N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Every month we bring you 132-pages of step-by-step advice on how to get the best results from your Nikon digital SLR. Our camera skills section will show you how to shoot great pictures and how to edit them to make them even better! You'll be inspired by the beautiful images shot by top photographers and fellow readers. And you'll learn the basics through our Nikopedia reference pages – picking up tips from the pros with our exclusive interviews and masterclasses. ****Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

This issue’s special contributors…

Welcome to issue 157

Into the woods • Landscape pro Neil Burnell teaches our reader to tame the gnarled trees of an ancient woodland

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: EDIT WOODLAND

PRO PORTFOLIO NEIL BURNELL

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Bird Photographer of the Year competition

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Perfect portraits! • James Paterson offers expert advice for photographing people, from the ideal camera settings and kit you need, to how to make your subjects look their very best

Natural light portraits • Learn how to shoot with nothing but daylight for flattering, natural-looking portraits, using the different qualities of light, from dawn to dusk, to make your subjects shine

Get the perfect angle • Work the angles for strong compositions, flattering focal lengths and portraits that connect the image to the beholder – but be aware that camera height is important

High & low-key portraits • Look for changes in contrast to create boldly bright or atmospherically dark portraits, and don’t be tempted to reach for your pop-up flash every time light levels drop

Simple lighting ideas • Master a few simple lighting skills with flash or LED panels to achieve everything from sparkling catchlights and subtle shadows to more vivid and dramatic skies

Creative black & white • Monochrome can be the perfect treatment for your portraits, especially if you like to experiment with creative effects and different lighting tricks for a bold approach

AI: it would be wise to embrace change • The speed of adoption of AI has been scarily fast, but as a photographer, sticking your head in the sand and ignoring it is not an option

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Bring the outside in • Carol Sharp shelters from the cold and captures an ‘outside’ flower from the comfort of her home

Alright in black and white • Flat light and boring skies spoiling your landscapes? Adam Waring tries ditching the colour…

Silky smooth • Landscape pro Stu Meech takes advantage of overcast conditions by turning a drab seascape into a minimalist long exposure

Colour infrared made easy • Love the infrared look but don’t fancy converting your camera? James Paterson turns to Affinity Photo filters

Action stations • James Paterson shows you how to make the most of our free portrait retouching kit

Light up a landscape • James Paterson uses an off-camera portable flash to fill dim landscapes with light

Landscape lighting • GET SET UP FOR FLASH PAINTING AND LIGHT YOUR LANDSCAPES FROM ANY ANGLE

Painting with flash

Blend your flashes • LEARN HOW TO COMBINE SEVERAL FLASH-LIT FRAMES FOR SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES

Light-paint astro foregrounds • A POWERFUL TORCH CAN WORK WONDERS OVER NIGHT-TIME SCENES

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Mattias Klum • A prodigious photographer, filmmaker, conservationist and artist, Mattias Klum stopped by in London recently to reminisce with Keith Wilson about his early work with National Geographic, meeting...