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PhotoPlus THE CANON MAGAZINE

Who we are and our favourite Canon content in this issue…

LITTLE MONSTERS

Our PhotoPlus Apprentice learns some magic macro skills for taking great close-ups at CaptiveLight’s reptile centre in Hampshire

Racing the tides for a spectacular seascape

Bantham Beach, South Devon. 17:26pm. 24 November 2008

Canon Skills

Sharpen up your photography skills with our all-new photo projects and expert guides

Cool to be warm

Discover the mind-bending brilliance of colour correction gels and how to cool a flash to create warmer-looking images with James Paterson

ON LOCATION COLOUR CORRECTION GELS

Set up for off-camera flash and shift colours for wonderfully warm backdrops

TOP TIPS WARM UP OR COOL DOWN BACKDROPS

Learn how colour temperature gels have an impact on your subject and their surroundings

TOP TIPS CHOOSE YOUR KELVIN

Set your white balance in-camera or tweak it afterwards

PRO TIP MIX COLOUR TEMPERATURES IN PHOTOSHOP

Use the new intelligent AI masks to selectively shift white balance in Raw images in seconds

Seeing double

Dan Mold shows you how to create fantastic double exposures

HOW TO SHOOT DOUBLE EXPOSURES

Dial in these settings for sure-fire winners when taking multiple exposures in-camera

Razor sharp shots

Rod Lawton finds ways to get the sharpest possible shots from the Canon gear you already have with a focus on depth of field

THE SETUP GET SET FOR SHARPER SHOTS

Understand the useful features of your tripod for shake-free photos

EXPERT INSIGHT IMAGE EDITING TIPS

Can software be the solution to fixing shaky shots in post-production?

THE PROJECT 3

TIP 1 APERTURE ADVICE No camera lens

Classic black-andwhite image edits

Adding the right finishing touches makes all the difference when you convert to mono to combat a colour clash, explains

LIGHTROOM TECHNIQUES HOW TO GO MONO

Learn Lightroom Classic CC skills... and go back to where photography started

Make the most of the Harmonization Filter

matches the look of two photos to create perfect composites with this Neural Filter

STEP BY STEP HOW TO MERGE IMAGES EFFECTIVELY

Solid lighting techniques will help you later to combine images for better match making

Clone to perfection

Improve your landscapes and remove distracting details with simple retouching skills in Affinity Photo

STEP BY STEP RETOUCH YOUR LANDSCAPE IMAGES

Master the Inpainting and Clone tools in Affinity Photo and rid scenes of unwanted details

KAYLEE GREER

Never work with animals, so the old saying goes, but try saying that to selfstyled dogtographer Kaylee Greer, with her amazing, awardwinning puppy photo portfolio...

INSPIRATIONS

WINNING SHOTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

MASTER RAW

Transform your images with our 10 essential Raw edits in Photoshop CC’s Camera Raw. Deputy editor Dan Mold shows you how…

01 HOW TO CROP AND FIX LENS DEFECTS

Some simple tweaks to get you started in Adobe Camera Raw

02 BASIC RAW EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENTS

Lift the shadows, retain highlight detail, adjust your exposure and boost colours in this important editing stage

03 SHARPEN YOUR SHOTS FOR BETTER DETAIL

Use the Detail panel to create razor-sharp Raw images

04 REDUCE DIGITAL NOISE TO SMOOTHEN YOUR SHOTS

How to smooth out graininess and unsightly noise in your Raw files

05 USE TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS TO ENHANCE YOUR IMAGES

Work on specific areas of your Raws with these three adjustment tools

06 FIX GEOMETRIC DISTORTION WITH THIS GREAT TECHNIQUE

Go to the Geometry panel to correct buildings to stop them ‘leaning’ over

07 TAKE CONTROL OF COLOUR

Finesse your colours and tones with ease

08 CONVERT FOR BRILLIANT BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES

Simple Raw editing steps for creating a moody monochrome masterpiece

09 ENHANCE YOUR PORTRAITS WITH THE SPOT REMOVAL TOOL

Discover how to tidy up blemishes and remove distractions from Raw images easily

10 SAVE & EXPORT YOUR FILES

Finish off your work by saving your edited Raws

PHOTOSTORIES

Photo essays from PhotoPlus readers and professional photographers alike

Exploring new heights

Will took off in a Cessna light aircraft to take incredible aerial scenes over the wilderness of Australia’s Shark Bay

BACKISSUES

Catch up on what you’ve missed by buying a recent issue either in print or via digital download

FOCUSPOINT

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the magazine and all things photographic! Email us at photoplus@futurenet.com

CANON SCHOOL

In part 24 of our series: We explain all you need to know to capture better photos with your wide-angle lenses

So, how wide do you want to go?

Small changes in focal length have a big impact

Filters and ultra-wide lenses

Avoid standard, chunky filters if you’re going ultra wide

Apply distortion correction

Prevent your wide-angle shots looking weirdly warped

Stay sharp when shooting indoors

Switch to a wide-angle for shake-free shots in tight spaces

Converging verticals

Avoid framing shots tightly if you want to fix the ‘keystone’ effect, created by tilting your camera

School tip Digital Lens Optimizer

Using your wide-angle via Canon’s optimtization tool

SOFT WARE SOLUTIONS

Our Canon expert Brian explains how to make the most of Canon’s free app for controlling EOS cameras with Wi-Fi

STEP BY STEP

Improve your workflow with EOS app Download software

EOSS.O.S

Our technical guru is here to help. No Canon conundrum is too big or small. Get in touch today at EOSSOS@futurenet.com

Getting started with movie shooting

What you need to know to capture footage with your Canon EOS camera

RATE MY PHOTO

Autumn’s End

CANON EOS R8

This new entry-level mirrorless R8 is Canon’s lightest full-frame EOS R System camera

CANON EOS R50

The new Canon EOS R50 takes everything great about the EOS M50 and makes it even better with an RF mount

CANON RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

New budget standard zoom kit lens for smaller EOS R mirrorless cameras

CANON RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM

Canon’s new budget telephoto zoom for crop-sensor EOS R cameras

THE BEST BUDGET LENSES

Good glass needn’t cost a fortune... keep a tight grip on your purse strings and join us on a hunt for the best affordable lenses to suit your needs

7ARTISANS 50mm f/1.05 £450/$399

A super-fast prime for Canon R system cameras in aperture if not in focusing

HOW WE TEST

We combine real-world shooting results with rigorous lab testing to arrive at our overall ratings

CANON EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM £229/$299

Refreshingly lightweight with a price tag to match, this lens is compact but goes large on viewing angles

DISTORTION

There’s a sting in the tail for some ‘mirrorless’ lenses when it comes to distortion

CANON EF 50mm f/1.8 STM £109/$125

Small but mighty, it’s a modern classic that works equally well with APS-C and full-frame DSLRs

CANON RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

It’s an ideal compact and lightweight standard zoom for APS-C format R system cameras £319/$299

CANON RF 16mm F2.8 STM £279/$249

This fast ultra-wide-angle prime is great – from landscapes and architecture to astrophotography

CANON RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM

A compact ‘superzoom’ lens that’s ideal for walkabout and travel photography £519/$499

CANON RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM £399/$399

A compact yet highly versatile zoom, it’s ideal everyday shooting, travel photography and more

COLOUR FRINGING

Tests show lateral chromatic aberration

CANON RF 35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM £499/$499

If you thought that prime lenses lacked versatility, this one will definitely change your mind

LAOWA 100mm F2.8 2:1 ULTRA MACRO APO

Bump up your macro magnification to twice life size with this powerful manual lens £499/$499

CANON RF 50mm F1.8 STM £199/$149

Following in the footsteps of the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, the RF nifty fifty edition is a must-have for mirrorless

SAMYANG MF 14mm f/2.8 MK2 & MF 85mm f/1.4

Go wide or go long with this brace of Samyang manual lenses for R system cameras £369/$449 & £320/$399

SIGMA 56mm f/1.4 DC DN | C£379/$375

Perfect for portraiture and still life photography on EOS M bodies, this Sigma is a beauty

SIGMA 105mm f/2.8 MACRO EX DG OS HSM

A trusty, full-featured macro lens for DSLRs with excellent performance and image quality £359/$569

THE WINNER IS... CANON RF 35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM

This lens is a top-quality prime at a bargain price, also offering you terrific versatility

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With prices ranging from a couple of hundred to a few thousand, Canon has an EOS camera to suit everyone, from the complete beginner to most demanding pro…

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With prices ranging from a few hundred to several thousand, Canon has an EOS camera to suit everyone, from the complete beginner to most demanding pro…

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With over 200 lenses we’ve listed for Canon EOS cameras, picking the right one can be tough. Here’s the lowdown!