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Welcome to issue 143

Wrap up for the results of our NPOTY

This issue’s special contributors…

Rick Jones PAGE 6 Our apprentice goes vampire

Shock stock

Our unsuspecting apprentice takes a step into the weird world of macabre maestro Rick Jones and his little studio of horrors

LIGHTBOX

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

7 reasons to use a tripod

…and low light isn’t one of them! Steve Davey outlines seven reasons why always carrying a tripod can give you more creative choices and help you to take better photos

Celebrate your successes!

Running a photography business is a mix of highs and lows – learning how to focus on the positive, rather than dwelling on the problems, can make all the difference

What’s on the menu?

Adam Waring shows you how to set up your Nikon so all your frequently accessed settings are in one place

Ghoul school

Who ya gonna call when ya wanna create a series of hoax-worthy pics? N-Photo’s ghostbuster Mike Harris…

Bit of a long shot

Mike Harris ditches his wide-angle zoom and uses a telephoto lens to capture landscapes from a hilltop

Learn to dodge and burn

James Paterson shows you how to give your landscapes the edge by enhancing the important details

Create painterly Impressionist-style images

Turn your photos into Impressionist masterpieces in Photoshop with this issue’s gift

Made with love

James Paterson gets creative with baby photography and creates stunning composites with playful backdrops

Above the mist

Misty mornings can provide a wealth of photographic material, especially climbing a mountain to capture an inversion

Carolyn Mendelsohn

Photography was the farthest thing from Carolyn Mendelsohn’s mind when she began her working life. Today, she is one of the UK’s leading portrait photographers, with an impressive list of awards and clients. Keith Wilson hears how the once reluctant photographer became obsessed with telling stories with her camera…

The only way is up

University of Cambridge tutor John Brackenbury tells how he developed specialist photography equipment and techniques for incredible images of insects in flight

Readers’ letters

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Winning images

Steve James doesn’t just enter photo comps for the glory; the challenge and critique has helped him grow exponentially as a photographer

How flash works

Your camera’s flash is more than just an emergency light source. Here’s how it works

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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

The graveyard shift

It might sound a little strange, but I have always rather enjoyed graveyards…

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022

The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2022 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2022 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of autumn photography…

Gear Zone

New gear, buying advice and the world’s toughest tests

New gear

Here’s what caught our eye this month

Yongnuo YN50mm F1.8Z DF DSM £350/$359

The Yongnuo YN50mm F1.8Z DF DSM is more than just a ‘standard’ prime

Cokin Nuances Extreme Neutral Density ND1024

£90-£130/$120-$160 www.cokin.com

Go large!

These super-telephoto primes give you mighty reach and most of them are very hunky too

For the sake of it

Mike Harris makes a case for simply enjoying the moment. Do you agree? Or is he making a mountain out of a molehill?