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 118

Air-to-air ace • Our Apprentice joins aviation pro Darren Harbar on an air-to-air sortie and photographs a vintage stunt plane

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

PRO KIT KENYON GYRO

EXPERT INSIGHT WAIT FOR THE SIGNAL

PRO KIT DORNIER DO-28A-1

PRO KIT ON REFLECTION

EXPERT INSIGHT FLIGHT PLAN

EXPERT INSIGHT BIT OF A BLUR

LEARN FROM DARREN

BE OUR NEXT APPRENTICE!

PRO PORTFOLIO DARREN HARBAR

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Underwater Photography • Journey under the sea with underwater photographer extraordinaire Alex Mustard as he details the kit, tips and tricks he uses to tame the mighty briny deep

Camera choice

Macro focus

Go vertical

Shoot from the hip

In-camera B&W settings

Shoot to sell • Turning professional means one thing above all others: the need to sell your photographs…

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Shoot portraits with flare • Mike Harris turns harsh light into a blessing by shooting into the sun and creating a lens flare portrait

Snap a kitty cat • Mike Harris shows you how to photograph your kitten indoors and end up with a series of images that are the cat’s pyjamas

Can you feel the aurora? • Use your free copy of Aurora HDR 2018 to craft a high dynamic range composite with Adam Waring

Tropical composite • James Paterson removes a background and drops in a lush replacement using Affinity Photo

Recolour your backdrops • James Paterson shows how to shift the colour of a backdrop – or anything else you like – using simple Photoshop tools

Pixlr perfect • Mike Harris delves into this feature rich image editing app and finds a very capable program for on-the-go post-production

Liquid motion • James Paterson reshapes images into a stunning digital abstract figure with photography and Photoshop

Picture within a picture • Just look a little deeper into your scenes and uncover the potential of compositions

Gurcharan Roopra • More wildlife photographers than ever are jostling for position on Africa’s safari game drives, and Kenya’s Gurcharan Roopra is one of the newer faces gaining attention. Keith Wilson finds out what makes his photography stand out and succeed in a very competitive area…

SELLING PRINTS • GURCHARAN BELIEVES THAT WELL COMPOSED, WIDE-ANGLE STUDIES OF WILDLIFE IN THE LANDSCAPE ARE MORE POPULAR FOR THIS MARKET OF PRINT BUYERS…

OUT OF AFRICA?

Working high in the Tuscan hills • Photographer Michele Belloni documents the traditional – and sadly disappearing – trades of Amiata

Readers’ letters

Social Club • Your best photographs from our social media channels – be sure to get involved!

Porsche portraits • Paul Barlow tours the country in his beloved Porsche and photographs the stunning scenery he encounters along the way

In your face • Julie Voyer manages to capture the...