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NZ Photographer
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Issue 4 September 9th 2009
CaPTurINg NZ WITH HelP FrOm THe aa
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PHOTOSHOP
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CONgraTulaTIONS TO Our eSSay COmPeTITION WINNer!
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CALENDARExhibition – Back10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – Linger10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – From The Vault9:30am-4:30pm
Snow White Gallery
Exhibition – Back10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – Linger10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – From The Vault9:30am-4:30pm
Snow White Gallery
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Exhibition – Back10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – Linger10am-4:30pmLopdell House
Exhibition – Back10am-4:30pmLopdell HouseExhibition – Linger10am-4:30pmLopdell House
ADDRESSESLopdell House418 Titirangi Rd, Titirangi
Unitec Bldg 1, Gate 1, Carrington Rd, Mt Albert, Auckland
EvENTS/ExHIBITIONS: Do you have an exhibition or photographic event on anywhere in NZ?
Let us know at [email protected]. PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBS: List your photographic
club or society here! Email [email protected] with details of who you are and when and
where your next meeting is. Listing in this category is entirely free!
JULY
Backyard Photo EssayDue to NZ Photographer
NZ Photographer Due Out!Issue 2
WE NEED YOUR EvENTS!
18. eVeNTS CaleNDar
CONTeNTS
12. reVOluTIONaryIDeaS Street art Photography
20. COOl STuFF
8. COmPeTITION
4. CaPTurINg NeW ZealaND
8.PHOTO eSSay COmP
17. PHOTOSHOP TIP
19. aSK THe eXPerTS
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The annual Iris
awards and
Infocus Conference
were held in Wellington
from 19-24 august and
I was lucky enough to
take time out and fly
down to Welly with
the family for a few
days. The Iris awards
are the Professional Photography awards of the year, run
by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography
(NZIPP). It has to be the most inspiring five days of the year,
with three days of judging around 1200 images, followed by
two days of conference and trade show that includes amazing
speakers (both local and international) and some of the newest
technology in cameras and printers to hit the market. Students,
professionals and the odd amateur all mix and mingle and
learn from each other. I’d say every single person leaves with
renewed energy to go out into the world and take great photos.
as long as we professionals share what we’ve learned, then the
whole photographic industry benefits! If you want some serious
inspiration, or if you’re considering entering into the world
of professional photography, then start saving your pennies
for next year’s event – to be held in Queenstown from 9-13
September. In the meantime, have a look at this year’s winning
entries on the NZIPP website – www.nzipp.org.nz
On a personal note, I managed to win two silver and two
bronze awards for four images I entered, so I’m now an associate
of the NZIPP. It’s
great to get good
feedback from other
professionals.
eDITOrIal
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leTTerS Dear NZP,I’m absolutely loving the NZ Photographer issues so far, keep up the great work. as an avid photographer myself I’m keeping a keen eye on your mag. There’s some great tips for beginners, and some good tips for the experienced too.One quick thing to note is that I don’t think I can see any way to check out back issues of the mag. It’d be good if you could link to previous issues in the new issue mail out, just in case anyone’s missed anything from the past issues.Keep up the great work! Cheers,rick mcQuinlanEd: Thanks Rick. When you initially sign up you should receive an email with links to the previous issues of NZ Photographer, but I agree that there should be somewhere you
can go to download previous issues. We’re working on several updates to the website www.nzphotographer.co.nz, and included in those changes is somewhere to go for downloading previous issues. Watch this space!
Dear NZP,I am amazed and thrilled at your rapid response to the letter from eddie van den Hurk (Issue 3). So many people have compact cameras and even folk with Slrs often carry only a compact in everyday situations. I prefer to travel light – that new D10 looks most inviting... so does the Nikon... ooh, I want a gorillapod…Thanks for another great issue. Cheers, JoEd: So do I, Jo! :-)
aBOuT Whether you’re an enthusiastic weekend snapper or a beginner who wants to learn more, NZ Photographer is the fun e-magazine for all Kiwi camera owners – and it’s free!
eDITOr Ollie Dale, aNZIPP [email protected] eDITOr Trudi CaffellarT DIreCTOr Jodi OlssonaDVerTISINg eNQuIrIeS Phone richard on 09 523 4112 or
email [email protected] NZ Photographer, C/- espire media,
PO Box 137162, Parnell, auckland 1151, NZWeBSITe www.nzphotographer.co.nz
NZ Photographer is an espire media publication
recently the www.aatravel.co.nz/capture aa Travel website
hosted a competition for photography students currently
studying at tertiary institutions around NZ, called aa
Capture New Zealand.
The website said: “The aa is passionate about inspiring you
to see and enjoy New Zealand. Inspiring photographs are
motivational. This is your opportunity to share your motivational
photographs with others and be rewarded for it.”
With almost 1200 entries across five categories, finding
finalists was painstaking. The aa asked me to judge the finalists
of the five different categories, plus find an overall winner, and
it was great to see some really well executed photos by some
talented emerging photographers.
Congratulations to eugene Polkan, from auckland university,
for his winning shot. Out of all the images I saw, this one
really grabbed my attention for its technical skill and simple
elegance, plus I thought it was a great image to represent New
Zealand’s beauty.
CaPTurINg NeW ZealaNDThe best photos from photography students around New Zealand
as judged by the aa Capture New Zealand competition.By Ollie Dale
“The shot was taken on the 9th of April 2009 – the first snow on Mount Taranaki. My speciality is that if I’m going to shoot a normal scene
then I wait for the perfect light to make it stand out. I do a lot of photography early in the morning.
I didn’t own a camera until I bought an SLR, and I’ve learned photography online. I started with insects and moved on to landscapes.
Now I’m a member of the Henderson Photgraphic Society.If you want to recreate this photo, go to Cape Road, about 25kms north of
Opunaki in Taranaki.”
Overall Winner: eugene Polkan, University of Auckland
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new Zealand People and Culture:
richard Burson,
Christchurch Polytechnic
Institute of Technology
new Zealand’s natural Wonders: mitchell round, University of Auckland
a Quintessential Kiwi Holiday: ella Trotter, Massey
University Wellington
Kiwis and their Cars: amos Chapple, University of Auckland
new Zealand landmarks: mike Jensen,
Open Polytechnic
WINNerS
FINalISTSOn the next page see the
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PHOTO eSSay COmP
Congratulations to all of you who sent in your images for the
“Inside, Outside, upside Down” Photo essay Competition!
It’s great to see your enthusiasm and participation. after
looking through all the images, I chose the lucky winner, Kathy Seaward.
Kathy’s shots of the daffodils were topical, with Daffodil Day a
few days ago, but also interesting. I particularly like the shot on the
cover of this issue – well done for seeing more than just a flower!
Kathy wins the fabulous NZ Photographer BBQ set, her image on
canvas thanks to www.PhotoNZ.com, and of course the glory of
being a cover image for NZ Photographer.
Winner: Kathy Seaward
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Call FOr eNTrIeS:The next essay competition theme is:
STreeT arT (read all about Street art in the article on page 12)
Next essay Call entry Deadline: 5pm, 12th October 2009.
Winner Published: Issue 6, 21st October 2009 (two issues from
now)
remember, plan your shots and send your best four to six images to
[email protected] . If you didn’t read the article on
how to shoot photo essays in Issue 1 you can download it here. get
your image in to win:
Be the cover of Issue 6!•
Have your best image printed on Canvas, thanks to PhotoNZ.•
com
Plus, with summer just around the corner, get your greasy •
hands on this wicked BBQ set, care of our friends at Brand
Storming Promotions.
essay rules:you should enter four to six images per essay, and only if you 1.
are a subscriber to NZ Photographer.
Images should be sent through at full size, and can be on 2.
separate emails. The images you enter must have been taken
on or after 9 September 2009.
you as the photographer will retain all copyrights to the 3.
images. By entering your images you grant NZ Photographer
a non-exclusive license to use the images in the magazine and
on the website www.nzphotographer.co.nz.
NZ Photographer will not sell or make 4.
available the images to any third party
for any reason.
The judge’s decision is final, and is not 5.
open for debate.
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So, you’re a street artist and a photographer?
I have been involved with photography since I was 15. Though
I majored in it at an undergraduate level, after a few ‘taster’
jobs I never pursued it commercially, preferring to use it in an
artistic context to contribute to the rest of my work. I worked as a
photography technician at auT for over five years while completing
my masters, overseeing the facilities and gear during the onset of
digital technologies. To this day photography remains the biggest
challenge of all creative mediums I have come across due to its
inherent complexity and scientific componentry. yet it has the ability
to produce amazing results from very simplistic approaches. Case
in point being the work I shot for my masters being carried out
on a five dollar, manual winding, plastic body, plastic lens film
camera, with no focus and no exposure control! Beautiful.
What exactly is street art? Is it one thing or can it be multiple
disciplines?
Street art is simply art on the street. like conventional art, it is up
to the viewer to determine exactly what they consider art is. That
road cone on top of a phone booth? That mismatched paint where
someone’s painted out graffiti? maybe someone’s drain bubbling
over from too much detergent down the plughole?
Typically however, it is now pretty easy to categorise. Stencils
(a la Banksy), and paste-ups (a la Shepard Fairey) are your most
reVOluTIONaryIDeaS
HOW TO: Photograph Street art
nZ Photographer’s editor Ollie Dale spoke with photographer and street artist ross liew, aka
TrustMe, about what street art is and how to get great photos.
The Cut Collective: (from L-R) TrustMe, Enforce 1, Flox, Component, Kool and Bo (front).
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common forms, though it commonly includes stickers, graffiti,
installations, interventions, sculpture and more. It has strong ties
to street culture and the traditions therein. Hence the frequent
subject matter of revolutionary ideas, sneakers, hip-hop etc.
It can often be something addressing the issue of ownership of
public space, or alternatively be purely aesthetic driven. Some
parts political and some parts purely visual.
In New Zealand the street art tends to be more conventional.
graffiti makes up the majority of it with stencils and paste-ups
being next most popular forms. The term graffiti applies to large
scale, letter based, spray painted designs and it should be noted
that graffiti writers typically consider graffiti separate to street art.
Who are street artists? and why do they do it?
Street artists tend to be young people with an interest in art and
design who may or may not be studying it at uni. at the same
time one of our crew is over 40 so it doesn’t pay to generalise too
much! you could say they are people with an active interest in the
shape of the environment around them who are prepared to take
personal risks to contribute to the dialogue within public space
and not leave it to be carried out solely by advertisers.
Some do it for fame, which you can get, albeit on a very
small and peer based level. It takes a huge amount of cunning,
guile, courage and consistency to get even close to the
recognition someone like Banksy has achieved.
Where can I find street art?
your best chances are in the cities; the bigger the city, the
better your chances. Though auckland’s feverish approach to
painting out graffiti and street art means you usually find more in
Wellington, Christchurch and even Dunedin.
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graffiti is easy to find, good graffiti a little more difficult. Not
surprisingly secluded industrial or semi-industrial spots appeal to
graffiti writers as do the train corridors. There are often legal walls in
the cities which are regularly painted and repainted; these are often
on the end of or behind blocks of shops in more suburban areas.
Street art is similar though usually found in more public areas,
alleyways, car parks, billboards. usually the more character-filled
sections of auckland like Karangahape rd and Cuba Street.
always keep your eyes peeled and it often pays to look up, too.
How can I photograph some street art?
always consider the context in which you find it. Street art
is often placed deliberately within a context that engages or
activates the space. If you can identify this then it should also be
present in the photo.
Having your friend pose with street art is probably not the best
way to include a human element. Better, see if you can catch a
candid passerby in the frame to give it a sense of life and scale.
my personal preference is to shoot the inner city without any
people in it, only the traces of their presence.
as street art often exists on walls it is tempting to shoot it directly
front on. experiment with angles to add a sense of depth to the
image. lower camera angles always add some drama.
Consider shooting at night relying on available street light or
long exposures and a tripod.
avoid a flash at all costs, there are usually many shiny surfaces
nearby that will flare up in the photo.
Think about composition. There are many classic compositional
devices you can use on the street. and there is a large element
of geometry in the buildings and other surrounds that can
be incorporated into the photo. This can often provide a nice
juxtaposition to the more organic nature of the street art.
you often have to be fresh on the scene to get your photo as it
will likely disappear within days if not hours. If you commute by
foot or regularly walk then always take your camera. It will pay to
make inner city walking more of a focus than coastal walks. There
is plenty to discover and admire on an intimate level within our
built up cities, so make the effort.
Street art lends itself to good photo essay material. It has its own
culture and once familiar with the art you can link works back to
individual artists. eventually you can see evidence of their travels
through the whole city and even the country.
like many subjects, early morning and early evening are great
times to shoot things on the street, the long shadows and interesting
colour of the light add something a little special.
are there any other things I need to consider when photographing
street art?
Street art is not the domain of ‘thugs’ or ‘hoods’. The graffiti
writers who paint big colourful murals are typically more mature,
respectful and friendly than the common perception of a ‘tagger’.
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approach them openly about photographing their work, even
when they’re at work, and most will oblige.
Photographing street art is not a crime. I know of a surprisingly
high number of people who have been questioned over
photographing street art by police and property owners alike.
you’re doing society a service creating an archive of something
that will be valued for its temporality in the future.
Be prepared to go out of your way. To find really good stuff you
may need step outside convention and really get exploring.
See what you can do post. That is, use whatever knowledge you
have of Photoshop, lightroom, aperture or any other software that
lets you alter contrast, saturation, colour balance or anything else.
Vignetting is pretty fashionable right now.
Check out the site of auckland graffiti writer askew to see some
post-production
work designed to
bring out the best
in the artwork.
always respect
the artist. Be mindful of the fact that there is someone risking fines
and criminal convictions for making the effort to decorate the
city. The fact that the art may not always be legal and exists in
public space, does not remove the ethical element of intellectual
property rights. The actual extent of legal constraints around the
reproduction of street art in photographic form has not been fully
tested however.
a friend of mine had a stencil of his photographed with really
tight cropping, leaving just the stencil in frame. This was then
subsequently reproduced and sold as prints on canvas, directly
competing with his own original paintings of that same stencil on
canvas. Photographing street art is fine but creating a commercial
exercise out of someone else’s work is morally wrong.
That said there would be little issue with a photograph of street
art that includes the contextual information, the wider setting and
some work and effort by the photographer to create a great photo
that is then exhibited and sold.
Once you have a body of work consider uploading it to Flickr
or another photo sharing site; it’s great to give back and let others
enjoy what you have captured. much like the ethos of the artists
making the work.
ross liew, aka Trustme, is one of the founders of the Cut Collective, New Zealand’s most prolific and high-profile street art collective, as well as a highly experienced photographer with a photography major within a Bachelor of graphic Design. He also taught
photography at both high school and tertiary level, and recently completed his masters in art & Design at auT. He also won metro magazine’s ‘young Photographer of the year’ Portraiture competition in 2007. For more go to www.cutcollective.co.nz.
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PIC OF THeBuNCH
a reminder that the next Single-Image Competition is due
in the next issue of NZ Photographer. (entries close 5pm
monday 21 September)
Tell a story in one image, taken on a compact camera, which has
a person or people as a main element. Create the most amazing
single image that you can! you have free license to be as creative
as you can be. Hint: think emotions!
as a bonus, the winning image will also be printed and stretched
onto an 8” x 12” canvas frame, thanks to PhotoNZ.com
Send your best image to [email protected]
and you’ll go into the draw to win this fabulous prize:
get your image published, and be the •
cover of our next issue.
Have your winning image printed on •
canvas, thanks to PhotoNZ.com
Plus, with summer just around the •
corner, get your greasy hands on this
wicked BBQ set, care of our friends at
Brand Storming Promotions.
Single-image Competition – PeopleOur NeXT THeme IS: PeOPle – COmPaCT ONly CaTegOry
Competition rules:
you should enter only one image, and only if you are a
subscriber to NZ Photographer.
The image should be emailed at full size.•
The image you enter must have been taken on or •
after august 19th 2009, and must be taken on a
compact camera.
you as the photographer will retain all copyrights to the
image. By entering your image you grant NZ
Photographer a non-exclusive license to use the
image in the magazine and on the website
www.nzphotographer.co.nz. NZ Photographer
will not sell or make available the image to any
third party for any reason. The judge’s decision
is final, and is not open for debate.
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I ’m still trialling gimp (see Issue 3), and will report
back in the issue 6, but for those of you who do have
Photoshop...
adding Text to a Path
adding text to an image can be fun, and can help you design
photo albums, web pages, Christmas cards and lots more.
Sometimes you might not want your text to be perfectly straight,
though, so here’s a simple way to get your type to do what you
want it to do.
Create a new document1.
Choose the pen tool (don’t worry if you don’t know how to 2.
use the pen tool yet!)
Click once in the left half of your new document, then let go. 3.
move your mouse across to the right half of the document,
and click again, this time holding down the mouse button.
Drag up or down, and the pen tool will create a bent line 4.
called a path. release the mouse button. (pic1)
Select the text tool, and move the pointer over the path 5.
you’ve just made. The text tool pointer will change shape as
you hover over the path. Click once. (pic2)
Now you can type whatever you like, and the text will 6. follow the shape of the path. (pic3)
mastering the pen tool will allow you to create complex paths, all
of which can have text added to them. Happy creating! (pic4)
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PHOTOgraPHIC CluBSHowick Camera Club
7.30pm. 1st, 3rd & 4th mondays each
month (excpet Dec and Jan).
We meet in the Howick Bridge Club in the
grounds of the Howick recreation Center,
on the Pakuranga Highway, just before
the intersection with
Botany road. See
www.howickcameraclub.org.nz
for more information.
Club President: Colin Tyler
North Shore Photographic Society
7:30pm. 1st, 2nd & 4th mondays
each month.
1st Wed – Workshop Night
2nd Wed – Projected Image assessment
Night
4th Wed – Print assessment Night
We meet in the memorial Hall, City
library building, The Strand, Takapuna
Club President: Kay Hook
Hutt Camera Club
7:45pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month
For more information visit
www.huttcameraclub.org.nz
list your photographic club
or society here! email
[email protected] with details
of who you are and when and where
your next meeting is.
listing in this category is entirely free!
PSNZ Central regional Convention
Oct 30th, 31st, & Nov 1st
Silverstream retreat, upper Hutt.
great workshops, inspirational speakers, awesome field trips
- something for everyone! registrations are being accepted
online at www.get-a-grip.co.nz, so get a grip on
your camera and come along to a weekend full of fun,
learning and entertainment. everyone is welcome - you
don’t need to be a member of the PSNZ to attend.
Check out the convention blog on the website for all the
latest news!
Contact: Toya Heatley Hutt Camera Club Committee.
Jasmine Star – wedding photographer from Orange CountyWorkshop held in January – more details to come
COmINg SOON
We NeeD yOur eVeNTS!
The Howick Camera Club
are having an exhibition of
club images on the weekend of the
19,20th Sept at the Howick Historical
Village.The 20th is also the Historical
Village ‘live’ day where many
volunteers will be dressed up and as
the theme is Wedding. There will
be a Wedding on the day (Not
a real one!). There are lots of photo
opportunities in the Village. The cost
to get into the Historical Village is
$14 (adult)
http://www.fencible.org.nz/
Q I enjoyed the article on low-light photography, but do you have
any tips on taking photos of the night sky on a digital camera? after a lot of experimentation I’ve found some good exposure settings for shooting the moon, but I am having differing results shooting stars. my tip to anyone new to this is if you are in your back yard make sure any trees or buildings are out of frame - you’d be surprised just how much light they let in to the final image. apart from going to the top of the nearest hill and pointing up, any other hints for success of shooting the night sky? Phil Drummond, Wellington
agreaT question Phil! and the answer isn’t as simple as you
(or I) would hope! The moon is extremely bright, compared
to the rest of the sky, so exposures for the moon aND the stars are
very difficult to get right.
Having control over your camera is vital for stellar exposures,
because the camera is never going to accurately expose for stars
on any of its automatic modes. you need at least a manual setting
option, and on some cameras you’ll also have a Bulb setting, which
allows shutter speeds of minutes or hours (depending on how long
you hold down the shutter release button). If you don’t own an
Slr camera, then you’ll need to check your manual to see if your
camera has a mode for shooting long exposures.
For starters, there is some basic equipment that you will be lost
without – top of that list is a tripod, and a sturdy one at that. Second
is some way to remotely set off the stutter button so that you don’t
have to touch the camera – any vibration from you touching the
camera can create camera shake and ruin a long exposure shot.
Some Slr cameras will have a plug for attaching a remote
shutter release button, while other cameras come with infrared
remotes to do that job. If yours has neither, then set your camera’s
timer to take the photo – that way you can push the button and
hopefully the camera and tripod will stop moving by the time the
photo is taken (a 10-second timer is better than a 2-second timer
for this).
In Phil’s question above he suggests avoiding trees or buildings,
but I don’t necessarily agree – using non-stellar objects in your
images can really make the final image amazing – a tree, a
mountain, you with your binoculars peering at the sky, can all create
a great silhouette in the foreground, but ONly if you control the
light. The problem Phil’s having is the reflection of light off those
objects – a tree doesn’t give off its own light. There’s most likely a
street light or house light that’s giving off a very little amount of light,
but over several seconds or minutes that light becomes very bright.
make sure any objects in your frame are not lit by any other light.
Search the internet for examples of other photographers’ work,
and what their settings were, then get out there and practice.
Obviously the light pollution from cities is huge, so your best
results will be out in the countryside. If you’re not in the country,
you can avoid some of the light pollution by pointing your camera
straight up, but over longer exposures you’ll still get light reflected
by the atmosphere bouncing back into your lens.
What your exposure settings should be depends on lots of things:
What part of the sky you’re shooting – some parts are •
brighter than others
How much light pollution is around – shorter exposures •
minimise this, but obviously will affect how bright your stars
appear in the final image
How much control you have over your camera•
How grainy or noisy you want your image to be – I •
recommend using a film speed or ISO setting of between
100 and 400 – any higher and you won’t know what’s a
star and what’s just noise
aSK THe eXPerTSyour Photographic Questions answered
Do you have a question about photography that you want answered? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll find an expert to answer it for you.
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SaNyO Cg11
Sanyo’s range of Xacti camcorders may be as
wide as the Sargasso Sea, but nowadays even
its entry-level shooters pimp some pretty
advanced features. The Cg11 is a case in point,
coming with a 10 megapixel CmOS sensor
capable of 720p recording, integrated eyeFi
and mini-HDmI connectivity options, and the
usual gunslinger aesthetic. Storage of the
H.264-encoded mPeg-4 output is handled by
SDHC media, and there’s also 5x optical zoom,
anti-shake and a stereo mic for getting things just
right. Folks in Japan will be able to buy one from
September 11 for ¥30,000 (NZ$470).
Source: engadget
COOl STuFF
SONy a850
Sony’s really hitting two sweet spots with its
new (or, newly confirmed) full-frame a850
(pictured) and mid-range a550 and a500
DSlr additions to the alpha family. The rumours
were basically dead on, with the a850 offering a
slight reduction to the a900’s skill set while keeping
the exact same 24.6 megapixel sensor. The a550
and a500, meanwhile, fill in any perceived gaps
in the alpha line with 14.2 and 12.3 megapixel
sensors, respectively. They also both have tilt-out
lCDs akin to the a380, with the a550 sporting a
much higher resolution screen than its sibling.
look out for a detailed report of the a850 in Issue 5’s
gear review section.
Source: engadget
NZ Photographer
Sept
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IN THe NeXT ISSue OF NZ PHOTOgraPHer…Sony alpha a850 review
How To: master Post Production “People” Single Image Winner your Images Critiqued The youngest Professional Photographer in NZ
Here’s a heads-up for a competition announced recently
by Canon NZ. The same competition has been held in
australia before, and by the examples of previous winners
on the official website it’s obviously not for the faint-hearted. It will
demand the very best of your creativity and post production skills.
The official word is: “Canon New Zealand has launched a
photographic challenge, eOS Photo5, which promises to be more
challenging and exciting than anything done before…
“Fostering creativity, eOS Photo5 inspires enthusiast digital Slr
photographers by challenging their way of thinking and encouraging
them to push the boundaries of photographic excellence. Based on a
creative brief centred around five objects in a box sent to registered
participants, the concept is to utilise each object in some way, shape or
form to shoot a series of imaginative images.
registration opened on 31august, so if you’re interested in
entering I’d get there right now. luckily, and because we’re such
lovely people here at NZ Photographer, we can provide you with a
link straight to the official website:
http://www1.canon.co.nz/worldofeos/photo5/
go there now, and then keep us updated on how it all goes.
Disclaimer: As is the case before every competition you
enter, you should read the rules and terms and conditions of
entry to make sure you agree with the promoters’ conditions.
While we like to encourage our readers to enter competitions,
we also want to look out for your best interests. If you find a
competition that takes ownership of images submitted, or in
any other way harms the photographers entering, please let
us know. We will not be held responsible for your entry into
such competitions.
CaNON ‘eOS PHOTO5’ COmPeTITION