N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

NAME: Colin Moody CAMERA: Various Colin moved to Bristol 11 years ago from London’s East Ham and hasn’t looked back. He splits his time undertaking photojournalism assignments, leading workshops, putting on exhibitions and authoring photography books

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JADE LV Jade took this shot while in search of the greatest views on Mount Gongga, China and probably didn’t have to look much further than this awe-inspiring vista of heavenly hues. The human element adds a powerful sense of scale. Camera: Nikon D75

With spring in its full throes, now is the perfect time to get outside and photograph flowers. To that end, floral photographer Andy Small reveals his tricks of the trade for shooting truly creative plant portraits. Our Apprentice heads to the not-so

Chromatic aberration (also known as colour fringing) occurs when different wavelengths of light are refracted at different angles as they pass through a lens element. This prevents the wavelengths from arriving at the same focal plane as the camera’s

A corrupted photo file will usually send us photographers into a cold sweat, but as a visual effect it can result in a striking photograph. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to get the pixelated glitch look in Affinity Photo using a range of simple

It would seem there’s a never-ending sea of accessories on the market available for your Nikon, but there are two particular pieces of kit we can guarantee every photographer owns: the humble lens and body caps that came with your camera (unless, lik

At first glance a freshly photographed landscape may appear more muted than you expected, but there’s often a whole heap of colour information in there, just waiting to be teased out. In this project we’ll look at how to make your landscape colours s

A frame within a frame is a popular compositional technique used to frame the subject of a photograph with a natural or man-made object. This could be anything from a window or doorway, to an avenue of trees or a row of bushes. The frame doesn’t need

Tom is an award-winning professional photographer, best known for his high-quality landscape work for advertising, editorial and design clients. More info at: www.tommackie.com Continuing with my tour around the South Island of New Zealand, one aspec

My heart beats north of the Arctic Circle, and this series is about the immensity of the lonely fjords, the aesthetic of the glaciers, the majestic mountains, and the light of the far north. As an Austrian with Norwegian roots, I decided in 2013 to s

MISSION: Capture the life and soul of racing – and turn motorsport photography into a career PHOTOGRAPHER: Danniella Edginton LOCATION: Hampshire, England KIT USED: Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C INSTAGRAM: @edgintonphotographics W

When seen close up, soap bubbles are a sight to behold. Vivid colours swirl across the surface in a slow, elegant dance that has to be seen to be believed. The play of colours and textures make them look almost like planets. As such, a bubble makes f

MISSION: Capture the most beautiful seascapes in the best weather and lighting conditions PHOTOGRAPHER: Jerome Colombo LOCATION: Dinard, Brittany, France KIT USED: Nikon Z 7, Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S, Z 24-70mm f/4 S, AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR WEBSITE: w

For Tanya Habjouqa, travel has never been easy – even before COVID-19. For the past year, she’s been grounded like the rest of us, but it is her family heritage, upbringing and nationality that makes her the subject of added scrutiny, especially when

In Manual mode, choose the aperture, ISO and shutter speed to control the ambient light and give you a baseline canvas to build images from. Fire the shutter and review the image to ensure you have the ambient light as you want it, adjusting your cam

The Nikon CLS and AWL systems control off-camera Speedlights by using Channels and Groups. You need to set the commander unit and remote Speedlights to the same Channel (frequency) and Group (collection of Speedlights). Groups come into play with mul

mail@nphotomag.com twitter.com/nphotomag facebook.com/nphotomag instagram.com/nphotomag Just prior to the pandemic my 18-year-old son Craig had bought a secondhand Nikon D90. Unfortunately, the camera gave up the ghost after the guarantee had elapsed

Q I’m thinking of buying a used Z 6 and FTZ mount adapter. Will there be any drop in image quality if I use my F-mount lenses? Brian Keenan A I traded in my D750 for a Z 6 and FTZ adapter in January of last year. In the gradual switch to Z-mount lens

Let’s continue to explore the NX Studio interface in a little more depth than last issue and try out some features that will help you review and edit your images. Along the bottom of the screen under the filmstrip are a range of useful tools. Each of

BY DIRK FIERS This month’s winning image is so much more than just a beautiful photo of a flower. The focus stacking technique was used to mitigate the shallow depth of field produced by the 105mm macro lens. The result is an incredible amount of det

The inverse square law is a technical term that describes how light falls off the further it travels from the light source. It is important to understand the concept behind the inverse square law as we can use this to improve our images. The inverse

The Nikon SB-500 is an entry-level Speedlight that can also act as a constant light source. While you can use an SB-500 with the Creative Lighting System (CLS), you are limited with the Groups and Channels that you can choose, as well as not having s

Don’t miss N-Photo 125 See page 24 for our free bag subs offer! Be a city slicker National Geographic Traveller Cities Photographer of the Year Jordan Banks shows how to get your greatest urban images yet Our Apprentice captures the epic scenery of t

A chart with multiple sharp boundaries is photographed, the extent of blur at the centre, mid and edges showing how many line widths per picture height the lens can resolve. Simply put, the bigger the numbers the sharper the lens. Chromatic aberratio

£115/$129 https://shop.dxo.com DxO PureRAW is a clever piece of software that can enhance your Raw files ahead of use in Photoshop, Lightroom, or other programs. It produces an ’enhanced’ Raw file with all the advantages of Raw for editing, but with

If you’re in need of the best ND filter, then you’re in luck. We’ve rounded up the best neutral density filters to help you find the perfect one for your needs. Landscape and cityscape photography can benefit hugely from long exposures, which will sm

£2909/$3600 An ever-increasing user base of enthusiasts and freelance content creators has demanded that the current generation of mirrorless devices be as comfortable producing a run-and-gun music video or travel documentary as they are a landscape

We’ve all been missing friends and family, on and off over the past year. With restrictions on movement beginning to ease up, we can look forward to getting reacquainted and even capturing some quality portrait images as a keepsake. With that in mind

Fast prime lenses with a focal length of around 85mm to 105mm are perfect for portraiture with full-frame bodies, but are a little on the long side for DX format cameras. Taking the 1.5x crop factor into account, a 50mm lens is generally a better fit

£319/$399 A properly retro lens for Z-series cameras This fully manual lens from Samyang has no autofocus nor any internal electronics whatsoever, so the lens can’t communicate with the host camera body. You can therefore only shoot effectively in Ma

£427/$477 Compact, lightweight and affordable There’s a lot to be said for compact lenses that don’t take up too much room in your kit bag. This one fits the bill perfectly, weighing in at just 350g. That’s less than half the weight of the Samyang MF

£549/$569 Something of a rarity – an autofocus Samyang Samyang (badged ‘Rokinon’ in some countries) is best known for its manual-focus lenses, but the South Korean manufacturer also makes two AF lenses for Nikon cameras, the other being the AF 14mm f

£929/$1099 A hefty lens that’s big on quality Unusually large and heavy for an 85mm f/1.4 lens, this Sigma weighs in at 1130g. Typical of Sigma’s Art series, the design is firmly focused on image quality without any concessions to reducing size and w

£1249/$1599 Sigma’s portrait lens is a weighty proposition Sigma’s 85mm Art lens is quite a handful but this one is about the same weight as a 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom, at 1645g. Nicknamed the ‘bokeh master’ it goes long on focal length and extra-large in

£1399/$1597 A lightweight of an f/1.4 lens This Nikon lens is much smaller and only about half the weight of the competing Sigma 85mm f/1.4, but much more expensive. It’s only natural to feel you’re not getting as much for your money. The optical pat

£1779/$1897 More manageable than the competing Sigma Shorter, slimmer and less than two-thirds the weight of Sigma’s upscaled 105mm lens, this Nikon has an identical focal length and aperture rating. It’s more manageable for handheld shooting althoug

Most 85mm f/1.8 lenses have a reputation for being inferior to their faster f/1.4 counterparts, especially for top-level portraiture. The Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 S fights back, with absolutely stellar image quality and all-round performance. Not only can

I think the biggest chore in photography is data storage and everything that goes along with it. I absolutely loathe it. I’ll admit to being a naturally untidy person (you should see my desk) and that has manifested itself digitally (you should see m

£709/$797 Exceptional for an f/1.8 lens When it comes to fast primes, f/1.8 lenses are often seen as poor relations to their f/1.4 and f/1.2 counterparts. Naturally, you can’t get such a tight depth of field, or quite as quick shutter speeds under lo