April 2007
Issue 5
On sale 14 March, 2007
Our April 2007 issue includes:
Beginner’s Guide: Understand your DSLR: Image Functions
50 Expert Gems: Landscapes
Step-by-step guide: Sunsets
Bjorn Thomassen Portrait Lighting Masterclass: Sunlight
5-Minute Photoshop: Creating an Artistic Sketch
Digital Convert: Benedict Campbell, digital artist
FREE! Collector’s Guide
20 Years of Canon EOS
Beginner’s Guide
Understand your DSLR: Image Functions
50 Expert Gems
Landscapes
Sports & Action
Portraits
Wildlife
Photoshop
Step-by-step guide
Sunsets
Bjorn Thomassen Portrait Lighting Masterclass
Sunlight
5-Minute Photoshop
Creating an Artistic Sketch
Digital Convert: Main interview
Benedict Campbell, digital artist
Freelance Factfile
Fashion
TEST CENTRE
New DSLR First Look
Fuji Finepix S5 Pro
Comparison Test – Backpacks
Tamrac Adventure 6
Lowepro Orion Trekker II
Kata Ergo Tech Sensitivity V
Lowepro SlingShot 300AW
Tamrac Expedition 5
Nat Geographic 5162
Crumpler Match Maker
Conversion Test
P&L ‘pinhole’ camera
Archive
In This Issue
- We only received the S5 Pro a few days before going to press and so were unable to get out and about to test it properly. However, there is a fair bit of excitement about its arrival so we thought we’d have a quick play with it to give you our initial thoughts. Daniel Lezano reports
- No photographer merges reality and illusion better than Benedict Campbell. As Daniel Lezano discovers, his command of the camera and the computer allows him to create amazing digital creations that have established him as a innovator in the world of advertising.
- Photoshop has a wealth of filters available that allows you to create unusual effects. An increasingly popular technique is to convert colour images into black & white pencil sketches. Luke Marsh shows you how.
- Get it right using sunlight: Learn how to control and manipulate light and you will have taken a major step to producing professional-looking portraits. Award-winning portrait photographer Bjorn Thomassen is a leading expert in all forms of lighting and exclusively reveals his secrets to success in Digital SLR Photography. This month he heads out of the studio and on to the Cornish coast to show you how to manage daylight in sunny conditions.
- Top experts provide invaluable technique advice for a range of subjects: Landscapes, Sports, Portraits, UK Wildlife and Photoshop.
- Over the last few months we’ve covered the major features of your digital SLR, namely the exposure and autofocus systems. This month we look at some vital functions that will play a major part in how your final image turns out, including White Balance, ISO ratings and shooting in Raw or JPEG.
- A look at what's new in the world of photography.