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

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

Using Lightroom, Sean McCormack shows how it’s done

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

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them