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As someone who spends a great deal of time indoors, sitting at a desk in front of a computer screen, I always find it refreshing to head outside to work in the open air. As photographers, consistency isn’t always exciting and we can soon get tired of

While black and white images create a narrative, colour imagery is the most honest way of recording the world around us. In our Colour Masterclass supplement, we’ll help you understand the best ways of shooting natural hues. Colour can be interpreted

This issue, we are excited to welcome and introduce our brand new Technique Editor Kim, who is the latest addition to the DPteam. Jumping right in, she explores how best to work videography skills into our photo workflow (p36) and offers her advice o

The Nikon Z 30, Nikon’s new APS-C mirrorless is touted as its ‘best ever’ vlogging camera, but what does that mean, and is it what we expected? Nikon’s newest – and cheapest – mirrorless model targets vloggers, content creators and anyone looking to

Photographer: Andy Hunting Instagram: @andypedant Image location: Aswan, Egypt Type of commission: Personal Shot details: Fuji XT-10, 12mm, 1/60sec, f/2.8, ISO640 About the shot: The exciting thing about being a photographer is discovering new motifs

It’s one of those accepted notions with which new professional photographers must quickly become familiar – your client will always want the image you didn’t shoot. Customer briefs often vary in their specificity and detail, especially when they too

Shooting portraits in the studio is a wellestablished method of capturing images of people under controlled lighting. A studio is a safe space for photographers and offers access to bespoke lighting and backgrounds. You can move your lights around at

AFTER The accurate reproduction of colours is important to create a high-quality photograph. Colour casts can be corrected with editing programs but this procedure can be demanding. To avoid this, use the right white balance in-camera. This function

Difficulty level: Advanced Time taken: 2.5 hours Cityscapes are highly popular subjects, even more so with the advent of social media trends. Platforms such as Instagram are awash with images of exotic urban environments, making a subject out of the

Video content is becoming an increasingly important part of the multimedia world and an integral feature of social media. Photography is a great medium, but more often these days, photographers are being asked to create additional videos. From a mark

Every day, many millions of digital photographs are created and stored on databases. There is no doubt that the growth in digital storage has been hugely important in allowing us to back up our photography, however, there is a danger that these image

I’m really drawn to the portrait genre and would like to have a career in this sector. What advice would you give to me for working with models as this is something I lack experience in. Tim Johnson Great question, Tim! We handed it over to top fash

Hi Kayleigh, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do? I am a freelance fashion photographer from Bristol and I’ve been working with brands and influencers on their social media campaigns for the past four years. I have photographed seve

You’re reading this because you are willing to learn, willing to unlock a brand new field that’s probably never been available to you. Why? Because no one is teaching it. We’re going to change that. The first rule to successfully selling your photogr

The design of the background can influence the effect of the photograph. Sergey chose to shoot at night. “The lights of the amusement park made this frame interesting and turned it into a setup full of magic,” he says. Through the clear delimitation

The Astronomy Photographer of The Year competition is an annual contest and exhibition that showcases the world’s greatest astrophotography. Now in its 14th year, the 2022 contest attracted more than 3,000 entries from photographers spanning 67 count

Tell us how you got into photography and what inspired you? In 1979, I was taking a class in photography at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC, and visited the abandoned Willard Hotel, two blocks from the White House, to take what proved to

Location: Wells Beach, Maine, USA @_ramireznathan_ https://500px.com/p/_ramireznathan_ Every issue, one Digital Photographer reader wins a Samsung 256GB PRO Plus MicroSDXC memory card with SD adapter. Boasting up to 160MB/s and 120MB/s read/write sp

For our latest competition in association with Photocrowd, we challenged you to submit your best summer lighting shots. After working through all the entries, the winners have been selected. Both crowd-voted and expert winners will win a licence to A

This month, we’re testing four of the best 40mm, 50mm and 85mm budget primes especially suited for portraits – featuring lenses from Canon, Nikon, Samyang and Yongnuo. Aimed at sports and wildlife photographers, Fujifilm’s fastest ever X-series camer

Most of the Full-Frame fraternity reach for a fast 85mm prime when portraiture is the order of the day. They are undeniably ideal for tight headand-shoulders shots but that’s not the whole story. Half-length or three-quarter length shots can be prefe

The smallest lens in the group, the Canon weighs in at a mere 160g. It’s the new and improved RF mirrorless version of Canon’s big-selling EF 50mm f/1.8 lens for DSLRs, various editions of which have been popular over the years. Naturally, it can’t c

Strikingly similar in design to the Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 lens, this 40mm lens is both compact and lightweight, measuring 46mm long and weighing 170g. That is just 5mm longer and 10g heavier than the Canon lens on test. It’s naturally 1.33 f/stops faste

Available in Canon RF and Nikon Z editions, this Samyang is designed with the latest mirrorless camera designs in mind. Both makes of camera feature highly effective face-detection and eye-detection autofocus systems that are great for portraiture, t

Designed for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras, the YN85mm f/1.8 is also available in Nikon Z and Canon RF mount options. It’s two-thirds of an f/stop slower than the Samyang 85mm manual lens on test but the Yongnuo is more compact and lightweight and

The Fujifilm X-H2S has been introduced as Fujifilm’s flagship X-Series camera and is aimed at sport and wildlife photographers in particular. Although it has the same pixel count as the X-T4, it also features a new 26.1MP APS-C format sensor with a s

WEBSITE: sony.com Price: £1,299/$1,599 Everyone can enjoy a phone like the Xperia 1 IV, but Sony makes camera phones for camera fans – it’s that simple. The Xperia 1 IV is particularly exciting given its world-first tech. This is the first phone to s

DOWNLOAD TEST SHOTS https://bit.ly/3oyDhN3 PRICE: £2,099/$2,298 FOCUS DISTANCE: 0.21m (24mm) WEIGHT: 695g Any mid-range zoom costing more than £1,000 has to offer a professional handling experience and the FE 24-70mm F/2.8 GM II doesn’t disappoint.

PRICE: £319/$299 FOCUS DISTANCE: 0.13m WEIGHT: 165g Lenses such as this (ultra-wide, large-aperture Full Frame optics) used to be well beyond the budget of most enthusiasts. This prime lens however represents a new direction in optical design. Despit

Vanguard’s Alta BH-250 ball head is made from aircraft-grade aluminium and weighs just over 577g (20oz) but can support loads of up to 20kg. It also has three knobs to enable separate control over the panning, ball lock and friction. It does a great

Fishermen know that you don’t have to catch the biggest fish to enjoy your time on the water. After all, you can say that you did and enjoy the exaggerations of your adventures for a lifetime. Like those seeking to catch the biggest fish, photographe