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

Using Lightroom, Sean McCormack shows how it’s done

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

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

Rob Read examines how advances in camera technology have revolutionised the way we capture images of birdlife