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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Streets ahead • Alistair Campbell joins Darren Ridgway for some candid captures on a wander through Bristol

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot, edit or create this month, from hares, squirrels and butterflies to cosplay events

Barking up the right tree • Simple props can go a long way with canine photography, says Kaylee Greer

Double or nothing • Alistair Campbell uses instant film for double exposures

Take control of colour • Use selective colours in Adobe Photoshop for greater control of your post processing so you can really make your images pop

Mad props, yo! • Alistair Campbell goes to Gloucester Prison to photograph a cosplay event at Secret Con

Spring squirrels • Trying to capture these critters in mid-air can test your skills, says Manni Pearce

Shoot at warp speed with zoom bursts • Getting creative can be done with ease once you know how, says Ben Hawkins

Tear-iffic band photography • Steven Christie breaks from the norm to create cool music images

Capture the butterfly effect • Now’s a great time to start exploring wildlife on a macro lens for incredible close-up detail

Slow your sky • Capture stunning architecture from various angles to get professional-looking results

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain contemplates how to shoot trees as part of a larger body of work

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Hotshots • Highlights from the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 Professional & Open competitions

IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOS WITH LIGHTROOM • Take your images to the next level with this 10-step guide to Adobe Lightroom Classic. Alistair Campbell shows you how

1 Understanding the Lightroom interface • Work with speed and precision within the main developing window

2 Basic exposure adjustments • Set yourself a good base by correcting exposure in the Basic panel

3 Take control of colour • Enhance your colours and make your images pop with punch

4 Make local adjustments • Work on targeted areas of your image with these tools to finesse your editing

5 Sharpen shots for better detail • Bring out crisp edges to your images for a razor-sharp finish where it matters

6 Reduce digital noise • Smooth out the graininess from your high-ISO images

7 Enhance your portraits • Bring out the best features in your subjects by removing blemishes in the skin

8 Convert your images to monochrome • From the mundane to a magical monochrome masterpiece

9 Copy your settings • Copy and paste your settings to other images in your collection!

10 Export your images • Save your images to a specific location with customised settings

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

Shot of the month • Larry Niehues follows Nothing Has Changed with his second book, Mississippi Dream

Practical Photoshop® • SENSATIONAL IMAGES MADE SIMPLE!

Haze your backdrop • Learn how to use Camera...