Practical Photography - UK (2020-02)

26 PracticalPhotograPhy

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photographersflock

toclassicphotospotson a daily

basis,particularlyin busycities.

they’re often bustling places,

but they can also offer some of

the best photo opportunities,

if you time it right. Don’t be put

off by the notion that the scene

‘has been shot before’ – make

it your mission to get your

own i nterpretation of an iconic

location, and your interpretation

willbe as individualas colin

Mill’s(colinemill.co.uk).

“I grewup in portsmouthand

weoftenusedto visitlondon

askids.We wouldgo to places

li keregent’sparkandMadame

tussaudsandso we would

oftenpassthroughBaker

streetstation.thealcoves

havealwaysheldan interestfor

me,evenas a kid.I did briefly

liveon Bakerstreetduringthe

’80sbutI wasn’tthatinterested

in photographingthestation

backthen.however,after

comingacrossseveralshots

ofth e stationonline,I decided

I neededto revisitthisiconic

locationandtryshootingit

formys elf.

“t hisis theplatformof the

circleandhammersmith

&ci tylinesat thestation.

Becauseof tflregulations

regardingphotographyon the

Underground,I couldn’tset

upa tr ipod,so insteadI chose

ahi ghIsoand us edolympus’

im agestabilisationsystem,

al lowingme to capturesharp

shotsin thelowlight.

“themainproblemto

overcomeherewasthewide

rangeof tonesin thescene.

thebrightnessof thestation’s

flu orescentlightingcontrasted

heavilywiththedeepshadows

pr oducedby therapidfall-off

ofthelightsource.theediting

pr ocessforthisimagewas

simple– justbasiccontrast

adjustmentsin lightroomto

managethevarioustonesat

th e timeof capture.”

tip

Steady

your ShotS

Tu rnon imagestabilisation

toreducethemotionblur

fromcamerashakethat

comes fromshooting

in low light.

# 7 Shoot a classic location

Street