This month’s Inspirations
features our ‘celebration of
culture’ Photocrowd
competition. Our favourite
image wins a Manfrotto Pro
Light RedBee-310 backpack
(worth £160), and a selection
from our top 10 choices get
published. The theme for
the next competition is
‘minimalism’, enter and vote
at http://www.photocrowd.com24 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com
INSPIRATIONS
(^09) GIRL WITH MASK BY STEFAN NIELSEN
At the 2019 Venice Carnival Stefan set
up this posed portrait. He’s focused on
the eyes to make sure they’re the obvious
focal point, which works wonderfully. The
positioning of the woman’s face and the
mask really helps to balance the frame and
brings a sense of mystery to the shot too.
Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure 1/800 sec, f/4, ISO100
(^10) SURMA CHILD - SOUTH ETHIOPIA
BY DANIELE BONAGLIA
Daniele tells us: “I took this pictures at
a Surma ceremonial duelling contest in
the West Omo zone in Ethiopia, where
young children fight with sticks in a right
of passage called saginé. The children are
sometimes painted with white or coloured
clay paint, sometimes dotted on the
face and body, and I wanted to get some
portraits of these children as well as the
stick fighting too.”
Lens Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Exposure 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO500
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