Review Digital Camera World 09-02-2014

Digital Camera World

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How well do you know your digital camera? Sep 1st 2014, 23:01, by jmeyer Are you pretty confident in your technical skills as a photographer? Let’s see how much you really know! Our new quiz asks you to identify 10 common features on your camera. Can you name all 10?   0-59% If at first you don't succeed… take the quiz again and then share it to Facebook! 60-69% Not everyone is technically minded 70-79% You know your camera pretty well… but you could know it better 80-89% You're getting pretty good at this. But there's still room to improve 90-100% You know you want to boast about this score and you totally should 9 creative photo ideas to try in September Sep 1st 2014, 13:40, by jmeyer As part of our ongoing series to help you get more creative with your digital camera, each month we publish some fun, seasonal, creative photo ideas to help inspire your imagination. Along with some amazing images, we've also provided some quick photography tips by both amateur and professional photographers who are experts in these fields. We’re kicking off August with a new list of exciting projects like shooting late summer portraits, the stillness in a city, boats on the water and many more. SEE MORE: 77 photography techniques, tips and tricks for taking pictures of anything Creative photo ideas for September: 01 Shoot like the landscape masters Image by Charlie Waite With a major retrospective of Charlie Waite’s images now showing in London, it’s a great time to take some tips from this eminent landscape and travel photographer, and try to apply some of the lessons he’s learned during a long career. "My number one tip for aspiring landscape photographers is that you need total and dedicated commitment to the image that one is making, and you should see the image as a production," Charlie explains. "Then, try not to produce images that in one's heart one feels insecure about. These images do not turn into anything special if in the first instance one had little confidence in them. SEE MORE: Dramatic landscape photography – the secret to adding impact with natural light “My third tip is this. Continued tenacity is the only way one can produce images that have parity with one's own standards – which must always be slightly out of reach." Charlie’s exhibition, Silent Exchange, runs at the Lyttelton Circle Foyer in the National Theatre on London’s South Bank until 20 September. SEE MORE: 10 landscape photography mistakes every photographer makes (and how to avoid them) Get started today * Charlie constantly stresses the importance of photo composition, so think carefully about what you allow in your frame, and don’t just apply the rule of thirds in exactly the same way every time. * Once you have found a style you like, and other people like, stick with it. "The voice you have is the only voice you need," advises Charlie. * However good you get, don’t assume you will make money from landscape photography by selling through stock agencies. Consider other forms of income, and obviously personal projects can be highly rewarding in a different way. READ MORE 10 quick landscape photography tips How to expose for landscape photography: every question answered The 10 Commandments of Landscape Photography (and how to break them) How to be a landscape photographer: 10 simple concepts that guide every image The landscape photographer’s guide to shooting anywhere: free photography cheat sheet Bridgestone reveals winner of final Sunset round of its landscape contest Sep 1st 2014, 10:00, by jmeyer The results are in and John Quinn has won the Sunset round of Bridgestone's rolling landscape photography competition this summer. This fifth and final round of the contest drew some stunning entries, but judges were drawn to the rich, warm tones of John's striking shot of Kimmel Bay on the North Wales coast. Image by John Quinn John, from Cheshire, is a keen landscape photographer and has been building his skills over the past five years by taking night classes in photography and attending workshops by day. "This image was taken one November Sunday afternoon when I didn't really expect to get anything special," John recalls. "But then as the sun began to set the light changed significantly. Eventually the elements converged into this perfect moment where the light reflected off the water and the wet sand on the beach." Image by Gary Cox Runner-up this is Gary Cox, a professional groundsman from Cirencester. Judges say they loved the atmosphere Cox captured with the setting sunlight casting a warm glow through the mist, and the clouds in the sky setting the perfect backdrop.

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