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 158

Splish splash • Photo tutor Iain Afshar introduces our apprentice to the world of high-speed splash

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: EDIT WATER DROPS

PRO PORTFOLIO IAIN AFSHAR

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

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25 top tips for… Winter wildlife • You won’t catch Andrew Mason hibernating. Inclement weather and freezing temperatures bring additional challenges but dustings of frost and snow, seasonal visitors and gorgeous light can transform your portfolio into a wildlife winter wonderland

On thin ice • My cheeks are tingling, my feet are on fire and my hands are like ice… so I’m loving my parka

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Project one: Star trails Reach for the stars • Astro aficionado Nigel A Ball shares a tried-and-tested technique for shooting star trails

Deck the table • Mike Harris shoots a feast for the eyes; learn how to capture a classic Crimbo food photo

Let it snow! • Carmen Norman’s advice on winter wonderlands will have you dreaming of a white Christmas

Whisker wonderland • James Paterson shows you how to transform your photos into stunning Christmas cards with Affinity Photo layers

Auto portrait masking • Discover the face-masking tools in Camera Raw and Lightroom with James Paterson

Ridiculous resolutions • Shoot and stitch a multi-row panorama for insane levels of detail with James Paterson

WHAT HI★FI?

Henley Spiers • While diving has been part of his life since childhood, Henley Spiers came late to photography. Now he is one of the world’s celebrated underwater photographers. Keith Wilson flipped a few questions to him…

Meeting the legend • Michel Haddi reminisces on photographing legendary rapper Tupac at the height of his fame, just three years before his untimely death

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

Ask Matthew… • Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2023 • The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2023 is almost at an end! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2023 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. The final round has the theme of Winter photography…

Readers’ letters

www.DigitalCameraWorld.com • The best from our companion website

I’ll be your guide • Andrew Corless went on his first tour group holiday and, despite a few photo-thwarting misgivings, found ways to make it work

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GearZone • New gear, buying advice and the world’s toughest tests

New gear • Here’s what caught our eye this month

Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena £2699/$2499 www.nikon.co.uk • The Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is practically perfect in every way, super-sharp yet...