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N-Photo
June 2023
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FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to issue 150
Our Lightbox gallery showcases the best travel images
This issue’s special contributors…
N-Photo
Apprentice
N-Photo APPRENTICE
THE PRO NAME: April Alexander CAMERA: Nikon Z
Camera couture
Our apprentice learns trendy tips from Nikon Europe Creator and portrait pro April Alexander
PRO PORTFOLIO APRIL ALEXANDER
ANTONIA AND HUO This image was featured in
Incredible landscapes!
Incredible landscapes!
Wherever you’re based, there’s a wealth of wonderful scenic locations to shoot. Nigel Forster takes us through the challenges
Mountainscapes
Wrap up warm to explore mountain landscapes whatever the weather, and be prepared to shoot stunning images at a moment’s notice with ever-changing skies
Coastal Landscapes
Enjoy wide-open views, big unobscured skies, great sunrises and sunsets, and fascinating details in your coastal photography, complete with streaky beaches and milky seas
Rural Scenes
A rural landscape offers surprisingly diverse photographic opportunities, including fields of patterns and texture, colourful seasonal crops and open spaces, but can raise challenges
Woodland & Waterfalls
Woods and waterfalls are a classic landscape double-act, and present the photographer with similar challenges, demanding careful management of light and shade
Lakes and Inland Water
Mirror-like reflections, morning mist, wildlife and seasonal colour – what more could you want? Throw in a gentle breeze for that extra ripple and it all comes to life…
On Location
Low tide reveal
Photographing coastlines at low tide offers a unique perspective with opportunities for capturing marine life, textures and patterns
Nikon Skills
Spring awakening
It’s that time of year, when Edyta Rice springs into action and captures vibrant floral landscapes
How to capture spring landscapes
1 Flower power Flowers are a great compositional
Glow the extra mile
Mike Harris captures sci-fi portraits and uses Adobe CC to boost futuristic lighting
Star tors
Josh Dury spins a tall trail to help you create celestial spirals in no time at all
Make your portraits glow
Create stunning shape and glowing effects with simple Affinity Photo skills courtesy of James Paterson
Top of the crops
James Paterson explores the powerful features that lurk within the invaluable Crop tool
Kick-ass sports shots
James Paterson combines long exposures with flash for an eyecatching slow-speed sync effect
Slow sync setup
LEARN HOW TO CAPTURE SHARP AND BLURRED ACTION WITH A COMBINATION OF CONSTANT AND FLASH LIGHTING
Bring down the curtain
1 The first curtain The default for flashes
Boost the blur
ENHANCE YOUR SLOW SYNC PHOTOS IN LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP WITH THESE SIMPLE EDITING TIPS
Take it further with panning blur
USE CAMERA MOVEMENTS WHILE SHUTTER DRAGGING TO CREATE AMAZING BLUR EFFECTS
Interview
Richard Shucksmith
Shetland is one of the wildest of the BBC’s Wild Isles, and Richard Shucksmith was the photographer who got the call to help with the shoot. So how does he film orcas hunting seals or gannets diving for fish, when he’s not hiding camera traps from Historic Scotland? Keith Wilson finds out...
On Assignment
Couples’ retreat
US-based Philippines-born photographer Abby Marasigan explains how she helps couples share their lifetime adventures
Nikopedia
In-camera processing
From adjusting colour to converting Raw files, you can do a lot in-camera…
In-camera effects
Here are seven different ways to process the same NEF file in-camera
How to retouch a picture
Your camera can apply many interesting digital effects to your pictures after you’ve shot them
Exposure effects
Shortcuts to superior pictures or an unnecessary distraction?
Step by step NEF processing
Your camera can create Raw conversions, and they’re perfectly faithful to the camera settings
How many in-camera edit options do I have?
It depends on what Nikon model you’ve got…
A portable darkroom!
Brilliant black-and-white shots in-camera
Discover Filter Forge 9 Professional
Find out how to apply effects in an instant using this month’s terrific free software download
Filter Forge 9 Professional
Download and register your FREE software by 11 July 2023
FILTER FORGE 9 EXPLORE THE INTERFACE
1 Textures You might not use Textures too
Ask Matthew...
Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com
Secondhand superstar
Q I want to upgrade to a fullframe
N-Photo POTY
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2023
The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2023 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2023 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of flowers and plants…
Win a Nikon Z 9!
WIN! A Nikon Z9
The overall winner of N-Photo’s Photographer of the Year 2023 will receive the grand prize of a Nikon Z 9!
Letters
Readers’ letters
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the mag and all things photographic! You can write to us, message us or share your images in the following ways: mail@nphotomag.com twitter.com/nphotomag facebook.com/nphotomag instagram.com/nphotomag
The best from our companion website
www.DigitalCameraWorld.com Image: Dave Hogan/Getty Images 1. Tamron
Your Stories
The Motor City
Paramedic Leslie Cieplechowicz wanders the streets of Detroit – on and off the job – in a bid to capture the Motor City in a new light
Gear Zone
New gear
Here’s what caught our eye this month
Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8
£529/$499 www.nikon.co.uk
Get closer
Ready for your close-up? Fit a macro lens to your Nikon camera and you will reveal levels of detail invisible to the naked eye
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
£359/$569 Sigma’s veteran macro lens is competitively priced
How we test
Real-world shooting is combined with our lab tests
Tokina atx-i 100mm f/2.8 FF Macro
£424/$429 Tokina brings its 17-year-old 100mm macro lens
Distortion
Levels of distortion are generally minimal Macro lenses
Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1
£449/$495 A high-quality manual-focus macro with builtin electronics
The X factor
Not all macro lenses are equal Most of
Nikon AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro
£459/$557 Nikon’s bigger and better DX format Micro,
Depth of field
Margins are tight with macro magnification…and a matchbox
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 Ultra Macro APO
£519/$499 This Laowa lens doubles the usual maximum
Colour fringing
There’s not much to see here Levels of
Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO
£569/$499 Newer than the Laowa 100mm 2.0x macro
Shift your focus
Stretch your depth of field With such a
Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8
£679/$647 Nikon’s smaller, cheaper Z-mount macro arguably works
A secondhand gem for DSLRs
The Tamron 90mm is gone but not forgotten
Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
£1049/$1047 Of all of the macro lenses on
The DX amplifies
Crop factor boost magnification The 1.5x crop factor
The winner is… Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
Nikon’s Z-mount 105mm comes out on top I
Nikon cameras
The current range of Nikon DSLR, Coolpix & Z-series mirrorless cameras
Nikon-fit lenses
Your at-a-glance guide to the current crop of Nikon-fit lenses
Parting Shot
The AIs have it
The SWPA is the latest comp to run into AI-related controversy, and Mike Harris reckons it’s time to draw a line in the sand
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