Practical Photography - UK (2020-01)

10 Clicks

Changingupyour

vi ewpointfora freshtakeon

aclassicsubjectwillgiveyour

photosattention-grabbing

impact. Essex-basedandy

green (instagram.com/

andygreenphotos)spendstime

ex perimentingwithnewstyles.

“T hisimageof a beautiful

barnowlwastakenone

ca lmsummereveningin

a fieldnearBarleylandsFarm

park in Essex.as th e image

opportunityarose,i triedto

gain a differentperspectiveand

im aginedwhattheviewwould

lo oklikeas preyon theground.

idecideda fisheyelenswould

in cludemoreof theskyfor

a moredynamiccomposition,

ra therthana flatterperspective

madewitha longerlens.

“onc e we werebothin

position,whilelyingon my

back,i hadto workout how

tomakethebirdlookdown

to wardsthecamera.Luckily

i man agedto knockmy lens

hoodontothepost,whichjust

ca ughttheowl’sattentionfor

a split -secondandtheimage

was captured.”

# 9 Find a

ne w angle to

sh ootfrom

WildliF e

Smartphonesarefantasticandconvenientphotographic

tools,witha wealthofappsthatallowyoutogetthemostout

ofeachtrip.MarkBromham(howayman.photography)explains:

“L ivingin LeedsI don’toftengettheopportunityto capturethe

MilkyWay.Thisyearwe headedouton holidayandit justso

happenedto be MilkyWayseason.Theshotwastakenon the

beachat Tyn-y-Gongl,Anglesey.I plannedit firstathomeusing

th e PlanIt Proapptocheckthemoonphaseand,thankfully,

it wasa newmoon.I usedthePhotopillsapptofindthebest

shutterspeedformy setup.Then,in thefield,I usedthe

St ellariumappto getthepreciselocationof theMilkyWay

core,whichhelpedmesetthecomposition.”

# 10 Use handy

photography apps

smartphones

Fujifilm X-T3 | 16mm | 10sec | f/1.4 | ISO 2000

Canon 5D MkIV | 15mm | 1/100sec | f/8 | ISO 100

tip

Go widefor

a newview

Choosinga wide-angle

lensis a greatwayto get

a di fferentlookto wildlife

shots,but be cautious

ofwildanimals.

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