This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once

As seen in this month’s tutorials, give your shots a new look with our collection of software extras

One reader, one pro… creative studio lighting effects under the direction of James Paterson

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

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Wendy Evans reveals the world of brush selections and layer masking in Affinity Photo 2