Headshots: how to shoot passport photos social media profiles and other informal portraits

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 22/05/2013 00:01am
    Headshots: how to shoot passport photos, social media avatars and other informal portraits

    In this ultimate guide to taking headshots, we explain how to shoot passport photos, profile pictures for social media and other types of informal portrait photography.

    Camera Raw sharpening tools: how to restore fine detail and keep noise at bay

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 21/05/2013 11:00am
    Camera Raw sharpening tools: how to restore delicate detail and keep noise at bay

    In our latest Raw Tuesday series post on editing raw format images we explain a simple technique for using the Adobe Camera Raw sharpening tools. Find out how to preserve fine detail in your raw files while banishing noise.

    24 camera features every beginner photographer must memorize

    | Beginner | 21/05/2013 00:01am
    24 camera features every beginner photographer must memorize

    No matter how long you’ve had your digital camera, there’s always something to learn. And if you’ve just bought your first camera body, the learning curve can seem impossibly steep. But it needn’t be a painful slog.

    In this tutorial we’ll help you get the most from your DSLR by explaining some of the key camera features found on almost every camera body. Learning these camera features early on in your development will ensure you avoid some of the common camera mistakes and get much better shots as a result.

    Banish Bad Pictures: 9 quick fixes for common camera complaints

    | Beginner | 20/05/2013 12:57pm
    Banish Bad Pictures: 9 quick fixes for common camera complaints

    Tired of taking bad pictures? Find out how to fix photos in-camera with our simple advice for curing your exposure and focusing headaches. We offer solutions for some of the most common photography problems photographers face. So read on to soothe your burning photo composition and colour complaints!

    Win a trip to Nepal! Go on assignment with sight-saving charity ORBIS

    | News | 20/05/2013 01:00am
    Win a photo trip to Nepal! Go on assignment to Shoot Like A Pro with sight-saving charity ORBIS

    There are lots of photography competitions out there, but few are as special as the opportunity we’re offering Digital Camera World readers.

    We’ve partnered with the international sight-saving charity ORBIS to offer one lucky Digital Camera World reader the opportunity to put everything you’ve learned in our popular Shoot Like A Pro series to the test and do something truly meaningful with your photography.

    Sony A58 review

    | Reviews, SLRs | 19/05/2013 13:00pm
    Sony A58 review

    Sony A58 review: Sony’s new 20-megapixel entry-level SLT camera promises a lot of specs for its price. But is it capable? Find out in our hands-on Sony Alpha 58 review video.

    Photo Anatomy: shooting underwater photography in a freezing Alpine lake

    | Photography Tips | 19/05/2013 02:00am
    Photo Anatomy: shooting underwater photography in a freezing Alpine lake

    In our Photo Anatomy series we select pictures by famous photographers and explain why they work. Here, underwater photographer Franco Banfi reveals how he captured this stunning image in the freezing waters of a Swiss alpine lake.

    Focus Stacking: how to extend depth of field when shooting close up

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 18/05/2013 01:00am
    Focus Stacking: how to extend depth of field when shooting close up

    Shooting anything up close requires incredible patience and extreme precision. If your close-up photography isn’t sharp then you’re not only wasting pictures, but you’ve wasted hours of your time. In this in-depth tutorial we’ll show you how to use one of the most amazing Photoshop effects macro and close-up photographers can use: focus stacking.

    Below we’ll show you step-by-step how to extend depth of field when shooting close-up by shifting your point of focus in multiple images,w which you’ll later stitch together so you can produce images that are sharp throughout the frame.

    Canon EOS 100D review: does the Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D offer more than its size?

    | Reviews, SLRs | 17/05/2013 11:06am
    Canon EOS 100D review: does the Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D offer more than its size?

    The Canon Rebel SL1 / EOS 100D is the world’s smallest and lightest DSLR. But is its image quality up to scratch? Find out in our Canon EOS 100D review.

    Motorsport photography tips from start to finish line

    | Photography Tips | 17/05/2013 00:01am
    Motorsport photography tips from start to finish line

    In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue post our professional photographer takes our apprentice into the rough and tumble world of motorsport photography to shoot a leg of the British Rally Championship.