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N-Photo
February 2021
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FROM THE EDITOR 
Welcome to issue 120
Cast your vote for the Wildlife Photographer of
APPRENTICE
Lighting the way
Stu Meech proves that our young Apprentice doesn’t need pro gear to develop his skills and take superb shots
LIGHTBOX
LIGHTBOX
Our favourite Nikon images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
Magnificent mountains!
Magnificent mountains!
Whether shooting up at them or down from them, hills and mountains offer the most dramatic landscapes of all. Edyta Rice shares her top tips for capturing magical mountainscapes
Go Pro
Time to sort out your portfolio
In the quiet of winter, why not cast a critical eye over your portfolio? Utilize this time to improve your selections and attract new customers
Nikon Skills
Nikon Skills
Ingenious recipes for stunning shots
Mist opportunities
Mike Harris heads out on a crisp morning to capture a misty scene before the moody conditions disperse
Forkin’ fantastic abstracts
Projec t two: Creative techniques
As far as the eye can see
Mike Harris photographs multiple images of a cityscape and blends them together to create a panorama
Immaculate conception
James Patterson recreates classic conceptual album art and demonstrates key compositing skills in Affinity Photo
A little local knowledge
James Patterson shows how to target areas of a landscape with Photoshop tools and make powerful local adjustments
Photoshop Express
Mike Harris explores Adobe’s free-to-use editing app that’s based on photo-editing juggernaut Photoshop
Impossible bouquets
James Paterson takes inspiration from the Dutch masters to craft a towering flower arrangement
THE BIG PROJECT
The set-up: self-raising flowers
PREPARE FOR A LARGER-THAN-LIFE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT WITH STUDIO LIGHTING SKILLS
Step by step: build your bouquet
Load into layers Navigate to the photographs that
BOUNTIFUL BOUQUETS
Top tips: flower fakery
Don’t block the light Fake flowers are ideal
Step by step: light the flowers
A HOME STUDIO KIT ENABLES YOU TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL, CONSISTENT LIGHTING ACROSS YOUR BOUQUET – HERE’S HOW TO GET IT ALL SET UP…
On Location
Scotch mist
Mist is the Holy Grail for landscape photographers and can produce some dramatic effects, if you are willing to wait…
Interview
Marie Bärsch
To the outsider, fashion and beauty photography seems to operate in its own universe of glamour and glitz. Marie Bärsch is one of the rising young stars in a world where everyone appears forever young. She gives Keith Wilson a glimpse of her new book and a view into this inspiring world…
On Assignment
Desert freeride
Professional extreme sports shooter Daniel Bear unveils his experience of a mountain biking photography project in the desert
Letters
Readers’ letters
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the mag and all things photographic! You can write to us, message us or share your images in the following ways: mail@nphotomag.com twitter.com/nphotomag facebook.com/nphotomag instagram.com/nphotomag
Social Club
Your best photographs from our social media channels – be sure to get involved!
Your Stories
Capture emotion
Magdalena Sztechman has worked alongside 39 people with Down’s syndrome to tell how they’ve coped during the pandemic
Moving pictures
Jean-Luc Feixa uses photography to document his discovery of a new home and chooses to follow the paw prints of his cat Pamuk
Ask Matthew...
Ask Matthew...
Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com
Wild Life
Roll on the snow
It pays to never let the weather get the best of you, even if it means a little frostbite…
N-Photo POTY
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020
The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2020 is finally over! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2020 photo contest’s top 10 images have been selected by the N-Photo team – but this month we pick the best of the best and crown our winner of the N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2020 competition!
Gear Zone
Lab tests explained
New gear, buying advice and the world’s toughest tests
Our awards in a nutshell
The best performance, design and value A product
Lensbaby Spark 2.0
£150/$200 www.lensbaby.com
Anthropics PortraitPro 21
From £40/$55 www.anthropics.com
Interfit Badger Beam 60W LED Monolight
£199/$199 www.interfitphoto.co.uk
Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift
£1249/$1199 www.laowalens.co.uk
Syrp Genie Micro
£140/$160 www.syrp.co/uk-en
Help me buy… photo cards
Got a special event to celebrate? Check out our pick of the best personalized greeting cards for weddings, birthdays and more…
Mixbook
£1.98 (single card), shipping from £5.99 
CEWE Photoworld
£9.99 (pack of 10), shipping from £1.99 
Five things to look out for
1 While you can buy cards individually from
Moonpig
£3.49 (single card), shipping from 76p 
Photobox
£1.95 (single card), shipping from £1.99 
Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
£2499/$2397
Prime time
Combining a natural perspective with a fast aperture rating, the so-called ‘nifty fifty’ is a hugely popular prime. Here are the best buys
What to look for…
Keep these things in mind when shopping around 
Pick your perfect prime
There’s a range of focal lengths and mount options to ideally suit your camera
Better, faster, more!
Nikon has really pushed the boat out with a couple of recent Z-mount designs
Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G
£159/$197
Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G
£199/$217
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM | A
£349/$499
Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G
£389/$447
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S
£439/$497
Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
£439/$399
Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 S
£639/$697
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A
£599/$799
The winner is…
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S
Parting Shot.
Playing politics
Mike Harris discusses objectivity and whether there’s a place for politically charged content in photography magazines
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