1| Portraits and all that jazz

Mix opposing coloured lighting effects for portrait and fashion shoots with punch, says Alistair Campbell

MASTER RAW!

Transform your captures with just 10 essential edits in Adobe Photoshop CC's Camera Raw. Dan Mold shows you how

Shot of the month

Edd Allen visits the same location all year round to achieve seasonal results

Discover automatic portrait masking

Find out about the clever new face masking tools in Camera Raw and Lightroom

Scanning ahead...

PTZS are starting to nail down a presence in the market. Jon Devo gives us the lowdown

Neil Aldridge

For over a decade, Neil Aldridge worked away from the wildlife photography pigeonhole. Now, as he tells Keith Wilson, his conservation photojournalism is more in demand than ever...

Hotshots

Outstanding images from the 15th edition of the Landscape Photographer of the Year contest

Reader gallery

Digital Camera readers show how they've been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

Radiant Photo £129/$129

This new software promises to transform photos with a single click-and it actually does

Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S £6,299/$6,497

Keeps the weight off with lighthouse technology

Fujinon XF56mm F1.2 R WR

Meet Fujifilm's new 56mm f/1.2 portrait lens www.fujifilm-x.com

Behind the lens

MARGOT RAGGETT Founder of Remembering Wildlife and publisher of its celebrated conservation books

Photo Answers

Exasperated by exposure settings? Nonplussed by ND filters? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

How to take control of saturation

Use the power of Photoshop to apply creative effects to any type of image and make your shots stand out from the crowd

Shot of the month

Iran has the darkest skies for 3D-popping images of the Milky Way, says Benjamin Barakat

Get a fresh perspective

Discover how Affinity Photo’s perspective tools can transform wonky frames and fix converging verticals for balanced scenes

Camera College

The complete guide to modern photography

SHOOT LIKE A PRO ESSENTIAL KIT FOR LANDSCAPES

Load up your kit bag with the right gear for shooting scenic images. Whether you're starting out or are more seasoned, Dan Mold rounds up all the kit you'll ever need...

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain explores the difference between 'looking' and 'seeing'

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain explores the difference between 'looking' and 'seeing'

Reaching for the sky

We join military aircraft photographer Mark Lynham at the first Royal International Air Tattoo since 2019

Anne Morin on Vivian Maier

The editor of a new book of Maier’s work tells Niall Hampton why Maier is one of the greats of photography

Scanning ahead…

Jon Devo on why social media habits might be changing sooner than you think

Make your flowers monchrome marvels

Take black and white photos or convert existing shots with Lightroom’s Select Subject

Mix up your landscapes

Get to grips with the spectacular AI-powered Landscape Mixer tool in Photoshop and mix together elements from different landscapes

Shot of the month

Horst A Friedrichs is called to the bar 33 times to shoot a new book about pubs

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain reflects on a lone rock after days at sea in the north Atlantic

HOW TO SHOOT THE MAGIC OF AUTUMN

12 inspirational projects to capture the drama and colour of golden season

Lee 100 Polariser

High-performance filter

Hoya Fusion One Next Cir-PL

Affordable and reliable