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Issue 38 - October 2005


IN THE MAGAZINE:
  • Capture autumn colour.
    Whether landscapes, abstracts or close-ups, autumn is the perfect time to capture the beauty of nature. Our practical guide will tell you what to do, where to go and what to use for the best autumn photos you've ever taken.

  • Feature: sell photos for cash.
    The second part of our series on making money with your pictures explores the best ways to profit from portraits, weddings, calendars and local businesses.

  • Practical technique: captive wildlife.
    Discover the fantastic photo opportunities local zoos offer - wildlife pro Andy Rouse is your intrepid guide.

  • Practical technique: get it in perspecitve.
    The tips, tricks and techniques you need to use perspective to its full dramatic effect.

  • Practical technique: get great autumn colours.
    (Photoshop 7/CS/CS2)
    Bring nature's colours to life in our seasonal masterclass on working with RAW files.

  • Practical technique: Vanishing Point magic.
    (Photoshop CS2)
    Go deeper into Photoshop's new Vanishing Point filter and learn how it can totallyl clean up an image.

  • Practical technique: magic lantern slides.
    (Photoshop CS2)
    Learn how to use Photoshop to simulate the richly saturated appearance of antique glass plate positives, the forerunner of modern-day slides.

  • Practical technique: photo Q&A.
    Whether you've got issues with flash, blur or image noise, our team of experts are on hand to solve all of your digial camera queries.

  • Tested:
    Pentax *ist DL, Olympus mju Digital 800, Samsung Digimax i5, Top DSLRs go head-to-head, Accessory roundup.

IN THE COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:
  • Master flash.
    Take control of your flash photography with our easy guide.
        » How to get accurate exposures every time
        » When to switch from TTL to Manual flash
        » High speed, slow sync and macro techniques

    ON THE DISC:
    • Photoshop video lessons:
      Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
          » Vanishing Point magic
          » Magic lantern slides

    • Images:
      Pics you need to follow the Photoshop guides in the magazine and on the CD.

    • Full software:
          » Knoll Light Factory 2

    • Filters:
      Enhance your landscapes with our collection of autumn filters.


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