September - November 2016

Photo Review

Inspiring photography, practical tips and useful information for photographers at all levels

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Drones And Photography – Just Another Way To Hold A Camera?
Imagine two talented photographers who both decide to capture a particularly spectacular waterfall somewhere in the Tasmanian wilderness. The first is a devotee of large format film photography and to get the picture, he and his assistant have to hik
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Drone Photography Set To Soar
Will Shipton 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 standa
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Smartphones – Are We There Yet?
Margaret Brown 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 situ
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Where The Wild Things Are
Steve Packer ‘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 no
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For Pet’s Sake!
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
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Constant Traveller
Don Norris ‘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 somewhe
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Soft Proofing
Margaret Brown Wouldn’t it be great if you could make the image you print look exactly like the one you see on your monitor screen? Technically this is a big ask. Printing an image reduces its inherent contrast and dynamic range. On very glossy paper
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Image Review
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
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The East MacDonnell Ranges
Margaret Brown While most visitors to Alice Springs concentrate upon the ranges to the west of the city, the less-popular East MacDonnell Ranges can be just as good for photographers and you’re less likely to have shots compromised by intrusive visit
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Photo Challenge: Face In The Cloud
From the Man in the Moon to pictures of Elvis discerned in burnt toast, seeing faces in the random patterns of the world around us seems to be a natural by-product of being human. Our Face in the Cloud competition sought to harness the creative power
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Odd One Out
Photography almost always entails singling something out from the great wide visual world and drawing it to the attention of the viewer via artful framing and composition. Our challenge is a simple one: find an example – or examples – of a single ele
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Net Effect
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 abo

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