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The Ultimate Nikon SLR Handbook: Volume 2 is the all-new follow-up companion to the original best-selling Ultimate Nikon

SLR Handbook. It’s a comprehensive course in its own right, teaching you how to get better pictures from your D-SLR camera!

All the advice you need to get great pictures with your Nikon digital SLR camera in one handy volume!

2 great ways to learn!2 great ways to learn!read our guides • watch the videosread our guides • watch the videos

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Camera skills 6

Essential kit 154

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER FOUR

Nikopedia 88CHAPTER TWO

SLR college ................................................. 8The ultimate Nikon checklist ................. 20Focus on the big picture .......................... 34Control bright skies ................................. 38Shoot sunsets successfully ....................40Take it slow with seascapes ...................44Get rid of shadows ....................................48Make your zoo shots natural ................... 50Pet pictures made perfect ...................... 54Fill faces with flash .................................. 58What is Auto FP? ...................................... 59Make bounce flash easy .......................... 60Perfect the strobist look ......................... 62Take better photos in a day ..................... 6410 creative home projects ....................... 76

Import and organise ................................ 142Colour correct ..........................................144Restore tonal detail ................................146Edit in RAW ...............................................148Create a video ..........................................150Share your best shots ............................. 152

How flash works ....................................... 90Full-frame explained ................................ 94What is ISO? .............................................. 98Memory and formats ..............................102How do I use the histogram? ..................106Live View explained..................................110Custom Functions explained ..................114

Action lenses ............................................. 156Memory cards ............................................ 168Fisheye lenses ........................................... 178Image-editing software ............................ 188Macro lenses ............................................. 200Full-frame SLRs ..........................................212

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Using your Video Disc 224ON YOUR DISC

In-camera processing ..............................118How do movie modes work? .................. 122Release modes explained ......................126Dial M for Manual! ....................................130Power to the people! ...............................134

How to view the accompanying video lessons and download our project files

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ARE YOU A PEOPLE PERSON? P22

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Timing is key to shooting great seascapes. You need to

be there at the right time of day, but just as important is the timing of the exposure. For a raging, stormy sea, a fast shutter speed can be appropriate, but with calmer waters, the best approach is to take it slow. Very slow.

Shutter speeds that are seconds long turn even the gentlest waters into a smooth, silky blur, and the expanse of water takes on a milky white appearance that contrasts with the static rocks.

All landscapes will tend to look their best if you get up at fi rst light, or stay out until dusk. But these dimmer parts of the day are particularly appropriate for milky seascapes,

and the low light will give you longer exposures than shooting in the middle of the day. However, a little bit of blur in the water isn’t enough to give you the effect you want, which means you either need to shoot after sunset or just before dawn, when the only light is refl ected from the sky.

Alternatively, give your camera a helping hand by fi tting an ND (neutral density) fi lter. These dark grey fi lters (not to be muddled up with graduated neutral density fi lters, or ND grads) block a percentage of the light

entering the camera and enable you to use shutter speeds that are seconds long, even in the middle of the day.

ND fi lters are available in a variety of strengths. A three-stop ND will increase a shutter speed of 1/4 sec to 2 secs. A 10-stop ND will increase a 1/4 sec exposure to a full four minutes!

As these fi lters make your camera’s viewfi nder very dark, they aren’t the easiest accessories to use, but our step-by-step guide will show you how to make sure you always come home with a great seascape.

Preparation is vital when it comes to shooting seascapes. You need to do your homework (or know the area well) if you’re going to be in the right place at the right time. And as you’re working on diffi cult terrain in low light, you need to have all your kit ready with the right settings to ensure you don’t waste any exposures. Shaky shots and wonky horizons are a risk for us all, but if you do all the right pre-shot checks, you’ll be able to minimise the chance of these mistakes occurring.

STEP BY STEP Tame the seas with a super-long shutter speed

02 Watch the tideIt’s no good just turning up at dusk or dawn – you need to check the tides. As a rule, these shots look better if the tide is going out because this ensures that the wet rocks glisten, but you also need the water to be high enough to break against your chosen rocks. UK photographers can visit bbc.in/tide-tables to check the tides online.

01 Pick your locationIdeally you need somewhere where you can get down near the water as it breaks over the shore. You also need the sun to be low in the sky so it picks out the rocks. For all this information, try a program or app that lets you work out the best time, date and spot to head to. LightTrac, which costs £2.99 for iPad, iPhone and Android phones, is a good choice.

Take it slow with seascapes

PROJECT FOUR CAMERA TECHNIQUES

Shutter speeds that are seconds long turn even the gentlest waters into a smooth, silky blur, and the expanse of water takes on a milky white appearance that contrasts with the rocks

THE MISSION■ Shoot milky seascapes with long shutter speeds at dusk

TIME NEEDED■ 3 hours

SKILL LEVEL■ Anyone can do it■ Some tricky aspects■ Advanced technique

KIT NEEDED■ Nikon D-SLR■ Tripod■ ND fi lter■ ND grad fi lter■ Cable release■ Lens cloth

To get classic pictures at the coast, you need to take things slow, with a long shutter speed. We reveal how you can big up the blur

Get your settings and location right and you’ll be able to capture stunning long-exposure seascapes

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Can’t head outside with your Nikon? Get creative in the great indoors! We show you some cool and fun techniques to try out right now

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or many of us the idea of staking it out in some area of outstanding natural beauty for

a couple of weeks, waiting for light, time, weather and composition to come together in one miraculous moment, is the stuff of dreams. The reality is that most of us juggle jobs, family life and domestic chores while trying to squeeze in as much photography time as possible in between it all. It’s tricky.

This issue, we’ve got ten brilliant creative projects for you. They’re the perfect antidote to a normal, hectic life,

and you won’t need to head off to the far-fl ung corners of the globe to try any of them out. In fact, you’ll be able to capture all the images in the comfort of your own home.

You won’t need to invest in a stack of expensive accessories and specialist gear either. You’ll discover how much fun it is to work with water, oil and smoke, create arty black and whites, add painterly textures, play with model fi gures and experiment with photo science. So let’s get cracking and see what you can do in the great indoors...

PROJECT 1 Create light trailsPROJECT 2 Smokin’ shotPROJECT 3 Make a splashPROJECT 4 Abstracts in oilPROJECT 5 Pin-sharp macro shots

PROJECT 6 MacroworldPROJECT 7 Add textures to your picturesPROJECT 8 Moody monochromesPROJECT 9 Cross-polarisationPROJECT 10 Bokeh bubbles

Fand you won’t need to head off to the far-fl ung corners of the globe to try any of them out. In fact, you’ll be able to capture all the images in the comfort of

You won’t need to invest in a stack of expensive accessories and specialist gear either. You’ll discover how much fun it is to work with water, oil and smoke, create arty black and whites, add painterly textures, play with model fi gures and experiment with photo science. So let’s get cracking and see what you can do in the great indoors...

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Import and organise ......................................... 142Colour correct ..................................................... 144Restore tonal detail ..........................................146Edit in RAW .............................................................148Create a video .......................................................150Share your best shots ...................................... 152Page 150

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