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Launched in 2002, Digital Photographer is the ultimate monthly photography magazine, delivering indispensable, practical and hands-on shooting advice. Aimed at digital enthusiasts and professional photographers, Digital Photographer features the latest high-end kit reviews, expert interviews, practical shooting advice and image-editing tutorials to help you become a better photographer. We also showcase a selection of images from DP readers every month – the ideal launch pad for your career. Please note: Digital versions of the magazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the new that we forget to master the basics
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Gifts & giveaways
The Gallery • Some of the best images from our online community
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STORY BEHIND THE STILL
THE BEST OF self-protraits • The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed
WIN! Prizes from Affinity
TWO NEW SAMYANG OPTICS • Samyang reboots 85mm f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 MF lenses to go big on bokeh
BEAUTIFUL BLENHEIM • Special garden image winner announced
The Photography Show 2020 goes on – online • Coronavirus stalls the show, but the live event will return in September 2021
#PicturingLockdown collection • Historic England gets huge public response
In other news • More snippets of photography news from around the world
RENAISSANCE MAN • Portrait photographer Rory Lewis discusses how he is bridging centuries of art with headshots that are full of depth
Selah • Rory discusses his special collection of Renaissance painting-style portraits
Rory’s favourite image
MASTER YOUR LENSES • Explore advanced lens technology and discover exciting ways to improve your images in the field
UNDERSTAND YOUR LENSES • Get to grips with the most common lens features
Internal lens anatomy
External lens features
Assess lens quality • Understand and use MTF charts
WIDE-ANGLE WORLD • Get more from wide-angle perspectives by selecting the best lenses for your needs
Wide-angle range • We break down the choice of wide-angle optics
Fluorine coatings
GET TO KNOW TELEPHOTOS • Long optics are loaded with advanced features
Stabilisation modes • Select the correct stabilisation option for the subject
Essential telephoto features • Identify the most common aspects of professional long optics
SELECT SPECIALIST LENSES • For more niche areas of photography, make use of dedicated optical tools
Tilt/shift features • See how a tilt/shift lens can benefit your everyday photography
Aperture blade count
Select a macro lens • Macro lenses aren’t ideal for every subject. Choose the best for you
TROUBLESHOOT LENS ISSUES • Overcome challenges of lens operation by understanding causes and solutions
Jargon demystified: flange depth
Error messages
Incorrect exposure
Focus hunting
Lens fogging
Common mistakes and solutions • Avoid these frequently overlooked problems for greater stability, exposure and security
Lens glossary
TAKE YOUR BEST EVER LANDSCAPES • We give a masterclass on how to take better landscape shots. Here’s how to change your compositions, make them more eye-catching, and frame stunning scenes
Classic compositional approaches • Improve your landscape compositions with these tried and tested...
