Digital Camera World

Digital Camera is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. It’s packed with practical photography advice and Photoshop tutorials to help you become a better digital photographer. With buying advice to help you choose the DSLR, compact system camera, lens, tripod, printer, or camera bag that’s right for you, it covers all DSLRs including Canon EOS/Rebel and Nikon systems. The perfect title for both amateur and pro photographers

Digital Camera World

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The birth of a new business • Kitty Clark started her professional career as Covid-19 arrived. But the pandemic saw her diversify into shooting maternity – and she hasn’t looked back, says Niall Hampton

Kitty’s tips for success in maternity photography

Kitty’s favourite gear • The benefits of using a dual-camera setup on location

How Kitty edits perfect maternity portraits • Following an initial cull in Photo Mechanic, she imports her images into Lightroom

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot this month, from street fashion and dog portraits to abstracts and satellites

Let us prey • Paul Smith shares where to find birds of prey in flight, and how to capture them at their best

Magical masterclass • Giacomo Giannelli shoots abstracts on a basic 50mm lens

Life in the fast lane • Bertrand Vessier heads to the local race circuit to capture go-karts

It’s the details that count • Claire Gillo reveals how to make your portraits pop by using the Adjustment Brush in Camera Raw or Lightroom

A moment shared • Audrey Bellot shares her secrets for adding a personal touch to dog photography

Summer shoots • Roberta Baneviciene uses natural warm summer light for stunning portraits

DISCOVER THE UNIVERSE

Perfect sunsets • Louise Carey shows you how to tone down skies with Lightroom’s Graduated Filter

Style it up on the streets • Tasha Hylton gets creative with portraits, poses and locations, and explains how you can style up your own fashion shoots for a distinctive vibe

Starry sailors • Dean Whitehouse heads to the edge of the beach to capture stars above docked boats

Spire satellites • Mark A Hunter shares a quick and interesting photo manipulation

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain colours in Tokyo photos and explores the city in new and exciting ways…

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STAY AT HOME PHOTOGRAPHY • Keep calm and camera on with our guide to projects you can complete indoors

1 How to create a pro digital workflow • Photographer and filmmaker Dave Kai Piper shares his hard-learned advice for handling captures efficiently – these tips will give you more time to take photos

CASE STUDIES WHICH KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHER ARE YOU? • Different types of photographer have distinct requirements from their respective workflows – it’s important to tailor your workflow to how you create your images

TOP TIPS PRO WORKFLOW ADVICE • Whether or not you identified with how our case studies take photographs, here are some general pointers for improving your workflow efficiency

STEP BY STEP FROM CAPTURE TO COMPUTER IN 10 STEPS • Use these pro-grade pointers on every shoot to get your images prepped for editing

PRO ADVICE WHAT’S IN A (FILE) NAME? •...