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 164

Field day • Mark Bauer takes his apprentice to rural Dorset and Wiltshire for a crash course in spring landscapes

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition

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

Best-ever travel photos • Steve Davey looks at how you can elevate your holiday pictures to portray a real sense of the atmosphere of your destination

Mistakes happen • After two hours of staring down the lens at lions in the wilds of Botswana, Tom ended up with a raw deal… “JPEGs… they’re all flippin’ JPEGs!”

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Back in the saddle • Captivated by the Tour de France? Adam Atkins shows how to photograph road cycling like a pro

What a shot! • Mike Harris visits Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Stadium to capture the beautiful game

Busy bee • Tony North shows you how to become the bee’s knees at capturing macro

Perfect your colours with HSL • James Paterson shows you how to enhance the colours in your photos by mastering this powerful Affinity Photo tool

Haze your backdrop • James Paterson uses Camera Raw’s Dehaze tool to add convincing mist effects to backgrounds

Game, set, flash • Capture stroboscopic sports shots and learn how to pulse your flash with James Paterson

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Emma Dunham • From a simple stack of pancakes to a punk watermelon, Emma Dunham has a gift for making food look exciting as well as delicious. The award-winning food photographer shares some of her recipes for success with Keith Wilson

Deus ex Macchina • Motorsports photographer Jon Nicholson reflects on his life’s work of shooting racing cars and the personalities behind the sport

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

Focus Shift Shooting explained • Get your shots sharp from front to back with this tricked-up release mode

Shift your focus distance • The Nikon D850 and most Z cameras give you the tools to automate the process

Nikon FE2 • 1983 was the year M*A*S*H ended, Return of the Jedi hit cinemas and Nikon released a classic

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 mono photography…

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

Maha Shivaratri • Yasser Alaa Mobarak travels to Kathmandu to document one of the highlights of the Hindu calendar, the Maha Shivaratri festival

Gear Zone • New gear, buying advice...