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One flash for perfect portraits

James Paterson tells us how to shoot stunning portraits with a single light

THE SET-UP PORTRAITS WITH A SINGLE FLASH

Discover how to set up a single flash and the kit you need for stunning one-light portraits

TOP TIPS ONE-LIGHT PORTRAIT SET-UPS

Learn where to position your light for a variety of different looks

STEP BY STEP 5-MINUTE RETOUCH FOR PORTRAITS

Use AI-powered retouching tools in Photoshop for speedy portrait retouching

ESSENTIAL SKILLS MASTERING BLACK & WHITE

Convert your one-light portrait images to monochrome for a classic and timeless look

Spring into action with mist filters

Boost your spring shots with image-softening filters. Deputy editor Dan Mold shows you how to get the most out of three top options...

STEP BY STEP THE FLARE FACTOR

Get set up to shoot with creative mist filters like a pro

Family business

Professional family photographer Taylor Brady reveals her top tips and tricks to help family group shots run without a hitch

Changing clothes after photoshoots

Sean McCormack explores Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic tools that can change colours

LIGHTROOM CLASSIC

01 MASKING TOOLS Go to Masking

The power of Path Blur in Photoshop

James Paterson shows you how to use this handy filter to mimic long-exposure scenes so you can do away with ND filters

STEP BY STEP MOTION BLUR TOOLS IN LIGHTROOM

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC

Old-school scanlines

Transform a photo into retro CRT scanlines with a combination of simple filters and learn key editing skills in Affinity Photo, with James Paterson

STEP BY STEP MAKE CRT SCANLINES

Use the Halftone and Displace filters to craft a vintage monitor effect

FINE DINING PHOTOS

THE A PPRENTICE

Infrared at Levant Tin Mines

Levant Tine Mines, Cornwall. 16:26. 4 October 2021

LORENZ HOLDER

The award-winning action photographer takes a fine-art approach to action photography. He tells Lauren Scott why, as a confessed perfectionist, it’s practice and prep – not luck – that have helped him to capture the decisive moments so distinctly

Five Sisters

Photo essays from PhotoPlus readers and professional photographers alike

Streets of America

Chris Porsz hits the streets of America and documents his favourite street shots in his 10th book

INSPIRATIONS

THE BEST IMAGERY FROM THE SINWP BIRD OF PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Photoplus The Canon Magazine 2007-2025

A celebration of the No.1 for Canon!

2011-2014

PhotoPlus went from strength to strength as we gained more readers. This was when we used to offer a free video disc on the cover – for only £3.99!

2015-2016

In 2015 we gave our Canon mag a big makeover, with an all-new name, a new look, and new regular articles to inspire you

2017-2019

While other jack-of-all-trade photo mags closed, we happily continued bringing you a brilliant magazine perfectly tailored to your Canon photography needs…

2020-2022

Through the lockdowns (remember them!) we were there for you, your reassuringly regular Canon camera skills magazine, a welcome distraction from the world’s troubles…

2023-2025

Who knew this would be the final furlong? But we made it to our 200th issue, and beyond, and we did it in style…

Our man in Japan!

Deputy editor Dan Mold flew to Japan for Sigma’s big product reveal at its Tokyo HQ and toured the Aizu factory to see how some of the world’s best lenses are made

CANON PowerShot V1

PowerShot users have waited six years for a new G7 X-series camera. Will the new V1 compact be worth the wait?

SIGMA 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 | C

Sigma’s latest APS-C superzoom has landed – the world’s first mirrorless lens equipped with an 18.8x optical zoom

CANON STANDARD ZOOMS

Most of us shoot with a standard zoom, most of the time. Here’s your essential guide to all of Canon’s current options for both EOS R System mirrorless cameras and EOS DSLRs

CANON RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM £324/$299

Built for APS-C format EOS R System cameras, this lens has a space-saving retractable design

HOW WE TEST

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

CANON RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM £379/$299

This RF zoom is unfeasibly compact and lightweight for a full-frame compatible standard zoom

DISTORTION

It’s a wide spread of results for uncorrected distortion

CANON RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM £2519/$2199

We rate this as Canon’s best ever standard zoom lens, but it doesn’t come cheap

CANON EF-S17-55MM F/2.8 IS USM £939/$879

Old but gold, this APS-C format lens still takes a lot of beating

CANON RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM £479/$399

A compact yet highly versatile zoom, ideal for everyday shooting and even for extreme close-ups

CANON EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM £219/$249

The latest reinvention of Canon’s 18-55mm kit zoom for APS-C format DSLRs is the best yet

CANON RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM £1389/$1299

Probably the best full-frame compatible ‘kit’ zoom lens that Canon has ever made

COLOUR FRINGING

There are a few surprise offenders…

CANON RF 24-105mm F2.8L IS USM Z £3439/$2999

One of Canon’s ‘hybrid’ RF lenses for stills and videography, this one’s not to be taken lightly

CANON EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM £489/$599

It rules the roost of APS-C format kit zoom lenses for telephoto reach

CANON RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM £1249/$1099

An alternative ‘trinity’ standard zoom that’s much more compact, lightweight and inexpensive to buy

CANON EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM £1389/$1299

The Mark II edition is a marked improvement over the original

CANON RF 28-70mm F2L USM £3299/$2899

It’s hefty but this special zoom lens aims to replace four fast-aperture primes!

CANON EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM £1999/$1899

It’s fairly compact for a ‘trinity’ 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom but lacks optical stabilization

COMPARISON TABLE

THE WINNER IS... CANON RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM

It’s simply the best Canon standard zoom lens… or is it?

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Exploring monochrome

Set your camera up for brilliant black-and-white images

How to set your camera to black-and-white shooting

A NUMBER of EOS cameras have a Monochrome

Customizing the Picture Style

Get a harder or softer look to suit the subject

Applying Monochrome filter effects

Lighten and darken specific colours to boost contrast

Adding some colour

Give mono images a makeover with toning effects

Best subjects

Tips for shooting with mono in mind

Refine B&W RAW files in Canon’s DPP

Take more control of your mono conversions

Create a Custom Shooting Mode for mono

Access your preferred black-and-white setup with a turn of the mode dial

Use Canon Camera Connect

This handy app helps you transfer images, remote control your camera and more

STEP BY STEP SETTING UP CAMERA CONNECT APP

Let’s explore how to access the best features of this convenient tool –free from Canon!

Can you explain how the zebra settings help with getting correct exposure?

David Fitzgerald, Swansea Skin tones between 50-60%

Could you explain how white balance shift affects images, and what white balance bracketing is?

Comparison of tones with white balance shift in

Fast mirrorless lenses: do you need them?

Are fast lenses necessary or helpful for mirrorless AF?

Why does EOS R5 Mark II not work with some older LP-E6-style batteries?

There are four versions of the LP-E6 battery;

If Highlight Tone Priority is on, does it affect the RAW image?

BRIAN SAYS… Not all settings that affect the

Can you use Auto Exposure Bracketing and silent shutter with the EOS R6?

BRIAN SAYS… The original EOS R6 and EOS

On Canon’s Speedlite EL-100 what is CSP mode used for?

BRIAN SAYS… CSP mode is intended for use

What external microphone will work with wind filter and audio noise reduction settings?

Wind filter and audio noise reduction settings are

Why do photos look different for horizontal and vertical shots taken with bounce flash?

For consistent results ensure to readjust the flash

Is the EOS R5 Mark II eye-controlled AF beneficial in the real world, or just a gimmick that no-one uses?

Eye control was effective for me to move

Stripes meets spots

Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Exposure 1/500