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 142

Rally school • Our apprentice is battered with gravel and covered in dirt as he shoots rally with pro Alex Denham

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite images from the International Portrait Photographer of the Year competition

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Shooting Autumn • Ross Hoddinott reveals the expert techniques to use to make the most of the autumn season with its fiery colours, bountiful harvest and attractive light

Picture perfect? • For the past couple of weeks, my wife Sarah has been designing a beautiful photo book for our son, Jake…

Pan of action • Mike Harris teaches you to pan with a D3400, and proves you can shoot motor sport with entry-level kit

Buck the trend • Mike Harris delivers a series of creative tips and tricks for photographing Richmond Park’s famous residents

Graduation day • Sky too bright? Adam Waring explains how to choose the best ND grad filter to better balance the scene

Timeless tints • James Paterson shows how to enhance monochrome shots using our 16 free tinting treatments

Use textures to enhance your visual style • Jon Adams shows how to add an artistic edge to shots by applying and blending Photoshop CC texture layers

A stitch in time • James Paterson demonstrates how to master the time blending technique for gorgeously lit landscapes

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Victory loves preparation • A little bit of preparation and patience goes a long way and will increase your chances of improving your photography

Carol Sharp • For Carol Sharp, plants deserve the same respect as any other portrait subject. Keith Wilson hears how her experience of studio and commercial photography has shaped her perspective when shooting portraits of plants and their life cycles in her living outdoor studio…

Courses for horses • Equine photographer Jayne Odell FRPS documents Newmarket, the home of horseracing, through a stunning selection of black-and-white photographs

Readers’ letters

Angling shots • Neil Greenhalgh visited the same kingfisher at the same location again and again, during lockdown, in search of the perfect photograph

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Contrast and dynamic range • Can your camera capture all the tones in a scene? Let’s find out…

Histograms and dynamic range • Exposure and dynamic range are not the same, but they are connected

Raw response • Raw files capture a slightly higher dynamic range than JPEGs

Step by step How to measure brightness range • To get the right exposure, you need to know the brightness range you’re dealing with

Measure dynamic range • Use your measurements and this table to work out the best exposure for a scene…

Get to grips with the ACDSee Free browser • Keep an overview on your image library the easy way with this versatile Raw file viewer

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