Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-08-22)

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Fishy suggestion
After many years away I’ve
returned to AP. No more
Ron Spillman, I see!
Anyway I thought some
people might be
interested in a little thing
of mine. In lockdown I’ve
been doing a bit of indoor
photography and needed
re ectors. So... out came
the smoked salmon. In
the pack you will  nd the
salmon sits on a nice little
card that is silver on one
side and gold on the
other. Hey presto, you
have a nice little re ector
for ‘free’. Also, you get to
eat the salmon! Vic Cross

Photograph your kit
For people who are
continuing to stay safe at
home as much as
possible, and may be
struggling to  nd
something to photograph,
maybe they could
photograph their camera
gear with a phone or
digital camera so that if in
the future they need to
claim on an insurance
policy, they have proof that
they did actually have that
equipment, as the date

andtimearerecorded.

PetePaddon

FantasticMrsFox

I wasluckyenoughto get

a pictureof thisvixen

(above)in thejoiner’syard

at thebottomof my

garden.Shehastwocubs

hiddenawayin the

bramblesnextdoorand

occasionallytheycome

outto playin theearly

morningandevening.The

picturewastakenwithmy

CanonPowerShotSX50,

whichis gettinga bitold

now,butstillcatching

thebirdsandwildlifeat

a distance.

SusanMackenzie

Is it a photographor

justa picture?

Therehavebeenletters

recentlybemoaningthe

lossof certainsoftware.

WhileI appreciatethat

peoplewantto getthe

moststunningimage

possible,I feelthatthe

skillin photographyis in

theactualcaptureof the

image,therecordingof

whatI seeontothe

sensor(orlm).I onlyuse

CanonDPPto tweakthe

shadowsandhighlights

andveryoccasionallya

slightcrop.I feelthat

whenanythingis addedor

takenawayfromthe

originalle asrecorded

whentheshutteris

pressed,thentheimage

ceasesto bea photoand

becomesmerelya picture.

GrahamEasby

Youropinionis widelyheld,

butI don’tshareit. In lm

dayspressingtheshutter

wasonlyevertheendof

theprocessfornewsand

documentaryshootersand

slidelmusers.Forneg

lmusersit wasjustthe

halfwaypoint,andmuchof

theskillwasin theprinting.

Formostgreatpictorial

photographers,likeAnsel

Adams,theirprintsbore

littleresemblanceto the

originalnegs.Thetools

havechangedfrom

enlargersto computers,

butthemajorityof post

processingtodayis still

essentiallydoingthesame

thingsthatweredonein

thedarkroom.Thatsaid,I

agreethattoomany

imagesthesedaysare

over-photoshoppedto

withinaninchof theirlives.

A bit of local wildlife – SusanMackenzietookthisshotat thebottomof hergarden

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with the city at night on 35mm

Film round up

Matt Parry takes a detailed look at the

fi lm types currently available

APOY Round 4

We also showcase the spectacular

results from Round 4 – Keep on Moving

Our essential guide to

shooting  lm in 2020

Film

special

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