Digital Photographer

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.

Understanding colour can help to create natural, stunning and effective scenes

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SONY FX3 EXPANDS SONY’S CINEMA LINE • The FX3 looks like an Alpha but has the tech of Sony’s Cinema line cameras

Wex Photo Video to open a 10th UK store soon • Specialist retailer is optimistic about industry growth in 2021 and beyond

New Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 lens • This Contemporary standard zoom has a more lightweight design

Wildlife photo book series set to break £1 million in donations • Remembering Wildlifeseries launches new crowdfunder

In other news • More snippets of photography news from around the world

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

Colour Masterclass • Understand how hue, saturation, white balance and more work together in your shots

Bruno Soares

Daniel Kordan

Introduction to colour harmony • Understand the basics of colour interactions and relationships to plan your colour themes better

Colour theory

Colour through the day: part one • Work with intense warm light when the sun is low in the sky

Colour through the day: part two • Manage strong, flat light for correct colour balance and saturation

Kelvin scale diagram

Colour Q&A • Understand common misconceptions, and avoid key colour management mistakes

Exposure and colour

Edit your shots for energy • Adjust the colour in your images to achieve impactful yet natural results

Colour for printing

ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE COLOUR

Use essential editing tools • A round-up of the main software features for colour management

Control complex colour palettes • In snowy landscape scenes, targeted adjustments are needed to capture natural colours

5 things you need to know • Some key aspects of colour control you need to be aware of for the best colour management

Natural family portraits • Four pros share the importance of documenting real life and applying photojournalism to family photography

Contributing photographers

Emma Collins • Emma explains how embracing the messy aspects of family life creates the most authentic images

Emma’s tips for shooting authentically

Kit and techniques

Antonina Mamzenko • Antonina captures the chaos and the powerful connection between parents and their children

Kit and techniques

Antonina’s pro shooting advice

Market yourself

Alice Chapman • Champion individuality for empowering images

Alices’s business tips

Kit and techniques

Diana Hagues • On finding magic moments even in the mundane

Kit and techniques

FRAME within a FRAME • Claire Gillo shares with you how to shoot and edit a frame within a frame, within a frame, within a frame, within a frame…

Colour vs black and white • Monochrome can work just as well as colour

Capture distraction-free cityscape scenes • Remove tourists and moving vehicles from your cityscape images with these simple techniques

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