Create stunning mono images

Jon Adams explains how to use your free download kit to create great black-and-white toning effects for any image in Photoshop

Panning and tilting

Dan Mold shows you how to set up and use a pan-and-tilt tripod head for more creative photographic applications

Amazing astro shots

Learn how to shoot the jaw-dropping galactic core with James Paterson

Ponsworthy Cottages, Dartmouth – In Memoriam

How a potential agency sale led David to meet Ena Smerdon, a lifelong resident of one of these pretty cottages in Dartmouth

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY SAFARI

Journey with us into the heart of Africa and discover how to take your best-ever wildlife photos on safari

PERFECT PUFFIN PHOTOGRAPHY

This month we visited Skomer, aka Puffin Island, as PhotoPlus reader Mark Braybook paired up with pro wildlife photographer Drew Buckley to learn to take some incredible bird photos

Justin Hession

Based in Switzerland, professional photographer Justin shoots commercial portraits – both indoors and out – with his essential Canon EOS setup…

Get more from Canon lenses

Ensure that your camera has the right lens profiles and use lens corrections in DPP

Create striking shape-shifting effects

James Paterson explains how you can use this fun Affinity Photo technique to make a creative image for your screen wallpaper

Master the Depth Blur Filter

James Paterson helps you blur out backdrops with one of Photoshop’s best new Neural Filters

Make an impression with brushed borders

Jon Adams explains how to turn photos into painterly Impressionist-style masterpieces in Photoshop and then how to add an artistic edge effect

Magnificent macro

Dan Mold shares some top tips for mastering all the features of Canon’s clever RF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM lens

Emulate Hollywood lighting with a gobo

Fit your flash with a gobo and turn models into femme fatales with this simple film noir lighting setup. Natasha J Bella shows you how…

Take professional portraits for peanuts

With just £75, is it possible to build a home studio? James Paterson takes a budget DIY approach to lighting portraits with bin bags and an old brolly!

When in Rome… don’t wear flip-flops

How driving rain turned Rome into reflected heaven and why David discovered that flipflops don’t work for travel photography

JEREMY FLINT

“Have camera, will travel” definitely applies to Jeremy Flint. The award-winning travel photographer tells Keith Wilson about his recent trips to Scotland and Mexico, his love of flying and why he will soon be switching to Canon’s mirrorless system…

CANON EOS R7

The APS-C mirrorless camera you've all been waiting for as the EOS R7 combines unparalleled speed and resolution

CANON EOS R10

The new budget APS-C Canon EOS R10 is a sub-1K mirrorless camera that's faster than the top pro-level Canon EOS R5!

Old lenses, new tricks!

Dan Mold gets hold of four of Canon's EF-EOS R adapters and shows you how you can use them to give your EF lenses a new lease of life

THE NEED FOR SPEED

This month we headed to Donington race track to pair up PhotoPlus reader Phil Perry with Canon pro Moto GP photographer Rob Gray

Frame creatively

Matty Graham demonstrates how you can supercharge your scenes by creativel

CATHERINE O'DONNELL

Among all the faces in frames, Catherine O'Donnell's portrait photography stands out for its relaxed style and classic lighting. She tells Keith Wilson about the wedding that changed her life and the big ball of light she takes on every shoot...

Super-long exposures

Armed with a 16-stop ND filter and a lot of patience, James Paterson shows you how to create stunning long exposures at any time of the day

SUMMERTIME SPECIAL

Try our summer photo challenge - and shoot a fresh portfolio of creative pictures in just one day!

Fire and ice

Ita took some incredible landscape shots on a short visit to photogenic Iceland

Focus-stack fast in Photoshop

James Paterson introduces the tools you need to create super-detailed close-ups in seconds

Add atmosphere with digital lightbeams

Jon Adams explains how you can turn your photos into mesmerising sunlit shots with this month's free Lightbeam Brush Kit

Dodging the tourists in Provence

Social media has sent hordes of visitors to Provence and changed it for the worse, but David has come up with a potential solution

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

Russ Tierney

Professional photographer Russ Tierney reveals the Canon kit that he loves using for shooting portraits at his Splash Point Photo studio space in North Wales