March 2007 Sold out
Issue 4
On sale 14 February, 2007
Our March 2007 issue includes:
Beginner’s Guide: Understand your DSLR: Flash
DSLR Technique Guide: Close Encounters
Step-by-step guide: Daylight Portraits
Bjorn Thomassen Portrait Lighting Masterclass: Studio Flash heads, a willing subject and know how
5-Minute Photoshop: Creating a Zoom Burst
Digital Convert: Steve Gosling, professional photographer
Beginner’s Guide
Understand your DSLR: Flash
DSLR Technique Guide
Close Encounters
Step-by-step guide
Daylight Portraits
Bjorn Thomassen Portrait Lighting Masterclass
Studio Flash heads, a willing subject and know how
5-Minute Photoshop
Creating a Zoom Burst
Digital Convert: Main interview
Steve Gosling, professional photographer
Freelance Factfile
Architectural Photography
TEST CENTRE
DSLR Test
Samsung GX-10
Comparison Test – Digital Storage
Epson P-500
Digimate III
Jobo Giga One
Jobo Evolution
Photoshop Plug-in Test
Flood by Flaming Pear
Archive
In This Issue
- Samsung entered the digital SLR market just over a year ago with the launch of the entry-level GX-1-series, based on the Pentax *ist DL. Its latest model, the GX-10, is aimed at the advanced amateur looking for an affordable but durable and feature-packed DSLR. How does it fare in such a competitive area of the market? Daniel Lezano finds out.
- We live and work in buildings and there is no escaping from them, so you might as well tap into this potentially lucrative market and start earning a few quid for that new bit of kit you’ve always wanted!
- Traditionally produced by zooming the lens during an exposure, Photoshop allows you to produce a far more controlled and varied effect than was ever possible before. Luke Marsh explains how.
- Studio lights: Are two lights better than one? Why do many studio photographers use multiple lights? Studio portraiture in its entirety is very vast and complex, and with so many styles out there, the above questions do not lend themselves to easy answers. It would be fair to say that the amount of lights needed should compliment your specific requirements. Two lights as opposed to one can provide additional information about your subject and accentuate other areas of the picture to control emphasis and depth. Two lights are commonly used to help to create separation between the subject and the background. Some techniques can also help to smooth and soften the light as it makes the transition between different tonalities on the subject’s skin and clothing. And whilst not impossible, this is difficult to achieve with just one light. Two lights can also be used in unison to create one large light source. It’s worth noting that in general terms when multiple lights, one light should always be the dominant light, this provides the overall atmosphere and controls the depth and feeling of the image. The various permutations of using two lights are endless, and the following feature should help to enlighten you about just a few of them.
- Digital SLR Photography contributor and macro expert Ross Hoddinott provides an inspirational and educational guide to close-ups. Whether you’re in the home or outdoors, you’ll discover a whole new world of great pictures all around you
- The one area of SLR photography that has always presented the most confusion and problems for amateur photographers is flash. In the past, getting a perfect flash exposure required experience and skill, but digital SLRs have made life easy for us by offering fully automatic flash metering. Not only are shots with flash as easy to take as without, there are also a range of sophisticated features and modes available that allows you to take creative flash exposures with relative ease.
- Martin’s brilliant portfolio show superb photographic and Photoshop prowess.