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.

Welcome

Apple debuts iPhone 14

Fujifilm X-H2 • Andy Westlake takes a first look at Fujifilm’s new high-resolution 40MP mirrorless model

Viewpoint Geoff Harris • Photojournalism is under threat as more and more of us turn away from bad news

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

Amateur Photographer

Inbox • Write to the Editor at ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk and include your full postal address. Please don’t send letters in the post as there is no one in the office to receive them. Replies are from the Editor unless otherwise stated

Make the grade • Colour grading is a hot topic in photo editing, and a great way to enhance the mood of your images. James Paterson gets you up to speed

LUTs and how to use them • Learn how to use and create colour LUTs (lookup tables) for your favourite colour grades

Get the cinematic look

Joker faces • Steve Fairclough talks to stand-up comedian and photographer Steve Best about his upcoming photo book Comedians

To the moon and back • Working through 35,000 scans of Apollo moon mission imagery and ‘remastering’ the best is a massive job, but Andy Saunders did it magnificently, as Geoff Harris discovers

Evening Class • Martin Evening makes a tasteful b&w conversion and adds a neat custom border

Nikon Z 30 • Nikon’s most affordable APS-C mirrorless model to date, the Nikon Z 30, is pitched for the YouTube generation. Will it satisfy self-shooters? Tim Coleman finds out

Sony Xperia 1 IV • Sony’s latest flagship is the first smartphone with an optical zoom lens. Amy Davies tries it out

Adaptalux Studio LED Combo Pack • Ian Pack reviews the modular Medusa of macro lighting

Tenba Tools Cable Duo 4 • This unassuming pouch is a great way of organising your accessories, says Andy Westlake

Professor Newman on… Is bigger better? • Every sensor format is a compromise, as Bob Newman learned at the Commonwealth Games

Buying Guide • Our comprehensive listing of key specifications for mirrorless lenses

Final Analysis • Tim Clinch considers… Shahjahan Apa: Staged Portrait, Nangloi, Delhi, 1991,