Practical Photography - UK (2019-09)

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Sufferingforone’S art

is a riskforanyphotographer

who seeksoutthemost

spectacularlocationsto

sh oot,and anthonyLamb

(anthonylambphotography.

com)certainlyregrettedhis

decisionto wearshortswhen

heventuredintothedesert

duringa storm– butwhata

stunningimageheproduced.

“ire centlyembarkedon a

triptotheuae desertknowing

ful lwelltherewasa duststorm

due to hit theregion,butthese

conditionscansometimesbe

th e mostrewarding.i don’t

te ndto shootin thedesert

atsu nriseor sunset– i love

ov er cast,flat-lightconditions,

becausethisoffersan ethereal

aestheticandreducesthe

contrastin theshadows.

“Wheni arrivedat the

locationthewindwasalready

howling,so i madethedecision

toswitchto a 70-200mmlens

whilestillin thecar– toomuch

dustoutside!– as thelonger

focallengthwouldgiveme

moreoptions.

“ica meacrossa youngtree

flanked by smallsanddunes

andfeltthebalancedshape

ofth e treebranchesoffered

a potentialcomposition.i set

upthetripodandcaptured

thisim age,howeverthisshot

doesn’tfullyreflectjusthow

muchsandwasblowing

aroundin theatmosphere.

Myarms,legsandfacewere

gettingsandblastedandi wear

contactlenses,so i wasdoing

mybestto covermy eyeswith

mysunglasses.thatsaid,in

thefinalimagethedunesare

reallysoftandyoucansee

thesa ndkickingoff thepeaks

ofthedunes,butthetree

standsproudandsharp,which

emphasisesits presence.”

# 2 Challenge the l ts

minimalism

tip

Keepdust

atbay

If youhaveto changea lens

in dustyconditions,turn the

cameraoff andanglethe

bodytowardsthe

gr ound.