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

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Paul Nicklen • As the celebrated photographer releases his Masters of Photography online course, Niall Hampton finds out more about it – and what led Nicklen to become an educator

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Creating contrast • The low winter sun is a perfect time to practise street photography, says Alistair Campbell

Chasing waterfalls • Slow your shutter speeds for creative water photography, with Rich Doak

A bark worse than frostbite • Try photographing some trees this winter to add some variation to your portfolio

Hue loves ya • Alistair Campbell shows how to change the hue of specific colours in Capture One

In-Hothspitable terrain • Alistair Campbell wraps up as warm as a Star Wars rebel trooper and makes the most of a snowy day

The flying circus • See your city from a new perspective, says drone photographer Toby Pentreath

Perfect panoramas • Jakub Bors shoots incredible winter landscapes by stitching together multiple images

Elevate your portfolio • Christina Lauder breaks from the norm to create cool photos of teenagers in her home studio

Tackling sport • Ivan O’Riordan visits Munster to capture fast-paced action in the United Rugby Championship

Reach for the sky • Matt Trollen explains how to capture birds in flight on a super-telephoto lens

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain explores ideas around wabi-sabi and relates it to his photographic practice

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Hotshots • The winners and highlights from Historic Photographer of the Year 2022

MASTER THE MAGIC OF FILTERS • James Abbott shows you how to use filters to take control of light and exposure for creative effects in your landscape photos

WHICH TYPE OF FILTER SUITS YOU? • Kit yourself out with the right filter equipment to take amazing shots

ESSENTIAL FILTERS TO TAKE ON LOCATION • Filters that make a difference in the right situation

GET TO KNOW THE POLARISER, THE MOST VERSATILE FILTER AVAILABLE • If you only ever buy one filter in your lifetime, then it should be one of these

EXPAND YOUR CREATIVITY WITH ND FILTERS • Use six and 10-stop Neutral Density filters to create ethereal blur effects in your landscape captures

CONTROL SKY DETAIL WITH ND GRADS • Get perfectly exposed skies in-camera using the right type of ND grad for the scene

MAINTAIN SKY DETAIL BY USING HDR LIKE A PRO • If you don’t have ND grad filters, you can still capture natural-looking results by shooting bracketed exposures and merging to HDR

Reader gallery • Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

Reader challenge results • In issue 263, we challenged Digital Camera readers to shoot their best Christmas spirit photo. Here are the two runners-up and the winning image – thanks to everyone who entered these challenges

PRO TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SHOOTING IN THE CITY • Whether you’re new...