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Make the trees move

Jade Burrell explains how to capture flowering trees with intentional camera movement

Wildlife challenge

Send us your best shot of lazy lions, hunting hawks and playful pandas

Welcome

Travel broadens the mind, so make sure your

This month’s contributors

Emma Finch Photographer Whether it’s boudoir

Fashion among the follies

Couture in nature with Emma Finch

Mill around with your camera

Wendy Evans explains how to capture windmills and watermills

New balls please

Serve up a winning shot with techniques from Wendy Evans

Fowl play on the water

Inspector Wendy Evans is on hand to solve all your duck-shooting mysteries

Make hay while the sun shines

Harvest time can offer some striking photographic opportunities, especially from the air, as Wendy Evans explains

Make a sun print

Wendy Evans invokes solar power to help create a vintage print on chemical-infused paper

Get in the game

Often found in dungeons putting dragons to the sword, Wendy Evans dispenses magical advice on shooting tabletop games

Perfect pictures of the prom

How to take group shots of this new fixture in the school calendar, with Wendy Evans

Visual perception

Richard Garvey-Williams reveals the secrets of composition, in a series of extracts from his book

TELL TRAVEL STORIES WITH YOUR CAMERA

Convey the essence of people and places through photography, with Andrew James as your tour guide

CAPTURE STREET AND MARKET LIFE

Full of noise, colour and flavour, aim to blend in on the streets to immerse yourself in the local culture

APPROACH LOCALS FOR COLOURFUL PORTRAITS

For more interesting portraits, take a direct approach and ask your subject for a shot

GET AWAY FROM TOURIST AREAS

Avoid the Instagram hotspots and go off the beaten track to reveal more interesting images of your visit

PERFECTING YOUR TRAVEL PICTURES

Create contrast in your travel images by using Lightroom Masks

SHOOT LANDSCAPES WHEN TRAVELLING

TRAVEL SPECIAL

Get the knowledge

Pack wisely for simply stunning summer shots

Photo kit essentials for your seaside kit bag

Travel light or pack the kitchen sink? It’s a big decision and not one to be taken lightly

More accessories for your coastal outfit

Embellish your kit with a few inexpensive extras that can make a big difference

Perfect examples of seaside shooting

The coast has untold potential for great photographs so get the camera bag packed and get out there

Shoot sensational seaside shots

With such diverse subject matter, there’s something for everyone

Nine ideas that will fire up your imagination

ADD A SENSE OF SCALE Use a telephoto

Look after yourself and your kit

Being prepared will enhance your seaside shoot

Camera know-how Exposure bracketing

Take a set of shots at different exposures to capture the widest tonal range

Camera tech Which file type should you shoot?

Raw, jpeg or HEIF: which is the best format for your shooting needs?

Shoot photos like a pro

Make the most of the seaside this summer

Camera skills Blur moving water

Use long shutter speeds to capture a different look

Pro tip Treat the coast with respect

Look after yourself and your kit while shooting near the sea

MEET YOUR TRAINERS

Edit like a pro with their expert insights

Mimic the colours of the old masters

Like the vibe of a famous painting? Use Camera Raw’s Color Transfer filter to reference works of art, as James Paterson explains

Warm up a summer portrait

Boost your outdoor shots in Lightroom, says Sean McCormack

Creative black and white conversions

Convert your shots to mono in Photoshop for a variety of stylish results, with James Abbott

Order in a border

Wendy Evans demonstrates how to create custom grungy borders in Affinity Photo 2

Light it up in DxO PhotoLab 8

In the third part of this guide to PhotoLab, Wendy Evans looks at the Light functions

The art of seeing

While photographing lifesavers, Benedict Brain stumbles into a new potential long-term project

Hotshots

Our selection of the winning images from The World Food Photography Awards 2025

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

John Waters , the winner of the Animal Behaviour category at the BWPA 2025

Ask Matthew...

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Fujifilm launches X half camera

The latest photography news from around the globe

Lumix launches

Two new full-frame cameras and some fresh thinking on the standard zoom formula broaden Panasonic’s offering for pros and creators

Focal point

Rounding up what’s new and exciting

Win a copy of The Ultimate Photography Ideas Book

Enter our exclusive competition to win this compendium of photo projects worth £25/$30

Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6

New affordable telephoto costs only a little more than Canon’s budget nifty fifty but has already gone on back order in Japan

CAPTURE ONE

1 2 3 1 RETOUCH

Capture One gets an update – and a new logo

Retouching and workflow improvements ring the changes for latest version of this pro-grade software

Behind the lens

KATE KIRKMAN Food and weddings photographer https://createhub.uk

Scanning ahead…

Brands have heeded the call to innovate, says Jon Devo , and the possibilities are intriguing

Kit Zone

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

Chris Coe

The founder of the Travel Photographer of the Year awards tells Niall Hampton what winning images need to possess

Readers’ letters

Burning question about the future of photography? Want to discuss a feature or tutorial in the magazine? Send your letters to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

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