Digital Camera Magazine

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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In the footsteps of Jane Austen • This month’s apprentice spent the day wandering the streets of historic Bath with pro Simon Lees

Architecture photos 101 • You won’t go wrong if you follow these hints, tips and insights

Technique assessment • Starting settings for capturing the wonders of architecture

Pro portfolio Simon Lees

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot and create this month, from BMXs and badgers to train sets and lakes at dawn

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Hotshots • Our showcase of category winners from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2025

MASTER YOUR CAMERA IN 7 DAYS! • Learn the basics – and much more – in our photo skills crash course!

1 Learn how to see a subject • Mastering basic composition will help you create a style

2 Understanding ISO and aperture • Get to grips with the basics of how these settings work

3 Mastering shutter speed • The length of your exposure is creatively important

4 Focal lengths • Understanding the range of your lens

5 Working with white balance • Change the WB settings of your image for creative effect

6 Working with light • Learn how the quality of light affects your images

7 Processing a raw image • Get to grips with raw and transform your photos

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

CAMERALC INIC • Master the art of modern photography

Get the knowledge • Apertures, f/stops and prices

Aperture choice is a powerful photo tool • The adjustable ‘hole’ in your lens is just waiting to be exploited

Pros and cons All about f/numbers and more… • Choosing the right f/stop to suit the situation

Shoot photos like a pro • For the best look, choose the f/stop wisely

Shot of the month • Karolina Konsur on pursuing a perfect visual balance in her image of Kirkjufell in Iceland

Digital Darkroom • Transform your photos with our easy, effective guides

Add texture to your images • Dan Mold explains how to give your photos extra punch and grit, using layers in Photoshop

Master colour control • Lightroom has a range of tools for the task, says Sean McCormack

Use Photo Filters for creative effects • Photo Filters are used for colour correction, but combined with Blending modes, they are a versatile tool, says James Abbott

Make with the destruction! • Wendy Evans explains how to create disintegrating portraits with the help of Affinity Photo 2’s brushes, layer masks and Mesh tool

Get to know ON1 Photo RAW MAX 2026 • Wendy Evans takes a tour around the key features of this new raw editing package

18 Actions, presets and overlays • Download these files and give your shots a new look

Ask Matthew… • Feeling frustrated by flashguns? Misfiring autofocus making you anxious? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Second-hand superstar • This lens is both fast and wide,...