One of the greatest pleasures of landscape photography is having a real connection with the great outdoors. Studio photography never appealed to me, because I don’t enjoy spending time indoors; wedding photography was often a hectic, loud and stressf

Camera Nikon D750 Lens Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 Exposure 25 sec at f/11, ISO 100 Thanks to the weather on the day, this was one challenge our participants were certainly not going to struggle with. It may have been early in summertime, but the Dartmoor

www.canon.co.uk Canon makes several compact cameras with a one-inch sensor, the G9 X Mark II being the smallest. At 98 x 58 x 31mm and 206g, it’s also smaller and lighter than the other cameras on test, despite its relatively large sensor. There are

Get to know your location; visit at both sunrise and sunset. It’s essential to know where to stand and where the sunlight will light up the subject. There are smartphone apps available now to help with this, but visiting the location ahead of a shoot

Lenses come in all shapes and sizes, but it’s the focal length, the quality of the glass and the size of the maximum aperture that determine how large and heavy the lens is – and how light it will make your wallet. As highlighted on the previous page

Camera Nikon D750 Lens Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 Exposure 5 sec at f/13, ISO 100 Suitably replenished after a hearty pub lunch in front of a wood fire – in June! – our intrepid participants positively jumped out of their cars and charged up the incline to

Every month we set you a photo challenge to get you out and about, and also to try and think creatively. Our new shooting challenge is now open – and the theme is ‘Seaside’. Interpret this topic as you see fit, from capturing long-exposure seascapes

This is a good example of how I shoot images in a nightclub. I’ll make sure the shutter speed comes right down – this one was shot at 1/20 sec, and because the flash is running across the frame, this is the resulting image. At the same time, because

Q I’ve bought a macro lens to shoot small insects, but I really struggle to find subjects and get sharp images. How I can improve my success rate? Tony Hall A With a macro lens, Tony, you are opening up a whole world of opportunity; but because you a

It has always been my assertion that this column should never have anything to do with camera gear. I’m an ‘artist’, after all, not to be bothered with such technical trivialities. Arty-farty folk like me are often dismissive of conversations about k

Where possible, use a longer focal length such as 70mm, and make sure you are holding the camera and lens absolutely straight. This will help you avoid converging verticals, which would need to be corrected in post-processing. Older, weather-battered

Published in 2018, Robin Friend’s bookBastard Countryside collects 15 years worth of exploration of the British landscape, dwelling on what Victor Hugo called the ‘bastard countryside’: “somewhat ugly but bizarre, made up of two different natures”. R

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This country lane scene has some positive aspects, mainly the great leading lines and the texture in the tracks, as well as some lovely coloured moss; but the camera hasn’t exposed it correctly, because the sky area behind the trees is quite bright a

www.lensbaby.com Lensbaby’s quirky lenses have proved popular with photographers who want to apply creative effects at the shooting stage and make their images stand out from the crowd. The Burnside 35’s signature look is a bright, sharp central area

How would you define “street photography?” While the term is widely used, there is in fact no clear, single and absolute definition of what it constitutes. The term “street” is ambiguous. While it often evokes images of photographers pacing the pavem

Free 30 texture screen effects Even though texture screens involve blending two or more images together, they can still be considered as a very traditional technique. Their use emerged in the early days of film: back then, the texture was placed with

Pointing at my telephoto lens, a passer-by asks: “How far does that thing go?” “300,” I reply. “Mine’s 400,” he says, evidently satisfied he’s bested me. “How many megapixels then?” “50,” I reply. “Mine’s 20,” he responds, crestfallen, before adding:

With a history spanning more than 100 years, street photography is an established and revered practice. Magnum Photos has a deep-rooted relationship with the genre, from the pioneering Henri Cartier-Bresson’s notion of ‘the decisive moment’ to notabl

Sometimes a straightforward black-and-white conversion can leave you wanting more. So why not try a split-tone effect? This is very easy with Camera Raw and Lightroom’s dedicated Split Toning panel. Simple options allow you to add separate colours to

Congratulations to our winner, a non-photography working professional who seldom passes up the opportunity to take his camera with him while travelling for his job In recent years, I have really taken to urban and street photography and have become f

When the suggestion of photographing butterflies first thing in the morning, close to the longest day of the year, was first mentioned, I knew that it would be an early start! After a rather shocking 3.30am wake-up call to meet macro and landscape ph

Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the constantly growing flood of images released by the media, his photographs offer us the opportunity to see the world from his unique perspective. Leisure, consumption and communication are the