Amateur Photographer (2019-04-13)

7 days

A week in photography

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Inthisissue

8 HuaweiP30Pro

AmyDaviestakesa first

lookatHuawei’snewest

smartphonecamera

innovation

16 Whentoavoid

theclichés

DavidClappexplains

whenandhowtoexplore

alternativestomakesure

yourphotosstandout

22 Witnessing

history

AmyDaviesdiscovers

moreabouta major

retrospectiveof

DonMcCullin’s60-

yearcareer

32 WhenHarry

met...

HarryBordenlooksback

ontwoshootswiththe

OlympicdiverandTV

presenter,TomDaley

34 Lightroomtips

Gettogripswith

Lightroom’spowerfulHDR

andPanoramaMerge

featureswithJames

Paterson’s 20 toptips

38 APOYRound 2

Yourchanceto enter

Round2: SettingtheScene

40 Workingwithan

£11,000lens

GraemeGreenputsthe

CanonEF600mmf/4LIS

II USMlenstothetest

47 Sigma70-200mm

F2.8DGOS

HSMSports

MichaelTophamhad

theprivilegeoftesting

Sigma’snewflagship

tele-zoom

Regulars

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14 Inbox

51 Accessories

53 TechTalk

66 Legends

COVER PICTURE © DAVID CL APP

Thisweekwefeaturethe

workofthelegendaryDon

McCullin,whoseretrospective

is currentlyonshowat

TateBritain.Wetalktothe

exhibition’scurator,whodescribeshimas

having‘a hugecapacityforempathy’,andask

threephotojournaliststodiscusswhathis

workmeanstothem.It’sa thought-provoking

read,whichalsoasksquestionsabouthow

photographersshouldrepresenttheseissues

today. If the feature touches you at all I highly

recommendreadingMcCullin’sbook

UnreasonableBehaviour, whichremains

formethemostpowerful autobiography

I haveeverread.

Ona lighternotewehelpyoutoavoidthebig

landscapephotographyclichés,showyouhow

tousethePhotomergefeatureinLightroom,

testSigma’slatest70-200mmf/2.8fast

tele-zoom,andrevealwhatit’sliketoshoot

witha lensthatcostsmorethanthe average

familycar.Seeyounextweek.

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