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SK YDIO 2+ MAKES I T E ASIER
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New Keyframe feature promises smoother results for non-pro fliers
kydio has announced the
S Skydio 2+ drone, which brings
some relatively minor
hardware upgrades over its predecessor,
but one big software feature that could
be a big deal for less-experienced pilots.
One of the toughest things for
amateur drone fliers to master is making
seamless aerial camera moves around
points of interest. But Skydio’s new
Keyframe feature promises to make this
much easier than current solutions like
waypoints or subject-tracking.
Videographers use ‘keyframes’ to
define start and end points for moving
sequences, along with any important
N E W S
frames in between. Waypoints let you
do a similar thing with drones, but
Skydio’s Keyframe feature promises
smoother results when you’re making
complex moves around subjects.
Rather than marking waypoints on a
map, you simply fly your Skydio drone to
a ‘keyframe’ moment in the air, save its
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you want, and move onto the next shot
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It certainly sounds like a simpler and
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US, starting at $1,099 (around £800).
Skydio drones aren’t currently available
to buy in the UK, though the company
has hinted at international expansion.
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6 FRESH
PHOTO IDEAS
Shooting still-life images will help develop your composition and camera
skills, says Dan Mold. Get creative with these top techniques today!

f you’re looking for a challenge
I that will test your camera
skills, and help you learn some
new ones along the way, then look
no further than still-life photography.
It’s a rewarding genre to try, because
you can get amazing results with
some basic props and everyday
household items. And even if there are
some props and items that you don’t
have, you can just improvise and use
whatever you have to hand to get your
creative juices flowing.
In this feature you’ll discover how
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with ideas ranging from experimenting
with shadows to revealing the
intricate detail of a humble box grater,
and turning your food photos into
sumptuous still-lifes.
We’ll show you how to create five
distinctive images using basic camera
gear such as a kit lens, a tripod, a torch,
a flashgun and a reflector, so you can
do everything here on a budget. You
don’t need high-end studio lighting to
achieve outstanding results, although
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do have one.
We’ll also look at how you can start a
new photo project to make use of your
new skills, and take your photography
in fresh directions throughout the year.

FIVE KIT ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR NEW PHOTO SKILLS

1 TRIPOD
A tripod is a
photographer’s best friend.
It’s particularly helpful
for still-life and food
photography, as you have
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tune and perfect your
compositions. With your
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be able to move subjects
around the frame until
you’re completely happy.
2 MACRO LENS
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to feel more intimate?
A macro lens lets you
focus much closer to
your subject. Look for a
‘true’ macro lens with a
reproduction ratio of 1:1;
this is also called life-size,
as your subject will be
captured at the same size
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camera’s sensor.
3 FLASH
To take more control
over the strength and
spread of light, you may
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to get more of a studio-
lighting look. Employing
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triggers is usually the most
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4 SOFTBOX
As its name suggests,
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softens the light coming
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larger the softbox is, the
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will be, and the softer it will
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be used to mimic gentle
window lighting.
5 REFLECTOR
Whether you’re
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a great way of bouncing
your light source back at
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in shadows and reveal
hidden detail. The best
part is that they’re cheap;
you can even make your
own out of foam board
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 F E A T U R E
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PRO SHOT
TULIPS
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beautifully vibrant photos. You can dress
the scene with a few petals on your table
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PRO ADVICE
FRESHLY CUT
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you get a bunch that looks fresh and are
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a 45-degree angle, and place them in a vase
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to keep them looking their best.
 F E A T U R E

1 START A NEW YEAR PHOTO

PROJECT TO STAY ACTIVE
Take pictures of the same vista throughout the year to capture the
changing seasons, then combine the best ones in a grid for printing

etting yourself a ±ĹƤĜÚåĹƋĜϱĬŞåųŸŞåÏƋĜƴå

S year-long photo
project is a great way
of keeping active with your
camera. Whether it’s the
challenge of photographing
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reflections or shots taken in
the golden hour, or different
wildlife throughout the year,
it’s a great way to learn new
skills and add a variety of
images to your portfolio.
In 2021, we set ourselves
the challenge of
photographing the same
landscape scene from
throughout the year, so that
we could display a series of
pictures that would show
the location in the four
distinctly different seasons.
We’re happy with how it
turned out, although we’re
hoping for more snow this
year, while the odd
thunderstorm might add
some extra drama to our
spring images.
We explain how it’s done,
and things we’ve learned
along the way, so you can try
this project out for yourself.
PRO TECHNIQUE
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1 GET SET UP
Once you’ve found a
location for a landscape that
you’d like to shoot, set up
your camera on a tripod so
you can compose the frame.
It can be helpful to make a
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like a fence post that you
can make a note of to return
to, so that your framing is
identical on each visit.

PINPOINT LOCATION
GET TO THE SAME SPOT EVERY TIME
PHOTOPILLS
The PhotoPills app has a
Planner mode that allows
ƼŅƚƋŅÚųŅޱŞĜĹŅĹƼŅƚųŸŞåÏĜĀÏ
location, then visualise the angle
of the sun throughout the day so
that you know where to be for the

2
best light at sunrise and sunset. SETTINGS
‰ĘĜŸƤϱĹÆåʱĹÚƼüŅųƵŅųĩĜĹčŅƚƋ It’s important to use the same aperture value for each shot so
the best time to capture each of ƋʱƋƤƋĘåÚåŞƋĘŅüĀåĬÚĬŅŅĩŸĜÚåĹƋĜϱĬÆåƋƵååĹƼŅƚųĜĵ±čåŸţœåƚŸåÚ
your images. Aperture Priority mode, and set the aperture to f/5.6 and ISO to 400.
Using a tripod, we then let the camera work out the correct shutter
speed for each of the fourimages.

WHAT 3 WORDS
If you use the What 3
Words app, you can get
a three-word combination that’s
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you’re standing in for every three-
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trace your steps back to the exact
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image. It’s available for free on
Android and iOS.

3 TAKE THE SHOT

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enabled the self-timer to avoid knocking the camera by accident
when we pressed the shutter. We focused on the tree in all four
ŸĘŅƋŸƤŸŅƋʱƋĜƋƵ±ŸŞĜĹěŸĘ±ųޱĹÚƋĘåÏĬå±ųüŅϱĬŞŅĜĹƋرĹÚƵå
ensured the composition was identical for each image.
 F E A T U R E

1 START A NEW YEAR PHOTO

PROJECT TO STAY ACTIVE CONTINUED

DOWNLOAD
THE TEMPLATE
Download this grid
template to get started
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PRO SHOT CHANGING SEASONS PRO ADVICE PHOTOSHOP TEMPLATES

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build up a portfolio of landscapes and create a wonderful collage. It also
gives you something to work towards throughout the year, and you can see
how your photography has progressed compared with previous years. We’re
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20cm at 300ppi, so will easily print on a sheet of A4 paper, although you could
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have a go at creating your own custom design in Photoshop.

BRING IT TOGETHER
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paste it in. Set the blending bode to Screen so that
the image only appears in the black parts of the
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Tool, and click the Add Layer Mask icon to mask it
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2 PLAY WITH SHADOWS

Get creative with light and shadows in this simple still-life setup,
by learning how to transform a ring into a love-heart shadow

hotography literally means to

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what we’re going to do in
this fun and easy project which you
can do at home. By shining a torch in
precisely the right position, we can
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ring placed on a book. You’ll need
to experiment with how bright your
torch is, whether it’s too far away or
too close, and the angle at which
the shadow is cast until you get the
perfect loveheart shape.
The brilliant thing about still-life
photography is that you have the
luxury of time, so you can lock off your
composition and framing by using a
sturdy tripod, and then concentrate
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torch until it’s absolutely spot-on.

PRO SHOT LOVE HEART
When you place a ring in just the right position, you can cast a ‘loveheart’
shadow onto a book of your choosing with a simple torch. It’s super-simple
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PRO ADVICE LIGHTS OUT!
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the lights when you’re ready. Some blackout blinds can help stop external
light sources leaking in.

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1 SET THE SCENE

Open a book of your choice to
somewhere in the middle, and place
your ring on the spine about a third
of the way down from the top. We
used a tiny blob of Blu-Tac to keep it
upright, and made sure that this was
underneath the ring and out of shot.
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TOP TIP 2 FRAME UP

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USE A BUBBLE LEVEL ŅýƤŅĹÏåƼŅƚűƴåüŅƚĹÚƋĘåĜÚå±Ĭüų±ĵĜĹčţ

This will free up your hands to then
move the book and ring into the perfect
Whatever you’re shooting, you’ll want
position. Then switch on the 10-second
your horizon to be completely level in
self-timer mode, to give yourself
many scenarios. There’s a whole host of
time to get into position and cast the
ways to level up, from using a hotshoe
loveheart shadow precisely where you
bubble level to those on your tripod,
want it to be.
and even the electronic level built into
your camera. Don’t worry too much if
your shot is a little wonky, though: you
can always crop it to correct this while
you’re editing on your computer later.
 F E A T U R E

2 PLAY WITH SHADOWS CONTINUED

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All you need to cast a brilliant loveheart-shaped shadow on your favourite
book is a ring and a basic hand torch, as well as your DSLR or mirrorless
camera and a tripod. Here are some extra tips that will help you nail this
still-life setup in no time at all…

1 PAPER CURLS
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coloured paper into a loop, then clamp
1 USE LIVE VIEW TO CHECK YOUR FOCUS
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and set the focus by adjusting the focusing ring on your lens until the ring is pin-sharp.
them in place with a peg or paperclip.
Arrange them so there’s a gap between
each sheet, and frame-up on a tripod.
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through the back of the paper, then
start your exposure to capture brilliant
abstract images.

2 WATCH OUT FOR BRIGHT HOTSPOTS

Try to avoid overexposed areas (‘hotspots’) in the frame. To get an evenly lit scene, experiment
with the angle of the torch, its power, how close it is to your subject, and your exposure settings.

2 WATCH COGS
Timepieces like watches or the
mechanism of this old pocket watch
have a staggering amount of detail that
can be brought to life in a close-up shot.
A macro lens helps you get closer to
reveal the detail better. Simple lighting
from a torch coming from above at a
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3 FANTASTIC FLORALS
Achieve fantastic results with a simple set-up of flowers in a vase, plus
some budget-friendly props that you’re likely to have at home already

lowers are fantastic subjects

F for still-life because they’re
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and look fantastic, too. You can also
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flowers at your local supermarket
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ŞĬåĹƋƼŅüƤÚĜüüåųåĹƋÏŅĬŅƚųŸƋʱƋƼŅƚ
can experiment with, and look for
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flowers don’t make good photos.
BåųåƵåűųåčŅĜĹčƋŅŸĘŅƵƼŅƚŸŅĵå
handy camera skills that you can use
to elevate your flower still-life images.
The best news is that you don’t need
an expensive studio setup: it can all be
1/80 ISO
f/4.5 SEC 250 achieved on a strict budget.
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PRO SHOT FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
This image shot with a 100mm macro lens demonstrates how a simple
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we needed for a fantastic shot.
PRO ADVICE KEEP YOUR PROPS CLEAN
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ĀƻĜĹčƤƼŅƚųŸĘŅƋŸĜĹŞŅŸƋţ

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1 USE GLYCERIN
When you’re shooting close-ups
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shiny and clear focal point if it’s lacking
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Ƶ±ƋåųƵĜĬĬŧƚĜÏĩĬƼÆå±ÆŸŅųÆåÚĜĹƋŅ
ƋĘåāŅƵåųĘå±ÚſĜĹŸƋå±ÚØƚŸå±ŞĜŞåƋƋå
to carefully place a drop of glycerin
exactly where you want it to be, and this
will remain as a large glistening bead.

TOP TIP
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eÚÚĜĹčƵ±ƋåųƋŅƼŅƚųāŅƵåųŞĜÏƋƚųåŸ
is a great way of giving them a shimmer
and shine. To create lots of small water
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droplets, like on our rose here, you can
lighting setups to take great still-life
pick up a cheap atomising spray bottle
photos: there’s a multitude of ways you
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can change and manipulate natural light
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ÆĬ±ÏĩŸĜÚåƋŅ±ÏƋ±Ÿ±ůā±čű±ĹÚƋ±ĩåĬĜčĘƋ
away from your scene.
 F E A T U R E

3 FANTASTIC FLORALS CONTINUED

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Flowers make for fascinating subjects, and it’s easy to take great-looking
images at home with a simple setup. Here are some tips and tricks you can
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still-life shots that are worthy of haning on the wall.

1 ADD SOME RIGIDITY WITH WIRE

„ŅĵåƋĘĜĹƵĜųåϱĹÆåƚŸåüƚĬüŅųƵų±ŞŞĜĹč±ųŅƚĹÚƋĘåāŅƵåųŸƋåĵŸƋŅčĜƴåƋĘåĵĵŅųå
ųĜčĜÚĜƋƼ±ĹÚŸƚŞŞŅųƋØƋŅĩååŞƋĘåĵĜĹƋĘåŞŅŸĜƋĜŅĹƋʱƋƵŅųĩŸÆåŸƋüŅųƼŅƚųŞĘŅƋŅŸţeāåƻĜÆĬå
clamp, such as the Wimberley Plamp, will be useful too.

1 GET SET UP
Set up your camera on a tripod and
zoom in to get the framing you want. You
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±ųŅƚĹÚƋŅĀĹåěƋƚĹåƋĘåĬĜčĘƋĜĹčرĹÚØ
if you’re shooting a bunch, to get the
arrangement looking perfect. Zoom in
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ĜŸŞĜĹěŸĘ±ųŞŅĹƋĘåޱųƋŅüƋĘåāŅƵåųƼŅƚ
want to be in focus.
2 DEPTH OF FIELD
eƵĜÚåų±ŞåųƋƚųåĬĜĩåüxƖţíØŅųüxŎţíƵĜĬĬčĜƴåƼŅƚ±ƴåųƼŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵÚåŞƋĘŅüĀåĬÚØŸŅŅĹĬƼ±ƋĘĜĹ
slice of your scene will be sharp, while a narrower aperture such as f/22 delivers a much deeper
zone of sharp focus.

2 DIAL IN THE SETTINGS

Select Aperture Priority mode and
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ƋĘåĹåĹč±čåŸåĬüěƋĜĵåųĵŅÚåŸŅƤƋʱƋ
you don’t nudge the camera when you
press the shutter button, as this could
cause camera shake. Set the aperture
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3 SWAP OUT THE BACKGROUND
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Ƶ±ĹƋţŠ„ååƤƋĘåƤƋĜŞŸޱĹåĬØųĜčĘƋţš idea of which colours work well together.
 F E A T U R E

4 HOW TO USE THE RULES OF

CLASSIC COMPOSITION
Use methods employed by artists over the centuries to
ĘåĬŞƤƼŅƚƤÏųå±ƋååĹč±čĜĹčÏŅĵŞŅŸĜƋĜŅĹŸåƴåųƼƋĜĵå

s the saying goes, if it ain’t
A ÆųŅĩåÚŅĹűƋüĜƻĜƋô±ĹÚƋʱƋűŸ
certainly the case with the
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composing your photos, whatever
the genre. This is a compositional
trick where you divide your frame into
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ĜĹƋåųåŸƋ±ĬŅĹčƋĘŅŸåĬĜĹåŸØŅųƤƵĘåųå
the lines intersect, for even more
compositional clout.
It’s generally agreed that a
composition that follows the rule of
thirds is more engaging and eye-
catching than one that doesn’t: you
can find examples of this framing
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Turner and even further back, so the
rule has seemingly been around for as
long as artists have been creating art.
That being said, we’d also like to
remind you that rules are made to
be broken; so once you’ve tried a
few shots using the rule of thirds,
be sure to experiment with different
ÏŅĵŞŅŸĜƋĜŅĹŸƋŅŸååĜüƼŅƚϱĹƤčåƋ±Ĺ
even better result.

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BUILD YOUR SCENE
1 ENABLE THE 3 X 3 GRID
IN LIVE VIEW
Most DSLR and mirrorless cameras
allow you to enable a grid that can
ÆåŅƴåųĬ±ĜÚĜĹXĜƴåšĜåƵƋŅĘåĬŞƼŅƚ
compose using a variety of grids,
including the rule of thirds grid. On
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setting it to the 3 x 3 grid option.

1 LIGHTING
Start with good food. Make it look
its best with soft window lighting on an
ŅƴåųϱŸƋÚ±ƼØŅųƚŸåŅýěϱĵåų±ā±ŸĘƵĜƋĘ
a large softbox for more consistent results.

2 SOFTER LIGHTING
Window lighting can be inconsistent,
as it can change dramatically as the
clouds move. We mimicked soft
window lighting on an overcast day
ƵĜƋĘŸŅĵåŅýěϱĵåų±ā±ŸĘرĹÚ±
softbox pointing down at our setup at
ĉĂÚåčųååŸţœåŞŅŸĜƋĜŅĹåÚŅƚųā±ŸĘčƚĹ
on a lightstand with an adapter to hold
2 FRUIT PROPS
We added some extra blueberries and
raspberries around the plate, to help add
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ŸŅĵåÏĘå±Şā±ŸĘƋųĜččåųŸţ
a pop of colour and make the image look
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3 TAKE THE SHOT!

We focused on a blueberry in the
pancake stack, which aligned nicely
with our rule of thirds grid, and set the
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we then poured a drizzle of honey over
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camera with a remote shutter in our
other hand, capturing a series of still-life

3 HONEY DRIZZLE
eĀűĬŞŅƚųŅüĘŅĹåƼŅųĵ±ŞĬåŸƼųƚŞ
is a great way to give your food a glossy,
shots as the honey was poured.

irresistible sheen. We also carefully

brushed glycerin onto the fruit for extra
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 F E A T U R E

4 HOW TO USE THE RULES OF

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION CONTINUED
PRO SHOT
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
We whipped up a stack of nine banana pancakes
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they cooked, to add extra colour and points of
interest. We also took care to make sure they all
came out a similar size, to make the stack look
Ĺå±ƋåųţƤeÚųĜDŽDŽĬåŅüĘŅĹåƼŞųŅƴĜÚåÚŸŅĵå±ÏƋĜŅĹ
±ĹÚƤ±ƤÆå±ƚƋĜüƚĬčĬŅŸŸƼŸĘååĹţ
PRO ADVICE
LUSH LIGHTING
„ĘŅŅƋĜĹčƵĜƋĘÚĜųåÏƋŸƚĹĬĜčĘƋŅųƱųåā±ŸĘƵĜĬĬÏųå±Ƌå
harsh and unpleasant lighting, so aim to take your
images near a large window on an overcast day, or
ƚŸå±Ĭ±ųčåŸŅüƋÆŅƻ±ƋƋ±ÏĘĵåĹƋŅĹƼŅƚųā±ŸĘƋŅ
ÚĜýƚŸåƋĘåĬĜčĘƋĜĹčüƚųƋĘåųţ‰ĘåƤĬ±ųčåųƼŅƚųƵĜĹÚŅƵŅų
ŸŅüƋÆŅƻƤ±ƋƋ±ÏĘĵåĹƋĜŸØƋĘåŸŅüƋåųƤƋĘåĬĜčĘƋĜĹčƵĜĬĬÆåţ

1/30 ISO
f/2 SEC 400
© Dan Mold
 F E A T U R E

5 MAKE A STRAWBERRY SPLASH

WITH OFF-CAMERA FLASH!
Capture a dynamic image by using an external flash to freeze
ƋĘåƤåƻ±ÏƋĵŅĵåĹƋƋʱƋ±ŸƋų±ƵÆåųųƼŸŞĬ±ŸĘåŸĜĹƋŅƵ±ƋåųØ

here are few shots as vibrant
T ±ŸƤ±ŞåųüåÏƋĬƼųĜŞåųåÚ
strawberry splashing into
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background to set it all off. This shot
ϱĹÆå±ĬĜƋƋĬåƋųĜÏĩƼƋŅƤ±ÏĘĜåƴåØÆƚƋ
as long as you follow the steps below
and have patience, it’s just a matter
ŅüƤŞåųüåÏƋĜĹčƼŅƚųƋĜĵĜĹčţFƋƤƵŅĹűƋÆå
ĬŅĹčÆåüŅųåƼŅƚƱčƤ±ƤƵĜĹĹĜĹčĜĵ±čåú
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as we’re relying on the burst of light
to freeze the motion of the strawberry
so that it comes out pin-sharp; a
softbox helps make the flash less
harsh and cuts down on reflections in
the glass. We used a tall glass storage
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although you could get even better
ųåŸƚĬƋŸƵĜƋʱƤŸĵ±ĬĬüĜŸĘƋ±Ĺĩţœå±ĬŸŅ
propped up a blue background behind
ƋŅ±ÚÚåƻƋų±ƤÏŅĬŅƚųô±ĹÚ±ŸĜƋűŸ±ƴĜĹƼĬ
backdrop it was easy to clean up any
water splashes.

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WHY PATIENCE IS KEY
1 GET SET UP
We set up a large clear glass jar on
±ƤÏƚųƴåÚÆĬƚåƴĜĹƼĬƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚرĹÚ
help the backdrop in place by taping
it to a light stand. We then set up our
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Ņƚųā±ŸĘƵĜƋʱŸŅüƋÆŅƻ±ƋƋ±ÏĘåÚƋŅ
one side pointing down at the jar at 45
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ŸŅĵåā±ŸĘƋųĜččåųŸţ

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B±ĬüěĀĬĬ±ƴ±ŸåƵĜƋĘƵ±Ƌåų±ĹÚŞƚƋ±
wooden spoon inside it. You can then
fraction too late. We reset and kept taking
üŅÏƚŸŅĹƋĘåŸŞŅŅĹØĬŅÏĩŅýƼŅƚųüŅÏƚŸØ
more shots until we caught the perfect
and remove the spoon. Your fruit will
moment. It can be useful to have a wider
fall into the same zone of focus when
composition to give yourself more space
you drop it in.
to get your piece of fruit in the frame.

3 SHOOT!
In Manual mode, set the shutter
speed to 1/60 sec, the aperture to
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ųåĬ屟åϱÆĬå±ĹÚÚųŅŞƋĘåüųƚĜƋĜĹØĀųĜĹč
the shutter as it impacts the water. Keep
trying, and adjust your timing until you
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The whole strawberry is inside our framing
here, which is great, and it’s sharp too.
The problem with this image is that the
strawberry is pointing downwards, so it
looks a little odd. To eliminate this issue
you could use round fruits like blueberries
that don’t have an obvious top and bottom.
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5 MAKE A STRAWBERRY SPLASH

WITH OFF-CAMERA FLASH! CONTINUED

PRO SHOT
STRAWBERRY SPLASH
It took a lot of patience and
practice before we mastered
our timing and captured the
perfect shot of our strawberry
ŸŞĬ±ŸĘĜĹčĜĹƋŅƋĘåƵ±ƋåųôĹŅƋ
only in the right part of our
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The punchy red strawberry,
vibrant blue background and
dynamic movement make this
shot a keeper.

PRO ADVICE
SYNC SPEEDS
œĘåĹƼŅƚƚŸåā±ŸĘØޱƼ
attention to your shutter speed.
The maximum sync speed on
many cameras is around 1/125
or 1/200 sec: setting the shutter
speed faster than this can result
in a large black bar appearing at
the top or bottom of your image
ĜüƋĘåā±ŸĘĜŸŅƚƋŅüƤŸƼĹÏƵĜƋĘ
your camera’s shutter.
© Dan Mold

1/60 ISO
f/11 SEC 400
 F E A T U R E

6 USE A WIDE-ANGLE LENS

TO PLAY WITH PERSPECTIVE
Still-life photography isn’t all about zooming in with macro
lenses – try a different approach by using a wide-angle optic

kĹŅƚų±ĹŅĹ)k„
ou can have some great fun raiding your
Y kitchen drawers and taking experimental
pictures of various culinary gadgets. In
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with diagonals
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take amazing close-ups of a box cheese grater: could perfectly line
once you’ve tried it out, you could give it a go on up the diagonal lines
of the box grater for
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use a wide-angle lens to really show off the detail geometrical shot.
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lens, although the wide end of a kit zoom lens
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end of a box grater on a table with a dark background behind. We used the grid with
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body to shorten your minimum focusing distance,
so you can focus much closer than normal. This
will work well with the wide-angle and kit lenses
in this setup, where we want the focus distance to
be very short.

PRO ADVICE
TRY A VINYL BACKGROUND

2 DIAL IN THE KEY SETTINGS

Select Manual mode, and set the shutter speed to 1/125 sec and ISO to 100 for
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which will make it easier to get all of the grater in sharp focus.

We used a selection of vinyl backgrounds from www.

clubbackdrops.com, which are really easy to clean
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Dark Kelvin, Tacombi Blue and Scratched Metal. We
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GE T SHARPER SHOTS IN LOW

L IGHT WI TH AF-ASSIST
Jason Parnell-Brookes explains how you can get razor-sharp
shots in low light by using AF-assist illumination

There was a time where
30
MINS
we had to manually focus
our lenses; and before that,
in the very earliest days of
photography, cameras gave you no
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we have it easy thanks to autofocus.
Your camera’s autofocus system
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and makes adjustments to the focus
of the lens until things are nice and
sharp. However, while autofocus works
brilliantly in good light, systems still
struggle when the light drops – if it’s
too dark your camera won’t be able to
analyse the environment accurately,
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That’s where AF-assist illumination
comes in. This sends out a beam of
light from the camera body onto the
subject in order to help the AF system
achieve focus. How you access this
feature depends on what camera you
have. In this tutorial we’re using the AF-
assist lamp that’s built into the body of
our Nikon DSLR; some Sony cameras
have a similar on-body lamp, while
on Canon and other cameras a similar
feature is available either via the built-
in flash or compatible flashguns.
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STEP BY STEP GET SHARP SHOTS IN LOW LIGHT

1
IN THE MENU
If you’re using a Nikon DSLR go to Custom
Settings Menu > Built-in AF-assist illuminator
and turn it on; if you’re using a different make
of camera the feature will be called something
similar. Ensure that the AF switch is set to AF
on your lens and camera body. Now half-press
the shutter button to focus, and you’ll see the
illuminator light up.

2
GET CLOSE
AF-assist systems have a limited range – on
our Nikon it’s±ųŅƚĹÚLjţĂěƐţLjĵŠŎüƋíĜĹěĿüƋš – so
you’ll need to ensure that you’re within range of
your subject in order for it to work. This means
it won’t be useful for distant landscapes in low-
light conditions, but it will work for close-ups of
flowers, people and other subjects.

3
LINE OF SIGHT
In order for the illuminator to work effectively it
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If you’re using a Nikon or other camera with an
on-body lamp make sure your hands don’t get
in the way, and remove the lens hood if you
have one fitted. It will also only work through the
viewfinder, so don’t engage Live View.

AUTO-SERVO AF
In AF-A (Auto-servo AF) the Nikon
body automatically switches between
AF-S (Single-servo AF) and AF-C
(Continuous-servo AF) if it detects
subject movement. When in AF-S the
built-in AF-assist illuminator will work,
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for more on AF settings.
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STEP BY STEP GET SHARP SHOTS IN LOW LIGHT

4
AF MODE
This works when the focusing system is in
AF-S (Single-servo AF) mode. It can work in
AF-A (Auto-servo AF) mode if Single-servo
AF is selected when shooting (see tip on
previous page). To check, hit the AF button on
the camera and use the sub-command dial to
scroll through the AF options.

5
AUTO-AREA AF
If the illuminator still isn’t working, it could be
because you need to set the AF-area mode to
Auto-area AF. With the AF button depressed,
scroll through with your command dial
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6
SETTINGS
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to enable us to set a fast shutter speed, a
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shake while shooting handheld,±ĹÚF„kŎLjLj to
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QUICK TIP
If you turn off the AF-assist illuminator
(as most pros do), you may find that
autofocus hunts when lighting is poor, but
you can always switch to manual focus at
this point ifƤyou want to.
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shoot rarely goes exactly to
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working with children or
animals. While photographing this
dog, our idea was to create a shot
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proved tricky to get the dog to play
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drops and the dog to create the image
we wanted, and we’ll show you how
it’s done in this video tutorial.
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conditions, it can make sense to piece
together the best bits – it’s all about
augmenting the in-camera results to
improve the image in a way that looks
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so that the droplets show through but
the dark backdrop doesn’t. We then
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Indeed, the Air 2S swiped a lot of the
Mavic 2 Pro’s features – especially
the one-inch sensor – and has made
a reasonable claim for the crown of
supremacy amongst DJI’s folding
drones. Until now, that is.
The Mavic 3 has two big changes
that will stand out for photographers:
a Four Thirds image sensor and
a secondary camera with hybrid
zoom. The Mavic 3 range comprises
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other at the appropriate moment, like
a multi-lens mobile phone. You tap
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The DJI Mavic 3 is a spectacular piece of equipment, seemingly blasting through
the usual limits of battery length, sensor size, safety and more. The lens is
sharp across nearly the entire imaging area, and Hasselblad’s guiding hands
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five stars, then? It could earn those when the promised firmware update brings
subject tracking, and perhaps addresses some of the quirks associated with the
secondary ‘zoom’ camera; but until then it’s still an aerial photographer’s dream.
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