Amateur Photographer – 09 August 2019

7 days

A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Inthisissue

8 SonyAlpha7RIV

MichaelTopham’sfirst

lookata 61MPcamera

16 Lighttouch

Lightchangesdramatically

in 24hoursgivinguslots

ofphotoopportunities,

saysJohnWade

21 Ripephotography

Whyyoucan’taffordnot

toinsureyourkit

22 Documenting

thefallout

PeterDenchinvestigates

Chernobyl’sappealto

photographers, 33 yearson

28 Memoriesof

ageisha

GeoffHarrisreportsonthe

recentcontestorganisedby

AP,PhotocrowdandSigma

onphotographinggeisha

34 Babylove

KristinaMacksharesher

tradesecretsonbabyand

newbornphotography

38 APOYRound 6

Enteryourbeststreet

photographyshots

40 Behindtheprint

JeremyWalkeronhowhe

gothisimageoftheIsle

ofSkyeprintready

42 RicohGRIII

MichaelTophamtests

Ricoh’s premiummodel

49 LandscapePro 3

StudioMax

JamesAbbottputsthis

editingsoftwareto thetest

57 Buyingguide

Ourcomprehensivelisting

ofcamerasandlenses

Regulars

3 7 days

14 Inbox

26 Risingstar

52 Accessories

55 AsktheWexperts

82 Legends

COVER PICTURES © AL AN HILL /GETT Y IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO / DAVID MCMILL AN

There’sanoft-repeatedcliché

thatthehoursaroundsunrise

andsunsetarethebestfor

photography,andfrommid-

morningtomid-afternoonyou

mayaswellputyourcameraaway.Thismaybe

true(abit)forlandscapes,buteventhenthere

areexceptions.Theobvioustruthis thatyou

cantakegreatpicturesatanytimeif youplay

to the strengths of the prevailing light, as this

week’sguidetoall-dayshootingremindsus

(page16).WealsolookattheriseofChernobyl

asa destinationforadventurousphotographers

• whichis surelysettogrowafterthebrilliant
  TVdramaaboutthe 1986 nucleardisaster.
  Fromdeathanddestructionweturntonew
  life,withtipsoncapturingthebeautyof
  newbornbabies,anda firstlookatSony’s
  newbaby:theeagerlyawaited Alpha 7R lV.
  Nigel Atherton, Editor

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photographerRobinPope.Hetells

us,‘I shotthisat WembleyStadium

afterAstonVilladefeatedDerby

County to be promoted to the

PremierLeague.Naturallytheir

supporterswereveryhappy,soit

wasallaboutcapturingtheemotion

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celebrating as well.’