Digital SLR Photography

Digital SLR Photography addresses the needs of today's photographer in a lively, informative and stylish format. Dedicated to digital SLR photographers of all abilities, from beginner through enthusiast to professional it will inform and entertain you through a unique blend of technique articles, inspirational images, news and authoritative reviews. Covering topics such as landscapes, portraits and close up photography, this magazine provides a focused and comprehensive read guaranteed to help you get the most out of your photography.

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Digital SLR Photography

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SHOOTING MIST & FOG • FOR ATMOSPHERIC LANDSCAPES, MIST AND FOG ARE THE IDEAL INGREDIENTS. LEE FROST EXPLAINS HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THESE FLEETING CONDITIONS

CHEEK TO CHEEK • INCREASINGLY DURING LOCKDOWN, FAMILY CHEEK-TO-CHEEK PORTRAITS ARE TRENDING. THEY ARE EASY TO DO WRONG BUT POWERFUL WHEN DONE RIGHT. CAROLINE SCHMIDT SHARES SOME ADVICE ON HOW…

GET CLOSE GO WIDE • GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WATERFALLS TO CAPTURE THE MOST DYNAMIC AND DRAMATIC RESULTS POSSIBLE. JAMES ABBOTT SHOWS YOU HOW IT’S DONE…

BRIGHTEN UP DARK DAYS • LIFE ISN’T ALL THAT ROSY THESE DAYS SO WE SHOULD LOOK FOR JOY IN THE SMALLER THINGS. CAROLINE SCHMIDT SHARES A TUTORIAL THAT WILL GET YOU PERFECTING CORE SKILLS AND MAY EVEN LIFT YOUR ‘LOCKDOWNED’ SPIRITS

DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURE • LEARN HOW TO EMPHASISE LINES AND SHAPES USING COMPOSITION. JAMES ABBOTT SHOWS YOU HOW TO EMBRACE CONVERGING VERTICALS AND USE LONG EXPOSURES TO CREATE STUNNING ABSTRACT IMAGES

CAPTURE & CREATE PANORAMICS • PHOTOGRAPH MORE THAN THE HUMAN EYE SEES BY CREATING DETAILED, SWEEPING LANDSCAPES THAT MAXIMISE YOUR CAMERA’S RESOLUTION. JAMES ABBOTT SHOWS HOW TO CAPTURE PANORAMAS THE QUICK AND EASY WAY

Creating your panoramic with Lightroom • ONCE YOU HAVE CAPTURED THE INDIVIDUAL IMAGES YOU NEED TO CREATE YOUR PANORAMA,YOU CAN MERGE AND EDIT THEM WITH RELATIVE EASE IN LIGHTROOM

Five-minute Photoshop • PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CAROLINE SCHMIDT SHOWS YOU HOW ACTIONS CAN STREAMLINE YOUR WORKFLOW AND KEEP YOU CONSISTENT

THE PEAK OF PERSEVERANCE • LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALWAYS A GAMBLE WHERE EVEN THE BEST-LAID PLANS DON’T ALWAYS BEAR FRUIT. WE JOINED READER PAUL FRANCIS IN THE PEAK DISTRICT WHERE JUST GETTING THE CHALLENGES COMPLETED WAS A HUGE CHALLENGE IN ITSELF. WITH THE ODDS STACKED AGAINST HIM FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY, LET’S SEE HOW HE GOT ON…

LANDSCAPES • WE LOVE THE GREAT OUTDOORS, PERHAPS MORE THAN EVER NOW THAT OUR FREEDOMS HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED. THE UK HAS SOME OF THE MOST VARIED AND VIBRANT LANDSCAPES IN THE WORLD, SO IT’S HARDLY SURPRISING THAT ITS VIEWS ARE SO POPULAR WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS. IN OUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LANDSCAPES, WE EXPLORE WHAT CORE TECHNIQUES AND KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO MASTER FOR CAPTURING THE DRAMA AND BEAUTY THAT THE SCENIC OFFERS. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR WHEN YOU CAN RETURN TO PURSUING YOUR BEST-EVER IMAGES

HotShot London in Lockdown • PHOTOGRAPHER WAYNE HOWES BEGAN A PERSONAL PROJECT IN MARCH 2020 THAT’S BECOME A LASTING LEGACY OF LONDON DURING THE CORONAVIRUS, PRESERVING UNPRECEDENTED TIMES FOR GENERATIONS

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Low Light • PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALL ABOUT HARNESSING LIGHT – WE CAN’T CREATE IMAGES WITHOUT IT. THAT SAID, THE QUALITY OF LIGHT VARIES ENORMOUSLY, SO THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS CATCHING IT AT ITS BEST. FOR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, WHETHER RURAL OR URBAN, THE PHRASE ‘LESS IS MORE’ DEFINITELY APPLIES – THE LESS LIGHT THERE IS, THE BETTER. THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY CAN BE FANTASTIC, GIVEN SUITABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, BUT NOTHING COMPARES TO THE FRINGES OF DAY AND NIGHT. FROM BEFORE THE SUN RISES TO SOON AFTER IT SETS, AS WELL AS THE MOODY HALF-DARK OF TWILIGHT, THERE ARE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE CREATIVE...