Every month we bring you 132-pages of step-by-step advice on how to get the best results from your Nikon digital SLR. Our camera skills section will show you how to shoot great pictures and how to edit them to make them even better! You'll be inspired by the beautiful images shot by top photographers and fellow readers. And you'll learn the basics through our Nikopedia reference pages – picking up tips from the pros with our exclusive interviews and masterclasses. ****Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

This issue’s special contributors…

Welcome to issue 119

A matter of taste • Our Apprentice learns to capture food photographs that look good enough to eat in a festive-themed shoot…

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

PRO PORTFOLIO DIANNA BONNER

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award

Fine Art Landscapes • Turn your landscape photographs into works of art. Neil Burnell shares the visions, ideas and techniques that he uses to give his scenic shots an artistic edge…

Listen to the music in a car • Next time you feel like you’re at your wits’ end with an image, try looking at the photograph on different screens and in print…

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Festive freeze frame • Mike Harris shows you how to photograph cool creative close-ups of objects encased in blocks of ice

Don’t let the bokeh end • Mike Harris makes use of the Christmas trimmings and shows you how to capture festive bokeh-filled close-ups

Lensbaby light show • Mike Harris uses the new Lensbaby Spark 2.0 to shoot a super-creative Christmas ornament close-up

Let it snow • James Paterson creates a snow brush in Affinity Photo and transforms a photo into a winter wonderland

Festive fun with filters • James Paterson reveals how to use the new neural filters in Photoshop to transform a shot into a creative Christmas image

Have an appy Christmas • Mike Harris shows you five photography apps that boast fun festive features that’ll keep you busy all Christmas

Create your own Christmas cards • James Paterson shows how to make your own personalized festive cards with these crafty tips and techniques

Top tips for capturing the family at Christmas • FOLLOW THESE TERRIFIC TIPS, WHETHER YOU WANT TO CAPTURE IMAGES FOR A CHRISTMAS CARD OR SIMPLY SHOOT FESTIVE PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY WHILE THEY’RE ALL AT HOME

Back issues • Missed an issue? All our back issues are available digitally and selected issues in print at www.magazinesdirect.com/nph/singleissues

Seasons blurred • Weather conditions in the Dolomites can be unpredictable, but an early flurry of snowfall provided the best of two seasons

Jon Lowenstein • Many photojournalists gain international recognition for their overseas work, but Jon Lowenstein is best known for what he documents in the community where he lives. With a film and two books coming out in 2021, he tells Keith Wilson why he’s never short of finding local stories with a global appeal…

Jolly hockey sticks! • Photographer Jack Boskett tells how he coordinated a St Trinian’s-themed shoot to recreate classic scenes from the feature films

Readers’ letters

Social Club • Your best photographs from our social media channels – be sure to get involved!

Ho-ho-ho-horror! • Igor Bortoluzzi travels to a small Alpine village in northeast Italy and documents an ancient Christmas tradition with a scary twist

Every opportunity • Stu Meech seeks out photo opportunities around every corner, whether he’s at work, doing the weekly shop or out for a stroll

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