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A day in the life of a smart shooter

Mike Kus captures stunning scenic images on a mobile phone. With his new book coming soon, Niall Hampton joins Mike on location to find out if the camera in your pocket is all you need

He shoots, he scores!

Local sport events offer great opportunities for compelling shots, says Peter Hatter

Shallow waters

Alistair Campbell heads to Lee Bay to play with shallow depth-of-field effects

Spinning steel wool

Ryan Bowen makes full use of the darker early evenings for creative photography

Gritty Gherkin

Rysia Rhys shows how to add atmosphere to simple street scenes

Decisions, decisions...

Alistair Campbell explains why just one lens is sometimes all you need

Creating calm

Chris Nowell has a change of pace after leaving the army

Here comes the sun

Louise Carey shows you how to tame bright sunshine with HDR skills

A sense of identity

Maryam Wahid uses the art of photography to explore culture through portraiture

Starting out

Laura Lake takes up a new pastime during lockdown

Relaxing mono

Víctor J Rincón explains how to enjoy capturing the essence of nature

STAY AT HOME PHOTOGRAPHY

Keep calm and camera on with our guide to projects you can complete indoors

1 Capture bird’s eye images with a drone

As flying camera drones get easier to use and more affordable than ever, Niamh Cottle shows how you can get started with aerial photography

2 Practise composition skills on your next walk

Exploring the great outdoors with a simple camera setup can be liberating, says Steve Gemmell. So why not pack a point-and-shoot for your next perambulation?

3 Make funny caricatures using crumpled portraits

Simeon Meinema shows how shooting and printing out some simple face shots can help you see your family and friends in a whole new light…

4 Send us your shots and star in our photo gallery

Digital Camera readers continue to show us how they’ve been getting creative

GET BOLD WITH BLACK& WHITE

Capturing the world in monochrome has been an obsession since photography was invented – and in the digital era we still love its powerful visual appeal. Find out how you can shoot and shape mono for maximum impact

PORTRAITS Get gritty

Use natural light and a reflector for an edgy character image

LANDSCAPES Timeless art from nature

Take a step back from vibrant natural colours and reveal shape and contrast without distraction

WILDLIFE Fine-art black-and-white

Combine interesting details with bold contrasts to create dramatic and inspiring images from the natural world

ARCHITECTURE The urban jungle

Capture man-made structures in all their tonal glory

STILL-LIFE Four great mono treatments

Boost contrast selectively and introduce colour toning effects

Camera College

Sink your teeth into Halloween photography

Shot of the month

Jay Roode captures remarkable images of southern Africa from a bird’s eye view

Photoshop

SENSATIONAL IMAGES MADE SIMPLE

Create stunning black-and-white images in seconds

Use your gift to create classic mono finishes and toning effects for any image in Photoshop

Multiply your pixels in Camera Raw

Explore Super Resolution and double your image size with this AI-powered tool

Enhance night photos

Discover how to make low-light shots look their best in Lightroom, with a balance of sharpening and noise reduction

Get creative with Photo Filters

Mixing Photo Filters with blending effects can result in highly creative colour looks with just a few clicks of a mouse

Photo Answers

Dumbfounded by DSLRs? Clueless about compacts? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

KIT BAG

Members of the Digital Camera team share what’s in their kit bag – and what they wish was in it!

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain is seduced by the magic of thermal imaging and its creative potential

Hotshots

Shortlisted images f rom the Royal Meteorological Society Weather Photographer of the Year 2021 competition

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Behind the lens

MARGOT RAGGETT Founder of Remembering Wildlife, which has just published its sixth book, Remembering African Wild Dogs

KitZone

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

Andy Gotts

The photographer’s new celebrity portrait book is called Icons. Steve Fairclough speaks to Andy to uncover more about his distinctive approach to portraits

Canon EOS R3

£5,879/$5,999

Fujifilm GFX 50S II

£3,499/$3,999

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports

£1,199/$1,499

7Artisans 10mm f/2 .8 Fisheye

£129/$256

Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FFII £899/$899

Beautiful bokeh and incredible depth of field

Nifty fifties

50mm prime lenses are perennially popular optics. Here are our best buys

The Nikkor Z tops the A-list

The Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S is simply superb