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N-Photo
July 2021
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FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to issue 125
Our macro comp winners revealed – in exquisite
NPhoto APPRENTICE
Light the Beacons
Our Apprentice shoots first and last light in rural Wales with landscape pro Edyta Rice
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
1 LIVE VIEW Edyta says… If I’m searching
HOW TO: BLEND AN IMAGE
1 FIND YOUR BRACKET Edyta says… Open Adobe
PRO PORTFOLIO
BURNHAM-ON-SEA This classic minimalist image of Burnhamon-Sea’s Low
LIGHTBOX
LIGHTBOX
Our favourite Nikon images from the Pink Lady ® Food Photographer of the Year competition
How to shoot cities
How to shoot cities
Award-winning travel photographer Jordan Banks shares his tried-and-tested tips and tricks for shooting stunning shots of towns and cities
NPhoto
The trick to effective culling
There’s more to picking pictures to present than you might think… Here are some tips to help you pull the diamonds from the rough
Nikon Skills
Seeing double
Project one: Core skills
Fork handles
Project two: Creative techniques
It’s hip to be square
Project three: Essential gear skills
Filter fun times
IMPROVING YOUR LANDSCAPE IMAGES IS EASY WITH THESE SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR FILTER KIT
Put the moves on
Project four: Affinity Photo
Turn the kids into superheroes
Project five: Adobe CC
Glow-in-the-dark flowers
Project Six: The big project
The setup
FIND A DARK ROOM AND A FEW FLOWERS, THEN TURN ON YOUR UV TORCH FOR STUNNING DISPLAYS OF COLOUR AND LIGHT
Top tips: Capture fluorescing flowers
1 Get a UV flashlight The Convoy S2+
Correct and enhance colours
USE TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP OR LIGHTROOM TO CORRECT THE STRONG BLUE COLOUR CASTS
On Location
A race against tide
Some landscapes have a narrow window of time when conditions are perfect, doing your homework will help you get it just right
THE N-PHOTO INTERVIEW
ADAM OSWELL
Investigative photojournalist Adam Oswell specializes in covering the illegal wildlife trade where the dangers aren’t always clear and ever-present. He tells Keith Wilson about elephant abuse, burial pits and why gang busts go wrong…
ON ASSIGNMENT
Treated like animals
Animal photojournalist Amy Jones shares her experience of documenting our relationship with captive creatures
READERS’ 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
YOUR STORIES
Room to bloom
John Holmes made the most of lockdown restrictions by improving his editing skills and experimenting with a whole new genre
Water wonderlands
Phil Cooke meticulously plans his waterthemed landscape shoots in a bid to capture lighting conditions inspired by paintings
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Don’t miss N-Photo 126 See page 24 for
NEW NIKON SKILLS
NIKOPEDIA
The only camera manual you’ll ever need…
Exposure exposed
Getting the correct exposure is key to a great image. Neil Freeman explains how to achieve perfect exposures – on both a technical and creative level
Exposure tips and tricks
The need-to-know controls and settings for great exposures from your camera, whatever light you are working with
Expose to the right
Sensor sensitivity To get the most technically correct
Bracket exposures to get the best shots
Can’t expose the entire scene in a single shot? Use exposure bracketing for more dynamic range
Step by step How to set exposure compensation
Dial in exposure compensation to fine-tune exposures for darker or brighter scenes
The exposure triangle
The three main controls must be coordinated in
NIKON ACADEMY
Master Levels and Curves
Levels and Curves are great editing tools, Neil Freeman shows you how to use them to enhance your images
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
Seek discomfort
If you want to push your imagery and get exciting new shots, you shouldn’t be afraid to try new things and get a little dirty…
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of
Gear Zone
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Street lenses
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PARTING SHOT
The drawing board
Mike Harris reckons planning is the key to consistently great photos and this month’s Apprentice shoot was a case in point
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