Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-07-13)

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Child in

Striped Shirt

5 ‘Post-processing

was key to my aim,’

says John. ‘Most of

the work was carried

out in Lightroom,

using the split-toning

and tone curve

modules. I introduced

yellow into the

highlights and blue

into the shadows to

emphasise both

the chill of

a winter’s day

and the subjects’

pallid, jaundiced

complexions.’

Sony Alpha 6000,

16-70mm, 1/50sec

at f/5.6, ISO 500

Ratcatcher

2 ‘My main aim was

to make the images

look like production

stills taken during

the filming of, say,

a Dickensian drama,

and not something

I’d grabbed during

a public event,’

explains John.

Sony Alpha 6000,

16-70mm, 1/100sec

at f/5.6, ISO 640

Muffin Seller

4 ‘You have to work

quickly – so you need

confidence in your

camera settings –

and spot potential

compositions almost

before they happen,

says John. ‘It’s

particularly important

to understand that

the living-history

groups are there

to perform for the

public, not to act

as photographers’

models.’

Sony Alpha 6000,

16-70mm, 1/125sec

at f/9, ISO 400

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