March - May 2019

Photo Review

Inspiring photography, practical tips and useful information for photographers at all levels

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What’s In A Theme
At Photo Review we’ve never really been ones for explicitly themed issues. And yet, despite our indifference to such conventions, it is intriguing how often some sort of thematic resonance emerges between articles in an issue. It’s not unusual for su
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In the CORRIDORS OF POWER
When Fairfax Media's Alex Ellinghausen was named Canberra Press Gallery Journalist of the Year last September, it was the first time a photographer had won Australia's most prestigious award for political journalism. "Alex's work consistently capture
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Understanding autofocusing - Part 1
Autofocusing systems in cameras have developed along two lines: contrast detection (CDAF) and phase difference detection (PDAF). Although they operate quite differently, in recent years many cameras have included both types in the quest for faster, m
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Family Album
The progress from original photographic concept to finished prints framed and hanging on an exhibition wall is rarely a linear one. ‘I just had this strange, niggling idea of doing a large format, pinhole photography project of shopping centre carpar
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Faroe Islands
Surrounded by the dramatic Atlantic Ocean and sitting between Norway and Iceland, the Faroes are an archipelago consisting of 18 islands connected by a combination of bridges and tunnels. It's a great place for photography and visitors can expect to
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Match Your Sony Alpha Camera With A Premium G Master Lens
Photographers looking for a fast, wide-angle zoom lens that is light and portable shouldn't miss the FE 16-35mm f/2.8mm GM. Featuring advanced Sony optical and mechanical technologies, its optical design contains two Sony XA (extreme aspherical) elem
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Pitch Perfect
It was 2011 and after more than 13 years playing football at the professional level, Chad Gibson had fallen out of love with a game he’d been playing his entire life. Happily, his loss of affection was only temporary. ‘After a year sabbatical, I fell
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Image Review
Nikon D7200; Nikkor DX 18-55mm lens @ 18mm; f/5.6 @ 1/100s; ISO 400 Taken in Rutledge Lane in Melbourne. I asked a lady to stand next to a puddle holding an umbrella. I focused on the reflection. The image has been inverted. Hold the magazine upside
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How Histograms Can Help With Tricky Subjects
This article follows on from last issue's feature on using the histogram display to ensure correct exposures. In this feature, we'll take a closer look at what histograms can reveal about the tones and colours in images and how they can be used to ca
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Using RGB histograms
While brightness histograms can be useful for determining exposure levels, they're not much use if you want to identify anomalies in colour reproduction. RGB histograms will show you three separate histograms, one each for the R, G and B channels, of
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Photo Challenge: Film Noir
Our film noir challenge asked photographers to imagine they were stills shooters on the set of The Big Sleep, Double Indemnity or some other classic of the noir genre. We were looking for darkly mysterious pictures that might easily have come from so
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Getting Into Video
If you haven't yet explored the video capabilities of your camera, this might be an appropriate time to start, particularly if your camera is relatively new. These days, just about every camera supports 4K video recording. Some of the latest models e
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Sensor Sizes And Resolution
Most devices support the consumer-level 4K UHD format, which has the same 16:9 aspect ratio as most TV sets and a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. However, some cameras provide the option to shoot 'Cinema' 4K, which uses the Digital Cinema Initiativ
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Net Effect
www.bit.ly/pr79ne1 From photography’s earliest days, there were studios that specialised in the laborious art of meticulously daubing paint on black and white originals to simulate the missing colours. Today’s editing tools have eliminated the need

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