1 “You need to use a camera that performs well at high shutter speeds. You don’t need to adjust the ISO because you can just adjust flash power, so keep the ISO low and the shutter speed fast.” 2 “Know the sports you’re photographing. Knowing the lin

Colour is an integral part of the raw editing process, and it’s essential to tweak your colours. If you leave them untouched, they’ll look flat in comparison with JPEG files, which are processed in-camera so look bolder and full of colour. Begin with

As a photographer, I’ve long been drawn to the interplay of form, shape, texture, line and light – the ingredients of our visual world, if you like. Working with an ‘abstract’ hat on can be great for playing with these ideas. Rather than capturing th

There is no doubt that AI is part of the editing workflow. There are many opinions on this – those against have hard-won experience in editing, while those for praise the speed and ease of AI. One area it excels in is removing and replacing large are

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In the Develop module, head to the Basic panel on the right of the interface. Raw files contain much more data than jpegs, so you can use the Exposure slider to change the global brightness of your images. The Whites slider controls the extreme brigh

With all the fanfare about text-to-image generators, there’s one AI feature that can often be overlooked. However, it’s arguably the most useful AI tool for photographers and one that, even though it employs AI to generate new pixels, somehow doesn’t

Most images benefit from a bit of sharpening. Raw files will have the Sharpening Amount set to +40 by default. You can boost this if needed, and tweak the Radius and Detail to refine the sharpening effect too. Use a mask so that only in-focus areas a

The advantage of shooting portraits at an indoor location is that the setting will be much more interesting than a studio, but you still aren’t at the mercy of the weather. Light is a huge factor: when it’s sunny outside, there’s uneven lighting thro

Lightroom Classic CC has many tools, features and sliders to help you extract every nugget of exposure information and polish your pixels to perfection in your raw files – but this is a double-edged sword, as it can be a little overwhelming if you’re

At one time, you would have needed to travel to the A Arctic or far north latitudes to witness the phenomenon known as the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in the northern hemisphere, or south to the Antarctic to see the Southern Lights (Aurora Aust

The accurate reproduction of colours is crucial in creating a high-quality photograph. Colour casts can be corrected with editing software, but this procedure can be demanding. To avoid this, use the right white balance setting in-camera to start wit

While it’s not possible to change the focus of an out-of-focus image, pretty much all images can benefit from a little bit of sharpening, which is effectively boosting the contrast of edges in your shots to increase the illusion of sharpness. A sligh

BONUS SOFTWARE EXTRAS! Turn to page 93 www.digitalcameraworld.com/dc290 Enter the URL www.digitalcameraworld.com/dc290 into the destination bar of your internet browser – we’re using Google Chrome, but other browsers work in a similar way. Please do

Unlike with Photoshop CC, you need to import your shots into Lightroom Classic CC to work on them, then export them when you’ve finished editing them. This helps keep all of your edits safe and stored, and makes it ideal for professionals working on

Q I’m a Nikon user and want to get a really high-resolution, full-frame mirrorless. My budget is around £1,000 but I don’t see what I want among new models. What’s a good pre-owned option? Guy Edwards A Matthew recommends… the Nikon Z 7 Nikon really

There’s no getting away from the fact that mobile phones are capable of capturing excellent photos. Sure, they’re not as good as those shot with a DSLR or mirrorless camera, but they are the camera that we have with us pretty much all of the time. Ad

This month, we have curated another collection of bonus software extras to help transform your images. Once installed in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom or Camera Raw, these Actions and presets can have a huge impact on your photos in a matter of seconds,

www.fujifilm.eu Lens mount: Fujifilm X Sensor: 26.1 MP X-Trans CMOS 4 (APS-C) Image processor: X-Processor 5 Autofocus: Intelligent Hybrid AF ISO sensitivity: ISO 160-12800 (exp to 80, 100, 125, 25600 & 51200) Image stabilisation: None Max burst: 5fp

20% OFF ADVANCE TICKETS! To save on entry go to: www.bit.ly/dcm290_tps and use code DCW25 The Photography & Video Show has a new home for 2025: London’s ExCeL exhibition centre. The 2025 event will run for four days from Saturday 8 March to Tuesday 1

Specialising in shooting sport and fitness, and as passionate about photography as he is about sport, Clarke can draw on over two decades of experience in the sporting world. www.justjamesmedia.com Question: what do you get if you have a sports playe

7artisans.co.uk Many photographers love the huge viewing angle and funky-looking distortion of fisheye lenses. This new option from 7Artisans is a ‘diagonal’ rather than ‘circular’ fisheye, so it delivers a frame-filling image on the full-frame camer

Some focal points, such as these old barns and stone walls, won’t be easily selected with the Select Subject or Background commands. You can however choose Select Object and manually brush over them to select them and mask them off for editing. In th