Digital Photographer

One of the great things about photography is that it enables us to find beauty wherever we happen to be. That could mean a far-off land on the other side of the world, gazing through the window of your living room or walking the streets of your home city. As such, it is an essential skill to be able to find suitable subjects in any environment and to understand how best to photograph them for dramatic effect. On page 14 of the magazine, we joined landscape photographer Andrew Haggar to discover his project of capturing images of one square kilometre of local countryside over several years. His approach demonstrates that you don’t need to travel great distances to find photo opportunities and that knowing a location well is a huge…

KIM BUNERMANN Every month, Kim explores a different genre of photography in-depth. This issue, she turned her attention to travel photography, writing a field guide alongside pro travel photographer and blogger, Bella Falk. Read this from p36. Then, on p56, Kim has also provided a creative architecture tutorial. Website: digitalcameraworld.com KARYN LOUISE Working across multiple genres and with an enviable list of clients including Grazia and Rolling Stone magazine, Karyn needs reliable and versatile photo equipment. On p70, she appears in our Dream Kitbag section to break down her current gear and to explain which items are on her professional wishlist. Website: rubyldn.uk BELLA FALK When she isn’t directing documentaries, Bella is a fulltime travel photographer, curating the popular blog Passport & Pixels, which offers essential advice to budding travel…

Free ebook to download Shoot Sharp The issue of sharpness has changed over the history of photography. Modern sensors and lenses are now capable of capturing previously unobtainable levels of detail, which has made getting the correct focus imperative. It also means that being able to adapt your approach to focusing for different subjects and genres is a crucial skill. In this ebook, we discuss the benefits and challenges of multiple focusing techniques, describing the philosophy behind each option and how to recognise when and when not to put them to use in any shooting situation. To claim your free ebook, visit https://bit.ly/DPH283 Enter our Photocrowd contests online to win Affinity prizes Every month, we team up with Photocrowd – the world’s leading photography competition platform – to offer you…

It’s not often a cheap 85mm fast portrait prime lens comes along, but 7Artisans has just launched one for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras. The new AF 85mm F1.8 has instantly become one of the most affordable portrait primes available for Sony shooters and, unlike many budget third-party options, this one has a stepping motor, a configurable Fn function button, as well as a USB-C port in the lens mount to enable future firmware updates. The only obvious omission here is optical image stabilisation, but since this is a lens designed for Sony’s IBIS-equipped E-mount bodies, that’s not a deal-breaker. Optically, there are 10 elements stacked in seven groups, including a pair of extra-low dispersion elements and two high-refractive-index elements to improve sharpness and minimise chromatic aberrations. 7Artisans hasn’t skimped on…

3LT is offering new kit bundles for its range of monopods. The Punks and Legends monopods will now be available in ‘Superkits’, which bundle the monopod with a Docz stabiliser foot and a new AirHed Trinity compact pan and tilt head. The aim is to create an ideal kit combination for wildlife and sports photography, as well as for video use. Four monopod Superkits are available, based around the Alana and Lance Legends monopods, as well as the Trent 2.0 and Taylor 2.0 Punks monopods. Both Legends monopods are made from carbon fibre, with Alana being a compact, travel-focused five-section leg, while Lance is an ultra-tall four-section version. Trent 2.0 and Taylor 2.0 have the same travel/tall split but are made from magnesium alloy. The Superkits offer a huge range…

Adobe has announced several significant updates to Photoshop, introducing a range of new tools and enhancements designed to “streamline creative workflows and empower designers”, the company says. The latest update sees the addition of Adobe’s text-to-image Generate Image feature using Adobe’s Firefly AI. This text-to-image generator allows users to create custom images directly within Photoshop simply by describing them in a text prompt. That might sound like something that could put photographers out of business but, if we’re being generous, we can see it helping to pitch ideas and concepts to each other quickly. There are also brand new Selection Brush and Adjustment Brush tools. The Selection Brush tool combines the brush and lasso gestures to create more intuitive and flexible selections, while the Adjustment Brush tool (now out of…