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PEDIGREE PHOTOGRAPHY

This month we pair up Canon pro Laura Galbraith with our reader Yvette to help her perfect her pet paw-traits!

Lessons in the rain at Fanad Lighthouse

David braves the horrendous conditions of Donegal and captures the heavenly light of Fanad Lighthouse – a beacon of hope in a storm

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Sharpen up your photography skills with our all-new photo projects and expert guides

Portraits at sunset

James Paterson shows you how to take vibrant photos of your friends and family at sundown – even if the sun doesn’t appear!

THE SET-UP STUNNING PORTRAITS AT SUNDOWN

Set up an outdoor off-camera flash to light your subject for dramatic sunset portraits

STEP BY STEP CANON CAMERA & FLASH SETTINGS

Learn how to expose for sunset portraits with a flash by measuring the ambient light first

PHOTOSHOP TIPS ENHANCE YOUR SUNSET TONES

Whether shooting portraits or landscapes use these simple tonal tricks to boost sunset colours

TOP TIPS MATCHING THE TEMPERATURE

Balance out the colour temperature between your flash and the setting sun

Catch the birdie

Keen nature photographer Peter Travers goes bird spotting and shows you how to capture great wildlife photos – from large herons to tiny robins

STEP BY STEP GET SET FOR BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

Learn essential Canon camera settings and long lens tips to improve your birdie shots

CANON CAMERA SETUP FOR FASTER SHOOTING

The importance of being in the right place at the right time with the right camera!

BIRDS 1 GET IN POSITION FOR BETTER BACKGROUNDS

It’s something we often talk about, and for

BIRDS 2 BIG BIRD

Patience certainly pays to capture the best wildlife

BIRDS 3 DUCKS ON THE WATER

Even a common female mallard can appear photogenic

BIRDS 4 WINGING IT!

Black birds against a dark background, such as

Flower power

Dan Mold shows you how to take bloomin’ brilliant flower close-ups

SET UP TO USE A 5-IN-1 A REFLECTOR

Discover what the different sides of a reflector can be used for

TIP 1 SET UP YOUR SHOT

We put together this shop-bought gerbera at home

TIP 2 EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR DEPTH OF FIELD

A scrappy background can be the difference between

TIP 3 FIND THE STIGMA

The centre of your flower, or the stigma

PICKING A PRETTY POSY

Make your flower pictures as good as possible

TIP 4 DIFFUSE THE SITUATION

We’d recommend photographing flowers on an overcast day

Let your skies shine

Louise Carey demonstrates how to selectively enhance overexposed skies with the Adjustment Brush tool in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC

STEP BY STEP USE THE ADJUSTMENT BRUSH

Selectively edit specific parts of your photos for total control in Lightroom CC

Turn the kids into superheroes

James Paterson creates the movie poster superhero-look by showing you how to master Photoshop blending skills and utilizing special effects

STEP BY STEP GET THE SUPERHERO LOOK

Add special effects and discover how to combine images with ease with blending modes

Glitch your photos

James Paterson uses a combination of filter effects and layer skills to transform portraits with a fun digital glitch effect in Affinity Photo

STEP BY STEP CREATE A GLITCHED-OUT PORTRAIT

Utilize filter effects and layer skills in Affinity Photo to create this unique digital photograph

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

MAKE THE MOVE TO MIRRORLESS!

Discover how Canon EOS R System mirrorless cameras and RF lenses will instantly improve your photography

The mirrorless advantage

Get an accurate picture of your final image from the viewfinder

STEP BY STEP EOS R SYSTEM ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDERS

You get more options for customizing an electronic viewfinder than you do with an optical viewfinder

Advanced autofocus

While Canon’s EOS R is quick, the newer R5 and R6 take focus tracking up a gear

STEP BY STEP SETTING THE AUTOFOCUS PRIORITY

Dual Pixel CMOS AF II technology enables you to choose the type of subject to focus on

Need for speed

The RF mount’s fast communication opens up a whole new range of photo possibilities

Creative features

Take your image-making in a new direction with mirrorless cameras

STEP BY STEP GETTING SET UP FOR VIDEO

The EOS R6 offers a fantastic set of features for film-makers as well as photographers

CANON EOS R CAMERAS

The creative features and high image quality of

RF lenses technology

The growing collection of quality RF glass is key to the EOS R System

PHOTO STORIES

Photo essays from PhotoPlus readers and p rofessional photographers alike

Rummage of Flowers

Professional studio photographer Guia Besana uses flowers as special props to add extra meaning to her female portraits

Chris Winter

Shooting in extreme environments like the freezing cold Falkland Islands and sweltering heat of Iraq, Canon pro Chris knows a thing or two about working under pressure

FOCUSPOINT

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

Get to know Canon lens mounts

Not all EF lenses fit on all Canon cameras. Here’s the EOS lens ecosystem low-down…

The pioneering EF mount

KNOW YOUR MOUNTS

Small but perfectly formed

MIGHTY MICRO

Make the most of mount adapters

MOUNT ADAPTERS

Canon Camera Connect app

Canon’s mobile app enables you to control your camera remotely and transfer images

EOS S.O.S

Our technical guru is here to help. No Canon conundrum is too big or small. Get in touch today at EOSSOS@futurenet.com

EOS R5/R6 Eye AF– is it that good?

SWITCH TO MIRRORLESS

CANONSCHOOL

Select the second wireless flash option as shown

CANON EOS R3

The Canon EOS R3 mirrorless will pack ‘next gen Dual Pixel AF,’ a stacked BSI sensor, 30fps shooting and Eye Control focus!

GEAR UPDATE

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

Photo cards

Check out our pick of the best personalized greeting cards for any occasion

CANON EOS M50 Mk II

While 4K is not its forte, the crop-sensor mirrorless Canon EOS M50 Mark II has plenty to offer video content creators

PORTRAIT LENSES

Have you beeen missing people recently ? Photograph the ones you love and keep  them close with a premium portrait lens

CANON EF 85mm f/1.8 USM £379/$419

A long-time favourite, this lens ticks all the right boxes for compactness and affordability

HOW WE TEST

We combine real-world shooting results with rigorous lab testing to arrive at our overall ratings

CANON EF 85mmf/1.4L IS USM £1489/$1599

Ideal for handheld portraiture, this EF 85mm unusually features an image stabilizer

DISTORTION

None of these lenses produce much in the way of distortion

CANON EF 85mm f/1.2L USM II £1999/$1999

A legend in its own lifetime, here’s Canon’s ultra-fast portrait prime lens for EOS DSLRs

GOING FOR BLUR

Shrinking the depth of field (DoF) enables you to isolate subjects by blurring the background

CANON RF 85mm F1.2L USM £2869/$2699

This RF-mount 85mm F1.2 lens for EOS R cameras easily beats its old EF counterpart in every respect

CANON RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM £669/$599

It’s the comparitively ‘slowest’ prime lens in the entire group, but is still very adept at portraiture

SAMYANG AUTOFOCUS LENSES

The South Korean manufacturer is famed for its manual lenses, but also offers AF options

SAMYANG MF 85mm f/1.4 RF £319/$379

Samyang offers the choice of going retro with a state-of-the-art mirrorless camera

COLOUR FRINGING

Two flavours are served up by fast primes

SIGMA 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART £929/$1099

This Sigma 85mm lens is a properly heavyweight contender in the portraiture ring – in every way!

PORTRAIT ZOOM

Tamron serves up something different in the shape of its ‘portrait zoom’

SIGMA 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM |A £1249/$1599

This bokeh beast from Sigma is a real whopper and comes complete with a tripod mount ring

TAKE A LONG SHOT

At weddings and other events, a longer zoom can help you reach out

COMPARISON TABLE

THE WINNERS ARE... CANON EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM & CANON RF 85mm F1.2L USM

Whether you shoot with or without mirrors, Canon comes out on top

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…