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SIGMA OUT OF THE BLOCKS WITH SIX NEW LENSES FOR THE CANON RF MOUNT

Sigma has announced it will release Canon RF mount options for six APS-C Contemporary lenses this year

Tamron announces the development of its first Canon RF mount lens

Tamron is also set to release its first

Adobe launches its next generation of Firefly AI

At the Adobe Max London event at Evolution

New palm-sized Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 Glens

Sony launches the small but mighty FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G‘mini-trinity’lens for Alpha series cameras

In other news

More snippets of photography news from around the world

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

The Kingfisher These birds are known for

THE STARMAN

Kim Bunermann meets Josh Dury to discuss the preparation for his astronomical shoots and how he overcomes challenges including flight cancellations, bad weather and light pollution

TAKING A MOMENT

As aphotographer and an accredited psychotherapist, Annie Green-Armytage knows the value of looking after her mental wellbeing, even in the midst of shooting to deadline

My dream photo kit

With help from used camera gear specialists MPB, we’ve created an expert photographer’s fantasy camera kitbag

Career advice

This issue, Claire Gillo looks at the logistics behind running aphotography business and talks to an events photographer

How do I get into events photography?

Jules Renahan, owner of Jules Renahan Photography and co-founder of PhotoHound, tells us what to expect when photographing events

WHY SHOTS WORK

Moody tones Colour grading is a popular technique

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GLOSSARY

We explain the essential jargon you need to demystify modern photo technology

PORTRAIT RETOUCHING WORKSHOP

Create beautifully characterful images with our guide to professional portrait post-processing

Skin retouching

Paula Stopka explains how to retouch skin while maintaining anatural and authentic look

Retouch hair like apro

Jade Keshia Gordon demonstrates how to craft the perfect hair edit in your portraits

Enhance facial features

Apply advanced retouching to your subject’s eyes and teeth for realistic but transfixing detail

Create dramatic backgrounds

Paul Wilkinson explains how to craft creative backgrounds with the help of the latest AI tools

YOUR BEST SUMMER LANDSCAPES

Master the challenging lighting conditions of the harsh summer sun to maximise the tone and dynamic range

Master light

Learn how to use the characteristics of intense summer light to your benefit

Use lens flare

Ditch your lens hood and embrace the atmospheric qualities of golden summer hues

Master skies

Karolina Konsur explains how to create dynamic clouds and handle stormy conditions in summer

Work with water

Mirror the subject and underline soft features in summer light

Extend exposures

Pro advice on how to avoid overexposing summer scenes while emphasising the dynamic range

Karolina’s pro tips on mastering summer landscapes

Ten top tips for mastering summer light, composition and more

LIVING LANDSCAPES

Capture natural colour and asense of motion in your scenic images

Control outdoor light

Christian Mayberry explains how to work with mobile studio lighting when shooting outdoors

Apply a stylised detail enhancement

Give your photos amovie aesthetic with the bleach bypass effect in Photoshop

Fine-tune colour and saturation

LIGHTROOM TUTORIAL Use Lightroom’s extensive controls to enhance

Create wet plate portraits

Recreate the collodion process for enhanced detail

BEHIND THE CROWN

Chris Jackson talks about what it takes to be the photographic companion of the British Royal Family

WORLD OF WHITE

We joined up with online photography game GuruShots to print the winning images from the World of White challenge

SHOT OF THE MONTH

Photographer: Petros Markidis Title: Crossing through Lefkada’s lagoon

THE BEST OF STILL-LIFE MAGIC

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

Kitintro

The expert and independent reviews of gear we’ve bagged this issue

BORNEO’S NIGHTLIFE

Rémi Vacher on an expedition to the Indonesian island, where he chose to photograph its lesser-known nocturnal wildlife

Photo Kit Leaderboard 2024

Our real-time report on the very best gear available for you right now

BEST FULL-FRAME CAMERA

If you’re after maximum quality images, its larger pixels mean that afull-frame camera is the best place to start

BEST APS-C CAMERA

1 Fujifilm X-T5 Retro power is the order

BEST MICRO 4/3 CAMERA

Panasonic Lumix G 9II The latest flagship for

BEST MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA

Fujifilm GFX 100 II The latest GF-mount camera

BEST EDITING SOFTWARE

DxO Nik Collection 7 It claims to be

BEST DSLR CAMERA

Old-school tech has life in it yet 1

BEST WIDE-ANGLE LENS

For even greater frame width

BEST STANDARD LENS

Essential for all-round use

BEST SPECIALIST LENS

For something alittle different

BEST TELEPHOTO LENS

Zoom in closer to the action

BEST FILTERS

1 Kenko White Mist No. 1 SPECIFICATION Price

BEST MACRO LENS

For capturing the world up close

BEST TRIPOD

Using atripod is the key to sharper shots

OM System OM-1 Mark II

James Artaius finds the OM-1 Mark II has features that you wish your camera did

Novo Helix T50 Carbon FibreTripod

Adam Waring discovers an unfeasibly small yet feature-packed travel tripod

Sony FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G

Matthew Richards investigates this lightweight wide-angle zoom lens with aunique focal range

Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8VR

This lens offers everything from wide-angle to super-telephoto reach, says Matthew Richards

ACCESSORIES

A collection of the best fun-yet-functional products out there for photographers