Digital Photo March 2012
With Free Photoshop tutorial CD!
Start shooting in RAW format and you’ll be amazed at how much creative work you can accomplish in your RAW converter. What’s more, the choices and adjustments you make are applied directly to the original picture data, so you know you’re getting the maximum quality out of your camera. Believe it or not, you can make perfect mono, create HDR-style pictures, balance exposures and even produce retro film effects in RAW software, and we show you how to achieve all this – and more!
All-New Techniques
New ways with RAW
Want to get more from your camera’s RAW files? Sure you do! Just dive in and find out how to create jaw-dropping effects...
- Create superb High Dynamic Range-style effects
- Mix up a high contrast mono effect for a gritty portrait
- Produce stylised, contemporary pics with our bleached process
- Balance exposures to perfection by merging RAW conversions
- Turn back the clock with a retro film effect
- Generate a sumptuous lith print effect – direct from RAW
Creative Camera
Foregrounds are often the most important part of a shot. We show you how to change your angle of view and make them more dominant.
Photo Answers
How to use Content Aware Fill in CS5, how to get your camera’s RAW files working, top ideas for storing your images, and much more.
Your Pictures
Our in-house experts give a constructive appraisal of readers’ images and suggest ways in which they might be improved.
Technique of the Month
Discover how to create a great magnifying glass effect on any picture by using our template on the CD and following our easy step-by-step.
Back Page Project
Set up and shoot a minimalist landscape with our inspirational guide.
On Test…
Enthusiast D-SLRs
The Canon EOS 60D, Nikon D7000, Sony a77 and Pentax K-5 go up against each other in the battle for the mid-range market. Our group test reveals the best buy.
Sigma 12-24mm
Aimed at full-frame D-SLR users, we find out how good this wide-angle lens from Sigma really is.
Sony NEX-7 CSC
The latest Compact System Camera from Sony goes under scrutiny in our in-depth review.