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CANON EOS R8 AND EOS R50

Two new 24.2MP mirrorless cameras join the growing EOS R range

Benro to launch the world’s first auto-levelling tripod on Kickstarter

Benro is set to release two new tripods

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra gets 200MP camera

Samsung announces its lineup of Galaxy smartphones for 2023 – the S23, S23+ and 200MP equipped S23 Ultra

Garden contest reaches new heights

International Garden Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 16th competition

In Other News

More snippets of photography news from around the world

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

Photographer: Jignesh Chavda Instagram: @jigg_s Image location: Ahmedabad,

CHEDDAR GORGEOUS

Alistair Campbell accompanies Lloyd Evans as they make an early start to capture a misty Cheddar Gorge

ENGAGE WITH CLIENTS

Optimise your contact with customers and remain in their thoughts

FIND THE PERFECT LOCATION

FIND THE PERFECT LOCATION

Career advice

Claire Gillo discusses how coworking spaces can transform your photography business and speaks to a coworking expert

Can a co-working space transform your business?

Stacey Sheppard, owner of The Tribe, tells us why she set up a coworking space and how it could transform your business

WHY SHOTS WORK

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CREATE YOUR OWN LOOK

Build a unique photographic style by learning new shooting and editing techniques

URBAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Explore the wildlife on your doorstep and learn pro techniques to capture once in a lifetime shots

Stick to a budget

Learn how to get the most out of your kit with these low-budget tricks and urban wildlife essentials

Study your subject

Learn the behavioural patterns of your subjects to create stunning urban wildlife images every time you head out on a photo shoot

Stay sharp

Get to know your camera’s auto-focus functions and learn how to shoot sharp urban wildlife images

A wild atmosphere

Wait and see Wildlife photography requires plenty

Pro advice

Urban wildlife seems to be particularly comfortable in

Capturing the vixen feeding her cubs

Pictured Dinner time A red fox vixen

Create a high-contrast monochrome portrait

Discover how a simple lighting technique can yield timeless results in your portraiture

Ditch your lens

Forget the latest technology, take your photography back to its roots by shooting with a pinhole camera

Enjoy retro colours in Photoshop

Create a vintage film look using Photo Filters and Curves

Maximise deep shadow texture

Recover shadow detail with Masking Tools and HSL

Merge images for greater sharpness

Enhance sharpness and depth of field using Affinity’s focus merge

Photo CV

We profile an expert photographer’s career journey for insight on becoming established in the industry

THE GREEN EYED MIND

We meet German fashion photographer Stephie Braun, whose work aims to improve diversity within the industry by giving a voice to feminine perspectives

The Gallery

The Art of Building Photography Awards 2022

SHOT OF THE MONTH

Photographer: Josh McNamara Title: Flames of Winter Location:

THE BEST OF WINTER DETAIL

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

INVEST IN YOUR IDEAS

All images © Will Burrard-Lucas For me, there’s

70-200mm f/2.8 zooms

We put eight of the latest fast 70-200mm zooms to the test – so which one is the best?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

£2,149/$2,099

Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

£2,659/$2,699

Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

£2,399/$2,597

Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR

£1,999/$2,347

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S

£1,179/$1,379

Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2.8 OIS

£2,599/$2,598

Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2

£1,249/$1,299

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS

£2,149/$2,398

Sporty Sigma is our winner

You can’t beat the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | Sports for quality and value

Fujifilm X-T5

Price: £1,699/$1,699

DJI Mavic 3 Classic

Price: £1309/$1,469 (drone-only), £1,399/$1,599 (with DJI RC-N1 controller), £1,529/$1,749 (with DJI RC controller)

Samyang V-AF 75mm T1.9

PRICE: £529/$649 FOCUS DISTANCE: 0.69m WEIGHT: 280g Build

Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S

Is this super-telephoto simply too much lens?

ACCESSRIES

A collection of ten fun yet functional products out there for photographers