Digital Camera World - 12 Sep 2025
GOLDEN SEASON
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Shooting seabirds with top pro Ellie Rothnie
PHOTO ACTIVE HOTSHOTS CAMERA CLINIC
Visit new frontiers with your camera
Exploring Western culture in the USA
Welcome
This issue’s bonus gifts Find out more on pages 6 and 94
GO FOR GOLD THIS AUTUMN
Sony FE 50-150mm F2 G Master
OM System OM-5 Mk II
Digital Darkroom
Hotshots
The Apprentice
The Art of Seeing
Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro
Go for gold this autumn
Camera Clinic
Photo Active
Fujifilm X half
Hotshots
Shot of the Month
In Focus
Digital Darkroom
Reader Gallery
Interview
Ask Matthew
Readers’ letters
The Apprentice
Photo Active
Camera Clinic
Will Cheung
Richard Garvey-Williams
Dan Mold
Alex Bex
Ellie Rothnie
Jon Devo
Go gannets, go!
Go gannets, go!
The Pro
The Apprentice
Our pro’s kit Canon EOS R1
Tips for bird photography
Frame up with foliage
Camera skills White balance
Technique assessment
Essential kit Lens extender
Camera skills How to shoot high-key
Pro kit Canon RF 600mm F4L IS USM
Pro portfolio
Apprentice verdict
Pro verdict
BE OUR NEXT APPRENTICE!
Let’s get spooky
Let’s get spooky
Adding the torchlight
Additional effects
Jolly hockey sticks
How to capture hockey action
Rot and roll fungi
Compose your shot using the rule of thirds
How to shoot fungi
Head for the hills
Alternative composition
Technique ideas
Let’s get medieval
Let’s get medieval
TIP CARDS
Pack your bag with these lenses
Shoot perfect portrait lengths
The Fujifilm GFX100RF: portability and power
Catch a cormorant
Kit tip: try a 600mm lens
Catch a cormorant
Mastering Composition: Tone & Colour
PART 4 OF 4
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Canter along a country lane
TIP CARDS
Canter along a country lane
The winner of the ‘Portraits’ challenge is… Jolanta Axon
Reflections challenge
The art of seeing
Benedict Brain
Hotshots
Hotshots
About the competition
GO FOR GOLD THIS AUTUMN
GET THE RIGHT GEAR FOR AUTUMN
PEAK DESIGN 24L AND 45L OUTDOOR BACKPACKS
BUDGET ACCESSORIES YOU’LL NEED THIS AUTUMN
GET THE RIGHT GEAR FOR AUTUMN
FOUR QUICK IDEAS TO TRY THIS AUTUMN WITH BASIC KIT
3 SHOOT A STARBURST WOODLAND SUNRISE
SHOOT LIKE A PRO
PRO TIP ADD YOUR OWN LEAVES
SETTING UP YOUR SHOT
MAKE A SPLASH!
4AUTUMNAL PHOTO IDEAS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
5 BRING AUTUMN INDOORS
GET SET UP FOR STILL LIFE
MAKE A LIGHTBOX
5 BRING AUTUMN INDOORS
GET SET UP FOR STILL LIFE
KEEP YOUR LEAVES FLAT
Reader gallery
Reader gallery
SEND US YOUR IMAGES!
This month: Travel
Camera choice
Enhance your photo journey
Get the knowledge
Perfect examples of travel photography
Travel photography ideas to inspire you
How to capture a sense of place
Pros and cons Shoot dramatic travel images
Camera know-how Dirty sensors
Camera tech A question of white balance
Shoot photos like a pro
Software skills
The power of editing
Pro tip Focus bracketing
Shot of the month
Mike Taylor
MEET YOUR TRAINERS
DxO PhotoLab 8
Photoshop
Affinity Photo 2
Photoshop
Lightroom
A game-changer for compositing
Download your 10 free profiles
A game-changer for compositing
Pop and sharpen your photo
Use cropping to perfect your shot
Harness the power of Curves layers
How to edit raw files with Affinity Photo 2
Giving you a boost
Import and export with DxO PureRAW
Light it up
19 Actions, presets, profiles and LUTs
FOUR CURVES EFFECTS
FOUR IMAGE BOOST LUTs
POP AND SHARPEN
How to use your software extras
10 COLOUR SHIFT PROFILES
Ask Matthew...
Second-hand superstar
DxO unveils PhotoLab 9
Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II
EISA Awards 2025-2026 winners
Focal point
DJI Osmo 360
Adobe adds new features to Photoshop
3 Legged Thing Zadie QD
New Sigma glass
Scanning ahead…
Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro _ Versatile macro lens and a wide-angle
Sony FE 50-150mm F2 G Master_ Fresh take on a fast ‘trinity’ telephoto zoom
Fujifilm X half _ The fun of film powers the concept of this new digital compact
OM System OM-5 Mark II _ Update for outdoor-centric MFT mirrorless
OM System OM-5 Mark II £1,099/$1,199 (body only)
Specifications
Rival cameras
Digital Camera verdict
Dynamic range (EV)
Signal to noise ratio (decibels)
Resolution
Fujifilm X half £699/$849
Specifications
Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro £299/$399
Centre sharpness
Digital Camera verdict
Specifications
Sony FE 50-150mm F2 G Master £3,800/$3,900
Telephoto lens
Digital Camera verdict
Alex Bex
DxO PhotoLab 9
Readers’ letters
What the f-stop?
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