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From photo to painting

James Paterson uses Photoshop CC’s Mixer Brush tool to transform any photograph into a unique digital painting

Build it and they will come

Finding ways to continue growing is an imperative part of being a photographer

Leica M10 Monochrom £7,250/$8,299

An extraordinary camera – and an extraordinary price

Sharpen up your shots

Find out why sharpening should bookend your Lightroom editing process – and explore the tools you need

Raw editing with Affinity Photo

James Paterson demonstrates how to enhance landscapes with this Photoshop alternative

Perimeter

Quintin Lake marvels at the transition from industry to the rolling fields of Yorkshire

Marc Newton

Keen to document car boot sales before they died out, Marc Newton soon found that there’s plenty of life left in this British pastime, he tells Niall Hampton

Make any portrait subject look great

James Paterson teaches you how to retouch your portraits with simple Photoshop skills and some fantastic free Actions

DJI Mavic Air 2 - £759/$799

A drone that looks like it will literally fly off the shelves

LIFE BEGINS AT 50MM

Kickstart your photography by mastering the focal length that can do it all – it’s why a 50mm should take a prime spot in your kit bag, say Jon Adams and Andrew James

Create fine-art images with natural textures

Use our free pack create artistic images in Photoshop CC

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

ELINCHROM ELC 125 TTL / ELC 500 TTL

Elinchrom unleashes top-flight, fully featured studio flash at affordable prices with the ELC 125 TTL & ELC 500 TTL heads

Beautiful bokeh

Dan Mold shows you how to customize the shape of your out-of-focus highlights for dramatic bokeh shapes. It’s a great home photo project!

Shot of the month

Chris Crisman’s photos of women at work

Perimeter

Quintin Lake explores the industrial north as his epic photo walk round the UK continues

Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S

Looks like Nikon has come up with another winner for its mirrorless camera range.

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain takes a voyage of visual discovery around his flat

Olympus PEN E-PL10

A compelling travel, street and vlogging camera

Laowa 65mm f/2.8 UM

If you shoot small, this optic will produce phenomenal photographs

Capture light trails

Alex Probert visits Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Behind the lens

Aspiring professional wildlife photographer

Where eagles dare

Eric Esterle talks about the respect every photographer should have for wildlife and how he photographed bald eagles in Alaska