THE ‘RULES’ OF COMPOSITION CAN OFTEN BE LIMITING AND UNIMAGINATIVE

Along with light and arguably emotion, composition is the cornerstone of any strong image. While there are plenty of ‘rules’ designed to help photographers frame a shot, these can often be limiting and unimaginative. This issue, we’ve asked a landscape pro to come up with five ways to improve composition. From p36, hone your skills by creating balance, and harnessing lines and shapes to capture better outdoor scenes.

Using filters is another way to make images more dynamic, but as advances in editing software have made it easier than ever to blend your exposures in the digital darkroom, you might well ask: why bother using a physical filter to do the same thing?

Find out the answer in our pro guide to filters on p22, explore the array of products on the market, and choose the right one for your photography.

Moving onto the career side of things, find out how you can use arts grants to fund a series of work (p72). NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are another hot topic in the industry right now, and pro shooter Jordan Banks explains what NFTs are, and how you can use them to sell your work (p66).

As usual, we’ve bagged a fresh round of gear for testing, including the traditional-looking Nikon Z fc, the Zhiyun Weebill S – with flipping touchscreen

– two high-end lenses (p108), eight accessories (p110) and five of the best portable monitors (p112). If you’ve been inspired by the summer of global sporting events, turn to p94 and find out how four telephoto zoom lenses scored in our group test.

If you’d like your work to appear in DP, remember to tag us in your shots on Instagram and get involved with the community. Have a great month of shooting!