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Ideas and inspiration, news and reviews, pictures and points of view – it's all right here in FOTB

Welcome to our monthly news page packed with all the weird and wonderful things happening in the world of photography. It's also your opportunity to get involved and make your opinions count.

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Featured photographer: Jason Hawkes


Jason has been shooting aerial photography since the early nineties, having fallen for the idea after a short trip in a microlight. Nowadays though he only shoots from helicopters and loves the freedom it gives him and the great patterns you can see from the sky.

"Specialising in aerial photography means overcoming a few technical issues"

Not surprisingly Jason finds his main challenge in the UK is the unpredictable weather. He also says, 'Specialising in aerial photography means overcoming a few technical issues, particularly if shooting at night which I have done a lot of over the past two years.'

He also stresses, 'Photography has changed so much over the last ten years, moving from film to

Featured photographer: Jason Hawkes

Jason Hawkes

a completely digital workflow. I'm also selling more and more stock images now, rather than shooting commissions.

Jason certainly has no shortage of work having produced over 25 aerial photographic books and won a few awards. In fact this summer he's shooting for a major BBC tie in book which will involve him flying all over the UK. He's also fitting in a three day shoot in Hong Kong, to provide him with plenty more inspiring locations!

Find out more at www.jasonhawkes.com

 

Diary dates


Events and exhibitions you won't want to miss

Street & Studio


Joel Sternfeld

Joel Sternfeld
Attorney with laundry, corner Bank and West 41 street, NYC 1988
Museum Folkwang, Essen © Joel Sternfeld courtesy Pace/Mac Gill Gallery, New York
C-Print 138 x 111 cm

The big photography exhibition of the summer is now on at London's Tate Modern in the form of Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography. See over 350 photos from some of the world's most important photographers including the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Norman Parkinson, Cecil Beaton and Diane Arbus. It's packed with diverse ideas for what makes a powerful portrait shot, be it a carefully styled studio setup or a candid street shot. Exhibition ends 31st August, tickets £10. Don't miss it!

 

Scottish Duo


Willi Ruge portrait of Arno Boettcher

Willi Ruge portrait of Arno Boettcher, 1927

After making a hugely successful debut in London, the Vanity Fair Portraits exhibition, photographs 1933-2008, has moved up to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. See the show from 14th June until 21st September. While over at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, you can catch FOTO, Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945. Described as a must for everyone interested in photography and the history of modernism, there's over a 100 photos to see. Exhibition on from 7th June until 31st August.

Real Moments


Giant Liverpool by Barry Feinstein

Giant Liverpool by Barry Feinstein

Real Moments is a fascinating selection of photographs of music icon Bob Dylan, currently on show at Birmingham's Snap Galleries. The photographs were taken by American photographer Barry Feinstein during the British leg of his 1966 world tour. It's a well thought out choice of mainly moody monochrome images, designed to capture the character of the man behind the legendary music. You'll also find a book of the same name accompanying the exhibition, which runs until 28th June.

 

Full bloom


Andras Meszaros Friends

Andras Meszaros Friends

Kew Gardens has long been a favourite spot for photographers to capture the delights of nature throughout the year. Now there's another great reason to go. As part of the Kew Summer Festival, they have launched an exhibition of the Garden Photographer of the Year Competition. Across all the categories there's a selection of truly outstanding images which will really inspire and entertain you. And if you are inspired, you can find all the details for entering next year's competition. The exhibition will certainly show you the high standard you'll be up against! Exhibition runs until September.

 

PhotoBox favourites


Here are a few of our favourite things!

Idiot's guide


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Essentials

The trustworthy Idiot's Guide series has just launched a new photography book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Essentials by Mark Jenkinson. As with all their books there's loads of great ideas in small easy to digest chunks. Read it from start to finish, or just dip in out testing their top tips as you go. This great guide is available now for just £9.99 at Amazon.

 

Flattering flash


Photographer Uzair Kharawala's DVD entitled Wireless Flash

If you struggle to get flash to look flattering in your portraiture photos then you might want to consider getting to grips with wireless flash. Photographer Uzair Kharawala's DVD entitled Wireless Flash will soon show your how to get a natural and realistic look. There's also plenty advice on capturing more creative lighting styles, examples include everything from indoor and outdoor portraits, to sports and still life shots. Learn just how quick, easy and effective this technique can be for just £20 plus P&P from SF Digital Photography.

Win big!


Photographic Portait Prize 2007 winner, Joseline Ingabire

Photographic Portait Prize 2007 winner, Joseline Ingabire with her daughter Leah Batamuliza, Rwanda.
By Jonathan Torgovnik

If you fancy pushing your photography skills and having the chance to win some serious dosh, take a look at two major photography competitions you can enter. The Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008 is open until 12th July with £10,000 up for grabs for one lucky winner. Whilst the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 is offering its winner £12,000, online registration closes 20th July.

 

Show time


Digital Photo & Imaging

There are two major photography shows worth a mention this month. First up the Photovision Roadshow arrives in Manchester, at the Manchester United Stadium on 17th June. Then later in the month in London there's Digital Photo & Imaging on 26th & 27th June at the Business Design Centre, Islington. Both promise some great exhibitors and a selection of seminars designed to help advance your photographic skills.

Issue: 13

Exhibitions & events
Jazz in London - Photos by Walter Hanlon, National Portrait Gallery, London, until 20th July

Retracing Heinrich Barth, Brunei Gallery, London, until 21st June

Metropolis – Capturing Modern Liverpool, National Conservation Centre, Liverpool, until 10th August

Don McPhee: ‘You have what I saw', Newsroom, London, until 27th June

Cameroon: portrait photography by Jacques Touselle, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, until 30th June

Residence Astral: Marjolaine Ryley, Impressions Gallery, Bradford, until 22nd June

Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer, National Portrait Gallery, London, until 1st September

Spots of Time by Henry Iddon, 3°W Gallery, The Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere, until 22nd June

Once More with Feeling – Recent Photography from Columbia, Photographers' Gallery, London, until 15th June

The Roma Journeys – Joakin Eskildsen, Side Gallery, Newcastle, until 14th June

That Beautiful Thing by Pogus Ceasar, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, until 12th July

Changing Spaces, Photofusion, London, until 21st June

'68: The News, The Stories, The Photographs, National Theatre, London, until 28th June

Competitions

Just published

Creative courses
One Day Introduction to your Digital SLR with John Roe ARPS and Ross Curzon Butler, Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, Bath, 5th & 6th July.

Wedding Photography, The Davenport School of Photography, Southampton, 20th June or 25th July

Two day Travel Photography course, Nigel Wilson Workshops, London, 12th & 13th July

Explore the features of your digital SLR, Going Digital, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge, 15th July

Snap! Portrait Photography Workshop, for ages 14-18, Atkinson Art Gallery, Sefton, Liverpool, 30th July

Photography tips

1. Frame it

Give your subject a natural frame such as shooting through a doorway or window that can act as a strong border to your photo.


2. Dappled sunlight

On a bright sunny day try photographing someone under the dappled light of a shady tree to give an interesting effect.


3. Dramatic backdrops

The right location can make all the difference to the feel of a portrait shot and even alter the mood entirely.


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