ACDSee Photo Studio

Welcome to issue 142

The results of our NPOTY 22 sports round

Rally school

Our apprentice is battered with gravel and covered in dirt as he shoots rally with pro Alex Denham

LIGHTBOX

Our favourite images from the International Portrait Photographer of the Year competition

Shooting Autumn

Ross Hoddinott reveals the expert techniques to use to make the most of the autumn season with its fiery colours, bountiful harvest and attractive light

Picture perfect?

For the past couple of weeks, my wife Sarah has been designing a beautiful photo book for our son, Jake…

Pan of action

Mike Harris teaches you to pan with a D3400, and proves you can shoot motor sport with entry-level kit

Buck the trend

Mike Harris delivers a series of creative tips and tricks for photographing Richmond Park’s famous residents

Graduation day

Sky too bright? Adam Waring explains how to choose the best ND grad filter to better balance the scene

Timeless tints

James Paterson shows how to enhance monochrome shots using our 16 free tinting treatments

Use textures to enhance your visual style

Jon Adams shows how to add an artistic edge to shots by applying and blending Photoshop CC texture layers

A stitch in time

James Paterson demonstrates how to master the time blending technique for gorgeously lit landscapes

Get set up for time blending

FIND OUT HOW TO SHOOT FOR A TIME BLEND AND CAPTURE THE BEST LIGHT THROUGHOUT DUSK

Time blending in Photoshop

1 Prepare the photos Use Adobe Bridge

Time blending camera tricks

FIND OUT WHICH CAMERA SETTINGS ARE BEST FOR TIME BLENDING

Victory loves preparation

A little bit of preparation and patience goes a long way and will increase your chances of improving your photography

Carol Sharp

For Carol Sharp, plants deserve the same respect as any other portrait subject. Keith Wilson hears how her experience of studio and commercial photography has shaped her perspective when shooting portraits of plants and their life cycles in her living outdoor studio…

Courses for horses

Equine photographer Jayne Odell FRPS documents Newmarket, the home of horseracing, through a stunning selection of black-and-white photographs

Readers’ letters

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the

The best from our companion website

www.DigitalCameraWorld.com Image: Sebastian Oakley 1. Why was

Angling shots

Neil Greenhalgh visited the same kingfisher at the same location again and again, during lockdown, in search of the perfect photograph

Contrast and dynamic range

Can your camera capture all the tones in a scene? Let’s find out...

Histograms and dynamic range

Exposure and dynamic range are not the same, but they are connected

Scenes which cause problems Worried about dynamic range? Here are some warning signs

Backlighting If you’re shooting into the sun or

Raw response

Raw files capture a slightly higher dynamic range

Step by step How to measure brightness range

To get the right exposure, you need to know the brightness range you’re dealing with

Dynamic range testing

It’s possible to test the dynamic range of

Measure dynamic range

Use your measurements and this table to work

Get to grips with the ACDSee Free browser

Keep an overview on your image library the easy way with this versatile Raw file viewer

Free download ACDSee Free

Download and install ACDSee Free by following these

ACDSEE FREE EXPLORE THE IN T ERFACE

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

Secondhand superstar

Q I’ve searched and failed to find a

Life on the beach

I love being on the coast in the autumn, beaches flourishing with the recently returned waders, making the most of the feeding opportunities along the tide-line

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022

The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2022 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2022 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of sports photography…

GearZone

New gear, buying advice and the world’s toughest tests

New gear

Here’s what caught our eye this month

Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VRS

The Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S is yet another great Generation Z Nikon lens with real super-telephoto clout

3 Legged Thing Trent 2.0

From £80/$90 3leggedthing.com

Gitzo Adventury 30L

Walk 500 miles with the Gitzo Adventury, a premium outdoor backpack that’s ideal for long hikes

Heavens above!

For astrophotography, we’ve rounded up the best lenses that can take you to infinity and beyond...

Taking the fall

Mike Harris talks the most dazzling time of the year, and why catching it at its beautiful best can be a little tricky...