Turn your images into vintage postcards

Welcome

Landscape photography has few barriers to entry but

This month’s contributors

James & Karla Murray Architectural photographers A passion

Create a cupcake clock

Claire Gillo shares the processes and the ingredients you need to bake and build a cupcake clock

Ice flowers

Freeze flowers in blocks of ice to add a creative twist to your macro shots, says

Shoot lightning

Think about heading out into a storm to get some dramatic shots

Garden animals

Explore your local area to see what wildlife is on offer

Seven-day challenge

Explore built-up areas local to you to produce a diverse range of images in just one week, says

Austen power!

Travel back in time and capture some unique images by visiting a historical re-enactment event, says

Vintage-style sepia

Transform your historical event images into vintage sepia-style photos with our free borders pack, says

Exploring the wider world

Take in a panoramic view of the city skyline, says

Sparkle and shine!

Claire Gillo shares her top tips for creating an arty sparkly image using some indoor sparklers and a touch of bokeh

7 STEPS TO STUNNING LANDSCAPES

Capture scenic shots like never before with these exciting new techniques and approaches from seasoned pro

CAMERA CLINIC

Master the art of modern photography

Generative Fill has arrived

Photoshop’s AI-powered feature brings revolutionary new tools to image editing

Effective Blending mode effects

Discover how Adjustment Layers and Blending modes can enhance the mood and colour balance of your shots

TRADE UP TO… A CINEMATIC LOOK FOR EPIC L ANDSCAPES

WHY SHOTS WORK IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOS

Photo Answers

Bemused by backlighting? Getting riled over raw files? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

The art of seeing

Stuck between a rock and a rainstorm, Benedict Brain opens his creative toolbox

Hotshots

The winning entries from the CEWE Photo Award 2023

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

Good things come to those who wait, as John Shipp found with this image

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Behind the lens

MARC NEWTON

Scanning ahead…

It takes a lot to impress Jon Devo. But he’s excited by the potential of a new camera app

James & Karla Murray

The New York photographers have just published a second book of storefront pictures. Niall Hampton finds out more

What the f-stop?

How much do you really know about photography? Test yourself to the max every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!

Sony ZV-1 II £869/$898

This sequel does little to separate itself from the original www.sony.co.uk

DJI Osmo Action 4

£379/$399 DJI’s Action 4 is possibly the most serious threat to GoPro’s Hero 11 yet www.dji.com

Nikon Z 70-180mm f/2.8 £1,299/$1,247

Completes a lightweight trinity of f/2.8 zooms for Z-system cameras www.nikon.co.uk

Sigma 14mm F1.4 DG DN Art £1,399/$1,599

Ideal for astro, Sigma boldly goes where no 14mm lens has gone before

Guru Shot

TOP PHOTOGRAPHER Ilan Horn, Israel

Buyer’s guide

DSLR & MIRRORLESS CAMERAS PLUS: Our best-buy accessories