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Inspirational interiors

Take your set dressing and lighting skills to the next level

Joshua Eason

What’s it like to work as an interactive designer at MEPTIK? We find out with Joshua Eason, who breaks down a typical day

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

3D World discovers the secrets of successful remote working across a range of different pipelines and disciplines

ADD PROCEDURAL EDGE WEAR IN ARNOLD

Find out how to easily add procedurally generated edge wear and dirt to your scenes using Arnold for Maya

THESE AMAZING MINIMALIST IMAGES PROVE LESS IS MORE

Minimalist Photography Awards announces its winning images for 2020

XPOSURE

THE WEEK’S MOST INSPIRING READER PHOTOS

LAOWA LAUNCHES 50MM F/2.8 2X MACRO LENS FOR MFT

New optic enables aperture control from the body and embedded EXIF data

SHOOT SUPER-SHARP CLOSE-UPS

Can’t get everything in focus? Adam Waring shows you how to focus-stack images for incredible front-to-back sharpness

PANASONIC LUMIX S1H

A Lumix S1 redesigned specifically for video

ONE-LIGHT PORTRAITS

Learn how to master a simple lighting setup, and shoot professional portraits using minimal kit and space

How To... Master Camera Calibration

Whether you want to calibrate your colours for accuracy or make creative changes to your photos, this powerful panel can help

PRO GUIDE TO CITYSCAPES

Discover how to capture incredible images of urban vistas with essential advice from the masters

SONY ALPHA 9 II

A game-changer for professional photographers

SHAPING SHADOWS

Mike Harris shows you how to use artificial lighting and a ring to cast a heart-shaped shadow on the pages of an open book

PANASONIC CONFIRMS LAUNCH DATE FOR THE LUMIX S5

New full-frame mirrorless camera is set to take on Canon R6 and Nikon Z5

THE TENTH MUSE

Angelica Kauffman was one of the most sought-after artists in 18th-century Europe. She cast aside convention to forge a remarkable career in London and Rome, not just as a portraitist, but also as a history painter, as Bettina Baumgärtel tells Lucia Marchini.

THE TEMPLES AT ABU SIMBEL

Discovered in 1813, moved wholesale to their present location between 1964 and 1968, the Great and Small Temples at Abu Simbel were twin monuments of Rameses II to himself and his wife. Egyptologist Nigel Fletcher-Jones, whose new book Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples was published last year, takes us on a guided tour.

WAITING FOR THE EMPEROR ROME AND THE TWO NAPOLEONS

Inspired by exhibitions in Rome and Paris, Dalu Jones explores the intersections of imperial ideology and Classical archaeology in the reigns of Napoleon I and Napoleon III.

SAVING NOTRE DAME

When flames ripped through the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris in April 2019, the world feared for its survival. Now a small team of scientists is working towards its restoration and discovering secrets along the way. Christa Lesté-Lasserre spoke to some of them about their work and its challenges.

Treasures Of The Scythian Kings

Barry Cunliffe, among the most distinguished of world archaeologists, has recently drawn together the evidence for the Scythians in a comprehensive new book, The Scythians: nomad warriors of the steppe. Neil Faulkner asked him what we know of this most mysterious of ancient peoples.

WILDLIFE WONDERS

As part of an inspirational conservation project called the New Big 5, some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers share their favourite subjects and locations from around the globe

XPOSURE

THE WEEK’S MOST INSPIRING READER PHOTOS

PHOTO BOOK CAPTURES BUSTLE AND BEAUTY OF LONDON'S TUBE

Photographer spent four years capturing striking images of capital’s transport network

MEIKE UNVEILS BUDGET 85MM F/1.8 LENS FOR NIKON & CANON

Lens maker’s first AF optic is an affordable portrait option for full-frame DSLRs

CANON EOS R5

A combination of unsurpassed stills with fantastic, if compromised, video

HOW TO... CREATE PORTRAITS THAT ARE EASY ON THE EYES

Eyes deserve special attention in portraits, so here’s how to lift your people pics with a range of simple enhancements...

BRING THE OUTSIDE IN

Can’t get to a suitable location for your shoot? Adam Waring shows you how to create a street scene indoors using a printed backdrop

SUPERZOOMS FOR TRAVEL

Ideal for walkabout and holiday shooting, a good superzoom lens can handle pretty much any scene you point it at

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… Design Lad

The freelance 3D illustrator with a bold, recognisable style gives us a rundown on how he organises his busy daily workflow

ANY IMAGE EDITING, DRAWING, OR CHART CREATION APP | PAPER AND PENCIL - CREATE A TRIPLE-A GAME IN UNREAL

Part 3: Planning the flow of in-game jeopardy