Amateur Photographer

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and events, plus features on techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. It appeals to those interested in buying and learning about digital and film photographic equipment, wanting advice on improving their technique, and learning about the greats in photography. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered. With an audience of dedicated photography enthusiasts.

A week in photography

This week in 1978 • TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE

It's good to share • Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week

Panasonic freezes all its camera and lens prices

First-ever electronic photo blower launched

Street food image takes first place in Food POTY

Lexar unveils fast CFexpress Type B card

EFH kit for digitising negs hits 20,000 sales

Photographica 2022 event for collectors

Books & exhibitions • The latest and best books and exhibitions from the world of photography

From the archive • Nigel Atherton looks back at past AP issues

Minimal benefits • Award-winning landscape and fine-art photographer Anthony Lamb talks to Peter Dench about his creative and engaging minimalist approach

KIT LIST

ANTHONY’S TOP SIX LANDSCAPE TIPS

Why it Works

Top 6 locations for minimalist landscapes

Ignore the haters

Amateur Photographer

Inbox

Amateur Photographer of the Year • Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Two, Black & White, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

ROUND TWO WINNER, YOUNG APOY

Winning kit from MPB • The gear our winners used can be found at MPB

CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION

The 2022 leaderboards

Behind the print • Kingsley Singleton shows how some simple and effective editing can turn a quickly taken landscape into a scene to savour

PREPARING FOR PRINTING

WhiteWall recommends

Kingsley’s top tips • Here are few more tips to try when using Adobe Camera Raw to edit your images

Jonathan Chritchley

Square roots • Why compose your landscape images in a square format? Three top photographers with different approaches share their creative reasons with Claire Gillo

Jonathan’s top 3 tips

Beata Moore

Beata’s top 3 tips

Lea Tippett

Lea’s top 3 tips

Fully booked • Looking for some inspiration for your bookshelf? Amy Davies recommends some landscape photography books to browse through

Classic photography books • Our recommended selection of definitive landscape books

Multiple exposure landscapes • Landscape photographer Kingsley Singleton shows you three ways to produce creative, engaging, multiple-exposure scenics

5 ways to add interest

HOW TO MAKE A MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH LAYERS

SKY SHOOTING TIPS

Skies no longer the limit • Are your otherwise attractive landscape photographs let down by boring skies? Photoshop and Lightroom editing expert James Paterson is here to help

ENHANCE A SKY IN LIGHTROOM CLASSIC

Photoshop’s Sky Replacement command

Quick sky tricks

Dodge and burn your landscapes • Apply a classic darkroom technique in Photoshop to bring your landscapes to life – James Abbott shows you how

Best apps for landscape shooting • What are the most useful iOS and Android apps for getting the most from landscape photography? There is a varied choice, so landscape and travel shooter Steve Davey picks...