Entry-level EOS DSLRs

Welcome

SEASCAPE SUPER SKILLS Learn how to take great

SUBLIME SEASCAPES

Canon pro Daniel Wretham shows our PhotoPlus Apprentice his top photo spots around the Jurassic Coast to teach him to take fantastic seascapes

A lesson in Tuscany

Hanging on to the very last moment to photograph a cliché in Tuscany provided the very best visual effect

Welcome…

Dan Mold Technique editor dan.mold@futurenet.com THIS month we

Animal farm portraits

James Paterson uses a mobile studio for creative animal shots on location

Need a light?

PROJECT 2

Add water reflection effects to images

PHOTOSHOP CC

Perfect your perspective

Part 6 of a series!

The power of luminosity masking

Learn how to use Affinity Photo with James Paterson as he makes intricate image enhancements in seconds with quick mask skills

Russ Tierney

MY KIT

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

LONG LIVE CANON DSLRS!

CAMERAS WITH MIRRORS

Advanced EOS DSLRs

With its combination of shooting speed and agile autofocus, the EOS 90D sits at the top of the APS-C line of DSLRs

Moving up to full-frame

What are the advantages of jumping up to a full-frame Canon DSLR, such as the EOS 6D Mark II?

Is it time to go pro?

Setting the benchmark for performance and build quality, Canon’s powerhouse pro-level DSLRs are hard to beat

EF and EF-S lens line-up

With 35 years of EF lenses available, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to wide to tele primes and zooms for DSLRs

Flower power

Erika challenged herself to take a series of self-portraits, showing the relationship between people and nature, in 24 hours

Streets of Africa

Timur documents his fantastic travels around West Africa by capturing the wonderful people he met along the way

FOCUSPOINT

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Get set for the garden

Camera skills for capturing fantastic floral pictures

How to avoid motion blur

EVEN THE lightest breeze can send tall plants

Using close-up lenses

MANUAL LABOUR

Sharper images

Use a tripod and fire the shutter remotely

More ‘macro’ lenses

A NUMBER of lenses boast a ‘macro’ focusing

Beyond life-size

IF YOU’RE bitten by the macro photography bug,

Control depth of field

IN AT THE DEEP END

Change the background

How to ensure the focus is firmly on your subject

Focusing assistance

STAY FOCUSED

Boost colours, cut glare

Use a circular polarizer to remove unwanted shine

School tip Keep your back straight!

How to make the most of a wafer-thin depth of field

Maximise macro depth of field

Create a composite image with extensive depth of field using focus stacking and DPP

STEP BY STEP FOCUS STACKING FUNDAMENTALS

Canon’s free Digital Photo Professional software can help you make incredible DoF macro images

EOS S.O.S

PHOTOPLUSEXPERT BRIAN WORLEY CANON PRO Brian is a

EOS R5 & R6 Custom AF

ADVANCED AUTOFOCUS

GEARUPDATE

Our round-up of the latest digital photography must-haves

Help me buy… a flash trigger

Fire flashguns off-camera with a radio trigger for artistic lighting

LAOWA 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift

A wide-angle shift lens that offers perspective control at half the price of Canon’s TS-E 24mm f/3.5L tilt-shift lens

STURDY TRIPODS

For shooting landscapes and outdoor subjects a sturdy carbon-fibre tripod gives you solid support. Here are the best buys on the market

3 LEGGED THING PRO 2.0 WINSTON £349/$400

The biggest and sturdiest tripod kit in the Pro 2.0 carbon fibre range

HOW WE TEST

From head to toe, we give tripods a thorough workout

BENRO MACH3 TMA27C £352/$450

Aiming for simplicity and elegance, the Mach3 has a relatively conventional design

GOOD TO GO

Meet 3 Legged Thing’s more travel-friendly Punks 2.0 range

BENRO GO PLUS TRAVEL FGP28C £353/$460

With its wide-ranging features, the Go Plus Travel has a full set of mod cons

SMALLER STORAGE

Some full-sized tripods have space-saving clever designs T

KENRO ULTIMATE TRAVEL TRIPOD £199/$259

Despite being a ‘travel tripod’, the Kenro Ultimate is one of the tallest kits on test

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

There are various options for really low-level shooting

MANFROTTO 190GO! £279/$453

The latest in Manfrotto’s universally popular ‘190’ series of tripods is good to go!

PLAYING THE ANGLES

Pivoting centre columns are great for macro and extreme wide-angle shooting

MANFROTTO 055CXPRO3 £453/$569

Big and beefy, this relatively weighty Manfrotto is a strong stickler for tradition

STICK OR TWIST?

Which is better, clip locks or twist locks?

NOVO EXPLORA T20 £239/$312

Novo’s range-topping kit isn’t overly weighty but has a hefty maximum load rating

SUM OF THE PARTS

Complete kits can save you money, but separates might be better

VANGUARD ALTA PRO 2+ 263CB 100 £239/$349

This Vanguard tripod is a tricked-up kit that boasts a wealth of useful features

HOP ON

Sometimes one leg can be better than three

COMPARISON TABLE

THE WINNER IS... 3 LEGGED THING PRO 2.0 WINSTON

Sturdy, versatile and impeccably engineered, Winston’s a worthy three-legged winner

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With prices ranging from a couple of hundred to a few thousand, Canon has an EOS camera to suit everyone, from the complete beginner to most demanding pro…

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With prices ranging from a couple of hundred to a few thousand, Canon has an EOS camera to suit everyone, from the complete beginner to most demanding pro…

BUYERS’ GUIDE

With over 200 lenses we’ve listed for Canon EOS cameras, picking the right one can be tough. Here’s the lowdown! 

BUYERS’ GUIDE

Contacts Canon www.canon.co.uk Peleng www.digitaltoyshop.co.uk Samyang www.samyang-lens.co.uk Schneider