Digital SLR Photography addresses the needs of today's photographer in a lively, informative and stylish format. Dedicated to digital SLR photographers of all abilities, from beginner through enthusiast to professional it will inform and entertain you through a unique blend of technique articles, inspirational images, news and authoritative reviews. Covering topics such as landscapes, portraits and close up photography, this magazine provides a focused and comprehensive read guaranteed to help you get the most out of your photography.

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SMALL MIRACLES • THE SECOND CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS REVEALS A MAGICAL WORLD BEYOND OUR VISION

LIGHT FANTASTIC • CAPTURE DYNAMIC LIGHT TRAILS TO BRING URBAN SHOTS TO LIFE. JAMES ABBOTT SHOWS YOU HOW TO GET PERFECT LIGHT TRAILS IN A SINGLE EXPOSURE

COMMON PROBLEMS WITH TIMING

ONE LUMP OR TWO? • FOR A SLOWER JANUARY, CAROLINE SCHMIDT HAS A SIMPLE BUT SUPERB HIGH-SPEED STILL-LIFE FOR YOU TO TRY AT HOME

FRAME-FILLING LANDSCAPES • WHEN A WIDER SCENE LACKS INTEREST, ZOOM IN AND ISOLATE AN AREA OF THE LANDSCAPE. JAMES ABBOTT SHOWS YOU HOW TO SHOOT TELEPHOTO LANDSCAPES WITHOUT SKY

FACE TIME • CAROLINE SCHMIDT TAKES YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CREATING AMUSING PORTRAITS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE AND INVOLVES YOUR SMARTPHONE AS WELL AS YOUR DSLR

TOP TIP

Create and convert in a flash • CAROLINE SCHMIDT EXPLAINS THE EDITING ASPECT OF YOUR IN-CAMERA SKILLS AND THE STEPS TO A BEGINNER-FRIENDLY MONOCHROME

The raw truth about B&W • FIND OUT HOW TO CREATE DRAMATIC AND INTENSE BLACK & WHITE IMAGES FROM YOUR COLOUR RAW FILES USING TOOLS WITHIN AFFINITY PHOTO

How to use B&W presets • LEARN WHY LIGHTROOM CC IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR CREATIVE BLACK & WHITE CONVERSIONS AND HOW TO UTILISE ITS PRESETS FOR BETTER IMAGES

Expert Critique • WANT YOUR SHOTS CRITIQUED BY THE DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERTS? TURN TO PAGE 51 TO FIND OUT HOW TO SUBMIT IMAGES

Winter • THE TREES ARE BARE, THE DAYS ARE SHORT AND THERE IS A DISTINCT CHILL IN THE AIR – IT MUST BE WINTER! BUT DON’T GET TOO COMFY IN FRONT OF THE LOG FIRE JUST YET. THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF SEASONAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES JUST WAITING TO BE CAPTURED, FROM SNOWY VISTAS TO FASCINATING CLOSE-UPS OF FROST AND ICE. THE CLARITY OF LIGHT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS EXTRAORDINARY AND AS LONG AS YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY, THIS CAN PROVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE TIME OF YEAR FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. THIS MONTH, PRO SNAPPER, ROSS HODDINOTT, GIVES US HIS TOP TIPS FOR SHOOTING BETTER WINTER IMAGES

Ghosts • NOT MANY LIVING PEOPLE CAN SAY THEY’VE PHOTOGRAPHED BOTH WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, BUT AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER PHILIP MAKANNA IS ONE SUCH FLYING LEGEND. CAROLINE SCHMIDT SPEAKS TO HIM ABOUT HIS LONG CAREER AND HIS LATEST, MOST REFLECTIVE, GHOSTS BOOK THAT ENDS THE SIX-STRONG 40-YEAR SERIES ON A HIGH

THE PHOTOGRAPHER...

2021 Photo Resolutions • LET'S PUTTHE UNCERTAINTIES OF 2020 BEHIND US AND TAKE CONTROL OF 2021 WITH SOME LOFTYAMBITIONS FOR THE NEWYEAR. NEWACHIEVEMENTS, SKILLS TO MASTER AND HORIZONS TO BROADEN – WE'VE SOME INSPIRING RESOLUTIONS

MY RESOLUTION...

VALENCIA With Lee Frost • FANCY HEADING OFF SOMEWHERE WARM WITH YOUR CAMERA THIS WINTER, WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK OR TRAVELLING LONG HAUL? THEN (COVID WILLING) WHY NOT CONSIDER A FEW DAYS IN THE BEAUTIFUL SPANISH CITY OF VALENCIA? IT’S ONLY A TWO-HOUR FLIGHT FROM THE UK, THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE HIGH TEENS, AND THE ARCHITECTURE WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. NOT CONVINCED? CHECK OUT THESE INSPIRING IMAGES AND WE'RE SURE YOU'LL FIND THE...