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Luc Kordas Photographer New York Unseen is a

Film is very much alive

Alistair Campbell joins Vince Lowe for an afternoon of cinematic nostalgia

Photo Active

10 things you can shoot, edit or create this month, from sport to macro closeups and falcons in flight

FIX YOUR FRAMING!

Learn how to create images with added impact using these tried and trusted techniques and expert insights from Jon Adams and Andrew James

Generate AI backdrops in Photoshop

Meet the new filter that creates backgrounds based on a few words

Enhance portraits with panel sliders

How to combine these controls to great effect in Lightroom Classic

How to generate dynamic blur

Explore the different ways that blur can be applied to images in Photoshop to replicate lens effects

Colour grade in Radiant Photo

Take images that look perfectly processed even further with the intelligent colour grading tools available in this leading software

The Targeted edit tab explained

Apply powerful adjustments with ease

GuruShots

We’ve joined up with GuruShots, the world’s greatest online photography game, to present the winning images from its Amazing Animals contest

Photo Answers

Ticked off by telephotos? Bewildered by bracketing? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain explores the Blackdown Hills in the wake of the Camden Town Group of artists

Hotshots

The winners and highlights from Close-up Photographer of the Year

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

Will Davies, winner of Landscape Photographer of the Year 2022

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Behind the lens

BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN

Scanning ahead…

Pocket and unique digital cameras are experiencing their vinyl revival moment. Jon Devo ponders what this says about the current generation of image creators…

KitZone

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

Luc Kordas

The Poland-born photographer has captured stunning candids of New York for an upcoming book. Steve Fairclough discovers more…

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What the f-stop?

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Canon EOS R8 £1,699/$1,499 (body only)

A remarkably light and powerful full-frame camera

Nikkor Z 400mm f/4 . 5 VR S £3,190/$3,247

Yet another great Generation Z Nikkor

Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | C £429/$549

APS-C lens squeezes a quart into a pint pot

Fujifilm X-T5 £1,699/$1,699 (body only)

An APS-C mirrorless in a class of its own

Sony Alpha 7R V £3,999/$3,898 (body only)

An amazing technological achievement

Camera backpacks

It’s only natural to want to protect your precious gear from life’s knocks and scrapes. These backpacks will do the job in style

Gomatic McKinnon Camera Backpack 25L £290/$300

The modular design of this backpack makes it very versatile, but ultimately rather pricey

Lowepro ProTactic BP 350 AW II £179/$189

The ProTactic is the outright slimmest backpack in the group, but with four entry points

Lowepro Whistler Backpack 350 AW II £299/$314

A photo/daypack that’s built to withstand the harshest weather and toughest conditions

Manf rotto Pro Light Multiloader Backpack M £ 184 /$196

The multi-loading Manfrotto split backpack works particularly well for dual camera outfits

Tenba DNA 16 DSLR £159/$229

Modest in size and price, the Tenba is nevertheless well suited to a wide range of applications

Toxic Valkyrie (Medium) £199/$239

This full photo backpack has clever design flourishes pretty much everywhere you look

Vanguard Alta Sky 51D £210/$211

A voluminous backpack that’s very versatile, suited to multiple cameras and more besides

Vanguard Veo Active 53 £249/$299

An innovative backpack that has just about everything covered for you and your camera

Toxic Valkyrie (Medium) fits best

Every one’s a winner, but overall, the Valkyrie is our best fit