Amateur Photographer – 16 August 2019

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ACOUNCILhasbeenaccusedof being
‘heavyhanded’afterpostinga sign
sayingit reservedtherightto use
photographstakenat a publiceventfor
futurepromotionalpurposes.Theevent
markedthe150thanniversaryof Saltburn
Pierin RedcarandCleveland,North
Yorkshire,promptinglocalRPSmembersto
contactAPandquestionwhatwouldhappen
if photographersdidn’twantthecouncilto
reproduceanyof theirimages,andwhether
it gavethemtherightto editoralterthem.
AfterbeingcontactedbyAP,thecouncil
promisedto makeitssignsclearer.‘The[sign]
is justto letpeopleknowthecouncilmay
takephotosat anevent,andit maybeused
onlineorin anyof ourpublications,’saidthe
council’sMarkMalik.‘It is notstatingthatwe
feelwehavetherightsto images/filmtaken
byotherpeople.I canseethatthesigncan
bereadassuch,butto beclear,wedonot
demandimagerightsfromphotographers
at ourevents.I willsuggestto colleaguesthe
sign is reworded to avoid further confusion.’

Councilpromisesclearer

photography signs

Help homeless

photographers

help themselves

CAFEArtis a worthwhile

projectto helphomeless

peoplehelpthemselvesvia

photographyandotherart

forms,andyoucanpledge

yoursupportforthe

organisation’s 2020 calendar

onKickstarter.Thehigh-

qualitywallordesktop

calendarfeaturesimagesfrom

photographerscontacted

througha rangeof London

homelesscharities,including

CrisisandStMungo’s.

Alltheimagesweretaken

on 100 Fujifi lm single-use

cameras,withthethemeof

theprojectbeing‘MyLondon’.

Astheorganisersexplain,‘This

is nota projectaboutwhat

homelessnesslookslike– it’s

aboutwhatthephotographers

loveaboutLondon.’Training

onusingthecameraswas

givenbyRPSmembers,and

88 of thecameraswere

returned.The 20 finalimages

forthecalendarwerechosen

bya variedjury,comprisingpro

photographers,representatives

of thehomelessnesssector

and other interested parties,

includingAP’sCo-Features

editor,AilsaMcWhinnie.

AP’sconnectionswithCafe

Artgobackto thetimeof

ChrisCheesman,ourlatenews

editor,whowasa passionate

supporterof thiscalendar

projectandotherventures.To

pledgeyoursupport, see bit.ly/

cafeart2020.

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NIKONhasannouncedtheNikkorZ

85mmF1.8S lensforitsZ seriescameras.

Keyfeaturesincludeananti-reflectiveNano

Crystalcoating,minimumfocusingdistanceof

0.8mandtoughbuild– everymovablepartof

thelensbarrelis sealedto protectfromwater

dropletsanddust.Thelensalsofeaturesa

customisablecontrolring,whichcanbeused

formanualfocusing(default),aperturecontrol

orexposurecompensation.‘Whetheryou’re

shootingat anevent,in thestudiooroutin the

open,you’refreeto capturevibrantportraits

thatareanythingbutordinary,’saidRobert

Harmon,seniorcommercialplanningmanager

at NikonUK.Nikonalsoclaimsthelensis

suitableforvideorecording,withsilentaperture

adjustmentandnear-silentAF.Thelens goes

on sale on 5 September for £799.

Nikon reveals Z 85mm f/1.8 lens

ThenewNikkorZ 85mmF1.8S hasquietand

smooth aperture control for movie recording

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The ambiguously worded sign at Saltburn pier

Thenewcalendar’s

coverimage,titled

‘Freedom,BrickLane’,

by Mohammad Hasan

‘MyLondon’is aboutwhatthe

photographers love about the city