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Menton, Cote d'Azur - Parvis St Michel, Menton, Cote d'Azur, France. 04:47am. 12 July 2009.

Early morning starts bring photographic opportunities for David Noton in this idylic square on the French Riveria

Claire Luxton

Fine art Canon photographer Claire Luxton is often her own subject and during lockdown has gone back to her roots in painting for more experimental photos

Change clothes with Affinity Photo

James Paterson swaps colours and add patterns with selections, masks and Adjustment Layers in Affinity Photo

Life imitating art

Alexander Sviridov fuses painting with photography to produce fantastical fine-art imagery that bends the mind

Laos

The barren landscapes and hazy light of Laos didn't appeal to David, however, he didn't let that stop him from photographing the local faces full of character

Craft top shots with Picture Styles

Create your unique Picture Style for processing and install it on your Canon camera

The Brenizer effect

Dan Mold shows you how to shoot and stitch together a portrait panorama for buttery-smooth shallow depth-of-field effects

Super-charge sunsets the easy way in Affinity

James Paterson shows how to give dull sunset colours a much-needed boost using the powerful Channel Mixer in Serif’s Affinity Photo software

Take infrared photos on a tight budget

Dan Mold shows you how to use a cheap infrared filter to create out-of-this world monochromatic images

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

Kimberly

Directing her own self-portraits at home on a modest budget, photographer and model Kimberly has become Instagram famous in the space of just four years

15 TECHNIQUES FOR GREAT SUMMER LANDSCAPES

With long days and stunning light at sunrise and sunset summer is a fantastic season for photography – follow our top tips to learn how to take your Canon skills up a level

Sometimes automation helps

Choose the right Canon exposure mode for the subject to achieve the results you want

SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Learn how to photograph food via remote control on screen using Canon’s free EOS Utility software

LOCKDOWN IS LIFTED! CREATIVE CAMERA SKILLS

As lockdown and restrictions are lifted, we reveal what three of the best Canon pros have been shooting to inspire you during these times

Restore your old family portraits

James Paterson restores vintage photos using Serif’s Affinity Photo

INSPIRATIONS

STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY

Cracking portraits

As a press photographer, Sean wanted to try something out of the ‘norm’ and as such experimented with some clay makeup…

Carcassonne

Carcassonne, Aude, France. 5:43pm. 18 September 2011. David reflects on his favourite pictures of Carcassonne and explains how much time and effort was required to get a shot as inspiring as the location itself

CANON RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM

The RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM is an excellent everyday enthusiast lens for EOS mirrorless – but is speed an issue?

Boudoir on a budget

Get the best boudoir portraits at home using only diffused window light in the bedroom with our pro photographer Peter Travers

Add texture easily

Dan Mold shows you how to use the free textures supplied with this issue of PhotoPlus to add texture to your shots in Photoshop Elements

Mirror, mirror

Rebecca uses reflections as a compositional tool for her dreamy portfolio

Isolation portraits

Chris Pig captures some weird and wonderful self-portraits and portraits during his time in self-isolation the pandemic

Perfect portraits with Affinity Photo

James Paterson removes blemishes, softens skin and enhance tones with Serif Affinity Photo’s straightforward image-editing tools

Lake Inle, Myanmar

After an ambiguous flight David Noton enjoys a trip around Inle Lake in Burma in search of silk weaving women

Go moody and mono

Want to know the secret to making a striking black and white image? Of course your do! Dan Mold shows you how in Photoshop Elements

Inspirations

Keep it simple with our ‘Minimalism’ Photocrowd competition winning images

From photo to paintings

James Paterson uses Photoshop CC’s Mixer Brush Tool to transform any photograph into a unique digital painting ready to hang on the wall

Gardeners world

Peter Travers shows you how to take macro shots of flowers in the garden