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Peter Van Agtmael Peter van Agtmael Photographer Magnum

Cleared for take-off

With his latest book going on sale, Fergus Kennedy gives Niall Hampton a taster of drone photography

Photo Active

10 things you can shoot, edit and create this month, from bluebells and boats to film noir and steam locomotives

THE 10 BEST TOOLS & FEATURES IN PHOTOSHOP 2024

Polish your pictures to perfection with these essential edits in Photoshop CC. Dan Mold shares his 10 favourite tools, tips and tricks

CAMERA CLINIC

Master the art of modern photography

Create your own Adjustment Presets

Create one-click colour-boosting effects with this handy new feature in Photoshop

How to fake a polariser effect

Use Lightroom Classic to darken and enhance the blue of a lukewarm sky

Use Curves for these creative effects

Curves are one of Photoshop’s most versatile Adjustment Layers, providing high-quality corrective and creative effects

16 actions and presets to boost your images

THIS MONTH’S BONUS SOFTWARE EXTRAS

Photo Answers

Dumbfounded by dual card slots? Hazy over handheld shooting? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain considers the art of composition on the streets of Samoa

Hotshots

Winning images f rom International Garden Photographer of the Year 17

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

Josh Dury travels to Texas for April’s total solar eclipse – next forecast for 2044 in the US

Remembering Tigers

THE RESULTS ARE IN! Feast your eyes on the images chosen to appear in the next Remembering Wildlife fundraising book series from Wildlife Photographers United

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Scanning ahead…

As the dust settles on Nikon’s takeover of RED, Jon Devo ponders the effect of this bold move

Peter van Agtmael

Niall Hampton speaks to the man who has spent the past two decades documenting key events in US history

Sony A7C II £2,100/$2,299 (body only)

Sony updates its most compact full-frame photography camera www.sony.co.uk

Fujinon GF 30mm F5.6 T/S £3,899/$3,999

Brings full tilt and shift functions to Fujifilm’s medium-format GFX system

Lumix S 28-200mm f/4-7.1 Macro OIS £899/$898

Covers all bases and makes the case for being the only lens you need on the go

DJI Mini 2 SE £269/$299

The most affordable drone in the DJI range can still pull off some impressive pro tricks

DxO PureRAW 4 £109/$119 (new); £69/$79 (upgrade)

Extracts amazing quality from even mediocre camera gear