Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
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David Caudery 30<br />
10things…<br />
…to try right now<br />
Your<br />
Mission<br />
10Take our latest<br />
photochallenge<br />
Hitthe city andcapture some stunning<br />
urban abstracts – you could get your shots<br />
in print and win a great Lowepro rucksack<br />
The term ‘urban abstracts’ sounds a<br />
bit pretentious, but it’s actually pretty<br />
straightforward – it’s about finding<br />
eye-catching shapes and patterns in<br />
town and capturing them with your camera.<br />
Just look around you for a minute and see<br />
how many strong and distinctive shapes and<br />
patterns you notice. Maybe it’s the sweep of<br />
a staircase, railings silhouetted against the sky,<br />
or the futuristic effect created by zooming into<br />
a detail of a striking modern building.<br />
In fact, many large towns and cities in the<br />
UK have had old industrial areas regenerated in<br />
the last few years, so you might be surprised at<br />
how many interesting-looking modern buildings<br />
<strong>Digital</strong><strong>Camera</strong> July2010<br />
are on your doorstep. Shooting urban<br />
abstracts gives you a chance to try new<br />
techniques too, such as using fish-eye lenses<br />
for a radical new perspective, or converting<br />
to black and white in editing software.<br />
Get started today…<br />
* Look for interesting shapes, patterns and<br />
textures; railings, glass, concrete, whatever.<br />
* Go for striking and contrasting colours.<br />
* Composition should always be paramount,<br />
so weed out distracting visual elements.<br />
* Consider using an ND grad lens filter to perk<br />
up boring-looking grey skies.<br />
* Increase ISO for interesting grain effects.<br />
WIN a Lowepro Flipside 400 AW<br />
Each month we’re giving away this high-capacity Lowepro<br />
camera backpack worth £120 to the lucky winner of our Your<br />
Mission challenge.<br />
* The Lowepro Flipside 400 AW backpack has been designed for<br />
a full day’s shooting – come rain or shine.<br />
* This high-performance camera backpack offers expanded<br />
capacity, with room for a professional D-SLR with a zoom lens<br />
attached, plus four to six additional lenses.<br />
* The Flipside 400 AW features aunique back-entry<br />
compartment that provides easy access to gear when setting up<br />
– keeping the harness off the ground and clean – plus extra<br />
security when on the move.<br />
www.lowepro.com<br />
hoW to enter Create a gallery on www.photoradar.com, upload your entry and email the link to<br />
digitalcamera@futurenet.com with ‘Your Mission: Urban Abstracts’ in the subject line by 26 July<br />
2010. The three best shots will be printed in issue 103, on sale 24 August 2010. A selection of the<br />
best shots will appear on our website.<br />
Geturban<br />
inspiration<br />
Still notsurewhattoshootfor this<br />
month’s Mission?Asmentioned,<br />
it’s just about getting out with your<br />
camera and keeping an open mind and<br />
sharp eye, but here are some examples to<br />
get your creative juices flowing. Inspiration<br />
is all around you, and you might even<br />
notice something eye-catching in a place<br />
you pass everyday if you keep an open<br />
mind and try different shooting angles.
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