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In association with

1 st

Round Four Perfect Portraits

Amateur

Photographer

of the Year

Herearethetop 30 imagesuploadedtoPhotocrowd from Round Four,

Perfect Portraits, with comments by the AP team

Judithwins£1,000worthof Sigmakit

(basedonSigma’sRRP)of herownchoice

forherexcellentportrait.Sigmahasa

numberof lensesthataregreatforportraits,

oneof whichis the50mmF1.4DGHSM

Art(£749.99,left).Constructedfrom

13 elementsin eightgroups,andwith

outstanding,naturalbokehandminimaloptical

aberrations,it setsa newstandardfor50mm

lenses.It receiveda well-deservedfivestars

when reviewedinAmateur Photographer.

1 JudithDuddleUK30pts

FujifilmX-T2,16-55mmat16mm,1/100secatf/7.1,ISO 200

Thisengagingstudyhassomuchto

lookat andtakein.It hasbeenexpertly

composed,drawingtheviewers’attention

to thesubjectswhilehighlightingtheir

charactersto perfection.Thedramatic

skyplustheexaggerationcausedbythe

wideanglelensaddto theoveralleffect.

Eachof theboys’individualpersonalities

shinethroughthanksto thechoiceof pose

andexpression,whichhavebeensuperbly

captured at just the right moment.