Review Digital Camera World 08-12-2013

Digital Camera World

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Breaking bad photo habits: 10 classic blunders and easy ways to improve Aug 11th 2013, 23:01, by anicholson It's easy to fall into bad habits, and by definition they are annoying. She may not be able to help you stop biting your nails, tailgating or knuckle cracking, but Angela Nicholson, our head of testing continues her ongoing series on avoiding classic camera mistakes by offering some advice about breaking bad photo habits to help you create more interesting images. So kick the spoilers out of your portfolio and use these tips to start boosting your hit rate! Breaking bad photo habits: 01 Lens hood on the wrong way round I see this on an almost daily basis and it drives me mad. A lens hood is designed to do for your lens what the peak on your cap does for your eyes, create shade across the front element making it easier for the camera to see its target and preventing flare. If light is allowed to pass across the front element of your lens it can bounce around inside the barrel giving the autofocus system problems, reducing image contrast and introducing hotspots in your shot. It's generally bad news. If you've gone to the effort of taking your lens hood out with you (and you should), turn it the right way round so that it extends out in front of the optic creating shade. PAGE 1 – Breaking bad photo habits: 01 Lens hood on the wrong way round PAGE 2 – Breaking bad photo habits: 02 Composing post capture PAGE 3 – Breaking bad photo habits: 03 Shooting from the same angle PAGE 4 – Breaking bad photo habits: 04 Using the same old settings PAGE 5 – Breaking bad photo habits: 05 Taking record shots PAGE 6 – Breaking bad photo habits: 06 Your shots look like everybody else's PAGE 7 – Breaking bad photo habits: 07 Using the same lens PAGE 8 – Breaking bad photo habits: 08 Over-sharpening PAGE 9 – Breaking bad photo habits:  09 Continually cloning out dust marks PAGE 10 – Breaking bad photo habits: 10 Sharing all your images READ MORE 49 awesome photography tips and time savers 9 creative photo ideas to try in August 99 common photography problems (and how to solve them) Famous Photographers: 100 things we wish we knew starting out Photo Anatomy: the secret to one man's cracking high-speed photography Aug 11th 2013, 12:00, by jmeyer In our Photo Anatomy series on Digital Camera World we select pictures by famous photographers and explain point by point what makes them work. In our latest instalment, we dissect the tasty high-speed photography of Dan Newton, who’s amazing picture of an egg caught at the moment it shattered has all the ingredients of a fantastic shot! Image copyright Dan Newton Lighting Dan used multiple speedlights at 1/128th power to freeze the action with 1/40,000 sec flashes, rather than a fast shutter speed. A high ISO yielded decent depth of field in these conditions. Careful set up In a darkened room, Dan used an open velvet-lined box to cut reflections, with glass on top. Nikon SB-800 speedlights provided the only lighting and Dan wore protective clothing. Timing The timing was perfect. "I lucked out with the explosion of the egg," Dan admits. "It was really difficult to get the yolk right, but after going through many eggs, I finally got one I was happy with." The explosion Dan set up an audio trigger to catch the explosion, which fired the flashes when it sensed a loud noise. A pellet gun was used to destroy the egg, which sounds like great fun! Correct exposure A poor exposure would ruin this shot. Dan nailed it using a Nikon D3 with a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 lens at 200mm to get a safe distance away, setting his camera to Bulb, f/8 and ISO640. We say "At £500, audio triggers aren't cheap, so many photographers make their own. Unless you're seriously into strobe photography or electronics, you may want to save yourself some money by honing your high-speed skills shooting things like water or milk droplets. You'll need a flash, a pipette and plenty of patience!" Chris Rutter, technique editor READ MORE Famous Photographers: 100 things we wish we knew starting out How to see photos like famous photographers… every time you shoot 10 quick action photography tips Free action photography cheat sheet 30 celebrity photographers who are actually celebrities

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