3 E D I TO R ’ SPAGE
Editor Lezano welcomes you to the latest issue
6 P ORTFOLIO
We’ve handpicked the best and most inspirational images
created by our readers from around the world
14 BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE Y EAR
We reveal the high-flying winners of the Bird
Photographer of the Year 2019 awards
20 DOG PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
The Kennel Club has crowned its favourite portraits of
man’s best friend and we have to agree, they’re brilliant!
46 EXPERT CRITIQUE
Reader’s images constructively critiqued by experts
51 READER SUBMISSIONS
Howtocontributeimagesortakepartin ourworkshops
NEW 5 2 M A S TERCLASS: TRAVEL
Harness your inner explorer and absorb 16 pages of
expert advice for perfecting your photo adventures
68 WO R KS H O P : I N SECTS
ProphotographerRossHoddinotttakesa readerin
searchofwingedinsectsenjoyingthewarmerweather
NEW 7 6 P H OTO EXPEDITION: DORSET
ProphotographerMarkBauerhasspenthiscareeronthe
JurassicCoastandis eagertosharehisexpertisewithyou
NEW 8 6 D R O NE P H OTO G R A P H Y
Pro photographer and CAA-approved drone pilot James
Abbott details the fundamentals of drone photography
130 CO M PETITION
Enter to win a Manfrotto BeFree GT XPRO travel tripod!4 Digital SLR P hotography October 2019
95 SUBSCRIBE TO DAY!
Ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f o u r l a t e s t s u b s c r i p t i o n offe rPhoto technique
24 PHOTO SKILLS: REFLECTIONS
James Abbott shows you how to use a polarising filter
when attempting to shoot simple rock pool reflections
28 PHOTO SKILLS: FISHY BUSINESS
Find out the considerations you’ll need to make when
photographing marine life through aquarium glass
32 PHOTO SKILLS: PERSON IN LANDSCAPE
Embrace the social side of landscape photography as
you’re shown how to include people in your empty scenes
36 P HOTO SKILLS: FOCUS STACK
Pro photographer Helen Dixon explains her process for
maximising depth-of-field through focus stacking
40 EDITING SKILLS: FOCUS STACKING
Once you’ve shot your multiple frames, you now need to
know how to blend them. Caroline Schmidt shows you
42 EDITING SKILLS: FLASH GELS
Add a splash of colour to your studio portraits with a quick
technique to mimic the look of coloured flash gels
44 EDITING SKILLS: MANAGING COLOUR
It’s easy to go overboard when editing an image’s colour,
Caroline Schmidt has a few tips for a modest retouchOCTOBER 2019 / ISSUE 155
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