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Beginner's Guide: Shutter speeds
Your camera’s shutter speeds work in tandem with lens apertures to form a correctly exposed image. By controlling how motion is recorded, the shutter speed greatly dictates your subject’s appearance in the final image. Therefore, a good understanding of how they work, and their effect on your photography, is needed if you wish to master the art of creative digital SLR photography. Our latest guide is designed to arm you with the knowledge to select shutter speeds confidently and appropriately for the subject you are about to photograph. So, if you’ve ever wondered when you should select a slow shutter speed to give a long exposure, or when a fast shutter speed to freeze the moment is most appropriate, our expert guide should provide the answers

Brett Harkness Weddings Masterclass
Brett Harkness and his wife and partner, Kristie, started shooting weddings in 2002 at £150 a time. Within a year, they were charging £500. Six years later, Brett is one of the country's top wedding photographers, able to command over £10,000 for his services, thanks to the reputation he has established. In this month's Masterclass, he reveals many of the secrets to his success

Digital Convert: Mark Eilbeck
Mark Eilbeck is best known for his celebrity and music portraiture – often featured in The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, and NME. But as Matt Henry discovers, it’s his fantasy glamour work that really shows the imagination and potential of the 35 year-old ex-marine

Make Something of it! Part 5: An umbrella
Are you struggling for photographic ideas and inspiration? If you are, then we’re here to help. Each month, we provide some contributors with an everyday household object and asked them to think about how they can use it within an image. We want to show you that it’s possible to produce a great shot of literally any subject, and hope our efforts will open your mind to the photographic possibilities that await if you stretch your creative skills to the limit. This month we gave each an umbrella. Ask yourself, what would you have done?

Photo Adventures: Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth’s last remaining great wilderness and relatively few of us are lucky enough to venture onto its icy shores. Like many photographers, contributor Adam Burton always saw it as a dream destination. At the turn of this year, he saw this fantasy became a reality

5-Minute Photoshop: Perfect Presentation
Ever wondered how you could spice up the presentation of your images, or have you ever wanted to showcase them in ways that break the mould? Photoshop Expert Luke Marsh takes you through a contemporary framing technique that is simple to create yet produces stunning results that really stand out

Win Canon Digital kit worth £10,000!
Photo Excellence Awards 2008.
Win Canon Digital kit worth £10,000 and achieve a certificate in digital SLR photography! This is your chance to win great prizes and also gain a certificate in digital SLR photography in our major reader photo competition!
Round 2: Water. In the previous round, we whet your appetite with our ‘Food’ theme. Now, we’d like you to think about how you’re going to play with water

Main digital SLR test: Nikon D3
Nikon has always been a major force in the digital SLR market, but in the last year or so, it has seen its popularity increase and the gap between it and rival Canon shrink. The 12.1-megapixel D3 is its latest flagship model and the first to boast an FX-format sensor, which is the same size as a 35mm film frame. How good is it? Daniel Lezano finds out

Win a Dream Photo Package worth £3,500!
Fancy a trip up to Scotland to shoot the Rannoch Moor landscape with expert Adam Burton & Digital SLR Photography team members? You'll be using a Nikon D300 with 12-24mm Nikkor lens & Lexar UDMA cards that come as part of the package! Not bad, eh! Read the latest issue for details on how to enter!