Some of the world's best Canon pro sports, wildlife and landscape photographers reveal the true story after using the new EOS mirrorless cameras in a huge variety of testing conditions in the field. There's nothing like using a camera day in, day out, to find out how it will perform in challenging locations; from bad weather to difficult lighting, super-fast sporty and wildlife subjects, to huge sweeping views.
In our big Canon guide this issue, we've spoken to top pros who have switched to shooting with Canon's top-end mirrorless cameras, the EOS R3 and EOS R5, to find out what they love about shooting with these class-leading machines. We've also asked the pros to reveal some exclusive and in-depth tips on camera setup those secret settings they've learned from shooting with these advanced cameras since they first launched...
CONTENTS
Drew Buckley (R5) Landscapes 28
Helen Bartlett (R, R3 & R5) Family portraits 29
Vladimir Rys (R3 & R5) F1 racing 30
Marc Aspland (R3 & R5) Sports 31
Martin Bissig (R3 & R5) Sports & travel 32
Laura Galbraith (R5 & R6) Pet portraits 33
Nick Hanson (R5) Scottish landscapes 34
Drew Buckley
CANON EOS R5/LANDSCAPES
The landscape and wildlife pro on switching from EOS DSLRs to EOS mirrorless cameras
Humans are always a bit fearful of change once we get set in our ways, and many champion the 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' mindset. I think that partly runs true with me to some extent; especially after all these years using SLRs.
This story is from the Spring 2022 edition of PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
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The Art of Copying Art - James Paterson shows you how to use your Canon gear to capture artwork and paintings the right way with simple camera and lighting skills
Whether you want to capture a painting like the above, digitise old prints or reproduce any kind of canvas, there's real skill in capturing artwork with your camera. Not only do you need the colours to be accurate, you also need to master the spread, angle and quality of the light to minimise glare and show the work at its best.This painting by the artist Bryan Hanlon has a wonderfully subtle colour palette. To reproduce the painting in print and digital form, it needs to be captured in the right way.
Fright night
Canon photographer and digital artist Alexander loves to craft incredible fantasy scenes with a spooky horror twist
Sharpen your shots with DPP
Sharpening a digital image also increases contrast at the edge of details
CANON ImagePrograf PRO-1100
Deeper blacks, better bronzing, greater lifespan and 5G Wi-Fi -Canon's new printer is full of new tech, says
Canon's new 'kit lens' is actually a half-price f/2.8 trinity lens!
The Canon RF 28-70mm F2.8 IS STM lacks a red ring, but borrows premium features from its L-series siblings
DREW GIBSON
Pro motorsports photographer Drew on why he hasn't (yet) switched to Canon's mirrorless system, why old-school techniques can be the most reliable, and the lessons learned from more than a decade shooting the world's biggest car brands
Up in smoke
Make a smoky shape in Affinity Photo and get to grips with the amazing Liquify Persona under the guidance of James Paterson
Expand your creativity with Generative Fill
Photoshop's Al-powered feature brings revolutionary new tools to image editing. James Paterson reveals all...
Turn your images into vintage postcards
Wish you were here? Sean McCormack explains how you can give your summer photographs a vintage postcard look
The Angel Malibu
Light painting an American movie producer in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan was a highly unlikely evening out for David!
