (equivalent to approximately 11 stops or about 11 bits). In a JPEG image, this range must fit into an 8-bit scale with 256 steps, which is the range reproduced in a camera’s histogram display. Unfortunately, prints on paper can only reproduce a brightness range of about 100:1, or six to seven stops. So the histogram should only be seen as a rough – although very useful – guide to how the tones in a scene will actually reproduce in a print. Typical computer screens and TV sets have dynamic ranges of at least 1000:1 (10 stops), although the OLED screens used in many camera EVFs are even wider. But they’re not…

It’s quite common for photographers to have one or two shots of distant storms they have happened to witness, but you’ve made them a speciality. How do you do it? There are channels through Western Australia that are almost like magnets for wild weather. I live in the northern suburbs of Perth and we rarely get storms coming through. But for no particular reason I know of, there are storm channels that appear to have a greater frequency of storms than other areas that go around Perth to the north and south. There’s one through Gingin, Corrigin, across the Wheatbelt towards Kalgoorlie, and one through Rockingham, Dwellingup, over the hills to Narrogin, and off to the southeast. I tend to target those areas. Also, summertime low-pressure systems form in the…

Ten years ago Lauren Bath first discovered Instagram, and within three years her captivating travel photography saw her established as a professional Instagrammer. But she didn’t just settle into her comfortable niche of travelling and taking pretty pictures. Lauren was determined to build on the success and to diversify her activities. And then she became a mother. ‘To be honest, I knew when I made the decision to have a baby that my life would change drastically,’ she said. ‘At the time I was away working for at least 3 weeks out of the month, and my business wasn’t scalable. It relied solely on my exchange of time for money. I made the decision to move away from travel photography while I adjusted to motherhood, which turned out to be…

Progress is inevitable and sooner or later the equipment you’re using will be classed as out-of-date. It may be in five years time or, if you’re lucky and have made wise choices, 10 to 15 years. Technology changes quickly in the digital age. Have you ever wondered why equipment gets discontinued? Or what you should do if a piece of gear you’ve had your eye on suddenly vanishes from the online stores? There are good reasons behind manufacturers’ decisions to stop producing certain cameras and lenses. Understanding them can help you to plan future purchases to ensure you won’t be wasting money on future investments. When choosing new equipment it’s vital to focus upon your current and future needs. Ask yourself whether the large and heavy full-frame camera and lenses…

Bondi By Asad Rajbhoy Nikon Z6; Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 Panning shot of Sydney's Bondi Beach to highlight the colours in a minimalistic style. Don’s response Photographer Asad Rajbhoy's beach abstract is a beautiful example of this very simple technique. As long as your camera allows you to control your shutter speed and aperture manually you can create a soothing smooth pan like this one. (It really helps to have a tripod, but even that is not absolutely essential so long as you can set your shutter at a 1/8th of a second or so.) Cliff Jumper By Mark Davies Fujifilm X-T20; Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens A cliff jumper during sunset at Waimea Bay, Hawaii. I could see that the sun was going to set in line with the…

When Tamara Voninski was young, her anthropologist father would bring home ethnographic films which he’d show on one of those slightly rickety pull-up projection screens so familiar to anyone growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s. ‘That was sort of my window to the world,’ Tamara said. ‘And I think that early visualisation of the world outside of my home and school, had a profound impact on me.’ At the age of 14, Tamara discovered photography. ‘I enrolled in an extracurricular High School photography course. My teacher was actually a filmmaker and my school had a fully equipped darkroom. I spent my high school years, either out taking photographs, or in the darkroom, developing the film and making prints,’ she said. ‘I was very lucky to discover something that I…

Close-up shooting is a special photography genre that has attracted a broad range of photographers ever since lenses became capable of close focusing. Interestingly, the term ‘close-up photography’ has no scientific definition, being applied simply to images that show subjects closer than we’re used to seeing them. It doesn’t require special equipment; almost any camera and lens (including smartphones) can be used to take close-ups; all that’s required is for the subject to fill the image frame. Under these constraints, for example, a telephoto shot of the moon can be classed as a close-up; so can a sports action shot or a head shot of an animal or bird. True macro reproduction is somewhat different. It requires the image on the sensor to be reproduced at ‘life size’; i.e. with…

The foreword to the 1981 publication of The Negative, the second volume in The Ansel Adams Photography Series, which outlines the techniques and procedures developed by the renowned photographer over his working life, states: For Ansel Adams the art of photography and the practice of its craft were integrally linked. The transformation of a visual encounter with the world into a memorable photograph is the essence of what every serious photographer wants to achieve. A successful photograph is the product of a sensitive and receptive mind and a well executed sequence of actions in the field and darkroom. It’s a message contemporary photographers should take to heart. Adams is famous for his Zone System, a method developed for silver halide photography in collaboration with Fred Archer at the Art Center…

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