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 161

Glow how • A rain-drenched Iain Afshar illuminates his soggy apprentice’s understanding of low-light imagery

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

HOW TO: EDIT NIGHT SHOTS

PRO PORTFOLIO

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

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How to capture… Man-made landscapes! • Explore the human imprint on our landscape! Nigel Forster shows you how to capture everything from lost industries and modern feats of engineering to ancient castles and remnants from the past

Should I stay or should I go? • It has been five hours and that little photography devil is on my shoulder asking if I regret my decision…

NikonSkills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Project one: Model railways Trackside tips and tricks • Chris Nevard explains how you can capture photorealistic images of model railways on a budget

Project two: Murmurations Flock concert • Mike Harris shows you how to capture one of the UK’s most incredible wildlife spectacles

Project three: Winter flowers Drop shot • Ross Hoddinott explains how he shot this stunning snowdrop portrait against the setting sun

Project four: Affinity Photo Manhattan makeover • James Paterson transforms a cityscape into striking art with a mix of blending and selection skills in Affinity Photo

Project five: Adobe CC Master dodging and burning • James Paterson explains these essential tools for old-school image enhancements

Project six: The big project Craft your own cyanotypes • James Paterson discovers this analogue process for detailed Prussian-blue prints of found objects and digital photos

BE INSPIRED TO RIDE

Brett Florens • Becoming a photographer was the last thing on Brett Florens’s mind when he was conscripted as a policeman in South Africa. Now he’s a leading wedding photographer. Keith Wilson hears his story of bullets and lucky breaks…

The long game • Professional landscape photographer John Miskelly explains his obsession with long exposures and wild weather

NIKOPEDIA • The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

Ask Matthew… • Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com

Secondhand superstar

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 • The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2024 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2024 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of portrait photography…

WIN! A Nikon Z f • The overall winner of N-Photo’s Photographer of the Year 2024 will receive the grand prize of a Nikon Z f!

Readers’ letters • We’d love to hear your thoughts on the mag and all things photographic! You can write to us, message us or share your images in the following ways:

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