If you’re fairly new to photography, or have never fully understood how your Canon camera settings work together, knowing which aperture, shutter speed and ISO combination to use for the best exposure can be baffling. This issue we go back to basics, explaining in detail how different apertures, shutter speeds and ISO settings will affect your photos. Plus we’ve provided some essential tables and illustrations you can refer to time and again. With our guide, all the numbers will soon become second nature, and you’ll be taking better exposures with your Canon gear in no time. See page 28.
This month I also arranged for our PhotoPlusApprentice to learn how to take great exterior and interior architecture photos, with a special trip to Salisbury Cathedral with Canon pro David Clapp. With permission to use our tripods, we could compose with accuracy, and take long exposures for the best quality images. See the Hot Shots from page 8.
In our Canon Skills section, we have new photo projects for you, all with free video guides! James Paterson teaches you to capture great close-ups of fungi on the forest floor with a Speedlite, Dan Mold reveals how to create tourist-free street scenes, and macro on a budget! Plus there’s new Photoshop image-editing tutorials. It all starts from page 43.
Wildlife photographer Esteban Frey talks about working in a cabin crew and flying to the world’s richest habitats, to turning pro this year, page 60.
We have new Photo Stories from you, Canon School and EOS SOS, plus learn all about The Photography & Video Sho
