PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

Introducing the all-new PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, the biggest and best Canon DSLR photography magazine. We're now bigger and better than ever, with 148 pages packed with more Canon EOS DSLR techniques, test and tips than ever. You'll find new Canon pro photographer interviews, more in-depth Canon DSLR and kit tests, a comprehensive Canon DSLR and lens buyers' guide, Canon School technical advice, photo stories and more

Welcome

THE CANON MAGAZINE • Who we are and our favourite Canon content in this issue…

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HOLLYWOOD PORTRAITS • Pro Emma Finch gives Apprentice Rebecca Redmond a masterclass in black-and-white cinematic portraiture

INSPIRATIONS • AMAZING CLOSE-UP IMAGES FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

10 TIPS FOR GREAT WINTER LANDSCAPES • Professional landscape photographer Peter Eastway gives you the lowdown on how to achieve the highest-quality photos of the world around us

CAMERA ADVICE • You don’t need medium format to take great landscape photos, there are great Canon EOS cameras with high-quality full-frame sensors…

WHAT’S THE SHARPEST APERTURE? • Find the sharpest aperture for each of your lenses by checking the sharpness both in the middle and the corners of the image

FOCUS STACK WITH EXPOSURE • When you find a landscape photograph you like, make a set of ‘insurance’ exposures to ensure you have correct focus and exposure throughout the entire scene

PLAN A LANDSCAPE SHOOT • Good landscape photographers are persistent and will often return to a location many times. Here are some suggestions for planning your next shoot. Photos taken from Karijini, Western Australia

SOLVE GRADUATED FILTER PROBLEMS • Graduated neutral density filters can cause dilemmas with elements in scenes, but solutions can be found in Photoshop’s channels

PREPARE FILES FOR PRINTING • There’s nothing worse than hanging a print, only to find a sensor spot or a scratch in a critical position

ADD YOUR SIGNATURE • A pen or pencil is all that’s needed, but sometimes digital signatures are useful. Here’s one way to create them

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CanonSkills • Sharpen up your photography skills with our all-new photo projects and expert guides

Welcome…

Festive snow fakes • Put kids in a snow globe to boost Christmas photos with James Paterson

SHOOTING SKILLS SNOW GLOBE COMPOSITES • Capture the kids behind a window for the first stage in our festive photo project

STEP BY STEP CREATE A FUN FESTIVE SNOW GLOBE IMAGE • How to use Photoshop to blend your portrait and snow globe images – or use the ones we’ve supplied

TOP TIPS SNOW GLOBE STILL LIFE • Capture the snow globe with a sparkling bokeh backdrop

TOP TIPS BLENDING BOKEH • Use our 10 free bokeh images to enhance your festive photos

Primed for wildlife • Learn the benefits of using a pro super-telephoto 500mm prime lens to take better photos of small and wary wildlife subjects with Peter Travers

STEP BY STEP HOW TO USE TELEPHOTO PRIME LENSES • Follow our six steps to learn how to handle big super-telephoto lenses for close-up wildlife photos

Light orb images • Dan Mold shows you how to add mysterious orbs of light to your landscapes with this fun and fascinating light painting technique

THE SETUP GET SET TO CREATE LIGHT ORBS • All of the kit you need to create and capture light painting in your low light scenes

Pep up landscape shots with a new sky • Learn how to add drama and impact to any scenic shot as Jon Adams shows you using our Skies Kit and Photoshop’s Sky Replacement...