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PHOTO ACTIVE

10 things you can shoot this month, from street style and seascapes to captivating dog photos

MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CANON

From dipping your toe to going pro, we show you five different ways you can generate money with your Canon EOS camera and photography

Get bitten by the ultra macro bug

Learn how to take incredibly-detailed close-up insect photos cheaply using extension tubes and focus stacking skills with James Paterson

Light painting Callinish stone circle

David Clapp remote controls his Canon 6D to paint beautiful light over the stone circle in Callinish, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Masha Parkhomenka

Masha is an award-winning photographer specializing in portraiture and has honed her fine-art style with her three wonderful children as they’ve grown up

Bring some Clarity to your photos

Master one of the best detail-enhancing tools in Photoshop and Lightroom with James Paterson

Hitting the streets

Dylan uses photography as an escape from his rare disabilities, capturing moments of beauty and raising money for charity

LIGHT UP PORTRAITS

Our amatuer Apprentice learns how to set up lights and take great portraits with a Canon pro in our PhotoPlus studio

CAMILLE SEAMAN

Camille Seaman describes herself as a bi-polar photographer, but she’s referring to her passion for shooting the frozen ends of the earth. Keith Wilson discovers that the distances she’s travelled apply as much to her personal journey as they do to her travels

Are EF lenses good enough for mirrorless cameras?

If you are planning to go mirrorless do you need to change all your lenses?

Add pretty starburst effects to your shots

Use this issue’s free Photoshop brush kit with Jon Adams to pep up low-light shots or create your own fantastical starburst effects

Keynsham, Somerset: Shootout

Thrills, spills, mud and glory await during Round 13 of WCCL at ShamXross – and that’s just for the riders. Are our two contestants ready to roll with it, asks Niall Hampton

Fix your landscapes in Lightroom

Discover the essential processes that make any landscape photo look great

Take your first steps in flash photography

Trying to get a good flash exposure can appear complicated and best left to the pros. But everyone has to start somewhere – and it’s not as hard as it seems…

Enhance videos in Photoshop

Put your photo-editing skills to work on moving images to maintain a natural-looking and striking aesthetic

HOW TO SHOOT THE GREAT INDOORS

Get creative in the warm and dry with 10 fantastic projects you can shoot in the comfort of your own home – day or night!

Daryl Balfour

An interest in conservation has blossomed into a way of life centred around wildlife photography, as Niall Hampton discovers

Best-buy lenses for DSLRs

For the DSLR faithful, these lenses will give you the most bang for your buck

Leica M11

A classic rangefinder design – with a 60MP image sensor!

Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM

Big viewing angle, small price

THE PRO INTERVIEW:BRAN SYMONDSON

He's a photographer who became a soldier, but the camera came too. Today, Bran Symondson mixes sculpture and photography into creating work for the new digital art form known as NFT - using AK-47s. Keith Wilson fires some questions...

PHOTO EDITORS

Photoshop was once essential, but now we need more than layers and masks. We test ten of the best photo-editing packages around

Remove lens distortion like a pro in Photoshop

Enjoy control and optimal image quality with the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter

Pro techniques you need to master in 2022

As technology changes, so should your creative approach. We round up the essential pro secrets for success this year

JONATHAN ROGERS

The landscape photographer on starting out in the business and giving up chasing likes on social media

SHOOTING FILM IN 2022 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Given the convenience and quality of digital, why have some professional photographers, including Matt Parry, returned to film... and is it something we should consider?

Correct distortion in Lightroom

Who needs a tilt-shift lens when fixing distortion is this easy?

Child's Play

Peter Fenech visits Nicola Webster to learn about her approach to child and family portraiture and the importance of having fun

BEYOND THE CLICHÉS

Benedict Brain on taking inspiration from his favourite images

Atmospheric landscapes

Use the elements to your advantage and discover how subject choice, camera settings and the right conditions can come together to create dynamic scenes