Tabla de contenidos para August 2019 en Practical Photography: Lite

If a strictly monochromatic palette is appealing, then there are additional ways to hark back to photography’s past. We’re now used to huge memory cards offering almost unlimited shot counts when we are out shooting. This tends to lead to a bit of a ‘spray and pray’ approach that means a lot of wasted shots and maybe a failure to learn from our mistakes, when they are so easily deleted. To combat this, try limiting yourself to 36 or 72 shots (to emulate one or two rolls of 35mm film) every time you go out, and don’t delete any frames. Try taking things to the next level by buying a cheap 35mm film camera – we guarantee you will appreciate digital a lot more!…

This project has two primary aims. Firstly, by making a pact with yourself to take at least one picture every week, on the same day and at the same time, you will use your camera and get out shooting. Secondly, by choosing a time of day that will experience very different lighting conditions over the course of the year, you will learn a great deal about the quality, intensity and colour of light. Get the most from your settings As the light varies across the year, you will have to compensate by adjusting either your aperture, shutter speed or ISO to account for brighter or darker conditions. While it doesn’t matter for this project whether you work in full manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority or fully automatic, make a note of your…

There’s more to a ‘day in the life’ project than photos of a single person. Consider contacting a group of people – perhaps charity workers – and offer to document their work. Buildings also have daily lives and 12 hours spent in or around a particular place can also offer plenty of photo opportunities. If this project still seems too daunting, start small with something a bit more fun. Document a day in the life of one of your pets – it might lack the gritty appeal of true reportage photography, but everyone has to start somewhere!…

WHILE LUMINAR’S powerful artificial intelligence sliders will give great results, the editing suite also packs a huge range of tools that allow you to take full control. These three everyday editing essentials are guaranteed to add drama to your shots. You’ll learn how to adjust contrast with the Curves filter, bring out summer colours with the Golden Hour filter and add more punch to your colours and clarity with the brilliant Dehaze filter to top it all off. 1 Add contrast with Curves Open a Curves filter and create an S shape by dragging up on the right side and down on the left side. This will create more contrast in your shot for a more arresting scene. 2 Bring out the sun A RAW image doesn’t always capture the…

For pure, unabashed colour, this technique can’t be beaten. Using a fish tank (or other clear glass container), pipette, bottle of ink and some water, you can create a truly abstract photo. For this project, you can either use a flashgun or a continuous light source. Using the latter will allow you to use the burst mode on your camera to capture as many different images as possible. This is important, because unless you want to clear out the dirty liquid and fill the tank back up with fresh water, you won’t be able to redo the shot. If you’re using a continuous light source, make sure it’s as bright as possible and uses a daylight-balanced bulb to avoid a yellow cast. Set the tank up against a black backdrop…

John mentions that he doesn’t use any editing software, and it’s always a shame when people say this. Photoshop and other similar editing suites don’t have to be all about digital flights of fancy. At their core they’re simply tools to enhance your images, just as the darkroom was in the days of film. ICM, in particular, can really benefit from some post-processing, with the Channel Mixer and Brightness/Contrast Adjustments really opening up the creative options. In just a few minutes spent on an edit to John’s shot here, we’ve applied a sensitive crop and altered the tones for an abstract, warm, autumnal feel.…

An essential part of this technique is having a long enough shutter speed to produce the abstract mid-motion effect we’re looking for. If your shutter speed is too slow, the technique won’t seem intentional. Instead, it’ll appear as though you’ve accidentally set your shutter speed far too slow to produce a crisp handheld shot. It’s hard to pinpoint the perfect shutter speed value, as this will depend on factors such as how fast you move the camera and how far away you are from the subject, so just keep experimenting until you achieve an effect similar to the image on the left.…

1 Set your focus mode Set your camera to its autofocus mode. Then navigate to the menu and select single-point AF. This means the camera will focus just once when you half-press the shutter. To set up S-AF for your camera, check your manual, as methods will vary between cameras. 2 Select the focus point Go into your camera’s AF Area menu and choose single-point AF. This will give you a single focus point that you can move around for an accurate focus. For the best results, use the D-pad on the back of the camera while looking through the viewfinder, or use the back screen while using Live View. 3 Focus and shoot Half-press the shutter button to bring your image into focus. The active focus…

WHAT YOU NEED ■ Photoshop or Elements ■ A landscape at night ■ An image of a starry sky AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, the Milky Way is prominent in the night sky. The promise of a clear night has astrophotographers furiously planning their exact location in anticipation of that small window when both the weather and lighting conditions are perfect. While there’s satisfaction to be found in capturing a well-crafted astro shot, there are easier ways to achieve the look. Using Photoshop or Elements, we can take advantage of Blending Modes and Layer Masks to add a smattering of bright stars to any night-time shot. It’s a technique that will also work on daytime shots with a dark blue sky, as well as evenings when the full moon negates…

The 24.1MP sensor in the Canon 250D produces pleasing image quality, which is comparable to its entry-level competitors. Standard JPEGs have a faithful colour reproduction with a satisfying level of saturation as well as accurate skin tones. The Dynamic Range is decent, but JPEGs do lose a touch of tonal detail in contrasty scenes. However, this can be rectified by adjusting the in-camera Picture Style or by shooting RAW files and editing afterwards. In testing the 250D captured noise-free JPEG images from ISO 100 up to 1600, with grain becoming noticeable from ISO 3200 upwards. The faster settings displayed progressively more noise, with lots of colour and luminance noise at the top sensitivity of ISO 25,600.…

The 250D makes it easy to get instantly artistic with your images by including a set of Creative filters accessible from the mode dial. You can choose from Grainy B&W, Soft focus, Fish-eye, Water painting, Toy camera, Miniature or various HDR effects to give your shot a different look. The images are processed by the camera as they are written to the memory card, meaning you don’t need to edit your files afterwards to create a range of different artistic finishes. You can select the strength of the effect from the in-camera menus if you want to reduce or intensify the processing, but the controls are basic. Also, when using a Creative filter, you don’t have to worry about the exposure settings – the 250D sets them automatically.…

ISO performance may well be the last frontier of camera technology, and despite the smaller Micro Four Thirds sensor, the G90 performs magnificently. The native base ISO 200 returns clean images, as you’d expect. However, even the maximum ISO 25,600 is very impressive. This was shot at ISO 6400, and when reviewing the RAW file, the digital grain was tightly packed, but fine enough to retain detail. You can clearly see the colour noise is well handled, and edges retain their overall clarity, even in the leaf’s intricate patterns. We did notice a touch of waxy skin in JPEGs when noise reduction set in, though it wasn’t too off-putting and you’ll be happy for it if you find yourself shooting at high ISOs.…

As always, the Panasonic has a range of Photo Styles and Filter Settings. The latter applies a range of fun in-camera styles, such as Retro, Toy Effect and Star Filter. The Photo Styles allow you to add colour presets such as Vivid, L. Monochrome and even the V-Log L for video shooting. They can really ramp up your shots if you’re shooting in JPEG. We took advantage of the Vivid style to help boost the saturation on an overcast day, and it did a great job. We were also amazed at the level of detail the sensor retains. Zooming into 100%, we can still see the texture on the lighthouse. It’s rather impressive, and allows the G90 to stand on a par with APS-C offerings.…

John White PP reader John’s eclectic portfolio has taken him from the streets of New York to Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival. Read about his epic journey on p54 James Shadbolt Graphic design student James loves to travel and uses his creative eye to document his adventures in new and exciting ways. See his work on p98 Kirk Schwarz PP’s gear supremo highlights the best camera bodies for every subject in this issue’s gear guide. Whatever you’re into, Kirk has the answers on p126…

Fujifilm X100V With the X-Trans 4 generation of Fujifilm’s X Series being well underway, it’s expected that the company is developing the fifth iteration of the popular fixed-lens APS-C compact. It will include the flagship 26.1MP BSI sensor and boast a fixed 23mm f/2 lens. We expect the biggest change to be in the design, where we anticipate the rear receiving a tilting screen and fewer physical controls. fujifilm.com Sony α 9 II Although it has just received some impressive AF firmware updates, we expect Sony to announce a new version of its sports giant in time for the 2020 Olympics. It’s believed to maintain the same 24MP resolution, though with a newly-designed low-light BSI sensor, and improved LSI design. It will also boast 30fps blackout-free shooting and a rapid…

BACK IN THE DAYS OF FILM, students and dedicated amateurs would always begin their photographic training shooting nothing but black & white emulsion. The reason is that if you wanted full creative control of your image-making, you would need to be able to process your own film and print your own enlargements. And while it was possible to print colour at home, the cost was high and the process was much trickier. But, far from being a hindrance, this solid grounding in monochrome was actually hugely beneficial. Mono mastery Stripped of all that distracting colour, the world that your camera visualises is made up of the vital building blocks of a great photograph. Composition is derived from pure line and form, contrast comes from the unfettered interplay of light and…

ONE OF THE MOST enduring aspects of photography is its ability to document life. The photographic image has enabled us to ‘see’ into the past like nothing else before or since, presenting snapshots from times gone by and continuing to document the world around us today. As amateur photographers, most of us will never be asked to record events of worldly significance, but that doesn’t mean we can’t turn our cameras to the documenting of more personal subjects. Make it personal How many people do you know, and how much do you know about their daily lives? Each of us spends our time engaged in routines that will vary from the mundane to the extraordinary, but most of us will never have those hours documented. Photography has a unique ability…

SKYLUM’S LUMINAR has made a name for itself as a powerful editing suite that’s known for being extremely intuitive and easy to use. Much of this is down to the refreshing, yet simple approach it takes to making a range of complex adjustments incredibly simple to perform. Thanks to a wide range of filters, which cover everything from advanced RAW developing to more complicated lighting effects, you can easily become an editing pro from day one. Of course, with such a wide range of powerful tools at your disposal, it can be hard to know where to start. That’s why we’re taking an in-depth look at some of our favourite filters, and showing you how to get the most from your shots with a few very simple adjustments. Artificial intelligence…

Q Is there a way to ensure my prints are protected against fading? David Howard, Brighton Richard says: If you want to create archival prints, you need to use acid-free fine art paper usually made from cotton rag or alpha cellulose materials. PermaJet has over 15 substrates that are UKAS tested and approved by the Fine Art Trade Guild, so there’s plenty to choose from depending on your needs. Provided you also use pigment ink and store the prints appropriately out of direct sunlight, it’s expected they should last for at least 85 years. To store them it’s recommended to use an acid-free box to avoid any discolouring or deterioration – PermaJet’s packaging is acid-free and so can also double as a storage box.…

Best for versatility Perfect for shooting a wide variety of subjects, the 18-55mm f/2.8 kit lens is the equivalent of a 27-84mm focal range on a full-frame sensor. To shoot your ICM landscape, set the focal length to around 23mm (25mm on a full-frame sensor). Don’t go any wider though, as this will introduce barrel distortion at the edges of your frame. Best for quality If you love shooting landscapes, you might want to consider investing in Fujifilm’s 23mm f/1.4 XF R lens. With an equivalent focal length of 35mm on a full-frame sensor, this is a versatile lens, allowing you to capture both landscapes and portraits with ease. Its fast maximum aperture makes this a great companion for any shoot.…

■ Why is ICM landscape photography such an important photographic subject to try? It’s important to try as many different genres as possible. Each subject has its own challenges and it’s only by experiencing them that you can decide which you favour. Landscape photography can be described as capturing images of the outdoors and nature in a way that brings the viewer into the scene. That might be a grand vista of lakes, mountains or cityscapes, or a more intimate detail shot of rocks, plants and trees. ICM is a fascinating technique because it’s opposite to the way we usually shoot landscapes – on a tripod and focused on sharpness. Moving the camera during the exposure produces uniquely abstract images, putting your own stamp on the landscape. ■ What’s your…

WHAT YOU NEED ■ Photoshop or Elements ■ A picture with lighting that you want to improve 1 Use the Dodge and Burn Tools for dramatic light SMALL CHANGES TO THE LIGHTING in your images can make a big difference. Light and shade can draw the eye to the focal point of the frame, and even hide areas you don’t want seen. In this image, there’s a little late evening sun lighting a Dubrovnik street, but the image is a touch flat and lacks any real visual hook. We can fix this by using a traditional technique called dodging and burning, basically lightening and darkening certain parts of our image. This allows us to draw attention where we want it. While Dodge and Burn Tools exist, our method is completely…

WHAT YOU NEED ■ Photoshop CC ■ Any image that you want to give a fine art finish FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY IS A specialist concept-led genre that calls for juxtaposition, subtext and deep metaphors by the bucket-load. And it’s also an excuse to go crazy in the edit and let your experimental side run riot with colours, black & white and even texture overlays. With this in mind, each of our free 25 Photoshop actions gives you something a little different. Whether it’s a quick colouration to convey a mood, or an in-depth selective blur to create a slightly more dramatic look, there’s something for everyone. We’ll show you how to load the set of actions into Photoshop CC and then apply them to your shots for editing effects in…

If you’re set on a DSLR, the D3500 is a good entry-level camera and more affordable than the 250D. Its 24.2MP sensor can shoot up to 5fps, has an ISO range of 100-25,600 and will also capture Full HD video. To help new users, its menus also have in-built guides, but the rear 921k-dot LCD screen is fixed and isn’t touch sensitive. nikon.co.uk The Canon EOS M50 is a good option if you prefer the idea of a mirrorless camera. It has a 24.1MP sensor, shoots 4K video with digital image stabilisation and the same 1.7x crop, and has a faster burst speed than the 250D at 10fps. It also features a 3.0in 1040k-dot Vari-angle touchscreen, and is lighter than the 250D, weighing 387g. canon.co.uk…

Fujifilm’s excellent travel camera features a stunning 26.1MP BSI APS-C sensor, ISO 160-12,800 and great lens range. It also manages to boast impressive video capability, such as 4K 30fps 4:2:2 10-bit external and the company’s own F-Log flat colour profile. However, it lacks the front-facing screen of the Lumix G90 fujifilm-x.com Sony’s latest APS-C boasts class-leading autofocus, a 24.2MP sensor and a front-facing 180° tilting touchscreen. It’s an expert at tracking faces and moving subjects, and produces brilliant images. As with the Fujifilm, it also offers impressive video specs, starting with 4K at 30fps, as well as offering S-Log and HLG for HDR recording. sony.co.uk…

LANDSCAPES Nikon D750 £1069 The D750 is a 24.3MP full-frame DSLR that has been a solid choice since its 2014 introduction. Under the hood there’s a 100-12,800 ISO range and 51-point AF system. The rear frames a large 3.2in LCD screen with 1229k-dot resolution. Though not touch sensitive, it looks great when framing your shots. nikon.co.uk TRAVEL Sony RX100 VI £1149 Taking luxury to the extreme, this compact boasts a 20.1MP 1in sensor, 4-stop image stabilisation and 180° tilting screen. It also manages 4K movies, an ISO range of 125-12,800 and comes with a fixed 24-200mm f/2.8-4.5 Zeiss lens that makes it perfect for capturing a wide range of subjects on your travels. sony.co.uk WEDDINGS Canon 5D MkIV £2499 One of the most popular cameras among wedding…

MACRO #1 Pursue a dedicated vision DISABLED PHOTOGRAPHERS’ Society member Mike Pockney kick-started a fruitful interest in macro photography with this stunning photograph. “This image was awarded first place in the Preliminary Group of the DPS Annual Exhibition. I took this shot in a local field, with a piece of black mount board held behind the dandelion. Encouraged by this success, I approached the DPS for help in developing a ten-image Licentiate (LDPS) panel. This was the first image chosen and I was gratified when I was awarded the Licentiate at my first attempt. “Since then I have developed my macro photography further and managed to obtain an Associateship (ADPS), then a Fellowship (FDPS). “I highly recommend that anyone with a disability and an interest in developing their photography joins…

AT SOME POINT, ALMOST every photographer will hit a creative wall. Whether seasoned pro or dedicated amateur, most of us will experience an inspiration slump or a period where we suddenly realise that we haven’t picked up a camera in weeks or even months. This can be a particular issue for the hobbyist, where, with no financial ‘need’ to take pictures, it can be all too easy to make excuses not to go out and shoot. Breaking free of this condition can be difficult, especially if you have pigeon-holed yourself into one specific genre of photography which, for some reason, you have fallen out of love with. Find your photo mojo What to do then, when the fire goes out of your relationship with the camera? When couples counsellors are…

Set your camera up for mono The sensor in your camera is designed to record the world in colour, and RAW files will retain colour data. However, all creative digital cameras will have the option to output their JPEGs in monochrome only. So, for this project, go into your camera’s menu and look for the Picture Control settings. Here, you can set the camera to take black & white JPEGs, which has the added advantage of turning your Live View monochrome, making it much easier to visualise a scene in black & white. Embrace the harsher light Shooting in black & white will give you a much deeper appreciation of light – which will hugely improve your photography. Take particular note of the way mono scenes work in harsher light…

This project is all about imposing limitations on yourself and then learning how to make the most of them. By sticking to a fixed focal length you will have to alter your approach to composition, which will hopefully lead to changing your angles and looking for different viewpoints that you can incorporate into your shooting once you return to your full options. Establish your focal length While there’s no right and wrong focal length to limit yourself to in this project – and you can of course repeat the exercise at a different focal length – a good starting point would be something around the focal length of the human eye. This means 35-50mm on a full-frame camera, or around 22-32mm on a cropped sensor. If you only have a…

If any project is designed to challenge your creativity, this is it. With such an open brief, the options are almost limitless, and technical aspects tend to take second place to the narrative. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to learn… Use your camera’s creativity A camera is capable of much more than the simple recording of an image. Two of the most immediate, simple and controllable aspects of your camera’s ability to alter the way you visualise the world are shutter speed and aperture. By taking control of how long your shutter stays open you can freeze the fast-moving action or present the world as an abstract blur. Equally, by setting a very small aperture you can render a scene in which everything is in focus, or open up…

As the most conventionally challenging project here, this is also the one with the most potential to take your photography to the next level. Some of the techniques you pick up are also extremely transferable, if you want to try your hand at classic portraiture, street photography or even weddings. Keep things simple This project is more about the image than the technique, but you can make things a lot easier for yourself by sticking to simple principles. Stick to one camera and ideally one lens. The less kit you carry, the more you will blend in. A kit zoom is good as it gives you compositional options, but a fast prime will offer more creative control. Let the camera do the work This idea of simplicity extends to your…

1 BE PATIENT You’ve spent time and effort finding a sweet location. The magic is about to happen. But you’re already thinking about what’s next. You fire off a couple of shots. “It’s good enough, I’ll fix it in post,” you think. Stop! When you’re in the moment, slow down. Wait for the centrepiece to appear. Perfect your composition. Get it right once, regret it never. 2 DON’T SHOOT I’m totally stealing this one from Walter Mitty, but sometimes I just don’t take the shot. I’m alive first, and a photographer second. If you’re not careful you can spend an entire day somewhere amazing and not even see it with your own eyes. Step away from the camera. Make a memory just for yourself. 3 BREAK RULES Thirds, golden spirals……

Canon PIXMA iP8750 £199 With built-in Wi-Fi to let you print from anywhere in the home, this printer’s six-colour ink system includes grey to deliver richer colours. Print sizes up to A3 are possible. canon.co.uk Canon PIXMA Pro-100S £360 A jump in price sees a real boost in impact with gallery-quality prints. This popular printer uses eight individual dye-based inkjet cartridges for a truly professional look. canon.co.uk Canon PIXMA Pro-1000 £899 If size matters to you, this impressive system will let you produce high-quality prints in up to A2 format. Its advanced 12-ink system delivers superb results to bring images to life. canon.co.uk…

Q Home printing is a bit of an unknown quantity to me but I’m interested in getting started. Are there some quick tips you can offer to make the process easier? John Knight, Grantham Louise says: Hopefully some of your questions have been answered already John, and your interest in home printing has been piqued. In terms of some quick tips, the folks at PermaJet have provided three pieces of advice: ■ Evaluate your prints in a brightly-lit room, by a window or under a daylight lamp to make sure you’re not overlooking any flaws or odd colour casts. ■ If your paper gets mixed up and you aren’t sure which side to print on, lick your thumb and forefinger and lightly grip the corner of the sheet. The side…

Ben Hawkins PP’s editor is a massive fan of moody black & white landscapes, abstract art and edgy fashion. Also loves flapjacks. Richard Collins PP’s deputy editor has an eye for the unconventional. He loves street photography and mono portraits. Louise Carey PP’s features editor loves shooting natural light portraiture, lifestyle photos and travel landscapes. Something in the woods by John Grant “The spikes of colour & lime green ‘daubs’ in the middle look almost exactly like brush strokes” I was out on Dartmoor with someone who knows the area and they took me to Bellever Forest. Seeing some interesting trees, I decided to have another go at the latest craze – intentional camera movement. I fired off a few shots and noticed that each frame was different. I…

Candid photography relies on working fast, and there’s rarely the option to bracket your shots or to take multiple images for an HDR edit. As such, you need to nail the best exposure you can. In digital photography, when you’re shooting in RAW, the best practice is to expose for the highlights in the scene. This may result in an image that appears a little dark on the rear screen, but it’s much easier to bring back shadow detail in the edit without losing the highlights.…

Achieving the correct composition for this shot requires you to master panning techniques. Read carefully, as through following our guidelines precisely you’ll be justly rewarded with a well-deserved gold! Use the right motion In this module, we’re asking you to create an abstract ICM landscape with the motion sweeping up and down. This is essentially a simple technique, but there are a few things you must be aware of while you’re shooting. The first is how to position your body. Keep your elbows tucked in tightly, as this will help create a smooth motion with minimal wobbles. Then, bending at the waist in a hinge-like movement, pan the camera up and down smoothly while pressing the shutter. This will produce cleaner results than if you just move your arms, as…

With your scene abstracted into motion blur, it would be easy to assume that focus doesn’t matter, but this is far from the case. The blur created in ICM isn’t random, but carefully controlled. Without a pin-sharp focus, you’ll lose key detail in your scene and the viewer will find it difficult to determine what they’re looking at. Using your camera’s auto-area AF would give you no control over where the camera focuses, and so it may end up placing the focus in the wrong area. This would make it more difficult for you to capture the perfect shot. To ensure you’re achieving the correct focus, set your camera to single-point AF mode. This means that you’ll have one single AF point that you can control and move around, rather…

By now you’ve hopefully found your ideal settings, followed our steps and meticulously ticked off the requirements to capture your perfect ICM image in-camera. Now, with this one quick edit, you can instantly take your best efforts to the next level. Using Affinity Photo’s HSL (Hue/Saturation/Luminosity) Adjustment Layer, you’re able to breathe new life into your image in one easy step. Increasing the saturation will bring more visual punch to your shot, as well as helping the colours to stand out, and altering the hue can give you perfect colours, even if the scene was a bit lacklustre in real life. Edit your homework shots As with all editing, it’s very important to keep it looking natural. While bringing out the underlying components of your shot, such as contrast and…

PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A KEEN interest of mine, but my passion really started to grow when I turned 18. I’m fortunate enough to come from a family that loves to travel, which means that I’ve had ample opportunity to explore plenty of new and exciting destinations. No matter where I go, I always keep an eye out for something I can photograph. I want to capture images that show how special a location was to me. It’s definitely quite a personal experience. My drive as a photographer is growing day by day. I know I’m still learning, but I relish every second spent behind my camera. I’m best known for my documentary style, as this has allowed me to capture moments that I want to preserve for everyone to…

The 250D is the only entry-level DSLR capable of shooting 4K video. Movie makers are drawn to 4K because it offers a resolution of 3840x2160 pixels, four times the resolution of Full HD at 1920x1080 pixels. This allows for greater clarity and also the ability to make 200% in-video crops, and still retain Full HD resolution. The 4K capture process on the 250D results in a significant image crop, as only a portion of the sensor is used to make the image. As the 250D’s APS-C sensor comes with a 1.6x crop factor, the effective focal length of any lens noticeably increases with two crop factors at play. The 18mm end of the kit lens has an equivalent focal length of roughly 50mm when shooting 4K, which is less useful…

Camera: Canon 250D Price: £529 body / £599 kit with 18-55mm f/4-5.6 lens Effective resolution: 24.1MP Sensor: 22.3x14.9mm Processor: DIGIC 8 LCD: 3in 1040k-dot Vari-angle LCD with touchscreen Shutter: Bulb, 30-1/4000sec Autofocus: 9-point Phase detect AF with viewfinder, Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Live View ISO: 100-25,600 (expanded to 51,200) Shooting speed: 5fps Video: 4K 3840x2160 (25p), Full HD 1920x1080 (60p, 30p) Pop-up flash: Yes, manual Other features: Guided User Interface, Scene Intelligent, Creative Auto & Creative Filter shooting modes, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone port Battery life: 1070 shots with viewfinder, 320 with LCD Card type: SD, SDXC, SDHC Size (WxHxD): 122x93x70mm Weight: 449g Web: canon.co.uk…

With so many cameras adopting high-end video features, you may have noticed phrases such as V-Log thrown around (V is replaced with other letters according to manufacturers). This is essentially a colour profile, similar to Vivid or Monochrome, however instead of adding punch to your shots, it completely flattens them out. By washing out the blacks and flattening the highlights, it enables cameras to increase their effective dynamic range when shooting video – much like a RAW file. The resulting flat-looking footage means you’re able to capture detail in high-contrast scenes, and the resulting file is much more flexible when it comes to editing, allowing you to colour grade or add the contrast back in to suit your shot.…

Camera: Panasonic G90 Price: £899 body / £1079 kit with 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens Effective resolution: 20.3MP Sensor: 17.3x13mm Processor: Venus Engine LCD: 3in 1040k-dot 180° tilting OLED with touchscreen Shutter: Bulb, 60-1/4000sec, or 1/16,000 electronic shutter Autofocus: 49-point DFD contrast detect ISO: 200-25,600 (expanded to 100) Shooting speed: 6fps for 45 RAWS Video: 4K 3840x2160 (30p), Full HD 1920x1080 (120p) Pop-up flash: Yes Other features: SCN guided settings mode, Time-Lapse Shot, Live View Composite, High Speed Video, 4K Photo, Battery life: 290 shots, or 1000 shots with Power Save Card type: SD, SDXC, SDHC Size (WxHxD): 130x94x77mm Weight: 533g Web: panasonic.com…