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Digital Photo February 2012 – the UK’s favourite photo mag!
FREE Photoshop video lesson CD!
10 brand-new video lessons help you learn the Photoshop skills that really matter. Just watch them back on your PC screen to pick up new tricks and tips. And remember, you won’t find these anywhere else!
In the February issue
Discover the ‘great indoors’ and see what the wonderful world of still-life photography can bring to your picture-taking. When you shoot pictures indoors, you get to control every aspect of your photography, from the way you set up the subject to the way the light falls on it. That makes it one of the most absorbing and exciting disciplines!
The Great Indoors
With a basic camera kit, you can shoot a whole portfolio of creative images inside your own home. Find out how in our big feature...
- Shoot a simple still-life image using everyday items
- Create a zoom blur picture
- Find out how to take a bright, backlit shot of sliced fruit
- Make an amazing painting-with-light image using fairy lights
- Shoot and Photoshop an arty, graphic image for the wall
Photoshop Masterclass
Layer Blending Modes are a vital part of Photoshop’s creative armoury. Find out what they are and how to use them to create better pics.
Photo Answers
Use multiple exposures to remove crowds from your pictures, pick the right file formats for saving your shots, and buy brilliant flash triggers on a budget.
Technique of the Month
Create digital snowfall to enhance your wintry pictures by following our easy step-by-step.
NEW! Back Page Project
How to bag great tilting tree shots that are simple to shoot but big on impact.
NEW! Portfolio: Michael Breitung
Enjoy this landscape photographer’s beautiful images, and find out what inspires him to shoot them.
ON TEST…
Compact System Cameras group test
Six CSC models from Pentax, Sony, Samsung, Olympus, Nikon and Panasonic slug it out in our big, comparative test.
Sony Alpha 77
The latest D-SLT from Sony sports 24Mp and a blistering frame rate of 8fps. Find out whether it delivers the goods in our in-depth review.
Fujifilm X10
The classy fixed-lens compact from Fuji goes under Digital Photo scrutiny.
What’s New?
Our roundup of the latest digital gear to hit the headlines.