Amateur Photographer – 13 July 2019

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Saturday 13 July 2019

Rugged, affordable storage SanDisk’s tough 1TB drive ticks the boxes

Sony 135mm f/1.8 Premium lens excels at portraits,
but is the high price a problem?

Make the most of natural light for
superb people shots every time

Boris gets Why
No, not that one... our vote
Harry Borden on shooting Becker

Dog dead ringers Don’t miss this amazing project
on dog-human lookalikes

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Lighting explainedFrom flash to LEDs, how to use
home lighting like a pro

PORTRAIT SPECIAL

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK


In this issue
14 Reader portfolio
We showcase John
Blackman’s images

16 Get the
natural look
Pro photographers from
across the globe reveal
their top tips for shooting
environmental portraits,
documentary portraiture,
action portraits, weddings
and headshots

26 Be more dog
Photographer Gerrard
Gethings tells Amy Davies
about his canine-human
project that has turned
into a memory game
that’s sold worldwide

30 When
Harry met...
Hary Borden tells us it
was fun to photograph
Boris Becker
34 Build the light
How to craft classic
lighting set-ups using
Rotolight LEDs
41 Guiding light
James Paterson explores
the most common types
of photographic lighting


  • from speedlights to
    portable fl ash, studio lights
    and LEDs, to show you how
    best to use them for photos


47 Sony FE 135mm
F1.8 GM
Sony has made a truly
stunning portrait lens,
says Andy Westlake, but
it comes at a hefty price

Regulars


3 7 days
12 Inbox
38 Join the Club
51 Accessories
53 Tech Talk
66 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURES © DAMIEN LOVEGROVE / JAMES PATERSON


This week we off er some power
to the people photographers,
with a special issue dedicated
to portraiture. As a species we
take more snaps of each other
than of anything else, but as photographers
we want to capture an image that people other
than the subject will appreciate. A good people
picture may be a posed portrait or a candid,
shot indoors or outside. It can be a wide shot

placing the subject within a setting, or a
close-up on just the eyes. You can do it with
just a basic camera and standard lens, or you
can go mad with lights and accessories. But
whatever the approach, a good portrait will
be well lit and reveal something about the
subject – and perhaps the photographer too.
I hope this week’s issue gives you plenty of
ideas and inspiration.
Nigel Atherton, Editor

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THIS image was uploaded to our
Twitter page using the hashtag
#appicoftheweek. It was taken
by photographer Daniel Howarth.
He tells us, ‘I took the image at a
place called Storthes Hall in West
Yorkshire. It’s a gorgeous woodland
full of character. On this particular
morning there was some mist

hanging around and I knew as soon
as the sun came over the horizon
there would be some lovely
diffused light. I composed the shot
so the trees framed the image with
the branches hanging over the top.
I think the path leading down looks
very inviting and makes you want to
explore further.’

Storthes Morning


by Daniel Howarth
Fujifi lm X-T3, 55-200mm lens, 1/18sec at f/9, ISO 80
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