Digital Camera World July 2021

With a busy summer staycation on the horizon, why not make 2021 the year you take your best-ever seascape shots? Turn to page 56 for an in-depth masterclass on capturing the coast, and ride the wave of hints, tips and expert advice. If you’d rather stay local, though, then another raft of projects awaits in Photo Active (p16) and Stay at Home (p43), while Camera College offers an introduction to still-life photography (p68). On other pages, you’ll find plenty of inspiration: Hotshots showcases the Portrait of Humanity Awards 3 (p78), and in our interview (p134), leading wildlife photographer Marsel van Oosten discusses his new book Mother. Plus, if you enjoyed BBC4’s The Great British Photography Challenge, we chat to the contestants, from page 10. For fans of camera kit, this…

Sujata Setia Family photographer The founder of But Natural Photography takes us behind the scenes of one of her shoots, and explains how to capture special personal connections. Page 38 Carl De Keyzer Documentary photographer Having traversed the US in 1990 to document the state of religion, De Keyzer returned to shoot a follow-up in 2020. He explains all about the project on page 110 Graeme Green Wildlife photographer Learn about Graeme’s new project, conceived to show how photography can help combat the threat to endangered wildlife species, on page 112 Michelle Szpak Automotive photographer Having swapped weddings and portraits for motorbikes and cars, Michelle has never needed to look in the rear-view mirror. She shares some shooting tips from page 34 Jon Devo Photographer and writer Live video streaming has been widely adopted in recent times. But could it be a benefit for…

9 ALL-NEW TIPS CARDS Our collectable shooting tips cards enable you to carry handy settings and suggestions around in your kit bag, ready for when you need them. This issue, get wallet-sized advice on capturing lighthouses, slow-sync portraits and making the most of the golden hour. NEW-LOOK TIPS CARDS! ✔ 9 subjects ✔ Techniques ✔ Settings ✔ Kit list 31 texture effects for Photoshop CC Create a distinctive visual style for your photos by applying textures as overlays. Look in the Gifts folder in your download for the 31 texture effects, then turn to page 88 for Jon Adams’ guide to applying the textures over your images using Photoshop CC. 31 FREE TEXTURE EFFECTS digitalcameraworld.com/dc244 Buyer’s Guide ebook 256 pages of the latest camera and lens reviews, plus buying advice for accessories! See the Gifts folder in your download.…

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Hello photographers…” Rankin’s regular greeting on The Great British Photography Challenge may well endure as a catchphrase in the photographic community long after the BBC series concluded on 14 June. As the fourth and final episode had still to air as we went to press, we can’t discuss the final outcome of the show, but wasn’t it good to see a programme celebrating all that’s wonderful about photography on terrestrial TV? (For anyone who didn’t manage to tune in to BBC4, you can catch the series on BBC iPlayer until June 2022.) The Great British Photography Challenge saw six amateur photographers selected to showcase their skills on prime-time television; the images they produced in response to the weekly assignments and briefs contributed to a set of 15 that were exhibited in a…

10 things to shoot, edit or create this month, including starry nights, floor-based fashion and everlasting love Garden birds are great to see at any time of the year. A common visitor to our gardens is the blue tit; they enjoy a wide range of natural food, but appreciate being offered something extra – so we always hang some food from our magnolia tree for them. I decided to try to capture these busy little birds with my Fujifilm GFX 50R and GF 110mm f/2 lens, plus a Godox V860II flashgun. I waited for a solitary arrival to alight on my target area. The blue tit took up several poses, and I snapped away until it decided to depart. It seemed completely unaware of the high-speed flashes and continued to feed happily. This…