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

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

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

Master creative use of long exposure to capture the dynamics of nature, says Karolina Konsur

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

Dan Mold explains how to add this effect to your images using Photoshop or Elements