Digital Camera World - 05.2017

Digital Camera World is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. We pack every issue with more expert advice than any other magazine with the sole aim of making you a better photographer. Easy-to-follow technique guides show you how to get the most from your SLR or compact system camera, while the most in-depth tests around enable you to buy the very best photo gear with confidence. Better still, every issue is full of inspiring tips from leading pros.

*... Welcome to the May 2017 issues of Digital Camera. he wonders of the world in close-up offer some amazing opportunities for photographers. Our cover story this issue shows you all you need to get started with some cool and creative projects. * Close to nature. Steve Lowry reveals how he creates his stunning micrographs. We tend to think of the Victorian era as drab and austere. This is far from true, however, and the art of the era was bright and vibrant. This quest for colour was also evident in the exhibitions of microscopical specimens of the time. Specimens were collected for their intrinsic beauty as well as out of scientific interest. * LEVON BISS. He’s shot advertising and portraits, but Levon Biss’s latest project is amazingly detailed shots of insects. He tells David Clark how and why he’s done it. When did you get the photography bug? All my family are artistic, and I wanted to be an illustrator originally. I got interested in photography when I started borrowing my dad’s Olympus OM-10 and Olympus Trip when I was 14 or 15. * Nikon D5600. £730/$800 with 18-55mm aF-P lens. The D5600 is Nikon’s new camera for advanced beginners – but it’s a comparatively low-key launch. The D5600 is the latest SLR in Nikon’s D5000- series camera range. It’s one step up from the new entry-level D3400, and one step down from the enthusiastand pro-orientated D7200 and D500. In one vital respect, though, it’s one up on all of them. These D5000-series cameras are the only DX-format Nikon SLRs with a vari-angle screen. ...*

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