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Welcome

It’s action stations this month – inspired by

Réhahn

Having published a new book of portraits from Cuba, India and his adopted Vietnam, Réhahn tells Niall Hampton that his photography is all about making deep connections

A night at the seaside

10 things you can shoot, edit and create this month, from cricket and picnics to Victorian steamships

Have your cake and shoot it

The quicker you nail that perfect picnic shot, the sooner you can start tucking in, says Wendy Evans

Make a statement with a staircase

Wendy Evans goes round and round and up and down in the pursuit of the perfect image of a staircase

The sound of leather on willow

Wendy Evans explains how to shoot a sumptuous off drive when you’re confined to the boundary fence

Shoot a steamship

All aboard with Wendy Evans as she explores the early years of luxury passenger travel at sea

Beat the midday sun

Don’t let bright sunlight ruin your backlit portraits, as Wendy Evans explains

Photograph forests from the air

Fergus Kennedy tackles woods and forests from an alternative viewpoint than the ones you may be used to

Time for a rest

Andy Hunting reveals his top tips for shooting travel photos, including this shot from Jaipur

How to shoot great lakes

Always happy to be messing about on the water, Wendy Evans brings her camera along for the ride

Sporting events challenge

Send us your best shot to win a £50 voucher towards Cewe Wall Art

GET ON TRACK!

How to capture action like a pro, by Mike Harris and Anna-Marie Coster

PART 1 SHOOT A MOTORSPORT PAN

Use this popular technique to add motion blur and convey a sense of speed

PART 2 LEARN CORNER CRAFT

Photograph the ‘twisties’ without taking any short cuts

PART 3 HOW TO CAPTURE BIRDS OF PREY IN FLIGHT

This kind of photography is hard to master but be patient and you will get great results

PART 4 MORE TIPS FOR BIRD SHOTS

Improve your birding technique with this pro advice

PART 5 HOW TO CAPTURE FAST ACTION AT AIRSHOWS

For images featuring all-out speed, you can’t beat the thrill of a jet fighter display

PART 6 EXTRA TIPS FOR SHOOTING AT AIRSHOWS

There will be more to photograph than just fast jets

CAMERA CLINIC

Master the art of modern photography

MEET YOUR TRAINERS

Edit like a pro with their expert insights

Your FREE copy of Photo Commander 16

Discover how to organise, fix up and get creative with your images, for free!

The new Photoshop Selection Brush

Learn how this breezy tool can improve your landscapes in seconds,

Create noctilucent clouds

Using Lightroom, Sean McCormack explains how to enhance this weather phenomenon in your summer landscape shots

Have fun with blur

Add a creative punch using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements,

Colourise vintage photos

Wendy Evans deploys Photoshop’s Neural Filter to add colour and bring an old photo into the 21st century

Fix your face the easy way

Wendy Evans explores the latest version of PortraitPro 24 for enhancing your portraits with easy-to-use presets

15 Actions and presets to boost your photos

THIS MONTH’S BONUS SOFTWARE EXTRAS

Photo Answers

Worried about wide-angle lenses? Grappling with the Generative Remove tool? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

The art of seeing

With a chance to dip his toes in the analogue sea, Benedict Brain gets creative with an Alfie Tych

Hotshots

Winning entries from the Hasselblad Masters 2023 photo competiton

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

By Justin Goulding, winner of Fujifilm’s Life As You See It photo competition

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Behind the lens

Landscape photographer and co-founder of the Light & Land photo tours company www.lightandland.co.uk

Scanning ahead…

Film looks are the latest trend in cameras, and Jon Devo sees a world of creative possibilities

Guru shots

We’ve joined up with GuruShots, the world’s greatest online photography game, to present the winning images from its Macro Vision contest

KitZone

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

The awards bestowed by the Digital Camera lab…

Given to the top product in a group

Simon Carter

The Art of Climbing is a fantastic look at the pastime through the lens of one of the best climbing photographers. Kalum Carter finds out more

Nikon Z 6III

£2,699/$2,499 (body only)

Canon RF 400mm F2 .8L IS USM

£13,119/$11,999

Lumix S 24mm F1.8 £799/$798

This unassuming but effective wide prime lens is an excellent choice for video

Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8 £515/$549

Prime lens Viltrox AF 16mm F1.8