PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

Introducing the all-new PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, the biggest and best Canon DSLR photography magazine. We're now bigger and better than ever, with 148 pages packed with more Canon EOS DSLR techniques, test and tips than ever. You'll find new Canon pro photographer interviews, more in-depth Canon DSLR and kit tests, a comprehensive Canon DSLR and lens buyers' guide, Canon School technical advice, photo stories and more

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PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

LITTLE MONSTERS • Our PhotoPlus Apprentice learns some magic macro skills for taking great close-ups at CaptiveLight’s reptile centre in Hampshire

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT • Andy helps Sue set up her EOS R7 ready for capturing all the little creatures in their studio

ANDY’S TOP 10 TIPS FOR MACRO SHOTS

THREE GREAT CREATURE CLOSE-UPS

INSPIRATIONS • WINNING SHOTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

MASTER RAW • Transform your images with our 10 essential Raw edits in Photoshop CC’s Camera Raw. Deputy editor Dan Mold shows you how…

01 HOW TO CROP AND FIX LENS DEFECTS • Some simple tweaks to get you started in Adobe Camera Raw

02 BASIC RAW EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENTS • Lift the shadows, retain highlight detail, adjust your exposure and boost colours in this important editing stage

03 SHARPEN YOUR SHOTS FOR BETTER DETAIL • Use the Detail panel to create razor-sharp Raw images

04 REDUCE DIGITAL NOISE TO SMOOTHEN YOUR SHOTS • How to smooth out graininess and unsightly noise in your Raw files

05 USE TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS TO ENHANCE YOUR IMAGES • Work on specific areas of your Raws with these three adjustment tools

06 FIX GEOMETRIC DISTORTION WITH THIS GREAT TECHNIQUE • Go to the Geometry panel to correct buildings to stop them ‘leaning’ over

07 TAKE CONTROL OF COLOUR • Finesse your colours and tones with ease

08 CONVERT FOR BRILLIANT BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES • Simple Raw editing steps for creating a moody monochrome masterpiece

09 ENHANCE YOUR PORTRAITS WITH THE SPOT REMOVAL TOOL • Discover how to tidy up blemishes and remove distractions from Raw images easily

10 SAVE & EXPORT YOUR FILES • Finish off your work by saving your edited Raws

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Racing the tides for a spectacular seascape • A bored David Clapp takes a trip to a local beach when the whole idea looks pointless, only to receive a blessing of a glowing sunset

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New projects with video guides • Follow our Canon camera walkthrough guides and Photoshop editing videos

Cool to be warm • Discover the mind-bending brilliance of colour correction gels and how to cool a flash to create warmer-looking images with James Paterson

ON LOCATION COLOUR CORRECTION GELS • Set up for off-camera flash and shift colours for wonderfully warm backdrops

TOP TIPS WARM UP OR COOL DOWN BACKDROPS • Learn how colour temperature gels have an impact on your subject and their surroundings

TOP TIPS CHOOSE YOUR KELVIN • Set your white balance in-camera or tweak it afterwards

PRO TIP MIX COLOUR TEMPERATURES IN PHOTOSHOP • Use the new intelligent AI masks to selectively shift white balance in Raw images in seconds

Seeing double • Dan Mold shows you how to create fantastic double exposures

HOW TO SHOOT DOUBLE EXPOSURES • Dial in these settings for sure-fire winners when taking multiple exposures...