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

James Abbott mimics shooting, editing and even darkroom effects in Photoshop to give his shots a creative finish

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

Using Lightroom, Sean McCormack shows how it’s done

Benedict Brain searches his archives for the inspiration to escape winter’s creative doldrum

Self-portrait by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1896