Welcome

Opportunities for exotic wildlife photography may be out

Olivia Arthur

Ahead of her appearance at The Photography Show, this documentary photographer tells Graeme Green about capturing unseen worlds

The beauty of sharks

Mike Coots uses his powerful images to promote conservation of the species

Keep calm and camera on with our guide to projects you can complete indoors

Every issue, Stay at Home helps you make

1 Get a fresh perspective by using a macro lens

After investing in a 105mm optic, Niamh Cottle explores new ways of presenting everyday household objects and subjects in her garden

2 Build a workflow for printing your images

Dave Kai Piper presents his step-by-step process for making sure that you get photo prints that look how you’d expect after editing them on a screen

3 Use light-painting to make creative images

Steve Gemmell shares his first attempts at still-life light painting, using a simple torch to bring a painterly approach to his photos

4 Send us your shots and star in our photo gallery

Digital Camera readers show us how they’ve been getting creative at home

ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL

After working in locations across the world, pro wildlife photographer Graeme Green shares his hints and tips for taking amazing animal photos close to home – and beyond!

1 EXPLORE THE WILDLIFE CLOSE TO YOUR HOME

Wildlife adventures don’t always require you to fly off to exotic locations around the world. Here’s how to shoot the photogenic wild creatures to be found near where you live

2 CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD

Keep these simple concepts in mind on your next wildlife shoot and see how they can make the difference between exceptional photos and frames that need to be deleted

3 HOW TO AVOID MISSING A SHOT

Whether it’s a moment of humour, action or high drama, make sure you have the skills to capture once-in-a-lifetime events

4 DELVE DEEP INTO DAILY LIFE

From hunting and feeding, to cleaning and family life, here’s how to find those fascinating aspects of animal behaviour

5 FREE YOUR CREATIVITY

Use angles, lighting, proximity, placement and environmental features to transform your shots

Camera College

The complete guide to modern photography

Make a splash with coastal photography

Discover the equipment and techniques to shoot seascapes, slow exposures, abstracts and more, with our guide to making the most of a day at the beach…

Get the hazy sunset look

Make a setting sun, boost skies and tint photos with gradients in Affinity Photo

PRACTICAL Photoshop

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Use it with Luminar AI to see how creative you can get with skies – there are no limits!

Show off your shots like a pro

Present your photos as gallery-ready A4 or A3 prints with our one-click Actions

Master shadows and highlights

This powerful tonal tool has more to it than meets the eye, and it’s ideal for landscapes

Portrait retouching: the final detail

Discover a Lightroom tag team that adds the perfect finishing touch to your portraits

Brilliant black- and-white

Enhance your photographs with four discerning mono conversion techniques

Photo Answers

Baffled by bokeh? Discombobulated by depth of field? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

LEVEL UP YOUR KIT BAG

Members of the Digital Camera team share what’s in their kit bag – and what they wish was in it!

Bubble planet

Deborah Pugh gets creative at home with a simple bowl of bubbles

The art of seeing

This month, Benedict Brain shoots a fine‐art landscape... or does he?

Hotshots

Category winners f rom the 2021 CEWE Photo Award

Shot of the month

Jasper Goodall focuses on the UK’s woodland at night in this dark series

In Focus

The latest photography news from around the globe

Focal point

Rounding up what’s new and exciting

Veo BH-160S ball head

This clever dual-axis model, introduced with Vanguard Veo 3T+ tripods, is now available for the premium Veo 3+ series

First-ever Fujifilm X lens from Tamron

And the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD will also be available for Sony E-mount

New CFexpress card from Lexar

Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Silver card available in 128GB & 256GB

DxO PureRaw update

Five new cameras and 26 new lenses supported

Focal point

Rounding up what’s new and exciting

Capture One update

Version 14.3 gets editing and browsing improvements

New Pentax APS-C standard zoom

Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 out now

Win a bundle of Mike Coots goodies

Enter today to win items worth £67/$90!

Behind the lens

MARK POWER Photographer www.markpower.co.uk

Albert Watson

This legendary photographer’s latest book sees him passing on his experience and knowledge. He tells Steve Fairclough about the project and his approach to photography

What the f-stop?

How much do you really know about photography? Test yourself to the max every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!

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Scanning ahead...

Do you believe a camera phone can fly? As Jon Devo discovers, it could soon be reality…

KitZone

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

Sony ZV-E10

Sony’s best APS-C camera for vloggers is also its cheapest!

Nikkor Z MC 50mm f/2 .8

This compact macro lens also makes a great standard prime

Canon RF 100mm f/2 .8L Macro IS USM

Possibly the finest macro lens we’ve ever used

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8‐25mm f/4 Pro

£899/$1,099

Fab flashguns

We shine a light on the latest and greatest options for on- and off-camera flash

Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT

£299/$300 Smart yet simple The Mk III edition

Canon Speedlite 600EX II‐RT

£619/$500 A powerful pro-grade flashgun Barring the expensive

Hähnel Modus 600 RT Mk II WK

£299/$284 Power for the people Packed with high-end

Nikon Speedlight SB-700

£269/$327 Limited power but good control The SB-700

Nikon Speedlight SB-5000

£569/$597 It’s powerful, but misses an RF trick

Nissin Di700A + Air 1

£200/$250 Simple yet highly effective The disarmingly simple

Nissin i60A

£227/$279 Small with a heavyweight punch We’ve all

Hähnel strikes a light

The Hähnel Modus 600RT Mk II WK comes out on top

DxO PureRaw

£115/$129