Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and events, plus features on techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. It appeals to those interested in buying and learning about digital and film photographic equipment, wanting advice on improving their technique, and learning about the greats in photography. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered. With an audience of dedicated photography enthusiasts.
7 days • A week in photography
This week in 1951 • TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE
IT's good to share • Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week
Canon EOS R7 • Andy Westlake examines Canon’s high-end APS-C format RF-mount mirrorless camera
Canon EOS R10 • Small and light, yet impressively well-featured
RF-S 18-45mm and 18-150mm lenses
Panasonic unveils 9mm f/1.7 for Micro Four Thirds
Cosina to add 35mm F2 for Nikon Z-series
Leica axes CL and TL2 to focus on full-frame
Waterproof Ricoh WG-80 splashes down
$12.4m Man Ray nude smashes auction record
Rotolight SmartSoft Box for AEOS 2
Books • The latest and best books from the world of photography
Mastering colour • Colour can influence our emotions and dictate the way we feel about an image. Tracy Calder introduces key points from colour psychology and theory, and shares some practical tips
FIVE CRUCIAL COLOUR TIPS
Product and brand photographer: HiyaMarianne
Marianne’s top tips for using colour
Nigel’s top tips for using colour
Photographer and retoucher: Nigel R Glasgow
Instax Mini Evo
Win!
Amateur Photographer
Inbox • Write to the Editor at ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk and include your full postal address. Please don’t send letters in the post as there is no one in the office to receive them. Replies are from the Editor unless otherwise stated
Reader Portfolio • Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them
Patrick Demarchelier Remembered • The French photographer, who died in March, was one of the greats of recent decades, and injected a strong sense of personality into the fashion industry, says Damien Demolder
Evening Class • This week Martin Evening shows you how to add a colouring effect using Photoshop
MARTIN’S EDITING STEPS TO APPLY COLOURING EFFECTS
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KIT LIST
Slicing time • Looking for a creative new way to take and process your cityscapes? Matt Kenneally talks through his unique ‘time-slice’ process
Matt Kenneally
SIX STEPS TO A SIMPLE TIME-SLICE
FILM STARS Autofocus? It’ll never catch on • John Wade reviews the first fumbling attempts to bring automatic focusing to SLRs
The ones that got away
What to pay
OPPO Find X5 Pro • This high-end smartphone houses a Hasselblad-branded triple-camera system. Andy Westlake sees whether it lives up to expectations
Verdict
Data file
Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield • Andy Westlake investigates a high-speed SSD with extra shock resistance
How it works: the photodiode • Professor Newman explains how the fundamental component of the CMOS image sensor works
Buying Guide • Our comprehensive listing of key camera specifications
Final Analysis • Peter Dench considers… Antonella studies via Zoom, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 13 June 2021 by Irina Werning