Behind The Image: David Clapp on his secret passion for infrared

    | Inspire | 31/03/2013 14:00pm
    Behind The Image: David Clapp on his secret passion for infrared

    Leading professional travel and landscape photographer David Clapp is currently in India, shooting an infrared-converted Canon EOS 5D. In his latest guest blog post he explains how he captured this moment using this wonderful photographic format.

    Photo Anatomy: how legendary landscape photographer Joe Cornish sees an image

    | Inspire | 24/03/2013 02:00am
    Photo Anatomy: how legendary landscape photographer Joe Cornish composes an image

    In our new Sunday series on Digital Camera World, we select pictures by famous photographers and explain point by point what makes them work.

    In our latest instalment we look closely at an amazing landscape shot by Joe Cornish, who tells us how he composed and shot this stunning scene in the glorious peaks of England’s Lake District.

    12 most popular photos on Photography Week (and the stories behind them)

    | Inspire | 23/03/2013 01:00am
    12 most popular photos on Photography Week (and the stories behind them)

    Our friends at the weekly iPad magazine Photography Week do an incredible job of finding the best photographers across a wide range of genres.

    Over the following pages we’ve selected the 12 most popular photos from Photography Week’s Facebook page – and in some cases the photographers have told us the story behind the image.

    Photo Anatomy: how Tim Flach made this amazing animal portrait

    | Inspire | 17/03/2013 02:00am
    Photo Anatomy: how Tim Flach made this amazing animal portrait

    In a new series to run every Sunday on Digital Camera World, we’re going to select pictures by famous photographers and explain point by point what makes them work.

    In our first instalment we look closely at an amazing animal portrait by Tim Flach, from his project More Than Human. Here’s how he achieved this dramatic image.

    Behind The Image: David Clapp on finding images in the harshest of conditions

    | Inspire | 16/03/2013 02:00am
    Behind The Image: David Clapp on finding images in the harshest of conditions

    Sometimes amazing photos are made when all you can think about is getting somewhere warm! In his latest guest blog post, professional photographer David Clapp explains how forces of nature combined to give him an unconventional photo composition.

    Behind the Image: David Clapp on luck and light painting the aurora borealis

    | Inspire | 27/01/2013 12:30pm
    Behind the Image: David Clapp on luck and light painting the aurora borealis

    Sometimes a spectacular image happens when you least expect it, allowing you to see a familiar photo location with fresh eyes. Professional photographer David Clapp explains how one of his most popular photos to date materialised out of thin air.

    13 best Android paid apps for photographers

    | Inspire | 09/01/2013 01:00am
    Best Android Paid Apps 11. HDR Camera+

    Your mobile device is a great tool for photography. Whether you’ve got a mobile phone or a tablet, both can come in incredibly handy both for taking pictures or working with and sharing those you take on your “real” camera. We’ve already explored the best free Android photo apps for your mobile device. In this follow-up post we take a look at the photo apps for Android you’ll actually want to splash out on.

    Images from the 2012 National Geographic Photography Contest

    | Inspire | 08/01/2013 13:13pm
    Photographer Ashley Vincent/National Geographic

    The winners of the 2012 National Geographic Photography Contest have been named. Take a look at their spectacular entries.

    2012′s most sensational images

    | Inspire | 05/01/2013 05:00am
    Georgia by Tori Andrews LRPS via The Royal Photographic Society

    Looking for a fresh dose of photographic inspiration for the new year? We take a look at a selection of the best photographs from 2012 via the Royal Photographic Society.

    9 creative photo ideas to try in January 2013

    | Inspire | 01/01/2013 00:01am
    9 creative photo ideas to try in January: shoot still life photography with food from your fridge

    To kick off 2013, we have some excellent new photo ideas for January that will have you playing with light, perspective – even your food!

    This month our list covers fun projects like clever bokeh effects, seasonal flora and fauna, not to mention some still life photography we guarantee you haven’t tried before.