Digital Camera World

Digital Camera is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. It’s packed with practical photography advice and Photoshop tutorials to help you become a better digital photographer. With buying advice to help you choose the DSLR, compact system camera, lens, tripod, printer, or camera bag that’s right for you, it covers all DSLRs including Canon EOS/Rebel and Nikon systems. The perfect title for both amateur and pro photographers

Digital Camera World

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Your gifts • Download your gifts via digitalcameraworld.com/dc278

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Sean Tucker • The photographer and author of The Meaning in the Making will speak at The Photography Show in March. Niall Hampton finds out what can we expect

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Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot, edit or create this month, from double exposures to winter sports and wildlife

A love triangle • With Valentine’s Day on the horizon this month, why not use your photography to treat a loved one to something personal with this trio of ideas from Dan Mold

Double vision • Claire Gillo shows you how to create an easy and arty double-exposure portrait effect using Photoshop

Master balance and harmony • Find out more about another essential element of classic landscape photography, with Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott

Let there be light • Stuart Neville used the power of natural sunlight to produce this stunning capture of an architectural gem in Scotland

The high key to winter wildlife • Roddy Llewellyn suggests using the high-key technique when shooting wildlife this winter

Try a winter photo walk • Keep your eye in and get some shutter therapy during the shorter, colder days, says Ross McLaren

Shoot winter sports! • It’s the perfect time to dust off your lenses and capture some sporting action, says Roddy Llewellyn

Get creative with your 500 free stock photos • Use these bonus photos as a springboard for your creative projects

Explore tools and filters in software • Gary Rogers shows how to create artistic masterpieces using photo-editing software

‘Shapes’ photo challenge • Send us your best image to win a £50 voucher towards Cewe Wall Art

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain on meandering mindfully in Central America, looking for beauty in the banal

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FINE-ART LANDSCAPES • Take your scenics shooting to the next level!

Hotshots • The winning entries from Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023

PHOTOGRAPHY ON A BUDGET • 10 creative ways to capture professional-quality pictures with basic photo kit, by Dan Mold

1 SHARP SCENICS WITH A KIT LENS • These optics are often razor sharp at middle apertures, making them a fantastic choice for stunning vistas

2 SHOOT FOR THE STARS • Wait for sundown and shoot starry skies

3 COST-EFFECTIVE CLOSE-UPS • You don’t need an expensive macro lens to capture fantastic close-up shots – here’s how to shoot macro on a budget

MAKE YOUR OWN MINI TRIPOD FOR LOW-ANGLE CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHS • A miniature tripod is tremendously helpful for low-level close-up shots, but they don’t come cheap. Professional miniature tripods can cost into the hundreds, so we made big savings by crafting our own from an old tripod with a few basic tools. Here’s how to do it…

4 CAST SHADE FOR DRAMA • Block light sources to get distinctive-looking photos

5 PLAY WITH PRISMS FOR PUNCHY PORTRAITS • Create a kaleidoscopic effect with distorted visuals and vibrant...