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Photography tips, tricks and tutorials.
Photography Tips
More >Using Coloured Filters in Black and White Photography
Black and white filters let you control how colours are converted to shades of grey. Use them to get the right contrast and mood in your photos.
Urban Landscape Photography Tips
Towns and cities are full of fascinating photo opportunities. Follow these tips to make your urban landscapes stand out from the crowd.
Wedding Photography for Beginners
A wedding is the happiest day of your life - unless you're the photographer. Find out how to photograph a wedding and keep your nerves in one piece.
5 Essential Tips for Black and White Photography
Black and white photography offers a unique perspective on many subjects. Removing colour brings out the hidden details, textures, and shapes.
5 Keys to Finding the Perfect Portrait Location
Learn to choose great portrait photography locations. Put your subject at ease, capture their personality, and guarantee stunning photos.
Understanding and Using "Negative Space" in Photography
Negative space is the area between and around objects in a photo. Use it to see shapes and sizes more effectively, and produce better composed images.
Equipment
More >Slow Sync Flash: The Ultimate Guide
Slow sync flash is a simple but powerful technique to enhance your flash photography. Learn what it is, when it's helpful and how to use it.
Crop Factor Explained
Crop factor is the ratio of a camera sensor's size to a 35mm film frame. Use it to calculate effective focal lengths and compare lenses between DSLRs.
Macro Lenses
A macro lens is one which allows you to take sharp, detailed, close-up photos of small subject such as flowers, plants, insects, and products.
18 Stunning Examples of Slow Sync Flash Photos
Want to try slow sync flash photography but don't know where to start? Be inspired by this collection of amazing images.
How to Hold a Monopod
Monopods are a great alternative to tripods for sports, wildlife, street photography, and more. Learn how to hold a monopod for maximum stability.
Fisheye Lenses
A fisheye lens is designed for shooting very wide angles, usually 180 degrees. They are popular in landscape, extreme sport, and artistic photography.
Post-processing
More >Gritty Black and White in Photoshop
Learn how to turn your colour photos into gritty black and white urban shots using Photoshop.
Little Planet Photos: 5 Simple Steps to Making Panorama Worlds
Turn your panoramas into eye-catching miniature planets in minutes, using Photoshop or your favourite graphics editor.
10 Ways to Digitally Improve Your Photos
Digital editing software allows us to remove unwanted objects, adjust colours, and touch up blemishes. Learn how to digitally improve your photos.
Convert a Colour Photo to Black and White
The Channel Mixer is easy to use but gives you complete control over the appearance of your photo when converting from colour to black and white.
Digital Cross Processing in Photoshop
Digital cross processing is a technique that simulates developing photos in the wrong chemicals. Use it to produce some stunning colour shifts.
Fixing the Keystone Effect Using Photoshop
Keystoning is where a building seems to lean backwards in a photo. It's distracting but can be easily fixed with Photoshop's Lens Correction tool.
