Digital Camera World

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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Cleared for take-off • With his latest book going on sale, Fergus Kennedy gives Niall Hampton a taster of drone photography

Keeping things straight and level • Kennedy’s tips for helping your drone photography really take off

Kennedy’s essential kit for aerial photography • Our pro uses camera drones that straddle both sides of the 250g weight threshold

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot, edit and create this month, from bluebells and boats to film noir and steam locomotives

Film noir • Wendy Evans opens an office on the wrong side of town and investigates the dark stylings of classic American crime melodrama

How to capture the beauty of bluebells • Wendy Evans welcomes the arrival of a flower that’s synonymous with spring

Forlorn on the foreshore • Wendy Evans goes looking for abandoned and derelict boats

Shoot the age of steam • Wendy Evans stokes the boiler and sets off to explore the photographic possibilities at a heritage railway museum

Add drama to a countryside view • Wendy Evans takes to black and white to save a dreary day in the country

Bugging out • Italian photographer Sara Jazbar turns minibeasts into beautiful, big beasts that are a far cry from creepy-crawlies

Fill in the blanks • Wendy Evans continues her series on Adobe Photoshop 2024’s new Generative Fill tool with a look at adding and removing individual elements

Back out with the paw patrol • Ross McLaren concludes his guide to capturing the expressive nature and character of your pet dogs on their daily walk

‘Perspective’ photo challenge • Send us your best shot to win a £50 voucher towards CEWE Wall Art

The art of seeing • Benedict Brain considers the art of composition on the streets of Samoa

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Hotshots • Winning images from International Garden Photographer of the Year 17

THE 10 BEST TOOLS & FEATURES IN PHOTOSHOP 2024 • Polish your pictures to perfection with these essential edits in Photoshop CC. Dan Mold shares his 10 favourite tools, tips and tricks

1 START WITH THE BASICS: HOW TO CROP IMAGES • With some basic levelling adjustments your images will be top of the crops!

2 GENERATIVE FILL AI • The latest innovative AI features in Photoshop CC make it a breeze to pull off complex edits in just a few clicks

3 HOW TO REMOVE DISTRACTIONS LIKE A PRO • These tools are more manual, but offer a great level of control

4 CUSTOMISE THE BRUSH TOOL FOR DIGITAL PAINTINGS • Change your brush tip, set the hardness, tweak the flow and choose your colours

5 TOOLS FOR MAKING SELECTIONS • Discover which Photoshop tools are best for selecting different parts of your photographs

6 MASTER THE PEN TOOL FOR THE MOST DETAILED SELECTIONS • Create a detailed ‘path’ with the Pen...