Australian_Photography_-_June_2016_

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YOUR BEST SHOT

PHOTOGRAPHER

Suzanne Opitz

TITLE

Shadowy Character

HOW I DID IT

This image was taken after dark

at home against a light coloured

background. Aiming for a film noir

look, I set up two bed lamps, with

one facing a piece of white cardboard

to soften the light and cast a softer

shadow, while the other was pointed

directly at the model to cast a harsh

shadow. I moved the lamps around

until I felt the shadows looked eerie

enough and the model (my patient

husband) looked suitably sinister.

DETAILS

Canon EOS 7D, 18-270mm lens

@ 35mm, 1/25s @ f/4, tripod.

Lightroom for black and white

conversion, Photoshop CC

for curves.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Trevor Ierino

TITLE

Bethanga Bridge star trails

HOW I DID IT

I’m always captivated by Bethanga

Bridge in Albury, NSW, as it’s such

a distinctive and iconic structure in

this neck of the woods. I took a series

of around 180 images covering an

approximately 90-minute time span

before dawn. Unfortunately I hadn’t

noticed the chilly morning had fogged

up the lens so I had to discard the

last 30 minutes worth! The images

were later stacked in Photoshop to

create the star trail you see here. To

set up this image my main priority is

shutter speed as I needed 30 seconds

to capture a car crossing the entire

length of the bridge. It also happens

to be a good setting for capturing the

star light.

DETAILS

Nikon D7100, 10-20mm lens @

10mm, 30s @ f/5, ISO 3200, tripod.

Approximately 180 images stacked in

Photoshop. Lightroom adjustments

for contrast, clarity, sharpness, noise

and brightness.

AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY JUNE 2016