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THIS SUPER-FAST LENS HAS A SUPER-LOW PRICE TAG

KamLan 32mm f/1.1 is a budget prime for Canon, Sony, Fujifilm and MFT

PHOTO CRASH COURSE

Get to grips with the fundamentals of photography in half a day with our essential guide to camera kit, technique and more

PART 1CAMERA ANATOMY

  Here’s what the various buttons, dials and other controls on your camera do…

PART 2 UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE

How to control the three variables that determine the exposure of a photo

PART 3MASTER COMPOSITION

Here’s how to arrange the elements in a scene for a harmonious composition

PART 4FOCAL LENGTHS

Your choice of lens can affect your composition dramatically…

PART 5 ANGLE OF VIEW

How it differs between full-frame and crop sensors

PART 6YOUR ESSENTIAL KIT

  Here’s what every aspiring photographer needs in order to take great shots…

XPOSURE

WINNING AND COMMENDED IMAGES FROM INTERNATIONAL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 14

BEST OF BRITISH: STUNNING SHOTS FROM AROUND THE UK

The fourth CEWE Photo Award is open for entries from photographers everywhere

FAKE A FIERY BACKDROP

ESSENTIAL PHOTO SKILLS MADE EASY

HOW TO... GO LOCAL TO BOOST CONTRAST

James Paterson shows you how to target specific areas of a landscape and use local adjustments to bring out detail

GOPRO HERO9 BLACK

With more screens, more detail, more photos and more battery, the new flagship GoPro is hard to beat