1000 reasons why I have been a regular reader of your magazine after I retired a number of years ago. I started using a secondhand Nikon D5600, together with a few lenses. I enjoy photographing wildlife and birds, but soon realized I needed a longer

Bold colours can really help to make an image pop, whether on screen or in print. But sometimes the colours in a photo can come out disappointingly weak or lacking in punch. Thankfully, there are lots of ways to tease out the colour and give our imag

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THE D7500 SHOEHORNS the best bits from the now-discontinued pro-grade D500 into a smaller, more affordable body. The control layout makes everything easy to get at, and there’s a top-plate info LCD, 51-point autofocus system, fast 1/8000 sec shutter

Macchina is a project about speed and the passion for cars and racing. It’s the culmination of many years being involved with motorsports, and features venues ranging from Formula 1 to Le Mans, and everything from desert road trips in the US to bange

NAME: Keith Garside CAMERA: Nikon Z 8 Keith is a retired application engineer who lives in the New Forest. It wasn’t until he moved to digital that he picked up his first Nikon. The D80 opened the DSLR floodgates and, about seven years ago, he decide

Sometimes you simply can’t get a sufficiently large depth of field to retain sharpness in a scene, from the closest foreground area to the background. Using a narrow aperture can only get you so far. Depth of field itself is governed by three factors

Get up close and personal to small subjects and most macro prime lenses can deliver a magnification ratio of 1.0x or 1:1. But what exactly does that mean? In a nutshell, at their shortest focus distance, they can reproduce objects at full life-size o

If you have an image that looks hazy – either through atmospheric haze in summer or shrouded in mist in winter – the Dehaze command does a great job of cutting through the mist, crisping up distant details and boosting hazy scenes. It’s easy to use:

◼ It’s important to keep the camera fixed throughout the process; you’ll need a tripod or other support and it’s best to fully charge the battery before you start, or to power your camera from an AC power adapter, compatibility allowing. Next, head t

A chart with multiple sharp boundaries is photographed, the extent of blur at the centre, mid and edges showing how many line widths per picture height the lens can resolve. Simply put, the bigger the numbers the sharper the lens. Chromatic aberratio

Many photographers find that their holiday pictures are lifeless and dull – a series of boring snapshots that do little to convey just how excited they were when visiting a location. What is missing from their pictures is any real sense of place – so

£130/$158 www.viltroxstore.co.uk Viltrox has been steadily making quality lenses V for super-affordable prices for a while now. This new Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 Z is smaller, lighter and cheaper than Viltrox’s Pro line, such as the Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.

Stroboscopic photography involves firing a rapid burst of flashes to create a staccato effect that is well suited to sports, action or all sorts of moving subjects. Most flashes have a stroboscopic mode – even many of the most basic of Speedlights. B

Have you ever come back from a far-flung destination, only to be disappointed to discover your memory card is full of so-so holiday snaps? We’ve enlisted the advice of travel pro Steve Davey, who shows you how to get under the skin of a location to c

MISSION: Photograph the Maha Shivaratri PHOTOGRAPHER: Yasser Alaa Mobarak, LRPS SHOOT LOCATION: Kathmandu, Nepal KIT USED: Nikon D5600, D5300, 50mm f/1.8G INSTAGRAM: @yasseralaamobarak WEBSITE: www.yasseralaamobarak.com In March 2024, I travelled to

The Nikon FE2 has been in the limelight recently, due to its prominent inclusion in the movie Civil War, where it’s the camera of choice for a young, aspiring war photographer amidst a fictional uprising in the USA. It seems likely that the SLR’s inc

If you’re of a certain age, there’s a good chance you spent your formative photography years lusting after a Nikon. After all, Nikon was the it camera brand for decades. Its gorgeous SLRs were ahead of their time and captured the hearts and minds of

Bees might be common, but they’re still beautiful subjects. I photographed this honey bee at a local park. You’ll usually find them feeding on flowers, which makes for a good combination. The challenge is dealing with the constant movement; it can ta

The lightning-fast pace of a football match isn’t just a challenge for photographers: it’s a challenge for cameras. Even the latest and greatest Nikon DSLR and mirrorless cameras are pushed to their very limits by sports photographers intent on captu

£1399/$1297 www.nikon.co.uk I’m a real fan of superzoom lenses for walkabout and travel photography. They give me the ability to react to unfolding photo opportunities at the flick of a wrist, rather than swapping between lenses or carrying around mo

Q I like shooting landscapes with brooding skies but they seem to wash out a bit and lose their drama. Is there an easy editing fix or other solution? Helen Simmonds A At the shooting stage, a good option is to use a circular polarizing filter but th

NPOTY is powered by BY PEYMAN NADERI This image was made in honour of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and we think it’s a masterpiece in its own right. It’s beautifully lit, with the delicate, pleated details on the white dress conveyed evenly and subtly. B