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What is Creative Photographer Magazine?
At the end of each month we collate the tutorials published on the Creative Photographer and Mastering Lightroom websites and create the Creative Photographer Magazine. Each issue also includes the Q&As from our Mastering Photographer newsletter and an extra article exclusively for subscribers.
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Beautifully designed articles
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Bonus articles ebook
Comes with a free ebook with 25 bonus articles that don’t appear on the website, including the How To Be A Better Photographer series.
Become a better photographer in 2023
Every issue in 2023 has an exclusive bonus article that gives you two things to think about to improve your photography.
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The issues
Your subscription includes instant access to 43 back issues of Creative Photographer Magazine, plus the next 12 issues:
- February 2023
- How to Add Foreground Interest to Make Your Landscape Photos Better
- More Ways To Use Foreground Interest In Photographic Composition
- How To Use The Linear Gradient In Lightroom Classic
- How To Use The Radial Gradient In Lightroom Classic
- Two Things: Be A Beginner and Stop Comparing
- Q&A
- January 2023
- How to Use Gestalt Theory for Better Composition
- Composition Advice from Pro Photographer Bob Holmes
- The Lens Corrections Panel Explained
- Masks Panel Changes in the Lightroom Classic December 2022 (12.1) Update
- Two Things: Make Every Inch Count
- Two Things: Become an Observer of Light
- Q&A
- December 2022
- How To Use Color Creatively In Photography
- Your Best Photos From 2022 (Finding Your Authentic Voice)
- 5 Steps To Finding Your Creative Voice In Photography
- How to Be a Better Photographer (Part XII): Limitations
- Q&A
- November 2022
- Time Management For Photographers
- Four Ways to Unblock Your Photographic Creativity
- How To Develop A Growth Mindset In Photography
- Visual Weight, Composition and Voice
- How to Be a Better Photographer (Part XI): Extend Your Range
- Q&A
- October 2022
- Six Steps To Becoming A Confident Lightroom Classic User
- My Favorite Library Module Keyboard Shortcuts
- How To Customize The Lightroom Classic Workspace
- Six New Features In The October 2022 (12.0) Lightroom Classic Update
- How to Be a Better Photographer (Part X): Take Time To Be Uncreative
- Q&A
- September 2022
- Six Hidden Features of Lightroom Classic’s Loupe View
- How to Fade Develop Presets in Lightroom Classic
- Lightroom Classic Profiles and Style
- How To Be A Better Photographer (Part IX): Bad Beginnings
- Q&A
- August 2022
- Personal Photography Project Ideas To Inspire You
- How Finding a Rich Environment Improves Your Travel Photography
- 11 Essential Lightroom Classic Tips For Photographers
- How To Use Invert Mask Creatively In Lightroom Classic
- How To Be A Better Photographer (Part VIII): Where Ideas Come From
- Q&A
- July 2022
- How To Find Interesting Themes And Connections In Your Photo Archive
- How To Pick Your Best Photos
- Get Inspired With These Creative Photography Assignments
- How To Be a Better Photographer (Part VII): Complete Your Projects
- Q&A
- June 2022
- Four Ways To Make Moody Photos
- How To Create Mood In Color Photos
- How To Make A Contact Sheet In Lightroom Classic
- How To Manage Projects And Assignments In Lightroom Classic
- How To Be A Better Photographer (Part VI): Look At Photos Slowly
- Q&A
- May 2022
- How To Test Your Close-Up & Macro Photography Gear
- Is A Macro Lens The Best Option For Close-Up & Macro Photography?
- How To Get Up Close With Close-Up Lenses
- How To Be a Better Photographer (Part V): Find Your Own Path
- Q&A
- April 2022
- How To Buy An Inkjet Printer
- How To Make Amazing Close-Up Flower Photos
- How To Print Photos With An Inkjet Printer
- 9 Creative Ideas For Close-Up and Macro Photography
- How To Be a Better Photographer (Part IV): Do Mini Projects
- Q&A
- March 2022
- Beyond The Rule of Thirds
- Why Making Prints Makes You a Better Photographer
- Get Creative With Lightroom Classic’s Dehaze Slider
- The Photographer’s Tools (Getting More Out of Lightroom Classic)
- How To Be a Better Photographer (Part III): Slow Down
- Q&A
- February 2022
- How To Analyze Photos
- Five Simple Tips for Better Composition
- How To Use The Transform Panel In Lightroom Classic
- How To Analyze Your Catalog With Lightroom Dashboard
- New feature: How To Be A Better Photographer (Part II): Quantity and Quality
- Q&A
- January 2022
- Five Things Nobody Tells You About Photographic Composition
- Three Ways To Use Lightroom Classic Masks
- 14 Hidden Lightroom Classic Shortcuts For The Develop Module
- New feature: How To Be A Better Photographer (Part I): Sets of Six
- Q&A
- December 2021
- Creative Photography Exercise: Your Ten Best Photos From 2021
- How To Think Of Photography Project Ideas
- How To Write A Photography Brief
- Behind the Photo: Island Bay ICM
- Send Me Your Raw Files
- Q&A
- November 2021
- How To Prepare Your Photos For Self-Critique
- How To Critique Photos Constructively
- New Local Adjustment Tools in Lightroom Classic
- How to Use Overlays in Lightroom Classic’s New Masks Panel
- How to Use the Lightroom Classic Masks Panel
- Behind the Photo: Infrared Cottage
- New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
- Q&A
- October 2021
- How To Use The Rules Of Composition
- Three Ways the Rule of Thirds Makes You Think About Composition
- Two Alternatives To The Rule of Thirds
- Powerful New Masking Tools Coming To Lightroom Classic
- Behind the Photo: Ordinary places
- New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
- Q & A
- September 2021
- Why Shadows Matter In Black & White
- How To Make Better Black & White Photos With Local Adjustments
- Make Better Black & White Photos in Lightroom Classic with Clarity & Texture
- How to Use Black and White Profiles in Lightroom Classic
- Behind the Photo: Last Light
- New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
- Readers’ Challenge Results: Old Things
- Q & A
- August 2021
- How to Build a Body of Work
- How To Migrate From Lightroom To Lightroom Classic
- Six Ways To Use Wide-Angle Lenses Creatively
- Eight Lightroom Classic Hidden Tricks You (Probably) Didn’t Know
- Behind the photo: Collage
- Readers’ Challenge: Old things
- Readers’ Challenge results: Sky
- Q & A
- July 2021
- How to Organize Your Photos With Lightroom Classic Collections
- How To Email Photos From Lightroom Classic
- How to Import Photos Faster Into Lightroom Classic
- Behind the Photo: Powderham Castle
- Readers’ Challenge: Sky
- Readers’ Challenge results: Sea
- Q&A
- June 2021
- How To Get Out Of A Photography Rut With Creative Assignments
- Color or Black and White?
- Get Inspired With These Black & White Photography Assignments
- Creative Photography Exercise: Make Your Own Photo Book
- Behind the Photo: Playa de las Catedrales
- Readers’ Challenge: Sea
- Readers’ Challenge results: Buildings
- Q&A
- May 2021
- Four Things You Need To Know About the Lightroom Classic Library Module
- How Curiosity and Patience Make You a Better Photographer
- How to Choose Photos that Work Together as Prints and Photo Book Layouts
- Behind the Photo: Mehrangarh fort
- Readers’ Challenge: Buildings
- Readers’ Challenge results: Flowers
- Q&A
- April 2021
- How To Make Better Black & White Photos With Texture
- Five Reasons Every Photographer Should Try Black & White Photography
- The Best Lightroom Classic Alternatives for Black and White Photography
- Behind the Photo: Creative Walks
- Readers’ Challenge: Flowers
- Readers’ Challenge results: Black & White Textures
- Q&A
- March 2021
- How To Make An Impressive Photography Portfolio
- Composition and Filling the Frame
- 5 Reasons to Develop Black and White Photos in Lightroom Classic
- Behind the Photo: Color and Style
- Readers’ Challenge: Black & White Textures
- Readers’ Challenge results: Frames
- Q&A
- February 2021
- Four Composition Mistakes All Photographers Make
- Photographing Children The Simple Way
- Four Ways to Use the Lightroom Classic Histogram
- Four Creative Photography Exercises To Make You A Better Photographer
- Behind the Photo: Unanswered Questions
- Readers’ Challenge: Frames
- Readers’ Challenge Results: Color
- Q&A
- January 2021
- Creative Photography Exercise: Your Best Ten Photos From 2020
- How To Be A Better Photographer This Year
- Seven Ways to Make Better Black and White Landscape Photos
- Behind the Photo: Abandonment (new!)
- Readers’ Challenge: Color (new!)
- Readers’ Challenge Results: Black & White (new!)
- Q&A
- December 2020
- Complete magazine redesign!
- Seven Creative Ways To Use A Wide-Angle Lens
- How To Photograph Young Children Outdoors
- Get Creative With Lensbaby Lenses
- 5 Smart Ways To Use Virtual Copies in Lightroom Classic
- Behind the Photo: Potosi (new!)
- Readers’ Challenge: Black & White (new!)
- Readers’ Challenge Results: Trees (new!)
- Q&A
- November 2020
- Nine Useful Things To Do In Lightroom For Web
- How to Get Your Photos Published in Photography Magazines
- Get Creative With Color In Lightroom Classic
- How to Color Grade Photos in Lightroom Classic
- Reader Challenge: Trees (new!)
- Q&A
- October 2020
- How To Make Better Black And White Photos
- How To Use Noise Reduction In Lightroom Classic
- Four Ways To Stop Making Boring Photos
- Split Toning Black & White Photos in Lightroom 6
- How to Tone Black & White Photos in Lightroom Classic with the Color Grading Panel
- Q&A
- September 2020
- Four Ways To Develop Your Visual Intuition
- The 15 Day Photography Composition Challenge
- Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Your Camera’s High ISO Settings
- How To Make Interesting Photos
- Q&A
- August 2020
- Four Unconventional Ideas For Improving Your Landscape Photography
- How to Use Live View and Electronic Viewfinders for Better Macro and Close-Up Photography
- How to Use the Tone Curve Panel in Lightroom Classic
- Q&A
- July 2020
- Seven Common Black and White Photography Mistakes in Lightroom Classic
- Why I Use Exposure X5 for Black and White
- Get Creative With Intentional Camera Movement
- How To Export Photos From Lightroom Classic
- Q&A
- June 2020
- Exposure Lesson #9: What is ISO in Digital Photography?
- How to Move Photos and Folders in Lightroom Classic
- What Is A Pancake Lens And Should You Buy One?
- Q&A
- May 2020
- Eight Benefits of Using Lightroom Classic
- How To Find Useful Lightroom Classic Plugins
- How to Digitize Negatives and Slides With a Lightbox and Macro Lens
- Range Masking In Lightroom Classic (Advanced Color and Luminance Masks at your Fingertips)
- Q&A
- April 2020
- How to Make Stunning Close-Up Photos at Home
- How To Create A Painterly Effect In Photoshop With Custom Brushes
- A Secure Photo Backup Strategy For Photographers
- Six Hidden Features of Your Lightroom Classic Subscription
- How To Do Frozen Object Photography At Home
- Q&A
- March 2020
- How To Take Beautiful Black & White Photos
- How To Improve Your Black And White Photography
- How To Dodge And Burn Black And White Photos In Lightroom Classic
- Q&A
- February 2020
- 15 Composition Tips For Better Photos
- Three Photography Ideas To Set Up A Productive Year Of Creativity
- How To See In Black and White
- Q&A
- January 2020
- How To Make Better Photos Using Layers In Composition
- Three More Ways To Add Depth To Your Photos
- Why A Normal Lens Is Perfect For Travel Photography
- Q&A
- December 2019
- How To Make A Simple Photo Book In Lightroom Classic’s Book Module
- Is Lightroom Classic’s Web Module Obsolete?
- Creative Photography Exercise: Your Best Ten Images From 2019
- Q&A
- November 2019
- The 15 Step Lightroom Classic Workflow
- How To Make Better Photos With Local Adjustments In Lightroom Classic
- How To Use The Lightroom Classic Profile Browser
- Q&A
- October 2019
- Three Ways To Get Creative With Synced Collections in Lightroom Classic
- Six Tips For Finding Your Best Photos In Lightroom Classic
- Five Reasons To Use The Book Module In Lightroom Classic
- Create Amazing Layouts In Lightroom Classic’s Print Module
- Creative Challenge: Painting With Light
- Three Lightroom Classic Develop Module Tips
- Q&A
- September 2019
- Get Creative With A 30 Second Shutter Speed
- How To Take Beautiful High Key Flower Photos
- How To Clean Up Lightroom Classic
- How To Get Up-Close With Extension Tubes
- Q&A
- August 2019
- Are You Making These Lightroom Classic Mistakes?
- Get Creative With Aperture Priority Mode
- Six Common Lightroom Classic Questions Answered
- Get Creative With Shutter Priority Mode
- Q&A
CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE
$25
Annual subscription (US$)
Just $25 per year
43 issues of Creative Photographer Magazine ready to download
New magazine added every month
12 new issues to download every year
An exclusive bonus article each month
Download three ebooks: Bonus Articles, Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image
Magazine includes Q&A archives
Renews automatically every year
Cancel at any time
Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image
Just for you – your subscription includes our ebooks Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image. Download and read right away.
The aim of these ebooks is to help you understand how composition and light work together so you can create moody, dramatic photos.
This is what you’ll learn:
- What the rule of thirds in composition is, where it comes from and how you can move beyond it.
- How and when to use balance in composition.
- How to work with multiple focal points in the same photo.
- How to create dynamic composition using diagonal lines.
- How to use shapes to add interest to composition.
- How to use simplicity, space and subtlety to add sophistication to your composition.
- Why working the subject helps you create better photos.
- How to use golden hour light to create moody photos.
- What the blue hour is and how to use it in landscape photos.
- How to shoot into the light to add mood.
- Why color is such a powerful tool for creating mood.
- How to capture mood with slow shutter speeds.
- Why backgrounds are so important in photography.
- How to create moody images with wide apertures.
These ebooks are written for you.
- They show you how color, light and composition come together to create dramatic and powerful photos.
- They are easy to read and will make you a better and more purposeful photographer.
- Both ebooks have creative exercises that help you go out and put the lessons into action.
- They have depth and will become an invaluable reference guide you’ll return to again and again as your understanding of composition deepens.
CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE
$25
Annual subscription (US$)
Just $25 per year
43 issues of Creative Photographer Magazine ready to download
New magazine added every month
12 new issues to download every year
An exclusive bonus article each month
Download three ebooks: Bonus Articles, Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image
Magazine includes Q&A archives
Renews automatically every year
Cancel at any time