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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Reaching for the sky • We join military aircraft photographer Mark Lynham at the first Royal International Air Tattoo since 2019

A handheld hero

Mark’s setup for shooting awesome aircraft • Burst mode and zoom range are this top pro’s key needs

Top tips for shooting airshows • Be fully prepared for a long day and a lot of images, says Mark

Sling shots

Capturing at speed • Top tips so you’re never slow to the punch

And all that jazz • Mix opposing coloured lighting effects for portrait and fashion shoots with punch, says Alistair Campbell

Levelling up, up, up • Matthew Perks pushes his equipment to the limit across the Somerset Levels

London’s calling • Dan Flinter explains why he visits the big smoke in time for sunrise

Background details • Alistair Campbell walks you through colour swapping in software

A really claw-some adventure • Giuliano Scarparo heads to Poland from Italy in search of the white-tailed eagle

Cast a long shadow • Simon Tagger on his love for street photography

Glorious Glencoe • You don’t always need weather on your side when visiting Glencoe, says Damian Burton

Stars aligned • Matthew Harris upgraded his kit and discovered the wonders of astro

Matt explains how to shoot the night sky

Powder power • Chloé Brown gets creative with some four-legged friends at the local stables

Me, myself and eye • Holly Alexander shoots a weekly self-portrait to keep up appearances

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain explores the difference between ‘looking’ and ‘seeing’

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Hotshots • Our selected highlights from The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)

ESSENTIAL KIT FOR LANDSCAPES • Load up your kit bag with the right gear for shooting scenic images. Whether you’re starting out or are more seasoned, Dan Mold rounds up all the kit you’ll ever need…

GET THE RIGHT GEAR • Get started with our kit bag essentials for landscape photography

START WITH A TRIPOD FOR A SOLID FOUNDATION • A sturdy set of ‘sticks’ should be the first buy for any budding landscape photographer, as they make long exposures possible and allow you to fine-tune your compositions

TOP TIPS FOR TRIPODS

PRO TECHNIQUE GET TO GRIPS WITH TRIPOD HEADS

SWITCH LENSES FOR A NEW PERSPECTIVE • Don’t keep a wide-angle glued to your camera – switch it occasionally, as your focal length plays a huge role in the perspective of your landscape scenes

LENSES FOR LANDSCAPES

TAKE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FURTHER WITH FILTERS • Some filter effects cannot be replicated in editing software, making Neutral Density, graduated NDs and circular polarisers essential for capturing perfectly exposed landscapes in-camera

PRO TIPS FOR FILTERS

PRO KIT THREE LANDSCAPE FILTER ESSENTIALS

PROJECT: SHOOT A STUNNING PANORAMIC LANDSCAPE • Source the right kit to do justice to epic scenic vistas

Photograph the flaming hues of autumn • Ignore the Christmas songs: autumn is the most...