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 120

Lighting the way • Stu Meech proves that our young Apprentice doesn’t need pro gear to develop his skills and take superb shots

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

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How to shoot… Magnificent mountains! • Whether shooting up at them or down from them, hills and mountains offer the most dramatic landscapes of all. Edyta Rice shares her top tips for capturing magical mountainscapes

Time to sort out your portfolio • In the quiet of winter, why not cast a critical eye over your portfolio? Utilize this time to improve your selections and attract new customers

Mist opportunities • Mike Harris heads out on a crisp morning to capture a misty scene before the moody conditions disperse

Forkin’ fantastic abstracts • Mike Harris shows you how to use a polarizing filter, plastic cutlery and a smart device to create quirky abstracts

As far as the eye can see • Mike Harris photographs multiple images of a cityscape and blends them together to create a panorama

Immaculate conception • James Patterson recreates classic conceptual album art and demonstrates key compositing skills in Affinity Photo

A little local knowledge • James Patterson shows how to target areas of a landscape with Photoshop tools and make powerful local adjustments

Photoshop Express • Mike Harris explores Adobe’s free-to-use editing app that’s based on photo-editing juggernaut Photoshop

Impossible bouquets • James Paterson takes inspiration from the Dutch masters to craft a towering flower arrangement

Scotch mist • Mist is the Holy Grail for landscape photographers and can produce some dramatic effects, if you are willing to wait…

Marie Bärsch • To the outsider, fashion and beauty photography seems to operate in its own universe of glamour and glitz. Marie Bärsch is one of the rising young stars in a world where everyone appears forever young. She gives Keith Wilson a glimpse of her new book and a view into this inspiring world…

Desert freeride • Professional extreme sports shooter Daniel Bear unveils his experience of a mountain biking photography project in the desert

Readers’ letters

Capture emotion • Magdalena Sztechman has worked alongside 39 people with Down’s syndrome to tell how they’ve coped during the pandemic

Moving pictures • Jean-Luc Feixa uses photography to document his discovery of a new home and chooses to follow the paw prints of his cat Pamuk

Back issues • Missed an issue? All our back issues are available digitally and selected issues in print at www.magazinesdirect.com/nph/singleissues

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

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