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Welcome

With the days starting to get longer, it’s

Kaylee Greer

The award-winning dog photographer is using the power of the medium to help find owners for long-term shelter dogs across the USA. Niall Hampton finds out more

Photo Active

10 things you can shoot, edit and create this month, from the moon to castles and fossils

BEST-EVER LANDSCAPES

Capture sensational scenics every time, with 10 expert tips from James Paterson that will help you plan for landscape perfection

A trio of optic options

Gear up for tackling projects by embellishing your lens line-up

Three camera features to fire your creativity

Dip into the camera’s wealth of features for an individual look

Get the knowledge

Set projects in a range of difficulty levels

Perfect examples of photo projects

Events, kit, subjects and techniques can all make for great projects – and last for as long as you want

Struggling for project ideas?

Suggestions to get your ‘seeing eye’ working

Almost any subject can make for a compelling photo project

VIABLE VIADUCTS These architectural wonders make great long-term

Pros and cons Photo projects

Dreaming up project ideas isn’t always easy

Camera tech Master metering modes

Learn how your camera works out the exposure needed

Camera know-how Exposure bracketing

This handy camera feature will help you deal with challenging lighting scenarios

Shoot photos like a pro

Your best photographs deserve a quality finish

Pro tip Be a show-off

Take pride in your handiwork with a book

Finishing skills Print it out

Make exhibition quality prints at home

MEET YOUR TRAINERS

Edit like a pro with their expert insights

Put yourself in the frame

James Paterson discovers just how good Photoshop’s Frame tool is for crafting composite images and artwork

How to create luscious lips

Sean McCormack demonstrates how to retouch your portrait photos in Lightroom with this four-step masterclass

Apply stylised high-contrast effects

James Abbott cranks up the contrast for an eye-catching stylised effect in Photoshop

Smarter sharpening with Band-pass layers

Wendy Evans explains how to use Live Mask and Layer Sharpening tools in Affinity Photo

Enhance portraits

In this second foray into the world of NX Studio, Wendy Evans looks at the options for portraits

Remove digital noise

Sean McCormack uses ON1 Photo RAW to get it done

Ask Matthew...

Stumped by Speedlite compatibility? Agonising over Adobe or Affinity? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Second-hand superstar

Matthew recommends used camera options that deliver great performance on a budget ers?

The art of seeing

Mediating on cherry blossoms in Japan, Benedict Brain makes a pretty picture…

Hotshots

Our selection of the Top 100 images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2024

Reader gallery

Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

SL 3-Sjoins Leica lineup

The latest photography news from around the globe

Digital Camera projects book on sale now

Ilex Press / Future Your favourite photo magazine

Scanning ahead…

Brand loyalty may be a thing of the past, but Jon Devo sees the positives in third-party glass

GURUSHOTS

Juan Rodriguez, United States

KitZone

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

Top 10 things you must see at The Photography & Video Show 2025

Join us at the ExCeL London venue from 8-11 March!

Meet the speakers

We talk to five leading photographers taking to the stages

Scott Kelby

Photographer, educator and author

Courtney Victoria

Outdoor and landscape photographer

Josh Dury

Astrophotographer

Sujata Setia

Portrait photographer and educator

Colin Prior

Landscape photographer

SPRING SPECIAL!

12 pages of pro hints and tips for capturing the best of the new season

Readers’ letters

Problems with camera techniques and software? Want to discuss a feature or tutorial in the magazine? Send your letters to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

What the f-stop?

How much do you really know about photography? Test yourself to the max every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!

Pentax K-3 III Monochrome £1,949/$2,197 (body only)

Now you don’t have to buy a Leica to get a monochrome sensor

Samyang Remaster Slim £335/$399

This 3-in-1pancake is the most unique lens you’ll ever use

Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III Macro VXD £599/$699

Prime lens Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III Macro VXD

DxO PhotoLab 8 Elite £209/$229 (new); £99/$109 (upgrade)

Software DxO PhotoLab 8 Elite