Golden reflections

A lesson in perseverance for David as planning and waiting for better conditions pays off in rainy Düsseldorf

EOS S.O.S

Our technical guru is here to help. No Canon conundrum is too big or small. Get in touch today at EOSSOS@futurenet.com

Fantastic florals

Dan Mold shows you how to transform a bunch of flowers into more creative floral images with some simple lighting tips and photo hacks

Create a wall mural

James Paterson shoots and edits photos for jaw-dropping wall displays

Chiselled features

James Paterson explains how to transform a portrait image into bold polygon patterns with the help of Macros in Affinity Photo

MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CANON

From dipping your toe to going pro, we show you five different ways you can generate money with your Canon EOS camera and photography

Get bitten by the ultra macro bug

Learn how to take incredibly-detailed close-up insect photos cheaply using extension tubes and focus stacking skills with James Paterson

Light painting Callinish stone circle

David Clapp remote controls his Canon 6D to paint beautiful light over the stone circle in Callinish, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Masha Parkhomenka

Masha is an award-winning photographer specializing in portraiture and has honed her fine-art style with her three wonderful children as they’ve grown up

Bring some Clarity to your photos

Master one of the best detail-enhancing tools in Photoshop and Lightroom with James Paterson

Hitting the streets

Dylan uses photography as an escape from his rare disabilities, capturing moments of beauty and raising money for charity

LIGHT UP PORTRAITS

Our amatuer Apprentice learns how to set up lights and take great portraits with a Canon pro in our PhotoPlus studio

CAMILLE SEAMAN

Camille Seaman describes herself as a bi-polar photographer, but she’s referring to her passion for shooting the frozen ends of the earth. Keith Wilson discovers that the distances she’s travelled apply as much to her personal journey as they do to her travels

Are EF lenses good enough for mirrorless cameras?

If you are planning to go mirrorless do you need to change all your lenses?

Add pretty starburst effects to your shots

Use this issue’s free Photoshop brush kit with Jon Adams to pep up low-light shots or create your own fantastical starburst effects

THE PRO INTERVIEW:BRAN SYMONDSON

He's a photographer who became a soldier, but the camera came too. Today, Bran Symondson mixes sculpture and photography into creating work for the new digital art form known as NFT - using AK-47s. Keith Wilson fires some questions...

Bring toys to life

James Paterson forces perspective to make toys appear larger than life

Create mist easily

James Paterson shows how to use the 10 free brushes to enhance the atmosphere of your photos with mist and fog in Photoshop CC

Jökulsárlón by moonlight

Jökulsárlón, Iceland. 01:00am. 12 December 2013

PHOTO-EDITING SOFTWARE

Adobe Photoshop isn't the only photo-editing option anymore! These days we want more from our software than layers and masks

Stunning silhouettes

Peter Travers proves silhouettes are a simple yet artistic photo technique

Classically lit portraits

Natasha J Bella gives a masterclass on shooting a classic home portrait

Frame your landscapes with organic borders

Jon Adams shows you how to use your collection of hand-made edge effects in Photoshop CC, supplied free with this issue’s download files

Blend mode boosters

James Paterson shares his tricks to enhance your image’s tones and colours with layer blend modes in Affinity Photo

The circle of light

James Paterson helps you get creative with ring lights for pet photos

Majestic scenes with the Magic Wand

James Paterson uses Photoshop’s Magic Wand and demonstrates how to craft composite images with fast and accurate selections

Frozen abstracts

Dan Mold turns the ordinary in to the extraordinary with this photo project on capturing the incredible details of a frozen windscreen

This is ME

Phil shares his story of overcoming mental health problems and using his photography to bring joy to others

New depths

James Paterson helps you understand the new Depth Blur filter in Photoshop and how to automatically blur out a distracting backdrop

Psychedelia at Bodiam Castle

Colour infrared is an acquired taste, but one that has been part of David's photographic toolbox for more than ten years