Welcome

As the old saying goes, one spends money on cameras

From Sapa to Saigon

Everyone in the classroom wanted to know what went on

Back on track

Photographing landscapes gives me the chance to get out into

Galaxy quest

The existence of galaxies was not recognised until the early

Always learning

My original interest in photography came from a passion for

It’s a whole new world

As someone who’s more inclined to shoot straightforward scenes of

Five tips to shooting with your glass ball

Make sure the ball is on a stable surface or

Put your stamp on it

Many painters finish off their creations by signing their name

People power

Luckily for me, I first learned the craft of documenting

Transform your grid

It can be difficult to attract a lot of eyeballs

Playing the field

I was looking out of my window one quiet spring

Transport

Whether by land, air or sea, human beings have always

The art of seeing

The city of Bath, which I’m lucky enough to call

STAY AT HOME PHOTOGRAPHY

While it can be hard to follow the latest lockdown

1 Create amazing abstracts at home

The most difficult part of being creative at home is

2 Build a photography website in Drupal

Last issue, we showed how to build a photography website

3 Present images like a professional

We’ve curated some highlights from recent digital gifts and combined

4 Send us your shots and star in our photo gallery

“Searching for inspiration for a camera club competition entry, I

Focus-stack shots for supreme sharpness

With over a decade as a writer and photographer behind

Retouch a portrait to perfection

When you first start shooting portraits, it can be hard

Perfect your workflow for editing landscapes

Every image requires its own tailor-made treatment - but E

Cut hair like a pro

While Lightroom, Camera Raw and other raw editors have seen

HOW TO CAPTURE YOUR BEST WILDLIFE PHOTOS

Wildlife has to be one of the most challenging yet

Shot of the month

Philip Butler mines a relatively narrow but rich seam in

Hotshots

Christian was born in Mexico City and has been a

Perimeter

Quintin is on a multi-year photo walk, circumnavigating the whole

In Focus

This 24.3MP full-frame camera is bundled with the F-mount FTZ

Nicky Quamina-Woo

Nicky is a black and Polynesian visual researcher who divides

What the f-stop?

2 How many full-frame exposures do you most usually get

Kit Zone

Canon was late to the full-frame mirrorless party, but has

Canon EOS R5 £4,199/$3,899

1 The R5’s chassis is near-identical to the EOS R,

Fujifilm X-T200 £749/$699

1 The X-T200 has a very clean, unfussy exterior, but

Nik Collection 3 £125/$149

Requires: Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 or

100 best lenses of all time

We’ve all got a favourite lens. It’s the one we

WELCOME

If you don’t have Luminar 4 already, you can download

Perfect skies with AI Sky Replacement in Luminar 4

If you don’t have Luminar 4 already, you can download

Master the AI Enhancement tools in Luminar 4

Skylum Luminar 4 can produce spectacular effects for all kinds

Explore the augmented reality tools in Luminar 4

Skylum Luminar 4 is remarkable for its use of artificial

Use the Erase and Clone & Stamp tools in Luminar

Some of the world’s most interesting places are, not surprisingly,

PART 5 Landscape enhancement tools in Luminar 4

We all love landscapes. Varied and constantly changing with the

Make the most of Looks, layers and masks in Luminar

Luminar 4 has a wide range of pre-designed Looks you

Glossary

Luminar is a powerful photo-editing program. Inevitably, this level of