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NIKON ANNOUNCES AFFORDABLE NEW PRO-GRADE NIKKOR Z 50MM F/1.4 LENS

Nikon launches pro-grade Z 50mm f/1.4 prime as a budget alternative to its f/1.2 and f/1.8 standard primes

Leica Q3 43 full-frame compact camera brings a new perspective

© Leica Leica has unveiled its Q3 43:

TTArtisan announces two premium prime lenses

TTArtisan launches its new 14mm f/3.5 pancake lens for Sony E-mount and a 75mm f/2 prime for Sony Eand Nikon Z-mount

Tamron launches new 90mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Macro for Sony & Nikon mirrorless cameras

Tamron’s favourite 90mm macro lens finally arrives for the mirrorless age with arefresh for Sony Eand Nikon Z

In Other News

More snippets of photography news from around the world

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

In the lap of mother nature After

LITTLE WONDERS

Kim Bunermann meets Louise B to discuss the joys and challenges of working with newborns and freshly baked parents

PRTECT YOUR IMAGES FROM AL

Pandora’s box is open and, for better or worse, AI is here to stay. Here’s how you can protect your images from being used to train AI models without your permission

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 month, we delve into the family portrait genre and offer advice when it comes to editing wedding photos

What does being a family photographer entail?

Barbara Asboth shares the ins and outs of her photography business and reveals why she enjoys photographing families so much

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GLOSSARY

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

MASTER MINIMALISM

Less is more in the world of minimalism. Rebecca Greig explores what makes minimalist captures work

Pay more attention

Minimal photography is a lot harder than it looks – the way you compose your image is everything

Work in monochrome

Simplify through the tones you select in your captures

Be bold with your colour

When it comes to incorporating colour into your minimalist photography, be brave and go bold –use it with intention

Master special effects

Use in-camera techniques as well as editing software to create striking imagery

PORTRAIT TIPS & TRICKS

Even with so much information out there, taking perfect portraits can be hard work. Pro photographer Paul Wilkinson guides us through this huge genre with his pearls of wisdom

The big five

Crucial items for taking portrait shots with artificial and natural light sources

CREATE AI COMPOSITES

Serge Ramelli explains how to make AI work for you, by creating otherwise impossible portrait backgrounds

Shoot above life-size

Panagiotis Dalagiorgos reveals the secrets of highlighting small details with soft light sources

Make filters editable in Photoshop

Smart Filters are agreat way of boosting non-destructive editing

Master your mobile shots

Make your smartphone RAW files their best in Lightroom Mobile

Create punchy landscapes

Boost your outdoor photos with James Paterson

STORM CHASER

Paige Vincent on the adrenaline rush, the risks and her passion for shooting in the face of storms

FLOWER SPOTLIGHT

We joined up with online photography game GuruShots to print the winning images from the Flower Spotlight challenge

SHOT OF THE MONTH

Photographer: Andrea Correale Title: Finding Larches Above and

THE BEST OF WILDLIFE WONDERS

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

Kitintro

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

THE LAST OF THE VULTURES

Prasenjit Dutta offers alament for adisappearing species

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

Alighter and more compact body

BEST MICRO 4/3 CAMERA

OM System OM-1 Mark II

ESSENTIAL AF FEATURES

Keep up with speedy subjects

BEST MEDIUM-FORMAT CAMERA

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

BEST EDITING SOFTWARE

DxO PhotoLab 8

BEST DSLR CAMERA

Old-school tech has life in it yet

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 LIGHTING

Take full control of the lighting conditions

BEST FILTERS

1Urth Magnetic Circular Polarizing (CPL) SPECIFICATION Price

BEST MACRO LENS

For capturing the world up close

BEST TRIPOD

Using atripod is the key to sharper shots

Panasonic Lumix GH7

Gareth Bevan thinks anew sensor and AF make this the hybrid camera to beat

DxO PhotoLab 8Elite

DxO’s flagship editor gets an upgrade but, asks Rod Lawton, are the results worth it?

AstrHori 120mm f/2.8 Macro 2x

Matthew Richards finds out if double the magnification means double the value

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 Art

This is anot-so-standard zoom lens, as Matthew Richards discovers on atest drive

ACCESSORIES

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