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 122

All eyes on you • We place you in the Apprentice hot seat as Instagrammer Louise Carey shoots a series of self-portraits in the historic West Country

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition

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Get set to shoot spring! • Set your alarm clocks for early morning with Ross Hoddinott, as he shows you how to photograph the luscious spring season

Numbers and why they’re important • Being a professional photographer can be a game of averages, but that should be the only average that you settle for

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

A walk in the park • James Maloney uses simple compositional techniques to capture top-notch landscapes on his daily walks

Capture cribs like a pro • Mike Harris visits a charming cottage, and uses a single zoom lens and diffused sunlight to photograph each room

Watch and learn • Mike Harris uses the Nikon AF-S VR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED macro lens to capture a lifestyle watch photo

Campervan cut-out • James Paterson demonstrates how to use the Pen tool in Affinity to trace around objects and create colourful cut-outs

AI-powered portrait tricks • James Paterson creates a moody portrait effect and shows how to get to grips with three of Photoshop’s powerful new AI tools

Paint your garden • James Paterson heads outdoors after dark to transform a flower bed into a riot of colours by light painting with a torch

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Coasting in Ireland • Ireland is notorious for rain, but adverse weather conditions can be used to your advantage…

Claire Thomas • Dodging bullets and sitting on IEDs, Claire Thomas has had a charmed life as a conflict photographer. Now locked down in New York, she tells Keith Wilson why she’s missing the Middle East…

Images that words can’t describe • Surrealist Spanish photographer García de Marina shares his thought-provoking – and untitled – artwork

Readers’ letters • We’d love to hear your thoughts on the mag and all things photographic! You can write to us, message us or share your images in the following ways:

A photo a day • Ian Dawson committed to capturing a photograph every single day for a whole year, and he’s a better photographer for it

Let’s go fly a kite • Matteo Trentin was inspired by Mary Poppins’ magical umbrella to create a surreal series of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious macro images

Understanding autofocus • Neil Freeman reveals everything you always wanted to know about autofocus on your Nikon DSLR or Z-series mirrorless but were afraid to ask

Autofocus area modes • Your Nikon has several methods for selecting the area it tries to focus within, and there are differences between DSLRs and mirrorless models…

Customizing AF • In the Custom...