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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