Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-21)

7 days

A week in photography

online picture of the week

Inthisissue

8 SonyXperia 1

MichaelTophamtakes

a firstlookatthe

smartphonethat’sbased

onSonyAlphacameras

16 Wildlight

OscarDewhursttells

usallaboutusingthe

righttypeoflightin

wildlifephotography

22 Speakingwith

Kander

AmyDaviesspeakstothe

acclaimedphotographer

NadavKanderabout his

variedcareer

28 Locationguide

Northumberlandis a

photographer’splayground,

saysMattyGraham

30 Takethe

highroad

InPhotoStories, SueBarr

talksaboutherproject on

Italy’smotorways

32 Afilterfor

alloccassions

MartinEveningshows

youhowto makebest use

of CameraRaw

36 Ongoodform

GregGormanrevealsall

abouthisuseofRotolight

LEDsforportraiture

40 AFujiinFiji

NigelAthertontakes

theFujifilmX-T3anda

selectionoflensesto

theSouthPacific

46 AIinphotography

SoniaKlugexplores

theimpactofartificial

intelligence(AI)on

photographictechnology

Regulars

3 7 days

14 Inbox

38 ClubProfile

50 Accessories

53 TechTalk

66 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURES © BEN hALL / NADAV K ANDER / GETT y IMAGES/SCIENCE PhOTO LIBRARy RM

Wildlifephotographersare

amazing.Theyriseearly,and

spendhourswaitingpatiently

inuncomfortableconditions

readytospringintoactionas

theirsubjectmakesthebriefestappearance–

capturingit infocusandcorrectlyexposed.

Buteventhisisn’tenoughtoachievegreatness

• thelightneedstoberighttoo.Thisweek
  Oscar Dewhurst passes on his expert tips.

I don’tknowif NadavKanderphotographs

wildlifebuthe’soneofveryfewphotographers

acclaimedforbothhislandscapesandportraits.

Readourinterviewwithhimonpage22.For

techloversweexaminetheuseofartificial

intelligenceincamerasandphones,andI

sharemyenthusiasmforthesublimeFujifilm

X-T3.Butif that’salla bittoomodernforyou

wealsolookbackata classic Kodak Brownie.

Nigel Atherton, Editor

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IMAGES MAy BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Thismoodylandscapescenewas

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it wastakenbyphotographerDavid

Thompson.hetellsus,‘Onevery

visittotheisleof skyein scotland,

i alwayslovetophotographtheOld

Manof storr.Onmylasttripthe

landscape was shrouded in heavy

fog;thiswasveryfrustratingbutthe

potentialforatmospherewashuge.

Withpatiencethefogeventually

clearedtorevealtheawesome

rockformationbathedin pockets

of light.i foundthata lightweight

mirrorlessset-upwitha primelens

wasa greatadvantage for me in a

situation like this.’

MoodyOldManofStorr

byDavidThompson

Fujifilm X-T3, 14mm, 1/140sec at f/7.1, ISO 250

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