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HOW TO...MAKE A NIGHT OF IT

James Paterson turns a daytime scene to night, complete with starry sky and glowing windows, using Photoshop’s toning and compositing tools

SHOOT A HDR LANDSCAPE

Mike Harris shows you how to capture a high-contrast scene by shooting a three-shot bracket and blending the exposures to create an HDR image

CANON'S NEW 4-IN-1 PRINTER IS VERSAT ILE AND VERY AFFORDABLE

The PIXMA TR4650 features wireless connectivity and voice control

CAMERAS OBSCURE: FROM THE WONDERFUL TO THE WACKY

Collector writes about his remarkable hoard, and the photos he takes with them

NIKKOR Z MC 105MM F/2.8 VR S

A stunner of a macro lens

GuruShots

We’ve joined up with online photo game GuruShots to print the winning images from the Dusk & Dawn challenge

LAOWA ANNOUNCES 9MM F2.8 LENS FOR NIKON Z 50 AND Z FC

Fast ultra-wide prime is a welcome addition to a still-limited lens range

FLOWER POWER

Pro photographer Andy Small shows you how to get stunning artistic floral shots in your home, garden and wildflower fields

THESE AMAZING MINIMALIST IMAGES PROVE LESS IS MORE

Minimalist Photography Awards announces winning images for 2021

TRY A TELECONVERTER

Mike Harris shows you how to use a teleconverter to turn a 300mm prime lens into a 600mm monster

How To... Pull Off A Balancing Act

James Paterson uses a combination of shooting skills and Photoshop magic to create a precarious portrait

EXPLORE THE FAMILIAR

You don’t have to travel great distances to capture urban images filled with drama and intrigue

CLOSER TO NATURE: AMAZING MACRO FROM THE GARDEN

IGPOTY announces the winners of its 2021 Macro Art Project

FREEZE THE ACTION

Jason Parnell-Brookes shows you how to capture dramatic sports images using your camera and flashgun’s high-speed sync setting

OLYMPUS PEN E-P7

The first camera from the new owner of the Olympus brand impresses

SEALIFE UNVEILS SPORTDIVER HOUSING FOR SMARTPHONES

An affordable and robust option for underwater shooting (and it won’t sink!)

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THE WEEK’S MOST INSPIRING READER PHOTOS

Mark your calendars, Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn returns!

André Luís, founder of THU, talks this year’s event, featuring six action-packed days filled with exciting opportunities designed to inspire and foster your creativity

INTERGALACTIC PRISON BREAK

Trevor Hogg learns how Milk VFX assisted a group of escaped convicts in the Sky series Intergalactic…

CATCH A CREATIVE WAVE

3D World takes a journey above and below water as Pixar shares insights into the creation of its new feature film, Luca

Stop-motion training in a digital world

3D World speaks with Mark Simon Hewis, head of department at Aardman Academy, as he develops its training for people passionate about stop-motion

HOW DO I MAKE SURE I AM USING THE CORRECT COLOUR IN A RENDER WHEN WORKING WITH CLIENTS?

Despite the inherent complexity of all the tools and skills a 3D artist has to master, ironically one that would appear simple – working with clients – is probably the hardest to get right.

HOW DO I CREATE A STYLISED STONE MATERIAL IN BLENDER?

There are many ways to create a stylised stone material, the most common of which is the use of textures and in this article, I will show you how to create a stylised stone material using just two and a half textures and some default nodes.

PURE4D: Game-changing facial animation

PURE4D delivers world-leading facial animation by combining DI4D’s proprietary 4D facial capture technology with cutting-edge machine learning

AMD Radeon Pro W6800

The AMD Radeon Pro W6800 meets the pace of development in GPUs, which is rapid to say the least, with a new generation coming hot on the heels of the previous one. This latest workstation graphics card has upped the ante in some significant ways, in a bid to dominate the arena.

blue zoo

Part three of our in-depth series on Blue Zoo focuses on animating for storytelling amidst the realities of production at an animation studio

Adobe Substance Collection

Software Review:

BECOME A CONVERT TO MONO

Mike Harris explains why a monopod can be a versatile alternative to shooting motorsports handheld

SIGMA ANNOUNCES 150-600MM SPORTS LENS FOR MIRRORLESS

Ultra-telephoto optic comes to Sony, Panasonic, Leica and Sigma full-frame