There’s something for everyone in the latest jam-packed issue of Practical Photography. Find out how to convert a spare room into a portrait studio in our home studio guide, delve into our winter wildlife top ten for the best seasonal subjects to shoot, and create a stylish slideshow that won’t cost you a penny. There’s also the chance to win an Olympus E-P2!
Elsewhere, we’ve got a beginner’s guide to shooting silhouettes, a whole load of timesaving Photoshop shortcuts and a raft of inspirational images to fuel your imaginations…
Home studio guide
PP’s spare room is little more than a 3x2m box, and yet with a little know-how we’ve transformed it into a fully functional portrait studio capable of producing superb results. Find out exactly what kit you need and why, how you can create stylish high and low key portraits and find out how the winner of our recent Elemental competition got on at a workshop.
Guide to winter wildlife
Wildlife ace Mark Hamblin has worked in the most extreme conditions, so who better to proffer his top ten winter subjects? From red squirrels and robins to mallards and woodpeckers, British wildlife has never been so accessible. Read our expert’s tips and advice and go get togged up!
Make a DVD slideshow… for free!
Slideshows are a great way to show off your work, and now you don’t even need to fork out for pricey software. Follow our simple step by step to creating a slideshow with style and panache – it couldn’t be easier!
Gear guide
We’ve rated and reviewed Olympus’ E-P2, Ricoh’s GXR and Sigma’s latest 70-300mm lens. In keeping with this issue’s home studio slant, we’ve also squeezed in Elemental’s Genesis 2 studio kit and Interfit’s Cool-lite continuous light kit.
