August 2008
Issue 21
On sale 14 July, 2008
Our August 2008 issue includes:
Beginner's Guide: Our bumper guide to black & white photography!
Digital Convert: Clive Arrowsmith
Photo Adventures: Jon Hicks in the USA
Camera Test: Olympus E-520
Beginner's Guide: Black & White
Some say this is photography in its purest form, the way it started. Without the pollution of colour, you are stripped back to the raw elements of the image – composition and tone. Though the digital SLR has made high-end photography more accessible, many of the secrets of a good black & white image have remained closely guarded… until now. This month’s Beginners Guide brings you everything you need to know, to kick-start your journey into the world of mono
Expert Gems: Travel
Summer is the time when many of us jet off to a foreign destination and is the perfect opportunity to capture new scenes with your DSLR. This month's Expert gems will provide you with the inspiration and key techniques you need, wherever you're going in the world.
Digital Convert: Clive Arrowsmith
Clive Arrowsmith has some grand notches on his photographic belt, including the likes of Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, the Dalai Lama and of course,Simon Cowell. Matt Henry meets up with one of the UK’s foremost fashion and portrait photographers
Buyer's Guide: Travel kit
Choosing the right equipment to take on your travels is vital to ensure you don’t leave essential items behind or take unnecessary items with you. In this month’s Buyer’s Guide, we tell you the most important types of kit to consider and provide our recommended buys for each…
Win top Canon Digital kit!
Photo Excellence Awards 2008.
Win Canon Digital kit worth £10,000 and achieve a certificate in digital SLR photography! This is your chance to win great prizes and also gain a certificate in digital SLR photography in our major reader photo competition!
Round six of our Photo Excellence competition calls on you to take a portrait that reveals a little about the subject’s lifestyle!
Photo Adventures: America
Spring 2008 meant a good, old-fashioned American road trip for travel photographer Jon Hicks. From the art deco haunts of Miami beach, Florida, Jon travelled to the Mountain region in the west of America to take in the vast snowy scenes of cowboy country. Matt Henry reports
Main DSLR test: Olympus E-520
It’s getting very cramped in the £500 sector of the market, with the Olympus E-520 looking to catch the eye of the DSLR newcomer in search of a highy-featured, yet easy to use camera that can help them take their first successful steps to digital SLR photography. Is it an ideal choice for the beginner? Has it enough in its arsenal of features to appeal to the more experienced user? Daniel Lezano finds out
5-Minute Photoshop: Convert to black & white
Creating stunning mono images is about more than just losing the colour. In this month’s tutorial, Mat Gallagher shows you the best way to create powerful black & white shots in minutes
Archive
In This Issue
- Creating stunning mono images is about more than just losing the colour. In this month’s tutorial, Mat Gallagher shows you the best way to create powerful black & white shots in minutes
- It’s getting very cramped in the £500 sector of the market, with the Olympus E-520 looking to catch the eye of the DSLR newcomer in search of a highy-featured, yet easy to use camera that can help them take their first successful steps to digital SLR photography. Is it an ideal choice for the beginner? Has it enough in its arsenal of features to appeal to the more experienced user? Daniel Lezano finds out
- Spring 2008 meant a good, old-fashioned American road trip for travel photographer Jon Hicks. From the art deco haunts of Miami beach, Florida, Jon travelled to the Mountain region in the west of America to take in the vast snowy scenes of cowboy country. Matt Henry reports
- Photo Excellence Awards 2008. Win Canon Digital kit worth £10,000 and achieve a certificate in digital SLR photography! This is your chance to win great prizes and also gain a certificate in digital SLR photography in our major reader photo competition! Round six of our Photo Excellence competition calls on you to take a portrait that reveals a little about the subject’s lifestyle!
- Choosing the right equipment to take on your travels is vital to ensure you don’t leave essential items behind or take unnecessary items with you. In this month’s Buyer’s Guide, we tell you the most important types of kit to consider and provide our recommended buys for each…
- Clive Arrowsmith has some grand notches on his photographic belt, including the likes of Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, the Dalai Lama and of course,Simon Cowell. Matt Henry meets up with one of the UK’s foremost fashion and portrait photographers
- Summer is the time when many of us jet off to a foreign destination and is the perfect opportunity to capture new scenes with your DSLR. This month's Expert gems will provide you with the inspiration and key techniques you need, wherever you're going in the world.
- Some say this is photography in its purest form, the way it started. Without the pollution of colour, you are stripped back to the raw elements of the image – composition and tone. Though the digital SLR has made high-end photography more accessible, many of the secrets of a good black & white image have remained closely guarded… until now. This month’s Beginners Guide brings you everything you need to know, to kick-start your journey into the world of mono