August 2007
Issue 9
On sale 14 July, 2007
Our August 2007 issue includes:
Beginner’s Guide: Understand your DSLR: Filters
One-Hour Photo reader challenge: Capturing sunsets
Mark Bauer Landscape Masterclass: Composition
5-Minute Photoshop: Digital Grads
Beginner’s Guide
Understand your DSLR: Filters
One-Hour Photo reader challenge
Sunset
Mark Bauer Landscape Masterclass
Composition
5-Minute Photoshop
Digital Grads
Photo Story
Dentist
Digital Convert: Main interview
Adam Burton, landscape photographer
TEST CENTRE
DSLR Test
Canon EOS-1D Mk III
Comparison Test – Gadget Bags Under £100
Tamrac Adventure 4
Crumpler Pretty Boy 750 XXXL
Kata PB-48
Nat. Geographic 2475
Lowepro Stealth D200AW
Billingham L2
Thinktank Urban Disguise 40
SuperZoom test
Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD
Archive
In This Issue
- The blistering frame rate is the headline feature of the 10.1-megapixel Canon EOS-1D MkIII and marks it out as the camera of choice for speed merchants. Daniel Lezano finds out what else the Mk III has in its arsenal and whether its appeal extends beyond those shooting action and wildlife.
- Life’s too short for a career, or at least one you don’t like anyway. Ever dreamed of turning your hobby into a job instead? Adam Burton has, and he’s already making a damn good go at it, and all in a field that’s notoriously hard to survive in. Getting paid to watch the sun rise was never going to be easy…
- Colin Mill's opening image is the stuff of Hitchcockian nightmares. Viewer becomes victim as the masked dentist peers into an exposed mouth with a sharpened tool to hand. You can almost imagine the light above beginning to burn your cheek as he reaches for the needle, a devilish grin spreading unseen behind the mask as the sharp sting begins to puncture skin...
- Capturing stunning landscape images is high on the wish-list of most photographers, but as those who has ventured into the great outdoors will testify, producing an image that does justice to the glorious scene in front of you isn’t always easy. Over the next few issues, professional landscape photographer Mark Bauer provides an expert guide on how to take brilliant landscape images. In the first of the series, Mark explains how the composition of the various elements in the scene forms a vital part of a picture’s success.
- No other accessory offers more creative possibilities for making the most of your digital SLR than the humble filter. We’re all aware that digital SLRs are a great way of capturing wonderful images, but many are still oblivious or unsure of how filters can dramatically improve results. Take a look at the work of established photographers and you’ll see most have used filters like polarisers or ND Grads to capture the best possible results. This month’s Beginner’s Guide covers the main filter formats, which types of filters you’ll find most useful and explains how you should use them.
- "Please find enclosed my story, entitled Farne Island Safari. Well, maybe it’s not a safari but it’s certainly a wildlife trip that requires some planning and forethought before embarking on what is a full day where the usual pub lunch, toilet facilities and shops may as well be a million miles away." Reader John Short recounts a memorable experience.
- The annual Picture Editors’ Awards pays tribute to press photographers in the UK and Ireland for their outstanding contributions to photography. The images cover all types of news stories, from war to sports to politics. Digital SLR Photography showcases its favourite shots in this month’s pictorial news special. To view the entire selection of images, visit www.pictureawards.net