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A week in photography
COVER PICTURE © JOÃO P SANTOS What is the one thing you need photographers need to be able to master and

for any successful photograph? shape artificial light, too. So this issue is
dedicated to light in all its forms. As well as a
A fast, sharp lens? A full-frame
comprehensive guide to making the most of
sensor? No – it’s good light, or
to qualify that, light good
In this issue enough to deliver the photographer’s glorious dawn and dusk light by David Noton,
you’ll find lots more, including a guide to the
14 Complete guide intentions and do justice to the subject. best lighting accessories (some of which you may
to outdoor light Outdoor photographers know all about the own already, such as an anglepoise lamp). We
Landscape pro David benefits of shooting at the best times of day hope you find this issue of AP illuminating!
Noton explains how to get (usually dawn or dusk), but studio Nigel Atherton, Editor
the very best from light,
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19 Engineering
victory
Your chance to enter The ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Institute of Engineering
and Technology’s photo
competition
20 City lights
Capturing the wonders
of a city at night takes
patience and skill
24 APOY Round Five
This round of APOY is
called Into the wild. Turn
your lens to the animal
world for a chance to win
28 The image maker
Tony Hurst has created
many eye-catching
product shots from his
studio in Ireland
32 Guiding light
We go behind the scenes IMAGES MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA
of a shoot by top portrait
photographer Jason Lanier
38 Seeing the light
Your lighting solutions at © DAVID QUEENAN
home – from the most
basic to pro kit
45 Fujinon XF Wildflowers in Bo’ness
50mm f/2 R WR by David Queenan
Michael Topham tests this Nikon D610, 14-24mm, 1/60sec at f/16, ISO 100, flash
mid-telephoto prime for Each week we choose our favourite
Fujifilm’s X-series This image was uploaded to our widest setting and put my tripod Win! picture on Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter page using the hashtag down as low as it would go. I set the Flickr, Twitter or the reader gallery using
55 Buying Guide *PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 28 DAYS FOR D
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Our monthly camera the foreshore at Bo’ness underexposed the image, taking test the online picture of the week winner, who will
and lens buying guide [Borrowstounness] where some new shots until I achieved a dark and
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SB-900 flash, handheld off-
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22 Photo Insight
36 Evening Class
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49 Accessories Email Email a selection of low-res images (up to 5MB of attachments in total) to appicturedesk@timeinc.com.
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82 Final Analysis Via our online communities Post your pictures into our Flickr group, Facebook page, Twitter feed, or the gallery on our website. See details above.
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