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***

Welcome to issue 140

Shoal business • Underwater pro Alex Mustard treats our apprentice to a photo deep dive in the Red Sea

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the All About Photo Awards 2022

READER OFFER FREE LOWEPRO NOVA 160 AW II • Take out a subscription to N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine and get 13 issues direct to your door, plus a Lowepro Nova 160 AW II bag worth £67 for carrying your Nikon gear…

Top 20 tips for… Vacation vibes • Benedict Brain explores fresh ways to make meaningful photographs that capture an authentic sense of place while you’re away on your hols

How to be a kleptomaniac • Everything you see, hear, taste and feel is an opportunity to ‘steal’ – to gather inspiration for the images you create

Nikonskills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Ready for my close-up • Mike Harris shares a few tips and tricks that will help you focus on close-up subjects with pinpoint precision

Wish you were here • Mike Harris shows you how to transforms your holiday photographs into postcards using Photoshop CC

Create a classic postcard border • CREATE AND SAVE A REPEATING PATTERN THAT CAN BE CALLED UPON AND ADDED TO OTHER DOCUMENTS IN AN INSTANT

Make a modern postcard in minutes • PLACE YOUR IMAGES IN IRREGULAR QUADRILATERAL FRAMES FOR A MODERN TAKE ON THE CLASSIC POSTCARD

Create a vintage style postcard • TURN BACK THE CLOCK WITH THESE TIPS AND TRICKS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR DIGITAL FILES LOOK LIKE FILM RELICS

Music to my eyes • The festival season is here! Adam Waring captures the sights and sounds of a weekend musical extravaganza

Creative shape effects • Make a creative image for your screen wallpaper with James Paterson’s fun Affinity Photo technique

Give any picture a new look in seconds! • Use Jon Adams’ custom-made set of Actions to apply creative effects to an image, then prepare it for printing

Pro portraits for peanuts • Is it really possible to build a home studio with a budget of just £75? James Paterson takes a DIY approach to portraiture with tinfoil, a few bin bags and an old brolly

Shoestring studio • SET UP AT HOME WITH A TWO-FLASHGUN STUDIO, AND GET READY TO CREATE STUNNING FAMILY PHOTOS

Craft DIY softboxes and umbrellas

Build your lighting • THIS LIGHTING TRICK WILL GIVE YOU GREATER CONTROL OVER WHAT IS LIT BY YOUR FLASHES

WHAT HI★FI?

Sans sunsets • Mother Nature doesn’t always go the way you want, but Tom shows how you can make the most of the conditions you have

Alex Dawson • As one of the world’s most experienced underwater photographers, Alex Dawson is renowned for his spectacular sea wreck images. He tells Keith Wilson how he first learned to snorkel, and why he prefers diving in mineshafts to the Maldives…

Tea time • Nikon Ambassador Marie Bärsch swaps fashion photography for a documentary project exploring female empowerment

Readers’ letters

The surreal deal • Marcus Hennen breaks rules and bends minds with surreal composites that look both wrong and right at the same time

NIKOPEDIA • The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

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