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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Fast fashion, slow shutter • One reader, one pro… creative studio lighting effects under the direction of James Paterson

Slow-shutter portraits 101 • Things to bear in mind when shooting in a controlled setting

Technique assessment • You won’t go wrong with these tips for creative lighting effects

Pro portfolio James Paterson

New additions to Ricoh’s GR IV family • The popular APS-C compact line-up is boosted by the arrival of the GR IV HDF, which puts mood first with a unique highlight diffusion filter, and the GR IV Monochrome, which loses the colour sensor of the GR IV

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Ask Matthew • All your questions answered. Send your questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Second-hand superstar • This ‘kit’ zoom lens is a bargain basement buy for Sony Alpha full-frame cameras

Readers’ Letters • Have a burning question about the future of photography? Want to discuss a feature or a tutorial in the magazine? Send us your letters…

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain searches his archives for the inspiration to escape winter’s creative doldrum

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

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PHOTO SKILLS • Tips, tricks and techniques to improve your photography

Take the night train • Wendy Evans goes through the techniques required to shoot train stations after dark, when metering the variable light is a challenge

02 CREATIVE • Sarah Gibbons explains how to create this firework image with a colourful burst of light

Running dogs • Capture your pet pooch in full flow and show off their athletic ability, with the help of Wendy Evans

How to shoot dreamy flowers • Still raining outside? Then it’s time to get creative with overlay shooting modes and Wendy Evans

NEW EDITION FOR 2026 • ALL OF THE BEST CAMERA, LENS AND ACCESSORY REVIEWS THAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE THE MOST INFORMED PURCHASES.

05 PORTRAITS • A doorway, a shaft of light and a red djellaba…

Capture kayaking • Wendy Evans dispenses tips on the best focus modes for shooting this fast water-based sport

Enchanted woodlands • Andy Gray speaks about his visually stunning zine on woodland scenes

Rate my photo • Charlotte Beutler’s still-life photo comes under our microscope

Storms at the seaside • Will Bakowicz is the winner of last month’s keenly fought Black & White challenge

Waterfall challenge • The challenge is to capture the watery drama

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LANDSCAPES IN MOTION • Master creative use of long exposure to capture the dynamics of nature, says Karolina Konsur

Hotshots • Our showcase of category winners from the World Sports Photography Awards

CAMERA CLINIC • Master the art of modern photography

Get the knowledge • Using the rule of thirds to achieve great compositions

Lift your photos by composing yourself • Composition tips: how to use them and when they should be ignored

Pros and cons Aim for uncluttered compositions...