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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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Fashion among the follies • Niall Hampton joins Emma Finch for a fashion shoot on location in the historic surrounds of Hawkstone Park Follies

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot and create this month, from board games and prom night to tennis and trees

New balls please • Serve up a winning shot with techniques from Wendy Evans

Fowl play on the water • Inspector Wendy Evans is on hand to solve all your duck-shooting mysteries

Make hay while the sun shines • Harvest time can offer some striking photographic opportunities, especially from the air, as Wendy Evans explains

Make a sun print • Wendy Evans invokes solar power to help create a vintage print on chemical-infused paper

Get in the game • Often found in dungeons putting dragons to the sword, Wendy Evans dispenses magical advice on shooting tabletop games

Perfect pictures of the prom • How to take group shots of this new fixture in the school calendar, with Wendy Evans

Visual perception • Richard Garvey-Williams reveals the secrets of composition, in a series of extracts from his book

Make the trees move • Jade Burrell explains how to capture flowering trees with intentional camera movement

Wildlife challenge • Send us your best shot of lazy lions, hunting hawks and playful pandas

The art of seeing • While photographing lifesavers, Benedict Brain stumbles into a new potential long-term project

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Hotshots • Our selection of the winning images from The World Food Photography Awards 2025

TELL TRAVEL STORIES WITH YOUR CAMERA • Convey the essence of people and places through photography, with Andrew James as your tour guide

CAPTURE STREET AND MARKET LIFE • Full of noise, colour and flavour, aim to blend in on the streets to immerse yourself in the local culture

APPROACH LOCALS FOR COLOURFUL PORTRAITS • For more interesting portraits, take a direct approach and ask your subject for a shot

GET AWAY FROM TOURIST AREAS • Avoid the Instagram hotspots and go off the beaten track to reveal more interesting images of your visit

PERFECTING YOUR TRAVEL PICTURES • Create contrast in your travel images by using Lightroom Masks

SHOOT LANDSCAPES WHEN TRAVELLING • International travel photographer Thibault Gerbaldi offers his top tips for getting the best images when visiting new locations

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 • Pack wisely for simply stunning summer shots

Shoot sensational seaside shots • With such diverse subject matter, there’s something for everyone

Pros and cons Look after yourself and your kit • Being prepared will enhance your seaside shoot

Shoot photos like a pro • Make the most of the seaside this summer

Shot of the month • John Waters, the winner of the Animal Behaviour category at the BWPA 2025

Digital Darkroom • Transform your photos with our...