Advanced tripod tips: beat camera shake in any weather or terrain

    | Photography Tips | 08/04/2013 11:00am
    Advanced tripod tips: beat camera shake in any weather or terrain

    Camera shake is one of the most common photography problems you’ll encounter. And if you’re having trouble getting a solid base for your camera, you’ll want to read these 4 advanced tripod tips for beating camera shake in any weather or any terrain.

    How to use a camera: master manual mode for total control

    | Photography Tips | 08/04/2013 00:01am
    How to use a camera: master manual mode for total control

    In the final post in our Shoot Like A Pro series on how to use a camera, we show you how to take total control of the image-making process by learning how to master your camera’s manual exposure mode.

    A layman’s guide to extension tubes: common questions and answers

    | Photography Tips | 07/04/2013 14:00pm
    A layman's guide to extension tubes: common questions and answers

    What are extension tubes? In our latest Layman’s Guide we answer the common questions about this useful photo accessory and show the effects it can produce.

    Photo Anatomy: how one of the web’s most viral images was made

    | Photography Tips | 07/04/2013 01:00am
    Photo Anatomy: how one of the web's most viral images was made

    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 Seth Casteel tells us how he captured his extraordinary underwater dog portraits, which took the internet by storm overnight.

    13 ways famous landscape photographers make money from photography

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 06/04/2013 00:01am
    13 ways famous landscape photographers make money from photography

    The life of famous landscape photographers can appear to be a glamorous mix of travelling to distant exotic photo locations, taking a few photos in glorious golden light, selling them onto international clients for a fortune before deciding where to travel to next!

    The reality is very different. But that doesn’t mean you can’t start living the dream now and selling a few of your best pics to magazines, publishers, calendar companies and more. They might even help you pay for your next lens!

    Professional Photographer to the Rescue: seaside sunset photography made easy

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 05/04/2013 00:01am
    Professional Photographer to the Rescue: seaside sunset photography made easy

    In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue post our pro takes our apprentice on a quest to capture brilliant seaside sunset photography.

    6 simple lighting setups for shooting portraits at home (plus free cheat sheet)

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 03/04/2013 01:00am
    6 simple lighting setups for shooting portraits at home

    If you’re looking to take your photography further you’ll probably want to learn how to use off-camera flash. In this tutorial we show you 6 simple studio light setups that will help you capture some of the most classic portrait lighting effects.

    Decisive Moment: how nature photographers can make the most of it

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 02/04/2013 00:00am
    Decisive Moment: what it means for nature photographers (and how to make the most of it)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson famously coined the term ‘decisive moment’, but capturing them isn’t just restricted to street photographers like the Magnum legend. In this tutorial we’ll show you how you can make the most of decisive moments as they appear in nature to create images with more impact for the viewer.

    9 creative photo ideas to try in April

    | Photography Tips | 31/03/2013 00:00am
    02 Shoot still life photography with personality

    Looking for inspiration? Look no further than these 9 creative photo ideas and photography tips to inspire your photography in April.

    Tripod Tips: using a tripod to shoot from unusual camera angles

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 29/03/2013 12:00pm
    Tripod Tips: using a tripod to shoot from unusual camera angles

    Want to take more creative photography? Shooting from unusual camera angles is a tried and tested way of adding drama to your shots.

    But doing so requires knowing how to use a tripod like an expert. Follow these tripod tips to find out how to set up your camera to shoot from every angle possible.