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TECHNIQUE IMPROVE YOUR PHOTO SKILLS Technique ofthe Month Tentop ideas to help you master the challenges of bird photography /Master Dusk & Dawn How bestto capture the majesty and beauty of sunsetand sunrise Budget Photo Apairofsub-£20 remote releases with timers could be the bargains of the year Creative Eye Three of our expert photographers find exciting and unique ways to snoot pencils ‘The Complete Picture: Raw part2 We conclude ourseriesby showing you how touse Rew forcreative resuite Digital Darkroom improveyour post-processing skills INSPIRATION ‘THE WORLD OF PRO PHOTOGRAPHY ‘Cutting Edge We take look at Adam Lawrenceand Michael Benson's incredible pro projects aad PICTURE _— ee Pa cn Aiecay 7 etn Erg GET THE PICTURE SIMPLE STEPS TO BETTER PICTURES Self-portraits witha twist Take a picture ofaselt-portatt Lightup your backgrounds [Add interest to portraits using fash gels to bring alittle colour to your backgrounds Springlandscapes Shoota beautituldatfo Retro refracted still-tifes Aquickand simple technique, with brillant results, that anyone can do. Backlitrain stil-ifes No rain forecast? You can stilcreate this gorgeous rainy loralstil-tifel Five-minute Photoshop How tocreate impacttulphoto montages ofallyourfavourte shots TEST CENTRE LATEST GEAR TESTED BY EXPERTS Nikon D5200 Nikon's compact DSLR promises 2 polished performance. Here’show it fares Digital SLRand CSC listings Up-to-date listings and specifications Tamron SP 90mm /2.8DiVC Wetakeavery close look at Tamron’s brillantrnew 9 Datacolor SpyderCUBE ‘sthisthe solution for perfectexposures?The magazine by photographers for photographers We take the greatest pride in the fact that our magazines produced by leading photographers who are alll passionate about taking great pictures. Many of our contributors are award winners and allare expert digital SLR photographers, so you can be sure that they're giving you the very best advice. Whether you love to shoot landscapes, portraits ornature, you can be 100% certain that our extensive team of experts is fully committed to giving you the best technique advice to help you create your best ever images April2013 / Issue 77 focorryaa Ty Cr [roa ReoWE TAKE ALOOK AT SOME OF : THE SHORTLISTED ENTRIES FOR THE 2013 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS... >>6 / DIGITAL SUR PHOTOGRAPHY /4°HI 20 Gpencategoryshows montarelesunglanterns Gdirngthe¥iPeng LanternFestwat Thala PortratentrantJonathan Ln'smonochrome imageetoritedtnintheYoutn war Sepietstnedatylfeotadementiasufererandthe Impact thelinershasonsuiteanatamiy, FloranBreuersstunning night skyimageshows 4240"view ofthe Miay Way behind eGuiver TreePBRGeSUNSEES Pe WS sieNIKON REVEALS ENTHUSIAST-LEVEL D7100 New 24.1-megapixel APS-C DSLR offers first in its Class features NIKON HAS ANNOUNCED the addition of anew DX-ormat DSLR- the frst te range to offer an optional 1 3xerop function and ne optical low pass titer (OLPF) According foproduct manager Simon Iddon, the enthusiast level D700 isa “highly versatile digitalSLR camera that offers a powerfulset of features, expanding the horizons of the DX-formatrange. and judging by the specifications he might not be far wrong, The camera, which sits between the APS-C 07000 {and full-frame 0600, boasts anewly-developed 24'-megapinel CMOS sensor without an OLPF, and an EXPEED 3 image processorthat brings so frames-per- second continuous shooting and improved noise reduction, ination to ts SO. ‘sensitiity of100-6400, extendable to 225600, the D7100 has 51-point autofocus system comprising 15 crose-type sensors anda 32in1.229000-dot LCD montor providing a 170" wide viewing angle. However it's thenew 1 3xcrop function ‘that really caught our interest fering extra wide AF coverage, increasing shooting speed to Ips and a boostin pulling power fortelephotousers. While the lack ofan OLPFis nota new concept introduced in 2012 with the full-frame DBOOE. isthe fst ime but from the sounds ofitnot the last time) has een appliedto an APS-C sensor When asked why i'sbeen removed Nkon UK {roup marketing manager JeremyGilbert responded: "The benefits outweigh the negative, With theincrease n pie. density theetfect of moire fess evident Removing the hiter means sharper images. ‘outweighing the one or two mages where moiré might be visible. ‘The D7100 is also said tomatch the popular D800 in durabilty With ts ‘weather-resistant body and magnesium dloy top andrear covers i's being romotedas a conveniently ight weighing (6759) and robust DSLR for fs class, sutable forallshooting conditions There are aoa few subtle changestothe feelofthe cameraaand the mode dal 3s wel asseven effect modes for sls andto Complement ts FullHD video capabilties, ‘anin-cameraHDR function and Spot White Balance for quickly setting WB in LweView. Italsohas wireless capabilty via an optional WU: 1a Mobile Adapter, so you can vansmit Imagestoan Apple or Android device for quick uploads to social media sites, Due to goon sale on 21 March 2015, the 7100 is expectedtohave a guide price of £1,100 (body only) and £1300 withan 18-105mm kt lens wwwnikon co.uk ew Sonylnses |) Jy preeamares Cr) Coe ears This year marks the 0th anniversary of the frstproduction| NIKKORIons. The NIKKOR trademark was registered in 1932 andisa westernised \anslation for Niko, an abbreviation of Nippon Kogaku KK, Nikon'songinal name. We take 3 lookathow this iconic brand and range has evolved 10/ B16 TAL SUR PHOTOGRAPHY, crate eerste ene NIKKOR 5 reer pee J} 1959 rari isbornand ea re poy itera ir coe fc) Rearern Cnt eae erical Sos ere easNEW CAMERAS FROM SONY SONY HAS REVEALED the Alpha 58 the latestinits ine-up of SLT cameras with translucent miror technology. Boasting 20:-megapixel Exmor APSHD CMOS sencor, anOLED electronic ‘ewfinderand upto Sips continuous shooting. the new ‘modelisexpectedon sale in Apri prcedat £450 with 18-55mm SAMelltlens, oF {E600 with both the 18-SSmmand 55-200mmlenses ‘Aso newisthe NEX-3N, which Sony is claiming isthe words ightest ‘and smallestinterenangeable\ens, ‘camera, weighing inatjust 209.1 ‘also offers2i6.1-megapixelAPSHD ‘CMOS sensor and 3180" rotating and ‘ilable screen, The NEX-3N willbe available in March priced at ££400 with 16-SOmm powerzoom lens ww sony-europe com COKIN RELEASES SCREW-IN FILTERS. Cokin hasannounceda new range slimline fiers. The Cokin PURE Harmonie range includes UV, circular polarising and variable density Neutral Density ters. Cokin claiming that tne PURE Harmonie range offers the ightestand thinnest cicularfitersin the wot, measuring natlust 33mm thick for the UV and CPL fiers ‘and5mm thick or the ND filters respectively. Tre UY ‘and CPL filters are avaliable starting rom E40 in sizes, rom 37mm through to 82mmana ie _f| theNDisavaiabe sized from 52mm flickr ‘through t 82mm from E15. wwunintre2020.co.uk GET SOCIAL GGetinvolved with the team by joining our new social channels Share photos, opineons {and keep up to date on the latest news Twltter wir tw er com/dgialsiphata Flickr wea fickrcomigroupe/digtalsrphoto ‘Sean this QR code do he an doo Resch Qe 2011 rlekWd Lens production Pee Nikonaddsto erty Imirorless Pitan Discover the creative potential of filters les re plecsed lo announce the ‘Bubication of ‘repting Protessionas 2. 6174 a09¢ hardback book produced in Ccolaoorarion with rine of the UK's best-known, ‘and most highly respec'ec photogranhers Joe Comish, Mark Denton, Paul Gallagher, John Gravel, Tom Mackie. 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Ajuty of 19 handpicked professionals from the warldof documentary and press tography selected Paul Hansen's ving mage ofa group ofgreving men bodies of wo dead chien sof Gaza Citys the age. Hansen, 3 photographer warking for Swedish nenspaper Dagens Nyheter, wins the €10,000 cash prize alongwitha Canon professional DSLR and lens system, ‘otal of 54 photographers from 33 itferent countries were awarded prizes across the nine categories ranging from temporary Issues to Sports Action, and Staged Portraits, When !look atthe results. as chai of the ry think that the World Press Photo of the Year, andallthe other photos that were given prizes, were sold stellar examples of first-rate photojournalism tna s powerful that isasting and that willreach whoever (coke at them, comments Santiago Lyon he vice president and drector of photography at The Ass The World Press Photo exhibition begins itsintemational tour on 26 Apritin [Amsterdam and artves inthe UK between July and 25 August at The Scotish Parliament. Edinburgh ‘Controversial, several ofthe entries, including the winning image, have sparked some debstein online communities sto. the degree of processing and man'pulation hat has taken place, Considering the nature land subject matter ofthe images. whats your take on post-processing in press images? Letus know at our Facebook page wurw facebook com/gitalsrphoroDIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR! MORE READERS than everare enjoying ures provided byABC. which audlsallof the UK's leading magazines and newspapers, reveal werenow one ofthe UKs top three mos popular photography magazines Despite adecline in the photographic magarine sector i Photography readership has grown by 3% over the past year increasing to 36,596" over lst years figure of 5550, Thisrepresentsa growth of 59% since 2008! ‘Wed like fo thank alot you continued support Rest assured well ontinue toring youallthe expert advice inspiration youneed to improve and broaden yourphoto skis. DRAGON SNAPS UP JESSOPS ONLINE DRAGONS DEN starand mut rillonaie Peter Jonesis partotagroup bfentrepreneurs thathave purchased the Jessops brandfor anundiscloses amount Jones, who sworthan estimated £350 milion ito relaunch Jessopsas an online retailer, after so far ‘choosing not to purchase any oftheir 187 closed stores, There are signs cf progresson the Jessops website and ‘we await with baited breath to see what becomes afone ofthe longest: standing Uk photo etal brands. Meanwhile, the fullextent of Jessops financalissues have been made public following a report submited by drectorsto ‘Companies House. The repor shows hat Jessops owed £42 milion to over 0 creditors, including £164 millon toCanon UK, £33 millon to Nikon UK and E15 milion to former employees, ‘ww jessops.com ee eee *The combined printand aigitaledition ABC for Jan-Dee 2012's 36,556, up 3% when compared tothe same total forthe previous period. ABC Jan-Dec 2012 total: Print $4,257 & cigital 2,299. SONY BECOMES PRIMARY OLYMPUS SHAREHOLDER SONY CORPORATION has become Olympus largest shareholder 6% voting rights against other shareholders, ‘Tne Japanese corporate giant now holds 35 millon sharesin the optics andimaging ‘company. This san interesting development {and partnership that could see future laborations between the two companies, wuvw.olympus.co.uk NEW LCE STORE OPENS. Centre NickRienens LCE managing director ‘comments:"Whist CE didalready havea presence in Manchester, we eltatthe jon ofourexstin Our decision to relocate toamore visible position wasan easy one tomake” worwieegroup.co.uk 10 Complete LT, photographer Joey Lishostng s=pectal fori upcoming Peopie ofthe Data m ng PhotographyNs Photo castaway: Tim Tadder We've theoretically packed creative commercial photographer Tim Tadder offtoa desertisland to spend the rest of hs days. We've been kind enough to allow him to take alonga few photography-based luxuries — find out here which items he chose. 1)CAMERA Tawantsomething to document ‘myesperanceante nd 2) rmegapnes fa wantease of use, Tunetonalty ana ports. my ew Fujnim Xcel would be erect itssuper sma Ightveght ond whee doesnt haveagreatoatery te ks Simplistic and power ONE OF YOUR PHOTOS ‘Theresa peturethat hangsin my home.ta famiyhaldinghandson thebeachinSenSebastn, Span. ‘Theresa storm overhead anathe beach sotherwse deserted The ‘amiy wantedto be ate beach togetheranddiantcae about the wether Theimage speaks tome Sout seizing portunities no mmatterthe suave. otography, and regularly Provides tutors and competing video goes behind the ser shoot at the Disney Cor reveals important sigtal techniques to remove distractions from your images Toview the video, scan the QR code -grapher Berjamin Von Wong (www. vonwong.com has above orgo tohtipi//bitly/12COeRA LeNs Mortofwnatl shoottendstobe {Gmmti2attme moment when tronsnesto srouna 27mm 35mm format. 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CAPTURE MOTION Depending on the variety. hummingbirdscan vushoverng, Because oft you can capture tissuperfast motion thouthaving tse a trpod orslow shutter speed between Ubodsec and 150Geec willbe fastencugh to ‘endear body sharp whe Dying er freeze the wingsmomentarly whe the slower Shutter speed wi to show moverentRead Ratt r s CER enact pani eninge nee earn Nae tea Pereira eae coer ea ae ie ote eae eae ae Hetero enti etinTiS tea eee cen ed eran aero ees Pinon amarante iter ed Picea een epee otto ey See te et ree preatentecert eect sien oe Braet ae aera) coe eet PeisTECHNIQUE OF THE MONTH...BirdsGet the picture Simple steps to creative images era kins Puree eee eae ee ee ee en OL een etry Pace eerie emma mt ete ert on-air nara REFRACTED GLASS SHOTS, BACKLIT RAIN STILL-LIFES © PHOTO MONTAGES eee aes)wu Star of the small screen No end of people are taking self-portraits on smartphones and iPods these days, so next time you do try this fun portrait idea DANIEL LEZANO: Iivietehones, weve alnad.ago atsome point doing ourselves, Whether on ‘our own or with groups of trends, taking self porvaits on armobile phone sa regular photo phenomenon [Adults normally refrain from this sort of thing untila right outanda few sherbets, ‘Teenagers are constantly photographing themselvesin this way and posting the images onto social media ste, Ike Facebook whvlecnidren willuse their Pod Touchor their parents smartphone to capture funny faces on camera This portatidea is based around this recent craze and involves photographing ‘Someone photographing themselves, While the techniques involved to produce this ype fof image are failystaxghtiormard there are Some things you need to keepin mind to, ensure youget a decent result ‘Your fist consideration should be your location. You want to choose setting that minimises reflections on the phone's screen Thisisless ofa problem when shooting indoors, butifshooting outside, look for areas of shade or waltunticondiions re ‘overcast. You should aso aim fora plan background to minimise sual lstractions Forthisshoot the location wasagarden on 23 cloudy day with the subject set against ightgrey wall Interms of exposure, be sure to setyour camera to apertute-prioty mode as Youll need to have fine controLot deptn-of fel Mutt-zone meteringis ine, whileyour autofocus system can beleft to multi-point Af. as youll wantto focus on the mobile hone in the foreground of the mage.n terms of lens choice, ou wanta short telephoto for relatively tight framing. The (ong end of our standard zoom i sukable, Dutarguadiy the best option sthe humble 5mm 8 standardlens Whether used.on a.camera witha full-ttame or APS-C sensor he later giving an effectve focal length of around 75mm), this lens provides a latering perspective and also the bonus of awide ‘maximum aperture. Thismeans you can if make the depth-of-fieldasshallow as you ‘eed, while the fast shutter speed aids handholding the scene sat well it However, there’sone thing youllneed to dobefore taking the mainimage and thats capture adecent portat with tne phone. You could, in theory, aetvate the camera on the mobile, ut your subject will struggle to control what's visible on the screen a5 they reholding toutstretched. You're better of taking a photo and having ths aisplayed. ‘As this isa fun shoot, add a humorous element othe photo, This couldbe a case ft having your subject pulla funny face, or {you could go. far as face painting or fancy Gress. kept thingssimple and borrowed 8 parrof spectacles to be used asa prop, ‘When taking the photo on the mobile phone, remember where youre shooting from as your background shot needs to be eee es Cdr Be eee! Porte ene eats ee See eaieceietsl vA.) Sea ee ‘hallow depth-of-Reld. watch your focusing, Eero ar ree reer tard — Above lft Take a photo ona mobilephone fnauring tne subjects well” avoid bright, Sectional ight end opt for shade nsten Above: Get close fora tight crop and ask your fubjectts pula tun pose Props ike glasses help ete i tne potatnthephonesceen, owards you and start shooting on your DSLR. taken from a similar position in identical lighting for itto work best. The other thing to remember isthat your subject needs to have the same expression in both shots, so don't, {28k them to do anything too elaborate as they may notbe able to repeat it “Taking the shot on the mobile phone's the quick and easy partas i's ully automatic 50 you only have to concentrate on the Composition and the subject's expression. ‘The main image takes longer, so your subject needs to be prepared to pose fora few minutes with theirarm outstretched ~ Itean getuncomfortable so try to prepare as, ‘muchas youcan geforehand and work as ‘tas possible, Remember this portraits ‘meant tobe fun so ensure both you and Your subject enjoy it Notonlywilit help keep your subjects attention. ultimately itwilresultin far more appealing images. WRONG EXPRESSION: Once settings are eevee Pree een Peers ere eet eee EniWAHL Pe UL Panasonic and Rankin Film Productions present CRIP Ls = (eee Add interest with coloured gels Transform your background and inject splash of colour in to portraits using coloured flash gels Re ee eee Trcreenayen aerate eens ers entre earns ete tet ie eee eee ee ere aor penrer rere etal ee ee ae Reeser er eta enero tranelucent sheets of plas that when placed in fron flash, cast colour onto whatever it luminates, Th eee eee ete eee eee Sete eee ee eee Pee eter eat nent meee Mee ret Speen tee nee ee ea the flachguns having b3 sec aera re erry ot ete cen See eee ey yoursubject. you canintroduc(==IMAGE DETAILS eer Urs get G0ee away ot PCa cd ee a Pertenece Pereira Pee eine Oru aoa eae eee ts eseieeeratrraereecr ind Bretbeettaheeepersine sy greene: iste Perera eatery enya yome) Preece ereroeema crete Preece Pare ate een Reece eat fepaiieponrseaect eerie Peeters ec aero ica teereneestoeatand Petre erat ree Sareea ere ccs iene Ca eed Prawn Pearce! eerie naraColorEdge: POs aoa eR Ou OUT kere oen ra Brace oft Taha © Emo www.eizo.co.uk- Lt Lee al eellav ic Spring landscapes Capture early signs of spring Spring has sprung in some parts of the UK and that meansit's time for dat Ce ee eee eee eee Store rea oe mene cel pen feetIEGEAR You don'tneed much forthis shoot, lust your regula landscape equipment. used a Nikon DBOOE and a wide-angle lens YYoullneed a sturdy tripod, hotshae spit level and a Neutral Density graduated fiter “here lused 045 hard- and 0.75 soft-edged ND grad fiters. As daffodis are bright and havea delicate transparency, t's easy to ‘overexpose them when sunight hiters {through theirpetals leaving you with blocks fof yellow anda lack af detak Tohelp retain this detal opt fora weaker ND gad fter than you would normally use for asunrise or sunset ~ around one sop less ‘As the exposure slkely to be long, your images might benef from you using the Mirror Lock-Up facility and a remote release toavoid camera shake SET-UP Take your tine when looking for the right location ~ while daffodils shoula Soe ae ee res Peeters ee etre pict ti ee aeeomt seer) Beente nro Ten Pree raed Pee ea Error mirc ennanndiend Parner peta coor eer peal tetaee ett proehnescreeeieeementanry Prenat ay poetics soon be springing up allover the place. you wantalocation where elds are lush with colour, ideally with stronglead-intines, a focal pointand backit ateither end ofthe day. Once you find the perfect location, ty Using asun compass or smariphone app to track the position of the sun so youcan plan your visitearefuly. Look out fer areas with Uneven flower coverage, too’ might be that you're alti too earlyin the season for the best photograph, but monitoring fora few more days or weeks isall ined. ound this seene late inthe day. The light was too fat foradecent shot but worked butthat the sun would ise dreetlyintine with the rows ofdaffadis s0| scouted the location fora good viewpoint avoid areas wath patchy flower coverage. Ireturned an hourorsobefore sunrise the next day. due around 6 30am, to ve myself adequate time to compose and setup ue Poambetaieey Leeroy pee erat pacer a TECHNIQUE With yourcamera gear set Up select manual or aperture-prioniy mode (whichever you're more comfortable using Usesingle-point autofocus o focusa third ofthe way into the scene and set amid aperture ineresetied on /13) to ensure Sufficient deptn-of-feld Take test shot {and use the camera's LCD screen and histogram to check tor sharpness. composition and blown highlights, resting Ina loss of detain the fowers and around he sun. I¥you're shooting i Ram, there wil beasmall margin for recovering highlight detail post-production. Most modern lenses have an antiflare coating to reduce the amount oF ight that ‘bounces inside yourlens when shooting into the sun However ityoudo have a ‘oblem with artefacts and reduced contrast fnd clarity shoot when the sun slow inthe Sky orwhen there's cloud coverage.macs ots coe per SE ery Pereearsiratr Pete tL ry Sera tener Peete et nee ae Sr ee eed Rieder eee eer say er eee een te eran Poeete eects end Sen es Pr nae eae ed pein mieten tert Seen Tet eneRetro refractions Got 15 minutes? Grab a glass of water, two sheets of card and your lighting kit - that's all you need to achieve this striking still-life ‘CAROLINE WILKINSON: Looking for simple sil-tifeto ty cenarainy afternoon, or aspartof your 365-photo project? Weve Qotjust the one. There are dozensof ways you can employ the refraction of ight in your images, fom floral ‘water droplets to landscapes through glass spheres, but thishas gotto be one ofthe most striking and simple to do. Ughting tne glassesrequiresabitot care and technique to minimisereflections rom ‘the surroundings, butarter that i's realy ‘235y shoot that nas scope for some creative ‘output Instead of monochrome, you could Spice tup witha vibrantly coloured split Dackgroundortake tastep further and use multiple water-filed glasses. Fora simple but Strking stil-ie ea, why notuse tree wine lassesinstead of one? Filthe two Background glasses with red wine and white wine and postion tne water-filled glass “symmetrical in front you don twantto waste wine as some might callthataleohol abuse), opt for Ribena and vegetableol instead forthe same result Altematively, three glasses with food-dyed water for your background instead, Alwaysopt tor an odd number of glasses, such as three at ne back with wo water-filed glasses atthe front, for mote pleasing compositions, Youalso want {louse clear glzees with smooth surfaces 0 thatthe lightcan bend evenly around, rater ‘than texturedor tinted glasses that might hinder the refraction and enhance distracting reflections. ‘Sohow does ital work? By filing 3 glass with water, you te causing ay light waves that hitthe glass at any angle other than 90° (oF 0" to change directions they pass ‘through. These light rays retract bend) ‘giving you the result Thankfully, though, {you don't need to understand the physics {o take good photographs. CoM eur SCs esa Partorene successor thisshot etter a Pivot eenr tees Prenton eee Sere neers eterna) Parone rat! serur Setyour camera to manual mode - here Im Using a Nikon D800 and NIKKOR Somm f148, butaktlens wilwork 00, AsyouTlbe Using studioflasn, set the shutter speed to the camera's flash sync speed ~ here's 11250sec ~ and alow ISO, Make sure glasses, are spotless to minimise post-production: the camera wil pickup allsmudges and watermarks, potentially ruining theimage without careful removalin Photoshop. Once you have the ight setup, ind an aperture that gives sulfcient depth-of-fel {you wantthe Background outof focus but the glazes rin and dividing ine in focus. Adjust the tght’s power to getan accurate exposure. You may fnditeaserto focuson the glass manually or to use single-point AF fon the live running through the glass Finishing in Photoshop Remove marks Even with caretul potsning youl Bnd youstitneed to clean 4300-200% using ema and = iMac) or Cetand {Cy and use the Healing Brush Tootor lone Stamp Toot to get ofany dust spots ‘Smurdges and water drops Todo ths, cick all tesselectanareato sample fom and cick or bration the markthat youwantto remove, sr Cea meer cee eo peti protecnareeniy eet) enieeeetcen ery Coa Nn one aon Paine tots rl Sucwrinaser-uP The trickiestpartof this technique ilighting ‘the glass to eliminate reflections so that nothing distracts rom the retracted element. Bachlighting is often the easiest way and using alight tentcan aid even llumination. fusing aight tent, you can get away with one studieflash at 45° behind. positioned closest to the lightest sheet of ara ifthe lightest colour inthis ease. the white ~ furthest rom thelight chances {are the bght wil allot and darken the edges, i¢dcesn’t matter as much fthishappens on the dark background, for abvious reasons, DAsestconvat rage ne mage more impack try Booting the vibra and ‘Adjustment Layer>Levels 0% Vibrance. Levels, manually adjust the siders or use the Whit Eyedropper Toot to cick on the Brightest partot your mage Alternatively ‘lupicat the image ayer nthe Layers palette Snd change the Blond Mode to Sof Light. None) IK eee ate Coe eters Pree oa Pecererenine tery ere ented Eirereiesieenc rears sateen oetng Serene) Serene tad creer coatPerera Eseries Pd Paretttt pearBathe those blooms Refreshing raindrops, a warm backlight and a colourful bunch of flowers can make for an interesting still-life, as Daniel Lezano reveals DANIELLEZANO: You don’ need togotarto shoot attractive floral images. As spring artves, gardens ‘come to life and bring forth blooms to photograph. You can alsonip down to the local lors, ke di, {and pick upa bunch or two there instead There are many waysto capturefowers, butthisone involves adding splash of homemade rain. You may be thinking, Why create your own ain when the real stuffs never fr away? Well ronically, the best time to shoot this rainy stile tecnnique is when i’sdry so you can control the rain etfectandnot get wet inthe process! For this technique to work, youneeda backlight or the rain, Shooting towards 8 (ow sun's a good way olluminate water in the air As your flowers are backit youll need filinany shadows usingarefiector (oF burst of lash rom an off-camera flashgun. An alternative. ideal for overcast days or for shooting flowers in shaded areas, ‘0 use an off-cameraflashtolluminate the faling water. This provides a natu effect that mimics spring showers butallows {you more control over the diection and Strength ofthe downpour "You can create the ain ina number of ways. Aandheld plant sprayerallowsyou to Controlthe direction ofthe water, but the droplets are fine and streaks subtle. A ‘watering can with a fine rose deivers a ‘constant flow rather than droplets ancl ean be trickier to controlas the weight the ‘water may move the flowers. loptedtouse ‘3hosepipe with acontrol nozzle ited on theend, which gave me the control over both the amount of water coming outand the sizeef the droplets. To make the rain (ook as natural as possible, aim the stream towards the sky so thatitfallson your flowers from above. Azo try towering the hose so thatthe rain angled slightly as his also gives apleasing effect SET-UP With yourcameramountedona tripod and your flowersin positon, compose the shot and focus on your subject. Once the lenis focused, switch to MF (marwal focus) so thatitdoesn'thuntbetween frames. Your choice of exposure mode is up toyou but used aperture-prionty, selecting Aawide aperture and using the $0 rating to increase ordecrearethe snutterepeed to vary the blur ofthe faling ai. [foundan exposure between 15sec and 1/60sec works wel asitcaptures mation with an {appealing amountofbiur Thiswilvary Sependingon the speedof the water and the light levels when you shoot, so expermment and eview resus on the LCD. ‘The postion of your lashgunis important asitneeds tohighlignt the fang rain. Snot ‘series of exposures, changing the flashguns postion each time untl you find the deal spot Remembertotit the head at an angle 6 iluminate the rain Also bearin mind thatthe flash shouldn' be too close to the lowers or twililluminate the blooms, Use a shield (such asa sheet of plastic) between flash and flowers to block the ight Set your flash to manual mode and 1/2 power href atest shotand check the LCD fmonitor Boostorredice power until youre ‘ished wth the results, Remember to take care with your kitand protectit frm water toavoid damage, fea rg uh Pies ire arene aE Perea perenne 46) DIGITAL SUR PHOTOGRAPHY /4°H.2012 Progen miss none ere iecteteny pr coteetonny ad v Eeeenrneet RC ad Kitconsiderations LENS: You donitwant togetyourkitwetso = Useatelephoto zoom Sichasa55-200mm ©170-300mm. Lema FLASHGUN: Use 2 rmodelwith manual Power setings Most have ticity. As youre using tof eee Pe Eamera you neeato corset vis cordorwireesstrigger Weused a ‘Yongnuo flash and viger set-up that costlessthan £100 is featured in ext month's Budget Photo! TRPODEHEAD:Siow | | shutter speeds require £100 ormore ona lecentiripodand ee head The Giottos MTL 93818 wi Giottos MH 5001 sa decent combo. LENS CLOTH: rmicrofiore lens cloth allows youto clean off any stray droplets, so keep one handy. RAIN COVER: Don't riskyour kitgetting wet “investinarain cover toprotectyoureamera andlens. The OpTech Rainsleeve is ideal and costs only 6! NDFILTER:In bright Conditions, use an ND fiterto tengtnen exposure times, Hoya, Cokin, Kood and Tifen ‘ese aredacent fiterbrandsteoreaer \ i Yout find this tochnique ar eatirifyou ak someonetoheip portal withholding he ——<—<— Paco Proseoeemmcree certs Peter eee Lone eee