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Digital Camera is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. It’s packed with practical photography advice and Photoshop tutorials to help you become a better digital photographer. With buying advice to help you choose the DSLR, compact system camera, lens, tripod, printer, or camera bag that’s right for you, it covers all DSLRs including Canon EOS/Rebel and Nikon systems. The perfect title for both amateur and pro photographers

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Street smarts from a master • Niall Hampton joins Kevin Mullins in Bristol for a grounding in shooting black and white candids

Tips from a social-savvy shooter

Kevin’s kit for shooting street • Candid camera gear that he won’t leave the house without

Pro insights from Kevin • Advice from a master of street and wedding candids

Meter for street shots like Kevin’s

How Kevin edits his candid street shots • A special workflow designed for spending less time spent behind a computer screen

Flower power • Jacky Parker springs into action to shoot flower photography in her back garden

Jacky’s tips and advice for flower photography

Creating a style

Use your eye-Phone • Aishling Barrett spends some time with her pocket camera around the harbour

Spring into action • Brush up on your long lens skills as the gloves are off for spring’s arrival

Make a photo pop • Bringing colourful subjects to the fore is easy, says Roddy Llewellyn

Model behaviour • Alistair Campbell explains how to get the best out of a studio portrait session

Shooting strangers • Hannah Rooke explains how to approach random people on the street

Nature’s healing power • For Gemma Warr, volunteering is an escape from the stresses of life and helps her get closer to nature y love for bird photography began in 2019 when I M suffered a breakdown in my mental health. I was encouraged to spend time enjoying things that made me happy, and that was spending time in nature.

Waterside wonders • Luke Robinson on how stunning landscapes and iconic photographers have inspired his shots

Take to the sky • Jason Fenton flies over Corfe Castle to get striking aerial shots

Get some shade • Alistair Campbell explains how you can easily expose for contrasting shots

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain turns a mistake on its head and makes it thrive in another context

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Hotshots • Winning images from Travel Photographer of the Year 2021

CAPTURE THE ICONS OF SPRING • The first signs of the new season are a signal to dust down your camera and get shooting again, say Jon Adams & Andrew James

1 Purple reign • Use your macro lens at its widest aperture for a bold wash of rich colour

2 Get real impact with refraction • How to make humble water drops act like a second lens

USE MANUAL FOCUS WITH LIVE VIEW

Make lenses from water drops • Capture a delicate still life with a creative focusing technique

3 Seasonal silhouettes • Strong easy-to-identify shapes and moody skies are all you need to capture dramatic, low-key images

4 How to shoot high-key blooms • Capture simple and bright images of beautiful blossom, framed against a bleached-out sky background

5 Have fun with frogs • Get a poolside seat for amphibious antics!

GET DOWN TO WATER LEVEL

6 Get low with flowers • Ensure you get the best...