Digital Camera Magazine

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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Suzi Eszterhas • Graeme Green meets the wildlife photographer who goes to the ends of the Earth to capture her images of young animals

Why is nature photography so male-dominated?

Advice on taking pictures • We asked Suzi Eszterhas for some tips for other photographers who want to photograph animal babies and infants, whether they’re in the wild or in captivity…

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Life through a lens • Luke Davis explains how to create an eye-catching portfolio from everyday life

Luke’s advice on the importance of editing

Just be yourself

The big country • Dave Meades shows how to craft your own take on popular locations

Flower power • Francisco Kitzberger creates striking mono images with plants

Swap the sky for dramatic effects • Use the Sky Replacement filter to quickly transform your landscapes, says Claire Gillo

Hot wheels • Alistair Campbell explains how to capture dynamic shots like a pro while shooting fast‑moving events

I like the way you moo • Darren Harris deploys fieldcraft in search of beautiful winter wildlife

Top of the range • Louise Carey uses range masking for perfect exposure and colours in Lightroom CC

Natural portraits • Alistair Campbell pays a visit to Bath’s Botanical Gardens to combine people and nature

Awesome astro • Tony Wood shoots for the stars while sitting by the sea on the Jurassic Coast

Up in the air • Ritchie George explains how to get the best plane shots from the ground up

The art of seeing • In a flash of light, Benedict Brain makes a surreal connection with Portmeirion

STAY AT HOME PHOTOGRAPHY • Keep calm and camera on with our guide to projects you can complete indoors

1 How to add depth to a home studio portrait • Conventional portraiture balances sharpness and softness to draw the viewer’s eye. So what does it look like if the whole frame is in focus, wonders Dave Kai Piper

2 Capture the beauty of frozen flowers • Shoot floral subjects in a whole new way, by freezing arrangements in water and photographing the results. Niamh Cottle shows you how it’s done

HOW TO EDIT YOUR PHOTOS • If your captures look dull, this will make them pop!

3 Send us your shots and star in our photo gallery • Digital Camera readers continue to show us how they’ve been getting creative

HOW TO SHOOT CLASSIC LANDSCAPES • Arm yourself with the skills and techniques you need to become a master of shooting the great outdoors

1 Building blocks The basics of classic scenics • Now you know what a classic landscape is, discover how to ‘work’ the scene and successfully combine the elements

THE BASIC EQUIPMENT YOU NEED

2 Find classic foregrounds Position detail up-front • Discover the types of foreground that are tried and tested, and how to make the most of the first...