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Photography Tips
More >17 Tips for Taking Tack Sharp Photos
Achieving tack sharp images involves doing lots of small things as well as possible. These tiny differences add up to a noticeably sharper photo.
Beach Photography Tips
Beaches are crammed full of interesting photo opportunities. Follow these tips to get the most out of them on your next holiday.
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.
Castle Photography Tips
Castles are a favourite photographic subject and have been shot countless times. Follow these tips to give your castle photographs an original twist.
Panorama Photography
Panoramas are a striking way to photograph a landscape, and are a lot of fun to shoot. Learn how to capture and stitch a successful panorama.
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 >The 3 Best Lens Filters for Landscape Photography
Professional landscape photographers recommend 3 lens filters above all others - polarisers, graduated NDs, and warming filters. Find out why.
The Perfect Camera Settings for Action and Sports Photography
Photographing sports and action is all about speed. Discover how to set up your camera to capture sharp, detailed photos full of excitement and drama.
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.
Shutter Speed: A Beginner's Guide
Shutter speed is a great tool for perfecting exposure, controlling blurring, and creating interesting effects. Discover what it is and how to use it.
How to Protect Your Digital Camera in Cold Weather
Cold weather photography can take its toll on your camera, and even cause permanent damage. Follow these precautions to keep your camera protected.
Telephoto Lenses
A telephoto lens is one designed for photographing distant subjects like wildlife and sports events. They are also used in portrait photography.
Post-processing
More >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.
Creating a Vignette Effect in Photoshop
Vignetting, a darkening in the corners of a photo, is a popular creative effect. Discover how to add a vignette to an image using Photoshop.
Imitating a Graduated Neutral Density Filter in Photoshop
A graduated neutral density (ND) filter helps balance exposure levels between the sky and ground. Learn how to replicate the effect in Photoshop.
Gritty Black and White in Photoshop
Learn how to turn your colour photos into gritty black and white urban shots using Photoshop.
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.
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.
