The main feature this issue is all about getting creative shots at home – learn how to create stunning smoke trails, get extreme still-life macro effects and more. Technical editor Chris Rutter explains everything you need to do, and there are accompanying Photoshop tutorials on the disc to help you enhance your shots afterwards. Meanwhile our fold-out field guide this issue is all about winter landscapes. Stark winter scenes can generate some really atmospheric and dramatic images, so use this handy fold-out guide to find out which key skills and camera techniques to master.

Issue 121 also reveals the winners of the 2011 Photographer of the Year competition, and includes a fascinating interview with top rock photographer, John McMurtrie. Review-wise, we test the latest budget home studo lights and check out two hot new cameras – the Sony Alpha 77 and Pentax Q, which Pentax claims is the most compact compact system camera ever made! Other highlights of this issue include a mini test of the best reflectors, easy guides to getting the correct exposure for snow, how to shoot flowers through ice and much more. You can subscribe to Digital Camera (and order back issues) by clicking here.