Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-09-27)

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Inthisissue

19 Onelenstorule

themall

Makingthemostof

50mm.Weaskedthree

photographerswhythey

stilllovethislens

26 Somethingold,

somethingnew

Whyusingvintagelenses

onmoderncamerashas

neverbeenmorepopular

32 SheClickson

display

Anexhibitioncelebrating

stunningworkbyfemale

photographers

34 Behindtheprint

ProRossHoddinottshows

howbestto createwall-

space-worthyprints

36 Jointheclub

Wetakea goodlookat the

creativegoings-onat the

HarrowCameraClub

38 Whybuy

brand-new?

Second-handalternatives

toa newCanonEOS90D

40 Lightroomtips

JamesPatersontakes

a goodlookatlens

correctionandperspective

47 Morelensfor

yourmoney

AndyWestlakeunearths

thebestsecond-hand

lensescurrentlyon offer

forunder£

54 Second-hand

steals

Sixreadersdiscusstheir

favouritesecond-hand

lenses.Youcan’t afford

tomissthis

Regulars

3 7 days

13 Inbox

16 ReaderPortfolio

59 TechTalk

74 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURE © ANDREW SYDENHAM

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BEN

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THISimagewas

uploadedto ourTwitter

pageusingthehashtag

#appicoftheweek.It was

takenbyphotographer

BenDraguisky.Hetells

us,‘Thephotois of

someglasspanelling

of a greenhouseat

WythenshawePark

in Manchester.I was

attractedto thegrid

formationof the

paintedwindows,with

oneanomalywhere

plantsfrominsidewere

visibleandpokingout.

Whencomposingthe

pictureI hada square

cropin mind,andliked

theideaof thenegative

spacecontrastingwith

theunrulyplants in

thecorner!’

Greenhouse

byBen

Draguisky

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a verytastyissueindeed...

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