Welcome

There’s a school of thought that says if you want to shoot images worthy of a professional, then you should be shooting in Manual mode. That’s not necessarily true, of course: you’ll find many a pro who uses a semi-automatic mode. But shooting in Manual does offer you a better understanding of how to properly manipulate camera settings to get the images you want – and that’s what we’re looking at in our cover feature ( p62). As we went to press, more lockdown restrictions were about to be eased, but we will continue to focus on photography you can enjoy at home or under current restrictions – head to Photo Active ( p10), Stay at Home ( p37) and our editing tutorials section ( p50). Also this month, we round up the best lenses for landscapes, in our group test ( p106), and turn our Hotshots gallery ( p78) over to lovers of nature photography. Until next time, stay safe, stay well and enjoy the issue.