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 150

Camera couture • Our apprentice learns trendy tips from Nikon Europe Creator and portrait pro April Alexander

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: EDIT ON THE GO

PRO PORTFOLIO APRIL ALEXANDER

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Travel Photographer of the Year competition

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Incredible landscapes! • Wherever you’re based, there’s a wealth of wonderful scenic locations to shoot. Nigel Forster takes us through the challenges

Mountainscapes • Wrap up warm to explore mountain landscapes whatever the weather, and be prepared to shoot stunning images at a moment’s notice with ever-changing skies

Coastal Landscapes • Enjoy wide-open views, big unobscured skies, great sunrises and sunsets, and fascinating details in your coastal photography, complete with streaky beaches and milky seas

Rural Scenes • A rural landscape offers surprisingly diverse photographic opportunities, including fields of patterns and texture, colourful seasonal crops and open spaces, but can raise challenges

Woodland & Waterfalls • Woods and waterfalls are a classic landscape double-act, and present the photographer with similar challenges, demanding careful management of light and shade

Lakes and Inland Water • Mirror-like reflections, morning mist, wildlife and seasonal colour – what more could you want? Throw in a gentle breeze for that extra ripple and it all comes to life…

Low tide reveal • Photographing coastlines at low tide offers a unique perspective with opportunities for capturing marine life, textures and patterns

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Spring awakening • It’s that time of year, when Edyta Rice springs into action and captures vibrant floral landscapes

Glow the extra mile • Mike Harris captures sci-fi portraits and uses Adobe CC to boost futuristic lighting

Star tors • Josh Dury spins a tall trail to help you create celestial spirals in no time at all

Make your portraits glow • Create stunning shape and glowing effects with simple Affinity Photo skills courtesy of James Paterson

Top of the crops • James Paterson explores the powerful features that lurk within the invaluable Crop tool

Kick-ass sports shots • James Paterson combines long exposures with flash for an eye-catching slow-speed sync effect

Slow sync setup • LEARN HOW TO CAPTURE SHARP AND BLURRED ACTION WITH A COMBINATION OF CONSTANT AND FLASH LIGHTING

Bring down the curtain

Boost the blur • ENHANCE YOUR SLOW SYNC PHOTOS IN LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP WITH THESE SIMPLE EDITING TIPS

Take it further with panning blur • USE CAMERA MOVEMENTS WHILE SHUTTER DRAGGING TO CREATE AMAZING BLUR EFFECTS

WHAT HI★FI?

Richard Shucksmith • Shetland is one of the wildest of the BBC’s Wild Isles, and Richard Shucksmith was the photographer who got the call to help with the shoot. So how does he film orcas hunting seals or gannets diving for fish, when he’s not hiding camera traps from...