This month’s contributors

Marc Aspland Sports photographer The chief

How to get your 19 digital gifts

BONUS SOFTWARE EXTRAS! Turn to page 94 STEP

Welcome

Nothing feels more summery than a trip to the

Match point!

NEW SERIES!

Photo Active

10 things you can shoot this month, from guitars and wild heather to kestrels and harbours… and yourself

TEN WAYS TO ELEVATE YOUR COASTAL CAPTURES

Explore the coast’s treasure trove of photographic subjects and capture stunning images from the clifftop to the water’s edge, with Andrew James

CAMERA CINIC

Master the art of modern photography

MEET YOUR TRAINERS Edit like a pro with their expert insights

James Abbott Specialising in landscapes and portraits,

Give low-res photos a resolution boost!

Get to grips with the new Generative Upscale tool in Photoshop, says James Paterson – it uses AI to breathe new life into old shots

Golden hour portrait magic

Sean McCormack helps make your portraits glow in Lightroom

Explore light in landscapes

Light is photography’s raw ingredient, so James Abbott explains four ways to adjust the luminance using Photoshop

How to make text effects in photos

Wendy Evans explains how to create images with text in Affinity Photo 2

Silence is golden in DxO PhotoLab 8

In the fifth part of our guide to this software, Wendy Evans looks at noise reduction

15 Actions and presets to boost your photos

THIS MONTH’S BONUS SOFTWARE EXTRAS

Ask Matthew...

Nightmares about ND filters? Putting off purchasing a photo printer? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

The art of seeing

This way for the cafe – Benedict Brain joins the queue to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa

Hotshots

Our selection of winning images from the Open Competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Reader gallery

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

Shot of the month

A clever use of tech has taken Simon Carter and his climbing photography to new heights

Scanning ahead…

Changes to WeTransfer’s Ts&Cs are concerning, says Jon Devo . But it’s part of a broader trend

KitZone

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

Donatella Nicolini

The maternity portrait photographer tells Niall Hampton what it takes to be one of the global leaders in her field

Next month

AUTUMN SPECIAL

Readers’ letters

Burning question about the future of photography? Want to discuss a feature or a tutorial in the magazine? Then send us your letters and photos

Fujifilm GFX 100RF

Gives the X100VI a GFX twist, but is it better than its little sibling?

Lumix S1 II £2,899/$3,199 (body only)

Panasonic’s most convincing, and expensive, all-rounder www.panasonic.com

Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6 £289/$219

Zoom lens Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6

Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC Art £779/$919

For shooting close-ups, you can get a tight depth of field, even at the shortest zoom setting. www.sigmauk.com