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Welcome

H ave you made any new year’s

Psychedelia at Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, England. 15:19pm. 5 June 2021

Welcome…

dan.mold @ futurenet.com WE’RE KICKING of the New

The circle of light

RING LIGHT PORTRAITS

Frozen abstracts

Dan Mold turns the ordinary in to the extraordinary with this photo project on capturing the incredible details of a frozen windscreen

Classically lit portraits

PORTRAITS PART 1

Frame your landscapes with organic borders

FREE BORDERS

Majestic scenes with the Magic Wand

MAGIC WAND TOOL

New depths

NATURAL BLUR

Blend mode boosters

BLEND MODES

Sean Weekly

Professional wildlife photographer Sean Weekly runs through his favourite shot of the year and the essential Canon equipment that he couldn’t live without

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING CLOSE-UP IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

Your complete guide to… Buying and using Canon film cameras

With an analogue renaissance in full swing, we look at how you can give your old Canon film cameras a new lease of life in 2022

This is ME

Phil shares his story of overcoming mental health problems and using his photography to bring joy to others

Catching the light

On a trip to The Alps Julia went searching for Alpenglow, an anomaly where the mountain peaks glow fiery red during the golden hour

BACKISSUES

Catch up on what you’ve missed by buying a recent issue either in print or via digital download

FOCUSPOINT

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the magazine and all things photographic! Email us at p photoplus@fu turenet.com

Get set up for still life

Shoot subjects that don’t move!

Sharper images

How to avoid unintentional movement

Adjusting the aperture for DoF

Bring more (or less) of a still life into focus with the f-number

Take control of the lighting

Get crafty at home to make your own DIY light-modifying accessories

Removing reflections and hotspots

Use a circular polarizer on your lens to cut through distractions

Make the most of bokeh

Create interesting, illuminated, backgrounds with string lights

School tip Custom white balance

Make your own profile to remove annoying colour casts

Shooting tethered without wires

Find out how you can use EOS Utility with Wi-Fi to shoot tethered for improved results

STEP BY STEP GO WIRELESS WITH EOS UTILITY

Discover how you can make the most of a wire-free set-up using Canon’s free EOS Utility

What would be a good budget telephoto lens to use with my EOS 80D? I’m looking to try taking animal and bird photos.

EOSS.S.O.S Our technical guru is here to help.

Firmware updates for EOS R5 and R6 added vehicle subject detection, what kind of vehicles does it work with?

Vehicle subject detection is optimized to make it

Photo Plus EXPERT

Brian is a freelance photographer and photo tutor,

More than one light

Selecting the optimum way to control your off-camera Speedlites

I’m thinking of moving to mirrorless, how well do old EF lenses work with the mount adapter?

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM went on

Portrait shots don’t fill the LCD screen on my camera, can I remove the bars down the sides in playback?

BRIAN SAYS… EOS cameras have an auto rotate

Is there a simple way to quickly check currently active settings?

Grouping multiple settings on a single My Menu

I’m looking for a macro lens, what is the best for flowers and insects?

EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM is a

QUICK FIXES

Can a micro SD be used in an

Why are there so many custom settings in current cameras, surely technology is good enough to simplify photography?

BRIAN SAYS… There are many custom settings, features

Rich and vibrant colours of Autumn

STEPHEN PHILLIPS, DEVON SAYS… This image was taken

GEAR UPDATE

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

Help me buy a.. Monopod

Take the weight of big and heavy kit and get sharper shots with a stick support

CANON RF 16mm F2.8 STM

Canon’s new RF ultra-wide prime is also ultra-lightweight and ultra-affordable for EOS R mirrorless camera users

CANON GEAR OF THE YEAR

Join us as we hand out our prestigious awards to the finest Canon cameras, lenses and kit we’ve tested over the last year

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 the 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