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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All the gear, and some deer • Shoot with a pro – a keen wildlife photographer captures a stag party, with guidance from Dan Mold

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot and create this month, from penguins and model villages to winter seascapes

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain on why Minutiae, his favourite app, shows that creativity isn’t about waiting for inspiration but noticing what’s already there

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Hotshots • Our showcase of category winners from the Cewe Photo Award 2025

HOW TO SHOOT SHARPER SHOTS • Sharpness gives your images their bite and impact. Andrew James outlines the essential techniques you’ll need for razor-sharp photos

1 GO FASTER THAN YOU THINK YOU’LL NEED • Get to grips with the basics of shutter speed and avoid introducing motion blur

2 CONTROL APERTURE FOR CREATIVITY & SHARPNESS • Use aperture to control the depth of field in your images and unleash your creativity

3 MAKE THE MOST OF IMAGE STABILISATION • Modern cameras and lenses are packed with the latest tech to help you take sharper shots

4 LEARN HOW TO FOCUS ACCURATELY • Understand how your camera focuses and you can use focus points to your advantage

5 FOCUS STACK FOR AMAZING SHARPNESS • For front-to-back sharpness, take several shots and merge them in-camera or in software

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

CAMERA CLINIC • Master the art of modern photography

Get the knowledge • Prime or zoom lens? That is the question

Gear to up your game • Accessories to boost your creative repertoire

Simple accessories to enjoy your optics • Essential extras to make the most of your lenses

Perfect examples of creative lens photography • Shooting outstanding images is the simple matter of making the right decisions

Making the most of lenses • The lenses you purchase have a profound impact on your photos

Lens know-how Tilt-shift optics • Control depth of field and perspective by using lenses with movements

Take a journey to explore your creativity

Lens tech A matter of adapters • Have creative fun mixing brands and lenses

Lens tech Bokeh explained • How you can use background blur creatively

Shoot photos like a pro • Master the challenge of changing lenses

Pro tip Manual focusing • Get involved and take control of focusing

Shot of the month • Enter Guy Edwardes’ magical macro world of fungi, as seen on the cover of the magazine

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

Adjust perspective • Use Camera Raw’s Geometry tools to correct converging verticals, then fill in the gaps with generative AI, says James Paterson

Add monochromatic contrast • Sean McCormack uses Lightroom to save your landscape shots

Experiment with vintage film effects • James Abbott goes back in time with these quick and easy vintage Photoshop effects

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