N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

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 163

Snow day • Up at the crack of dawn and battling rain, wind and snow. All in a day’s work for Ian Asprey

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the LCE Photographer of the Year 2024 competition

Reader offer! Save 50% off a print+digital subscription • Amazing subs deal! Get 13 print issues of N-Photo straight to your door, plus complimentary digital access to back issues

Adventure photography • Join intrepid explorer and photographer Iain Afshar as he ventures off the beaten track to share his top tips for extraordinary travel images

Love what you use, use what you love • It’s easy to be seduced by marketing hype that brands throw our way, so how do we choose what to buy? Simple, it has to fill you with joy

Nikons Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Seeing double • Edyta Rice shows you how to use reflections to balance and enhance landscape compositions

Let it rock! • For those about to rock, Mike Harris shows how to capture live acts at a music festival

Photo hoot • Andrew Mason finds and photographs one of the UK’s most beloved birds

A flare for photos • Create lens flare effects in Affinity Photo and master shapes, live filters and colour tools with James Paterson

Master luminosity masks • James Paterson gets to grips with Photoshop Channels and makes use of our 10 free actions

Props, pose and party! • James Paterson shows you all the top tips and tricks for an epic party photo booth setup

FEED YOUR MIND

Tony North • Less than 10 years ago, Tony North only took out his camera on holidays. Now the Manchester-based macro photographer is winning international awards and writing a book. Keith Wilson hears how he has spread his wings from photography’s chrysalis…

Horsing around • Wildlife photographer and autism campaigner Alfie Bowen tells how spending time with horses and photography changed his life

NIKOPEDIA • The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

How to track the action • Keep focused on moving subjects with all the latest autofocus finery

Advanced autofocus tracking options • Not all Nikons feature all the options, but pick and choose from what’s available

Nikon Df • Nikon’s retro-inspired DSLR was a hipster stills photographer’s dream and paved the way for the Big N’s coveted retro mirrorless duo the Z f and Z fc

Ask Matthew… • Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 • The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2024 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2024 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of flowers & plants…

WIN! A Nikon Z f • The overall winner of N-Photo’s Photographer of the Year 2024 will receive the grand prize of a Nikon Z f!

Readers’ letters

Gone walkabout • Chris Aldred rambles through rural Somerset with his trusty Nikon D3500 and covers four...