NZ Photographer Issue 1

Issue 1

July 8th 2009

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EDITORIAL W

elcome! We’re really excited to be launching NZ Photographer, a magazine

especially for people who love to take photos. We’re sure that you’ll get as much out of reading each issue as we put in to researching, writing and designing them.

For years I’ve wanted to edit a photographic magazine; I taught myself photography by reading as many library books and photography magazines as I could. I always enjoyed seeing other photographers’ work, and would go through an awful lot of film following the ABOUT Whether you’re an enthusiastic

How-To lessons. My hobby developed

weekend snapper or a

into a passion, and I was lucky enough to

beginner who wants to learn

turn my passion into a career.

more, NZ Photographer is the fun e-magazine for all Kiwi camera owners – and it’s free!

EDITOR

Ollie Dale

editor@nzphotographer.co.nz

GROUP EDITOR

Trudi Caffell

ART DIRECTOR

Jodi Olsson

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Now I, and the rest of the team at NZ Photographer, have a chance to pass on to you the skills we’ve learned and the thrills we get from making great photos.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about my own work, it’s that getting feedback is vital to learning. With this in mind, we

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We look forward to seeing all the photos and images you’re inspired to make.

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Kiwi M.I.L.K. NZ Success In The Latest M.I.L.K. Series

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our NZ photographers had their images chosen from thousands of entries in the latest M.I.L.K. competition, aptly named Fresh M.I.L.K. The competition, with a total prize

pool of US$125,000, attracted photographers from over 100 countries, who entered a staggering total of over 30,000 images.

The top 150 images were hand picked by a judging panel of photo editor and historian Don Neely and independent photographer Jacqui Blanchard, together with Ruth Hobday and Geoff Blackwell, from the experienced international book publishers P.Q. Blackwell.

Blackwell was the brains behind the original M.I.L.K. competition, which was held in 1999. “For that first competition there was a much bigger prize pool of US$750,000, which resulted in over 40,000 images from 17,000 photographers in 164 countries,” said Blackwell. “This round the response was fantastic again.

Technology has obviously advanced in the last decade.

Last time we had to look through a lot of very ordinary images to arrive at the set of very powerful images that we chose for the books. This time the overall standard, particularly technically, was much higher.

“The overall winner was again chosen by (renowned Magnum photographer) Elliot Erwitt. It’s always a bit of a surprise when we get the winning result back from Elliot. It was last time, and it was this time.”

The overall winner was little-known amateur photographer Victoria Vaisvilaite Skirutiene, from Lithuania. “That’s the beauty of M.I.L.K. in a way – you have Pulitzer Prize-winners sitting alongside amateurs from Lithuania. Ultimately it’s not a body of images that’s chosen on the basis of artistic or simply photographic merit – it’s actually about the stories that are told within the images.”

The new book, titled Friendship, Family, Love and Laughter, will again be published by P.Q.Blackwell, and is due for release in November ’09. (Watch this space for a chance to win a free copy!).

(You can listen to the entire interview with

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Geoff Blackwell by clicking here)

Our cover picture was taken by Heidi Coppock Beard, who lives on Waiheke Island in Auckland.

“I don’t usually enter competitions, to be honest,” said Heidi, “but I had lots of beautiful images of my daughters and thought, ‘Oh, I think I’ll put a few in’. It’s really wonderful to be chosen. M.I.L.K.’s so beautifully simple, I think that’s why it works so well.”

© Heidi Coppock Beard

Kevin Bowie, from Rangiora, had a friend tell him about the competition.

“I looked on the M.I.L.K. website, and had this one image I thought would work. I sent it off, and it was a couple of months later when I got the email and it kinda sat me on my bum. My daughter and her horse were at an equestrian event, and when she lifted the bridle up to the horse’s mouth it instinctively

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knew to open its mouth.”

Hastings-based Terry Winn, whose image of two sisters was a commissioned portrait, is thrilled to have had images included in both M.I.L.K. competitions.

“I had an image chosen for the first book so it’s great to be chosen again.

It’s rewarding to know that the images selected now and 10 years ago were photographed during regular portrait commissions!”

Victoria Vincent, from Wellington, entered five images, mostly of children, from which her image was chosen. “I was looking after my cousin’s kids, and they were all in the bath just being gorgeous. When I got the email to say I’d been chosen I thought it

© Terry Winn

© Victoria Vincent

© Ollie Dale

Friendship, Family, Love and Laughter, out November 2009.

Thanks to the photographers for letting us use their images for this article. For more information go to: Heidi Coppock Beard www.coppockbeard.com, Terry Winn - www.terrywinn.co.nz, Victoria Vincent - www.victoriavincent.com, Kevin Bowie - www.eunoiaphoto.co.nz

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Congratulations to all the photographers selected! I was pretty excited to hear they were holding another M.I.L.K. competition, and then pretty bummed out when my images weren’t included. I felt a bit better when I heard from Geoff Blackwell that there were 35,000 images, and that there were a lot of very strong images that didn’t make the cut... I’ll just believe that he was talking about mine when he said that! And, because I’m the editor and I can, I’ll make myself feel better by publishing them here.

was a joke.”

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All of you who signed up pre-launch to receive the

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SIZED UP Your Work Critiqued

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Judges: Becky Nunes and Ollie Dale

here’s no better way to learn than by having your

Ollie has been a professional photographer for six

work critiqued! In this section you get to have your

years, and has had clients such as the NZ Herald,

work critiqued by two professional photographers.

Visa, Microsoft, Westpac, Unitec and BMW. He is also

Becky Nunes has been a professional photographer

for 16 years, and has worked for clients like Air New

a qualified commercial member of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography.

Zealand, Penguin Books, Tourism New Zealand,

Becky will give a technical critique of your images,

Sunday Magazine, Dish Magazine and ENZA.

for those readers who want to know the technical issues

Becky is a member of the Advertising and Illustrative

that can improve their images, and Ollie will translate

Photographers Association.

for all the beginner photographers.

Camera: Nikon D90 Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec Aperture: f4.5 ISO: 200 Becky’s Comments: The image feels very “anchored” to the ground; I don’t get any sense of the danger, power or challenge inherent in the sport. It’s also annoying to have to look past a head, and the depth of field means that the crowds and other shooters in the background are very distracting. This photographer

Ollies Comments: Motocross

needs to think about how

bikes can be difficult to shoot

camera angle, shutter speed

because they move so fast, and

and aperture can all add

capturing the best moment can

intensity to an image and

be very tricky. Here you’ve

help to convey the spirit of the

managed to stop the action, which is great, but I agree with Becky – with both wheels on

subject matter.

OP1

the ground there’s no sense of the excitement of motocross. One wheel in the air or mud flying everywhere could add a lot to this shot. The other thing to consider is the cropping of the image – as Becky pointed out, the girl’s head on the left and the official on the right are very distracting, as is the other photographer in the background. If you can’t crop them when you take the photo, crop them on the computer afterwards (OP1). If you have editing software that can OP2

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another element to the image (OP2).

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add a blur, consider blurring the background to add

Camera: Sony A100 Shutter Speed: 1/60th second Aperture: f5.6 ISO: 125

OP1

Becky’s comments: Nice use of short depth of field

Ollie’s comments: A nice shot! As Becky said, the

and lush colours. The texture of the hair is well conveyed.

photographer’s used (either on purpose or by accident)

The camera angle feels a bit pedestrian, and there is

an aperture that blurs the background, which is a lovely

nothing happening in the animal’s eyes; a hint of light

effect. I think it’s a real shame the hand/feet have been

and reflection in there would be nice. The uneven horizon

cropped, and the animal’s a little too close to the centre

with the cropped paw is a little unfortunate.

of the image for my liking. If your subject is looking to the right of the image, place him/her on the left to give them some space to look into (OP1).

OP1 Camera: Olympus u725 SW Shutter Speed: 1/30th second Aperture: f6.3 ISO: 100 Becky’s comments: A nicely observed spontaneous

the star-burst reflections in his glasses. I don’t think the

moment, which could be softened a little by some bounced

shadow is as harsh as Becky does, and if your camera

or off-camera flash to reduce the strong shadowing behind

had a flash that could point at the ceiling (which it

the baby. The tones feel a little chilly to me; maybe a

doesn’t!) then the starbursts in the glasses wouldn’t

slightly warmer white balance or setting the camera to

be there, and I think they really make the image. I do

“shade” mode could help. I’d crop out the green toy or

agree, though, that the toy in the background is a little

have it all the way in frame (OP1).

distracting, and the photo could be “warmed up” with a little more yellow or orange added to it, but the moment

Ollie’s comment: What a cutie! I love the smile and

is well captured for your photo album and his 21st!

Get your images critiqued by professional photographers – send an image to critique@nzphotographer.co.nz with a

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brief description of how and why you took the shot, and we’ll tell you what we think and if it could be improved!

PHOTOSHOP TIPS I f you have Photoshop, or Photoshop

Elements, you’ll always be learning. There

are very few people in the world who know

everything about Photoshop.

In this section of each issue we will introduce you to basic tips on how to use Photoshop to your advantage. It’s our belief that there’s nothing better than Photoshop to help work on your images. For the first issue we’re showing you how to edit with layers.

Editing with Layers When you open your image in Photoshop, by

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default it will have only one layer – Background.

If you want to add text, patterns or graphics over the top it’s best to do so on a new layer, so that if you make a mistake you can fix it later.

1. Open the Layers palette by clicking on the drop-down menu Window/Layers.

2. Click on the Create a New Layer button at the bottom of the palette.

3. Layer 1 is created – in this example I’ve written the word Summer using the paintbrush tool and my mouse. Because

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it’s on its own layer, I can use the move tool to move it to anywhere in the image without destroying the image underneath.

If you save the image it will default to a Photoshop Document (.PSD file). This is because a jpeg cannot contain layers. When you save it as a jpeg it will flatten all the layers, meaning you can’t edit your layers later.

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TIP: Don’t save over your original files –

version if you need to.

3.

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you can always go back to your original

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always make a copy and work on that so

WHAT CAMERA SHOULD I BUY? Buying The Right Camera For YOU

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By Ollie Dale

his is probably the most-asked question I hear from

Q1. How much do you want to spend?

beginner photographers. It’s fair enough too – it’s

Q2. What do you want to use it for?

the crux of their future as a photographer.

Q3. Do you want to change lenses, or do you want a

The number of options available has increased

pocket/compact camera?

exponentially since digital cameras took over from film, so a lot of people ask this question because the thought

Q1. How much do you want to spend?

of figuring it out themselves is scary.

This is a serious question, because depending on what

The best way to answer is by digging a bit deeper into your

you can spend on a camera the answer to which camera

reasons for needing a camera. We’ve got three questions for

you should buy can be radically different. The majority of

you to think before going out to buy a new camera:

people who ask me this question are looking to upgrade their compact camera and want some advice. The answer I would give them would be different to someone who wanted to make money from photography.

How much SHOULD I spend on a new camera?

use the camera for will dictate how much you will have to spend, but the best rule of thumb is spend as much as you can afford. There are several reasons for this: • Technology is changing so much, in so many different areas of photography, that your brand-new camera is already outdated five minutes after you leave the store. By buying the biggest and/or best you give yourself the longest lifespan for your camera before it has to be upgraded.

• Technology has a trickle-down effect; a good example of this is the number of items we have in our homes that originated in a laboratory at NASA.

This also means that the newest battery or noisereducing technology built in the most expensive cameras for professionals eventually finds its way into the consumer models. The latest model cameras will most likely have the latest technology which will also help prolong the camera’s usability.

• Some of the features you will get on your new camera could be the difference between good shots and great shots. Of course, this is all within reason – just because you’re loaded doesn’t mean you should buy the latest $15,000 camera on the market. All I’m saying is if your budget is $1000 for a camera, don’t spend $400 on the special at your local store just to save money.

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can. There will be a few cases where what you want to

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In most cases the correct answer is as much as you

Q2. What do you want to use it for?

Q3. Do you want to change lenses, or do you want a

It sounds obvious, but again it’s critical in getting the right

pocket/compact camera?

camera for you. The guy in the shop will sell you whatever

There are basically two types of camera: The compact

you’ll agree to buy, so be careful by being specific.

or pocket camera and the single lens reflex, or SLR. A

Do you need an upgrade from the film camera

pocket or compact camera can be a good place to start,

your Granddad handed down to you? Or did you

especially with the range of features that many compact

accidentally drop your last camera in the toilet?

cameras now have available, while those of you who want

Other questions to ask yourself include: how often will I use it, what kind of shots do I want to take with it, and how much control over the functions do I want?

more control of your photography should be looking to buy an SLR camera.

If you want to change your lenses, the SLR is for you.

Also look at things like whether you need it to be

If you think that SLRs are too big and bulky, then you’re

indestructible, to work underwater, or to be small or

more likely to want a compact camera.

big. Really have a think about what sort of photography

If you’re in the compact market, prices will range anywhere

are you planning to indulge in, and how many of the

from $200 to $2000 for the most extreme and latest models.

potential bells and whistles will be useful to you.

Usually a safe range is from $500 to $1500, and you’ll be

Whatever your answers are, the more you have to tell the salesperson the fewer opportunities they have to sell

getting a pretty good camera for $700.

What’s the best brand to buy? Well, for consumer

you something you don’t need or want.

compact cameras you have the most choice in brands.

This is because most brands are very similar in features

Where to from here?

at around the same prices. What’s more important is

There are a number of sources on the internet for

which brand will give you the best quality image for

more information about the latest cameras and

the best price, and that’s something that’s constantly

technologies. One of my favourite websites is

changing as technology develops.

Engadget (www.engadget.com). They provide very

The big brands all know what their competitors are doing,

good information on new cameras, video cameras

and will release rival cameras at about the same price

and technologies that are being launched. Also have

range. This means that the features you want in a camera

a look at the consumer opinion websites if you find

are more important than which brand you should have.

a particular camera you are considering purchasing.

If you’re in the market for your first SLR, now’s the

The amateur reviewers on these sites tell it like it is,

time to be a bit picky about which brand you want. This

and give you a chance to avoid the same mistakes

is because you will only want to buy your lenses once.

they may have made.

You don’t want to re-invest in a whole kit just because a different company has a new camera.

If you’re not sure, it’s generally safe to go with the big

Once you’ve decided how much you can spend, what you’re going to use your camera for and have researched on the internet, it’s time to visit your local photography

brand names. You’re more likely to benefit from the trickle-

store. It’s generally a good idea to ask the shop assistant

down effect of technology that I mentioned earlier.

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requirements as you can. Happy shopping!

PHOTO ESSAYS Telling A Story With Images

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ou may never have thought of the

a client, you’re covering everything

photos you take as essays, but

– you go behind the scenes, you get

have a look at one definition of a

the side stories as well as the main

photo essay: “A series of photographs

event,” says Geoff Dale, an ex-NZ

that are intended to tell a story or evoke

Herald photographer now freelancing in

a series of emotions in the viewer.”

Auckland. “I remember the first game of

By this definition, those photos you

the 2003 Rugby World Cup when Tana

took of your family holiday in Napier last

Umaga was rushed to hospital with a

Christmas could all fall into the category

smashed knee – I had to run through the

of a photographic essay. Whenever

tunnels of the Telstra Dome in Melbourne

we take a series of photographs of a

trying to get shots, so I wasn’t even

particular event or place, they have

shooting the game for a large part of the

the potential to evoke strong emotions

first half.

or to tell a story worth hearing.

However, not all photo

“In some ways

One of the exciting things of a

it’s not different

teeth into a subject and really

assignment to just

photo essay is getting your

essays are

having a passion for it.

created equal.

to a normal get one shot – you’ve really got to keep shooting

You’ll probably agree that the biggest fan

just in case you haven’t got that one shot,

of your holiday snaps is you due to the

so you end up with a series of images.

emotions you feel when you’re reminded

“But when you’re thinking about filling

of special moments. Sitting through Uncle

a layout of a publication with a series of

Bob’s photos of his trip to Australia really

images, you’re looking for picture angles

only thrills Uncle Bob.

that will help make the story beautiful;

So how do you take a series of images

you’re looking for horizontals and

that provides a clear story or evokes

verticals, and you’re conscious of making

strong emotions? Photo-journalists do it all

your essay look good from the camera

the time.

by making more effort to get different

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shapes that will work together. One of the

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“When you’re covering an event for

exciting things of a photo essay is getting your teeth into

joy, fear or excitement. The best way to connect

a subject and really having a passion for it.”

with your viewers is to draw emotion out of your story, so think about those emotions when you’re

Here are three tips for creating a photo essay that isn’t just a collection of snaps:

taking your images.

• Plan your shots. Whether you decide to visualise each shot of the story, or the story as a whole,

• Pick a topic and research it. Find a story within

think about the type of shots that will work best to

the topic, and look for things within that story that

tell your story. Start out by creating a ‘shot list’ for

interest you – photo essays are most dynamic

the story, with each shot emphasising a different

when the photographer cares about the subject.

concept or emotion that can be put together in the

• Align your subject with some emotion – anger,

final series.

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e’re keen on our readers shooting more photo essays, so we’ll be holding regular

calls for entries on various subjects. The best entry will be published here in NZ Photographer, plus the photographer will receive a cool prize.

For the first essay, we’d like you to be creative with the topic: BACKYARDS We’ve all got one, and hopefully that’ll help with your research. Find an emotion or two out the back window, plan your shots, and send your best four to six images to essays@nzphotographer.co.nz The prize for the winner is a fantastic 10” display JCMatthew Digital Photo Frame with remote control, kindly provided by Morningstar, worth $300!

But you’ll have to be quick. Due to our deadlines you’ll need to have the images to us by 5pm on Monday the 20th of July. This means you’ve got less than two weeks to get

BackYards

your shots to us!

ESSAY RULES enter must have been taken on or after July 8th 2009.

You as the photographer will retain all copyrights to the images. By entering your images you grant NZ Photographer

and on the website www.nzphotographer.co.nz NZ Photographer will not sell or make available the images to any third party for any reason. The judge’s decision is final, and is not open for debate.

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you are a subscriber to NZ Photographer. The images you

a non-exclusive license to use the images in the magazine

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You should enter four to six images per essay, and only if

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ASK THE EXPERTS

Your Photographic Questions Answered

I’ve always wanted to do that effect where the car lights are one long stream of light. How does that work? Sarah from Auckland.

This kind of shot is generally done at night,

there’ll be a different way of selecting

on a tripod from a spot overlooking a

the manual settings depending on your

motorway or other regularly used road.

camera. On DSLR cameras (cameras

To get the streaming effect, you need to

where the lenses can be changed) and

hold the shutter open on your camera

compact cameras with manual controls the

for an extended period of time, allowing

mode selector dial will have an M on it.

the camera to capture the trail of light as

What you’re looking to select is a shutter

the cars move past. The tripod is required

speed of at least a few seconds – the

because, with the shutter open for such a

longer the better, to really lengthen out

long time, it’s very easy to ruin the shot with

those traffic lines.

even a little amount of camera shake (your heartbeat can cause the camera to shake).

If your camera has a Shutter Speed

Priority setting (often the symbol is T or Tv

In a compact camera you may have a

for Time) then the camera will adjust the

preset button that allows you to take this

aperture of the lens. If not, you will need

kind of photo automatically. The setting will

to adjust it yourself.

most likely be found in one of the on-screen

In a DSLR camera this kind of photo is often

menus. If not, have a look through the

done using the bulb setting, which allows the

camera presets for a fireworks or night shot

photographer to hold the shutter open for

setting or similar. Unfortunately you won’t

as long as they like. The exact settings will

have as much control over your images as

depend on how much light you have to play

those who have manual settings.

with, or the effects you want.

For cameras with manual options, Have a look at these examples for some ideas, then go out and practice. To create these shots I used a shutter speed of 15 seconds, an aperture of f22 and ISO 100.

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Encompassing the annual Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards, the INFOCUS conference and industry trade show.

The NZIPP are pleased to conrm the following keynote speakers

RRob Imhoff M.Photog, FAIPP Rob R Imhoff is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading i advertising photographers, and since the mid 70’s has been b in high demand as a photographer, TV commercial director, d and director of lighting on Australian television productions. p His passion for sharing knowledge has led him engagements in the Australasian region. Over his hiim to to speak speakk at at many m photographic life Rob has earned many titles and awards including AIPP Master of Photography, Fellow of the AIPP, AIPP Australian Advertising Photographer of the Year - 2003, ACMP Honorary Life Member. www.rip.com.au

Yervant Zanazanian M.Photog III, FAIPP Y Y Yervant has taken the traditional world of wedding phottography o to an astonishing new level. His unique style is m modern for today’s bride & groom, and yet reverent to ttradition r and the solemnities of the wedding day. Voted o one of the top 5 Internationally acclaimed professional wedding wedd we ddiing dd ing & po portrait rtra rt t photographers, Yervant has also won a multitude of awards over the years for his unparalleled contributions and pioneering achievements. As a luminary and sought-after educator, Yervant travels extensively to inspire and educate fellow photographers. www.yervant.com

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COol stuff High Definition Slow-mo Camera

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he BBC has already proven itself to be quite the source for some impressive HD images, but the network’s Natural History Unit looks to have really

outdone themselves for their forthcoming South Pacific documentary, which makes use of a modified, $100,000 TyphoonHD4 camera. Of course, those exact modifications appear to be a closely-kept secret, but it has apparently been outfitted with a special underwater housing designed

by German high-speed camera expert Rudi Diesel, and the camera itself is able to shoot in high definition at 20 times the speed of a normal HD camera, which results in some pretty amazing super slow motion footage.

Trust us, you’ll want to head to YouTube to really get a sense of what this thing is capable of. Check out the Youtube video here.

(Source: Engadget).

Canon’s First Extreme Compact Camera Canon’s new 12.1 megapixel Powershot D10 is the company’s first attempt at the emerging market of “indestructible super cameras”. Olympus has been the market leader with its shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof Myu cameras, but now Canon has launched what looks to be a serious competitor for all you extreme sports fans (or parents of small children). Keep your eyes on the shelves of your nearest camera store for something around the $650-$800 mark.

Watch out for a comprehensive review of the Powershot D10 in our ‘Gear Review’ section in Issue 3!

In the next issue of NZ Photographer…

How To: The Secrets Of Low Light Photography

Photo-Jargon – Understanding All Those Technical Terms

Winner of the Back-Yard Essay Competition Winners of the Apix Prizes announced

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