December 2021

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Looking Back
If the last year has shown us anything, it’s that expectations we may have had that the pandemic would be just a ‘2020 thing’ were ambitious to say the least. Another year of heartbreak and sadness for so many of us around the world has continued, an
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Contributors
SAMUEL MARKHAM Samuel Markham is a self-taught landscape and wilderness photographer based on the South Coast, NSW. Since picking up a camera in 2011, he has been making his visions a reality. See more at samuelmarkham. photography. IAN HOLLIS Ian Ho
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Extinguished
Australia needed rain. Parts of the country had been burning for months and we were in the grip of the worst bushfire season in recorded history. On the 31st December 2019, my family and I went to war with the Currowan Pyro-Cumulonimbus firestorm whe
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Quick Snaps
SELECTED from more than 50,000 entries from 95 countries, the winners of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been announced for 2021. French underwater photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta was announ
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Beauty Of Blur
Delete…that’s not sharp. Delete… that one’s blurred. Hang on, I like that look! Sorting through our images like this is something that all photographers probably do after most of our shoots. And although it’s often easy just to ditch anything you thi
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Your Best Shot
SEASONS THIS MONTHS WINNER Autumn in Birmingham, UK Rod Nazer captured this quite lovely image in Birmingham and tells us he was attracted by the reflection and colourful Autumn leaves, still wet from the recent rain. “I feel that the red telephone
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Essential Mobile Photography Apps
iOS, Android: A$14.99 It’s easy enough to find sunrise and sunset times anywhere in the world, although the PhotoPills app goes a lot further in that it allows you to see where and when the moon, the sun and even the milky way will be at any given ti
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Master Your Mobile
As much as many serious photographers may scoff at the concept of taking mobile photography seriously, if you know what you’re doing and take your time, then you can make excellent images on any recent-model smartphone. Today, mobile phone technology
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The Life Aquatic
Photographing our oceans is a strong passion of mine, and I have been fortunate enough to see many amazing and unique moments where the light has beautifully interacted with waves, giving them diverse characteristics. My goal with wave photography is
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Quick Tips: Mobile Photography
• Always make sure your device is powered, and if you’re heading out for any length of time, carry a charger, a cable, and a small power bank if possible.• You can shoot good quality and high-res panoramic images directly from the native app. Try not
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Notable Mentions
It’s easy to get drawn into purchasing and subscribing to photography apps, and while many are really great at what they do, you will most likely end up falling back on a handful at the very most. Camera 645 Pro is a solid app for capture, with DNG a
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For The Love Of the Game
Of all the genres of photography, sports must be one of the most challenging to make a career from. For a start, you need behind the scenes access, gear that can help you capture fast moving action in constantly changing lighting conditions, and the
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Targeted Adjustments: A Step-by-step Guide
Back when I first started editing images in Lightroom, I quickly worked out how to make changes to my images, but I never really understood how to adjust isolatedparts of an image. I might have wanted to just edit a bird in flight for example, or jus
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Graduated Filter – Color Range Mask
First, start by selecting the Graduated Filter tool (Keyboard Shortcut: M), located at the top of the Basic panel. Make the initial selection on the area to be selected by clicking and dragging over the area you’d like to edit (1) until you have it c
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Radial Filter – Color Range Mask
First, select the Radial Filter tool (Keyboard Shortcut: Shift + M). It’s located at the top of the basic panel (1) Make the initial selection on the area to be edited. You can do this by clicking on the area, and drawing a circle or oval around it (
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Graduated Filter – Luminance Range Mask
Like with the Color mask above, first select the Graduated filter tool located at the top of the Basic panel (1) and make the initial selection on the area to be selected (2). Check the ‘Show selected mask overlay’ checkbox at the bottom of the image
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Radial Filter – Luminosity Range Mask
First, select the Radial Filter tool (Keyboard Shortcut: Shift + M) at the top of the Basic panel (1). Make the initial selection on the area to be edited. You can do this by clicking on the area, and drawing a circle or oval around it (2). Then, che
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WRAP UP: PRACTISE & HAVE FUN
It may seem like a lot to remember, but because each image you edit will rarely require using all the filters and range masks at the same time, you will probably find you are only using one of these tools at a time. Like anything with Lightroom, star
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Results
SCORE 8.4 Sony has taken great strides in improving the design of its cameras, and here it shows. Little to complain about here. The A7 IV is a thoroughly modern mirrorless experience, although the rear LCD could be a little higher res. Excellent. So
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Sony A7 IV
Back in 2018, the Sony A7 III really marked a turning point for mirrorless. Here was an affordably priced full-frame camera ($3,099) that had solid autofocus, great image quality and a familiar user experience that made for a particularly compelling
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msi Summit E16 Flip Evo
Thankfully, devices aimed at streamlining this process are beginning to hit the market and the latest iteration to MSI’s Summit series of laptops takes another leap in this direction with a staggering amount of functionality for photographers built i
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Hotel Moskva
It was 1986 when I first accompanied my Serbian partner Max to his hometown of Belgrade. Life in the former Yugoslavia was certainly very different to life in Brisbane. On the surface, everything seemed so dull and dismal: broken footpaths, cigarette
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Image Doctor
Geoff Kaiser writes that he had been, "keeping an eye on the sunflowers in his backyard waiting for the day when one was on the verge of opening and the lighting was soft to not cause harsh shadows. The image was originally captured in colour, and th
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New Inspiration
Joining APS is great for people who are passionate about photography. I have been engrossed throughout the pandemic with projects inspired by APS, like entering approved international competitions. I now have only one more Acceptance to start my appl
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Wd 8tb My Cloud Home Hard Drive Valued At $479 And A Sandisk 1tb Extreme Portable Ssd Black Valued At $254
WIN! Thanks to our great sponsors WD and SanDisk, Geoff Kaiser has won a WD 8TB My Cloud Home Hard Drive valued at $479 and a SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD Black valued at $254. This WD My Cloud Home Hard Drive makes it easy to create your own clo

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