The June issue of Australian Photography is full of useful tips, fascinating insights from pro shooters, and all your favourite regular columns.
The June issue of Australian Photography + digital magazine offers great advice on how to make your own photobooks, how to travel with kids while still shooting quality images, the best techniques for high ISO photography, and tricks of the trade from three top sports photographers.
Landscape and travel shooters Dylan Toh and Marianne Lim have toured extensively with both their children and their camera equipment, and in this month’s feature they give you the lowdown on how to combine both effectively. From advice about how to keep kids interested when you’re shooting, to tips on how to time your travel, these veterans (in both fields!) present some valuable techniques which will help you come back with some great images and a lot less stress.
Regular writer Rob Ditessa has spoken to three experts from the sports photography field, and collected some handy advice for those who’d like to tackle this most challenging of genres. The three speak candidly about the both the photographic and business elements of shooting sports professionally, and offer some hard-won tips for enthusiasts.
We also have some handy hints about shooting with high ISO settings. Digital cameras have revolutionized photographers’ ability to make good images in low-light scenarios, but these situations still have their difficulties, and expert Peter Burian explains exactly what they are, and the best ways to handle them.
Pro shooter Anthony McKee has also investigated the niche – but rapidly expanding – world of photobooks. From including work by industry veterans like world-renowned conflict photographer Stephen Dupont to compiling images by novices and students, the world of photobooks has opened up dramatically in recent years. Digital technology has made it possible to print one-off quality productions, or even limited print runs of specialized volumes, though making money out of these can be just as hard as it’s ever been!
McKee talks to a handful of photographers, who through careful market analysis, have managed to break even or better with their boutique volumes.
We also feature a profile on Ponch Hawkes, a celebrated photographer of the arts who gives an overview of her several decades in the craft, and we have all our regular columns like Image Doctor, Your Best Shot, and In the Wild, with Theo Allofs, who this month tells us how he literally took his life in his hands to photograph some truly frightening monsters in Indonesia.
This month’s issue of Australian Photography + digital magazine makes great reading. Get your copy at your local newsagency, on iPad or you can grab a subscription here.
