Triggertrap review: use your smartphone to control your camera

    | Accessories, Reviews | 26/01/2013 14:00pm
    Triggertrap review: use your smartphone to control your camera

    The Triggertrap is designed to join forces between your smartphone and DSLR. But is it effective? Find out in our Triggertrap review.

    Sony RX1 review

    | Compact Cameras, Reviews | 03/01/2013 17:00pm
    Sony RX1 review

    In our Sony RX1 review video, Amy Davies tests whether Sony’s small full-frame camera offers the image quality it promises.

    13 awesome photography projects for 2013

    | Photography Tips | 30/12/2012 01:00am
    13 awesome photography projects for 2013

    With every new year comes the perfect excuse to start a brand new photography project to really sink your teeth into. To help you along in 2013 we put together some of our best photo ideas and spoke to some of the best photographers working today. Below, Amy Davies of our testing team rounds up 13 of the most awesome photography projects you should shoot in 2013.

    Kardashian Christmas Card: the making of the world’s most viewed holiday portrait

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 23/12/2012 02:00am
    Kardashian Christmas Card: the making of the world's most viewed holiday portrait

    Famous portrait photographer Nick Saglimbeni has been shooting the Kardashian family Christmas card photo since 2010. Below he tells Jon Severs his approach to taking group photos, from posing tips to mastering skin tones, getting the right portrait lighting set up and how to get your shot in just 10 minutes!

    Should you delete more photos?

    | Photography Tips | 22/12/2012 04:00am
    Should you delete more photos?

    Are your earliest pictures and duplicate shots holding you back? Our friends at Photoventure asked whether we should all delete photos more often and simplify our photo editing process.

    Colour management: fine tune your kit for the most accurate colours possible

    | Photoshop Tutorials | 21/10/2012 06:00am
    How to print more than one photo on a page

    Producing a colour print that closely matches what appears on your computer screen is something anyone can master if they understand the principles involved and have invested in the kit needed for producing accurate colour. Discover how easy it can be to turn out predictable and pleasing results.

    Best camera settings for black and white photos

    | Photography Tips | 13/06/2012 13:15pm
    Black and white photography: the ultimate guide

    Contrary to what some online photography gurus might have you believe, shooting in black and white isn’t as simple as switching your camera to Mono mode and then applying a few filters and effects in Photoshop. You can’t just convert any old picture to black and white and expect it to be a masterpiece. Below we’ll show you how to set up your digital camera so that you have the best foundation to work with when you go to convert them to black and white photos.

    8 steps to atmospheric lighting effects in Photoshop Elements

    | Photoshop Tutorials, Tutorials | 21/05/2012 07:00am
    How to get atmospheric lighting in Photoshop Elements: tutorial

    Hidden Photoshop tricks can easily be applied to images to enhance atmospheric effect.

    The creative use of light can transform almost any photographic scene, helping to isolate detail, enhance colour and form a visual structure. In the quick Photoshop tutorial below, we’ll show you how to you can give new life to your images by emphasising light.

    Fuji X-Pro 1 Review

    | Compact Cameras, Reviews | 15/03/2012 14:48pm
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    Inside Fuji’s first compact system camera (CSC), the Fuji X-Pro1, is a 16.3 million pixel X-Trans CMOS that produces images of up to 15.89MP. This means that when images are printed at 300ppi, they are just a small fraction short of full A3 size – ideal for most enthusiast photographers.

    Although this sensor is APS-C sized, Fuji claims that its cunning design enables the X-Pro1 to produce images that are superior to those from a full frame DSLR like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II or Nikon D700.

    24 hour landscape photography guide

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 26/01/2012 10:20am
    24 hour landscape photography guide exposure darkscene

    Seize the day and get out there with your DSLR – from sunrise to sunset and into the dead of night. It’s your 24 hour guide to creative landscape photography…