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Inthisissue
16 Closeencounters
Beinspiredandimprove
yourclose-up,macro
andmicrophotography,
asawardwinnersofthe
Close-upPhotographer
oftheYearcompetition
sharetheirtechniques
24 Neveroutof
fashion
Thearchiveoflegendary
fashionphotographer
NormanParkinsonis
beingexploredin depth
forthefirsttimeever.
SteveFaircloughspeaks
tothekeypeoplewho
havebeenworkingonit
32 Wildlifewatch
Tipsforhowbestto
photographbarnowls
34 Masterprofiles
Recentlyintroducedto
Lightroom,Profilesare
thebestwaytokick-start
yourimageediting.James
Patersonhas 20 toptips
togetyouupandrunning
40 APOYRound 4
Yourchanceto enter
Round4: PerfectPortraits
42 Gobigorgohome
MattyGrahamtriesoutthe
NikonCoolpixP1000,which
offersa huge24-3000mm
equivalentfocalrange
48 Whatawhopper
JohnWadetakesus
throughNikon’samazing
E2seriesofdigitalSLRs
57 BuyingGuide
Ourcomprehensivelisting
ofkeyspecificationsfor
camerasandlenses
Regulars
3 7 days
12 Inbox
14 ReaderPortfolio
52 Accessories
55 AsktheWexperts
82 Final Analysis
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scenewasuploaded
to ourTwitterpage
usingthehashtag
#appicoftheweek.It was
takenbyphotographer
StuMeech.Hetellsus,
‘I’verecentlystarted
takingarchitectural
photosto filllullsin
landscapingowingto a
lackof decentweather
conditions.Thiswastaken
onmyfirsttripoutat the
TateModernin London.
I’vealwayswantedto
photographthisiconic
staircaseandI optedto
workfromaboveto make
useof themixof curved
linesfromthestaircase
andstraightlinesfrom
thewalls.I thenwentfor
a heavyblack& white
conversionwhenI
processed it later.’
TateModern
byStu
Meech
NikonD750,
16-35mm,1/60sec
at f/5.6, ISO 3200
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Somepeoplesayphotography
getsinthewayofappreciating
therealworld,butI’dargue
thatphotographersseethe
worldmoreclearlyandnotice
thingsthatmeremortalsdonot.Forexample,
fewpeoplewouldeverregisterthetinydetails
thatwepresentinourfeatureonclose-up
photography,unlesstheywerelookingwitha
photographer’s eyes. These stunning pictures
arethewinnersoftheinauguralClose-Up
PhotographeroftheYear(CUPOTY),setup
andrunbyAP’sveryownTracyCalder.I hope
theyinspireyoutolookforsubjectstoshoot
andenterfornextyear’sCUPOTY.Alsothis
weekwehavea retrospectiveaboutoneof
myfavouritephotographers,fashionlegend
NormanParkinson.I hopeyoulove these
classicimagesasmuchasI do.
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