N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Every month we bring you 132-pages of step-by-step advice on how to get the best results from your Nikon digital SLR. Our camera skills section will show you how to shoot great pictures and how to edit them to make them even better! You'll be inspired by the beautiful images shot by top photographers and fellow readers. And you'll learn the basics through our Nikopedia reference pages – picking up tips from the pros with our exclusive interviews and masterclasses. ****Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

This issue’s special contributors…

Welcome to issue 153

I wanna rock! • Our apprentice is thrown lens first into the photo ‘pit’ with music pro Matt Higg

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

PRO KIT GIG ESSENTIALS

PRO KIT RAIN COVER

EXPERT INSIGHT NEGATIVE SPACE, A POSITIVE

HOW TO: EDIT LIVE MUSIC

EXPERT INSIGHT PICS WITH PIZZAZZ

PRO KIT DUAL HARNESS

EXPERT INSIGHT CROWD SURFING

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PRO PORTFOLIO MATT HIGGS

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 competition

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How to shoot… Dramatic landscapes • Capture scenic shots with sentiment! Carmen Norman encourages you to let your emotions run free and bring your images to life…

Pacific paradise • Tom travels to Oregon on an unforgettable journey, capturing vibrant wildflowers and the awe-inspiring wonders of Crater Lake

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

From the horse’s mouth • Equestrian photographer Sebastian Oakley shows you how to get the jump on the competition

Museum grade • Mike Harris shows how to take studio-quality close-ups in a classic car museum

Art attack • Mike Harris uses a custom backdrop to craft a vibrant floral-themed work of art

In the right circles • James Paterson uses layer masking and subtle shadows in Affinity Photo to create striking circles with vibrant colours

Transform photos with Smudge • Learn key features of this fun Photoshop tool and create paint effects with James Paterson

Fog-tography! • James Paterson uses mist to help form striking landscapes

Shooting in mist • CAPTURE STUNNING SEA MIST SCENES WITH SIMPLE CAMERA SKILLS

Mist opportunities

Editing tricks for mist • ENHANCE YOUR FOGGY PHOTOS WITH THESE SIMPLE EDITING TRICKS

Cloud inversions • HOW CAN WE PREDICT ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING NATURAL SIGHTS?

SIZZLING HOT SUBSCRIPTIONS

Jason Ingram • Summer is the busiest time of year for the acclaimed garden and food photographer Jason Ingram. With long days and distant journeys, it’s a wonder he ever finds time to sleep. Keith Wilson kept him awake with a bumper crop of questions…

A dying breed • Famed for his large-scale macro images, Levon Biss turns a spotlight on the threat facing insects in the face of human activity

NIKOPEDIA • The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

Dial M for Manual! • Your Nikon camera doesn’t always know best! Sometimes you need to take total control, and that’s what the Manual mode is for…

Manual controls on your Nikon • Use these buttons, displays and dials when you switch to Manual mode

How to use the exposure indicator • Even when you’re in Manual mode, your Nikon will still measure the light for you

Balance your exposure • Exposure settings may look complicated, but they use a very simple principle

Step by step How to balance the settings • Exposure values are designed specifically with manual adjustments in mind

ISO AND WHEN...