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COVER PICTURE © STEVE MCCURRY/MAGNUM PHOTOS AND MARCUS GINNS In this issue 10 Back to basics Relax, go with the flow and let low-tech gear stimulate your creative juices, says Steve Gosling 20 McCurry’s India National Geographic and Magnum Photos legend Steve McCurry talks to AP Editor Nigel Atherton about his work and his love of the Indian subcontinent 29 Photo fever We look at the highlights of this year’s Photo London international photography fair to be held on 19-22 May 32 Photo insight Benjamin Von Wong recounts the challenges he faced to produce his stunning underwater shot of one model’s encounter with sharks 36 Appraisal Expert advice and top tips on improving your pictures from Damien Demolder 42 Nikon D5 Professional wedding photographer Ed Godden puts the Nikon D5 to the test to find out if it’s a worthy stand-in substitute for his pair of D750 DSLRs 51 Google Nik Collection Rod Lawton tests a suite of premium imageediting plug-ins that has just been made free to download and use Regulars 3 7 days 17 Inbox 34 Reader Portfolio 38 Accessories 55 Technical Support 82 Final Analysis © RICHARD CROOK IMAGES MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA If I could swap lives with any photographer, Steve McCurry would be high on my shortlist. His career with National Geographic has taken him all over the world. That iconic magazine, with its yellow border, has always represented the pinnacle of photography for those fascinated with our planet, and the flora, fauna and people who live on it. It also provided the spark that first ignited my passion for travel and my desire JOIN US ONLINE amateurphotographer.co.uk Like us on Facebook.com/Amateur. photographer.magazine ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK Aerial View by Richard Crook Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 70-300mm, 1/125sec at f/9, ISO 250 This image was uploaded to our different perspective and get me a Flickr pool and comes from reader little closer, so I grabbed my camera Richard Crook. and went to the top. ‘I currently have scaffolding up as ‘However, by the time I got up my house is being re-rendered,’ there with my camera the kites says Richard. ‘At the time of this had fl own off. But then I noticed a shot, I was meant to be helping my couple of birds fl ying around the father-in-law repaint the chimney. chimney stack and the television But it was the late afternoon and aerial next door. I had initially the red kites were circling around. composed the shot differently, but I thought the added height on saw this composition when I was the scaffolding would give me a playing around in Lightroom.’ 7 days A week in photography to be a photographer. Indeed, it was an old feature that National Geographic ran on Rajasthan, India, more than 30 years ago, that made me want to visit that country. I’ve visited around 70 countries since then but, like Steve, I find India the most fascinating. If you haven’t been yourself, perhaps our interview with him on pages 20-25, and his stunning images of the Indian subcontinent, will inspire you to go – or to buy the book. Nigel Atherton, Editor Join our Flickr group at flickr.com/groups/ amateurphotographer Win! Follow us on Twitter @AP_Magazine Each week we choose our favourite picture on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter or the reader gallery using #appicoftheweek. PermaJet proudly supports the online picture of the week winner, who will receive a top-quality print of their image on the finest PermaJet paper. It is important to bring images to life outside the digital sphere, so we encourage everyone to get printing today! Visit www.permajet.com to learn more. Send us your pictures If you’d like to see your work published in Amateur Photographer, here’s how to send us your images: Email Email a selection of low-res images (up to 5MB of attachments in total) to appicturedesk@timeinc.com. CD/DVD Send us a disc of high-resolution JPEG, TIFF or PSD images (at least 2480 pixels along its longest length), with a contact sheet, to the address on page 18. Via our online communities Post your pictures into our Flickr group, Facebook page, Twitter feed, or the gallery on our website. See details above. Transparencies/prints Well-packaged prints or slides (without glass mounts) should be sent by Special Delivery, with a return SAE, to the address on page 18
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