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Digital Camera is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. It’s packed with practical photography advice and Photoshop tutorials to help you become a better digital photographer. With buying advice to help you choose the DSLR, compact system camera, lens, tripod, printer, or camera bag that’s right for you, it covers all DSLRs including Canon EOS/Rebel and Nikon systems. The perfect title for both amateur and pro photographers

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Your gifts • Download your gifts via digitalcameraworld.com/dc271

Dog day afternoon • Alistair Campbell joins Anna-Marie Coster for a pet portraits session amongst the buttercups

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot, edit or create this month, from tiny bugs to sunprints, plants and steam trains

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain gets bored at the airport hotel but soon finds creative inspiration

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Hotshots • Our highlights from the Canarian Photo Awards 2023

TAKE YOUR BEST-EVER COASTAL CAPTURES • 10 techniques for shooting dramatic shoreline scenics,

1 TRY A LONG EXPOSURE • Record a scene over a longer period to capture the blurred movement of waves lapping on the shore

2 GET HIGH FOR AN ABSTRACT ANGLE • Take your images to new heights with a drone and capture the perfect bird’s-eye view of coastal scenery from above

3 COMPOSE WITH BOATS • Make the most of these ubiquitous seaside subjects

4 SHOOT COASTAL LANDMARKS • Get dramatic wide-angle shots of iconic structures by using natural elements of the landscape as foreground interest

5 REPLACE DULL SKIES – FAST! • A great foreground is only half the story – if a bland sky lessens the impact of your shot, replace it digitally

6 DON’T FORGET THE DETAILS • When it comes to capturing the essence of a landscape, sometimes an intimate image outshines the wider scene

7 MAKE IT MINIMALIST • Forget trying to cram everything you see into the frame – search for a simpler composition instead

8 MONO MAGIC • Get classic, timeless shots that convey the mood of the scene

9 USE CAMERA MOVEMENT FOR INSTANT ART • Who says every shot needs to be sharp? Break the rules with intentional camera movement

10 CAPTURE THE POWER OF NATURE • The strength of storm-force winds are often hard to capture on camera but when big waves meet the land, the resulting images are always impressive

Reader gallery • Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

Shot of the month • In her new work, Christy Lee Rogers challenges the uses of artificial intelligence

VIDEO TRAINING • The issue 271 download includes video lessons that build on our tutorials, plus bonus videos with extra tips! www.digitalcameraworld.com/dc271

Don’t want it? Remove it! • This new Photoshop tool will revolutionise the way you retouch your photos

Make shallow focus edits in Lightroom • Get that creamy look in your portraits with the tone curve and masking features

Enhance your landscape shots • Improve almost any scene with these four non-destructive techniques in Photoshop

Improve your shots with our Actions and Presets • As seen in this month’s tutorials, you’ll be able to transform your photos in just a few clicks

Photo Answers • Mystified by megapixels? Vexed over vignetting? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

In Focus • The latest photography news from around the globe

Behind the lens

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