Digital Camera World - 15 Aug 2025
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10 WAYS TO SHOOT… COASTAL SCENES
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Beauty of the bump
PHOTO ACTIVE HOTSHOTS CAMERA CLINIC
Root and branch
Welcome
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COASTAL SCENES
Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC Art
Fujifilm GFX 100RF
Digital Darkroom Learn how to master Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity Photo and DxO PhotoLab
Hotshots The Open Competition winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2025
The Apprentice
The Art of Seeing
Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6
Camera Clinic
Photo Active
Coastal scenes
Hotshots
In Focus
Digital Darkroom
Readers’ letters
Reader Gallery
Shot of the Month
Ask Matthew
Lumix S1 II
Interview
The Apprentice _ One pro, one keen reader and one day spent shooting together – our new series continues with a masterclass in tennis photography at one of the highlights of the sport’s annual calendar, in sunny East Sussex
Photo Active _ 10 things to shoot and create this month – from still-life product shots with perfume bottles and capturing the elegance of guitars, to photographing wild heather and catching a kestrel with your camera
Camera Clinic _ Trees make great photographic subjects and also offer us shelter from the elements when we’re out shooting – Will Cheung offers his expert tips and insights for how to branch out during your arboreal adventures
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Donatella Nicolini
Will Cheung
Andrew James
Marc Aspland
Simon Carter
Jon Devo
How to get your 19 digital gifts
Match point!
Match point!
Our pro’s kit Canon EOS R1 and EOS R3
SUPER SHOT #2
Technique assessment
SUPER SHOT #2
Camera settings Exposure
Tennis photos 101
Expert insight Focus like a pro
Camera settings APS-C mode
Expert insight Look for the less obvious shot
SHOT OF THE DAY!
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SHOT OF THE DAY!
Assemble and light product shots
Assemble and light product shots
Photo Active
Options for lighting the background
And how not to do it...
Bowling for soup
Composing your shot
TIP CARDS
Summon a six string
Pick out details
Leading lines
Use a background
Getting wild in the heather
Lens and aperture
Shoot yourself
Focusing and timing
Use a tripod
The tide is high
The tide is high
2 Lead the eye
3 Try different angles
1 Chain it up
Bring some filters
5 Items of interest
4 Shoot at dusk
The last note
2 Continuous Shooting mode
1 Automatic bracketing
3 Use a tripod
The last note
Carole’s kit
5 Merge with HDR software
4 Shoot raw files
Mastering Composition: placing elements
PART 3 OF 4
Mastering Composition: placing elements
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Catch a kestrel
Catch a kestrel
Bring a long lens
The winner of the ‘Wildlife’ challenge is… Mark Johnson
Sports challenge
The art of seeing
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Hotshots
Hotshots
About the competition
About the competition
COASTAL CAPTURES
PART 4 Compose simple scenes
PART 3 Try infrared photography
PART 5 Use ICM to create abstract scenes
PART 6 Use filters for sunsets
PART 7 Look out for interesting details
PART 2 Be a marine wildlife photographer
PART 1 Capture the energy of the tide
PART 10 Ten ways to capture the coast CAPTURE THE ENERGY OF THE TIDE
PART 9 Create fine art with added blur
PART 8 Try shooting in atmospheric conditions
PART 10 Ten ways to capture the coast CAPTURE THE ENERGY OF THE TIDE
BE A MARINE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
STEP-BY-STEP CAPTURE ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN ACTION
Seal in the water
Bird at the water’s edge
STEP-BY-STEP CAPTURE ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN ACTION
PRO TECHNIQUE
TRY INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY
PROCESSING AN IR FILE
COMPOSE SIMPLE SCENES
COMPOSITION
PART 5
USE ICM TO CREATE ABSTRACT SCENES
USE FILTERS FOR SUNSETS
STEP-BY-STEP HOW TO PAN A SEASCAPE
PART 5
USE ICM TO CREATE ABSTRACT SCENES
USE FILTERS FOR SUNSETS
Sunset filter set
LOOK OUT FOR INTERESTING DETAILS
TRY SHOOTING IN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
CREATE FINE ART WITH ADDED BLUR
STEP-BY-STEP REDUCE DEPTH OF FIELD
CREATE FINE ART WITH ADDED BLUR
STEP-BY-STEP REDUCE DEPTH OF FIELD
10 WAYS TO CAPTURE THE COAST ON YOUR NEXT TRIP
10 WAYS TO CAPTURE THE COAST ON YOUR NEXT TRIP
SEND US YOUR IMAGES!
This month: Trees
Vital accessories for tree photographers
Three lenses for all seasons
Get the knowledge
Perfect examples of tree photography
Tips for tree-mendous photos to be proud of
How to capture the wonder of trees
Pros and cons
Make the most of trees
Camera know-how Shoot raw for preference
Pros and cons
Make the most of trees
Camera tech Master metering
Camera skills Focus bracketing
Stand, kneel or lie down?
Light matters
Edit for impact
Shoot photos like a pro
Pro tip Filter accessories
Explore the canvas
Shooting the breeze
Multiple magic
Macro manoeuvres
Shot of the month
MEET YOUR TRAINERS Edit like a pro with their expert insights
Give low-res photos a resolution boost!
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Before
Give low-res photos a resolution boost!
Golden hour portrait magic
Cool reflections
Golden hour portrait magic
Explore light in landscapes
Explore light in landscapes
How to make text effects in photos
Fill the screen
Silence is golden in DxO PhotoLab 8
Silence is golden in DxO PhotoLab 8
PRIME’S different flavours
15 Actions and presets to boost your photos
FOUR LANDSCAPE LIGHT ACTIONS
ONE GOLDEN HOUR PRESET
10 SHADE SHIFTER PRESETS
Ask Matthew...
Best lenses for an EOS R5?
Second-hand superstar
Which photo printer?
Sony launches RX1R III
The Photography & Video Show 2026 dates
Leica is 100 years old!
Yashica City 300
Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2
Fujikina for London
Scanning ahead…
Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6 _ Is this new telephoto a blast from the past?
The awards bestowed by the Digital Camera lab…
Fujifilm GFX 100RF _ All hail the brand’s first medium-format compact
Lumix S1 II _ Panasonic’s affordable hybrid camera gets a 2025 update
Fujifilm GFX 100RF
Specifications
Fujifilm GFX 100RF
Rival cameras
Lab tests
Digital Camera verdict
Lumix S1 II £2,899/$3,199 (body only)
Specifications
Rival cameras
Digital Camera verdict
Signal to noise ratio (decibels)
Resolution
Canon RF 75-300mm F4-5.6 £289/$219
Centre sharpness
Digital Camera verdict
Specifications
Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC Art £779/$919
Centre sharpness Digital Camera verdict
Specifications
Guru Shots
Enter GuruShots contests
TOP PHOTO
GURU’S TOP PICK
Honourable mentions
More honourable mentions
Donatella Nicolini
Capture card conundrum
Readers’ letters
Star letter prize
The joy of photography
Ye olde camera
What the f-stop?
How did you do?
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