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 148

Pot shots • Garden pro Jason Ingram prunes our apprentice’s camera skills and sows the seeds of improvement

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: EDIT POTTED PLANTS

PRO PORTFOLIO

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the 13th Epson International Pano Awards

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20 essential tips for… Spring landscapes • Mark Bauer gives some expert advice to help you make the most of the spring, with its changeable weather and the sensation of the landscape coming back to life

Make the most of the weather • Think of spring and you think of April showers, and these changeable conditions are what makes the light dramatic at this time of year, so put on your waterproofs and get outdoors

Wonderful rural landscapes • If you like classic British countryside, the freshness of spring, combined with clear, directional light, means it’s the ideal time to shoot rural landscapes

If You go down to the woods • With trees cloaked in fresh, green leaves, make sure you pack a polarizing filter in your kit bag to boost colour saturation and head down to your local woodland

Take a trip to the coast • Most photographers love shooting by the sea and spring is the ideal season, with vivid wild flowers on the clifftops and the possibility of colourful sunrises and sunsets

Take the time to get creative • Spring is the season of bright colour, but why limit yourself to a literal interpretation of what’s in front you? Try a few creative techniques for a different take on familiar subject

Learn to sway a little to change your viewpoint • Being a photographer is all about how you look at the world. Changing your stance can make all the difference… and not just to your images

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Star trekkin’ • Donald Yip shares stellar tips that will help you to shoot awe-inspiring astro images of the Milky Way

Drum roll • Tracey Welch uses rapid bursts of flash to create a stroboscopic portrait

A bug’s-eye view • Sara Jazbar turns minibeasts into beautiful big beasts that are a far cry from creepy-crawlies

Clone to perfection • Improve landscapes and remove distractions using simple retouching skills in Affinity Photo with James Paterson

Back in time with style • Jon Adams shows you how to apply cool, retro effects in a single click with our free download

Painting with water colours • Create light images over water and use Photoshop to blend and warp with James Paterson

Light painting at the beach • SWING AND SPLASH A LIGHT SOURCE IN THE SHALLOWS AFTER SUNDOWN TO CREATE COLOURFUL LIGHT TRAILS

Painting skills

Blend frames with Photoshop • WARP YOUR NEW SET OF LIGHT PAINTING IMAGES INTO ABSTRACT SHAPES WITH SIMPLE PHOTOSHOP SKILLS

Warping skills • LEARN HOW TO RESHAPE LAYERS IN PHOTOSHOP FOR ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE...