Contactus
Emailus:
[email protected]
Likeuson Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/digitalslrphoto
FollowusonTwitter:
@DigitalSLRPhoto
Visituson Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/digitalslrphoto
Visit usonlineat:
http://www.digitalslrphoto.comEditorial
Editor
DanielLezano
[email protected]
ArtEditor
LukeMarsh
[email protected]
EditorialConsultant
JoLezano
[email protected]
ContributingEditor
CarolineSchmidt
Othereditorialcontributorsthisissue:
JamesAbbott,PhilipBloom,Adam
Burton,JordanButters,HelenDixon,
RossHoddinott& Richard PelhamAdvertising
CommercialManager
CharlieMilligan
[email protected]
Phone:+ 44 ( 0 ) 7725368887
CommercialBrandManager
AlexThomas
[email protected]
Phone:+ 44 (0)7870 632187Publishing
PublishingDirector
RussellBarnes
[email protected]
PublisherAtLarge
Simon Brew
DirectorofCommunications
LizUpton
CEO
EbenUptonDistribution
SeymourDistributionLtd,
2 EastPoultryAve,LondonEC1A9PT
Phone:+ 44 (0)207 4294000Subscriptions
Subscriptions,Unit 6 TheEnterprise
Centre,KelvinLane,ManorRoyal,
Crawley,WestSussex,RH109PE
Phone: 03303339493
Email:digitalslrphoto@
subscriptionhelpline.co.uk
Website:digitalslrphoto.com/subscribeAudit Bureauof
CirculationmemberWELCOMETOTHEJANUARYY 2020 issueofDigitalSLR
Photography.Whenwetalkabouttechnologicaladvancesin
photography,weusuallyfocusonthe progressesmade indigital
technology,inparticularthe improvementsinthe performance
ofimagingsensorsandprocessors.However,it’seasyto
overlookhowfarflashgunshavecomeoverthe years.WhenI
firststartedtakingpictures,the mostsophisticatedmodels offereda choiceof
AAutomodesbasedonsubjectdistances– yes,I’msooldthatsingle-useflash
cubeswerestillpopular!Flashphotography todayis unrecognisablefromthatof
the 20thCentury,withhighly-specifiedandpowerfulflashgunsmakingitfar
easiertotake perfectly exposedflashexposures.Whetherusingbudgetmanual-
only models ortop-endmulti-modeTTLunits,therehasneverbeenabetter
timetolearnthebasicsofflash. Inthis month’s guide,startingonpage54,we
revealhoweasyit is touseflashandthebenefits thatcomefromusingit off-
camera.Iflandscapesaremoreyourthing,you’llfindplentytoinspireyou,
includingourPhotoExpeditionntoDartmoor(page68)andourPhotoWorkshop
(page78).Havea great month taking photos and see you again soon.Allthebest!Daniel LezanooEditor
January 2020 Digital SLR Photography 3
Youcan’t always relyon
daylight todeliverthelighting
youneedwhenshooting
portraits.Thankfully, flashguns
offer aneasy, reliable and
versatilealternative.Get to
gripswiththetypesof
flashgunsandthemodesyou
cantryin thismonth’sPhoto
Masterclass,startingonp 54.JOINOVER600,000FOLLOWERS!GetonlineandinteractwiththeexpertsatDigital SLR
Photography. You can follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/digitalslrphoto), tweet us on
Twitter (@digitalslrphoto) or email us ([email protected]) to keep up to date witha
that's going on in photography. Don’t miss our blog, too, at: http://www.digitalslrphoto.com.Join a growing community
allWelcome
GetyourmonthlyfixofDigital
SLRPhotographyyinspiration
andadvicedirecttoyour
doorormobiledeviceby
subscribingtoourprintand/
ordigitaleditions.Turnto
page 9 5 forthelatestmoney-
savingoffer forsubscribers!
Forfurtherdetails,visit:
http://www.digitalslrphoto.com.ON THIS MONTH’S COVER... SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
DigitalSLRPhotographyyis publishedby
RaspberryPiPress,MauriceWilkesBuilding,
St JohnsInnovationPark,CowleyRoad,
CambridgeCB4 0 DS.
DigitalSLRPhotographyyispublishedonthe
secondTuesdayof everymonth.Content
maynotbe reproduced, whetherin whole or
part,withoutpriorwrittenconsent.DigitalSLR
Photographyyis a registeredtrademark.
ISSNnumber:1751-
DigitalSLRPhotographyyis printedin theUK.
RIPTerryO’Neill.A truelegendof photography.
Thepublishermakeseveryefforttoensure
themagazine’s contentis correct.Allmaterial
publishedinDigitalSLRPhotographyyis
copyright andunauthorisedreproduction
isforbidden.Theeditorsandpublishersof
thismagazinegivenowarranties,guarantees
or assurancesandmake no
representationsregardinganygoods
or servicesadvertisedin this edition.
No responsibility canbe accepted
forimagesorcorrespondencelost
ordamagedin post ortransit.