Amateur Photographer Magazine

Current issue

Current issue: 4 February 2012, out Tuesday 31 January 2012

In the current issue of Amateur Photographer:

News
Kodak in 'bankruptcy protection' – is it game over?; Panasonic firmware update; Samsung promises high-end CSC and fights Kodak lawsuit; Canon to debut compacts

Review
The latest books, exhibitions and websites

The Final Frame
Tony Kemplen tries out a Voigtländer Perkeo 127 folding rollfilm camera from 1932, which he bought from a dealer 25 years ago for the bargain price of £1

Photo Insight
Frans Lanting recounts the terrifying experience of photographing molten lava while on Kilauea volcano on Big Island, Hawaii

Retoucher's Guide
Richard Sibley explains how to create a custom vignette to better draw attention to a subject

Testbench
Nice Industries Nice Clip lens cap clip and SanDisk Eye-Fi 4GB SDHC memory card

AP Investigates… Low Light
Capturing detail in low light is one of the biggest challenges for any camera. Tim Coleman and Bob Newman explain how to overcome this difficulty and achieve stunning results

AP Guide to...Window-light Portraits
In part two of our guide, Richard Sibley discusses lens choice, aperture settings and metering

Ask AP
Our experts answer your questions

Letters
AP readers speak out on the week's issues

Backchat
AP reader Adam Irving tells of his little lad's first brush with authority while out learning his craft

APOY Round 1
We've Samsung and Jessops prizes worth more than £1,800 in the 'Water in the Landscape' round of our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition

Reader Spotlight
Another selection of superb reader images

Appraisal
Damien Demolder examines your images, offering words of wisdom and constructive advice

Colour Shift
Photojournalist John Bulmer tells Oliver Atwell about the impact that colour film had on his profession

Icons of Photography
Nick Brandt has established himself as a powerful new voice in photography who focuses on documenting Africa's endangered wildlife, says David Clark

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