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 131

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Shroom for improvement • Our apprentice forages for photogenic fungi alongside natural history pro Adrian Davies

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: FOCUS STACK IN-CAMERA

PRO PORTFOLIO ADRIAN DAVIES

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

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How to shoot… Rock ’n roll! • Capture the most intense live music moments, from intimate gigs to world-famous festivals, with pro music photographer Matt Higgs

All I want for Christmas… • Every photographer ponders on what they might add to Santa’s list but, in reality, every bit of kit has to be worth the investment

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

A dazzling display • Mike Harris captures an autumn landscape and uses colour grading techniques to enhance the russet tones

Make a multiple in post • Mike Harris captures a street scene and duplicates it in post to create a finely tuned multiple exposure

Through the looking glass • Mike Harris uses a nifty fifty to shoot a sprawling cityscape through a window in a high-rise building

Double takes • James Paterson explains how to combine photos for an old-school film effect in Affinity Photo

A natural flare for it • James Paterson creates realistic lens flare effects in Photoshop CC with simple filters and gradient tricks

Waterfall secrets • Go beyond long exposures using a host of skills to take your waterfall photos up a gear with James Paterson

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

Don’t take photos, make photos! • Coming up with an original image in times of photo over-saturation can be challenging, so it pays to take your time and think

Angel Fitor • The award-winning photography of Angel Fitor has brought the secrets of the underwater world to the attention of global audiences. Keith Wilson discovers how his obsession began, what took him to Lake Tanganyika, and why he often cries underwater…

Heeding the call • Sahil Zutshi showcases rare, globally threatened birds in the forests of India’s Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary to raise awareness on the plight of a lesser-known and neglected species

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:

www.DigitalCameraWorld.com • The best from our companion website

Ridge to recovery • Phil Myers wasn’t about to let his cancer recovery get in the way of climbing Mam Tor and achieving a long-term photography goal

Window to worlds • Prashant Naik uses natural arches to frame the vast night sky and invite the viewer to contemplate their place within the universe

In-camera composition tools • Neil Freeman explains how to set up your Nikon to help perfect your composition in-camera, both...