A layman’s guide to remote triggers

    | Beginner | 03/02/2013 14:00pm
    A layman's guide to remote triggers

    Remote triggers are one of the most valuable photo accessories you can keep in your camera bag. But they can also be one of the most intimidating if you’ve never come across one before. Below we’ve answered some of the most common questions about using remote triggers to get you started.

    Camera Shake: the ultimate cheat sheet for tripods, monopods and shooting handheld

    | Photography Tips | 31/01/2013 16:00pm
    Camera Shake: the ultimate cheat sheet for using tripods, monopods and shooting handheld

    There are many factors that contribute to how sharp your pictures are, including the quality of the camera lens and how accurately it’s been focused, and the choice of aperture and shutter speed. However, camera shake remains the biggest concern.

    Our latest photography cheat sheet shows you the best way to avoid camera shake by showing you the best techniques for using your choice of camera support.

    Getting sharp images: every photo technique you need to know (Part 2)

    | Photography Tips | 22/01/2013 12:08pm
    Getting sharp images: every photo technique you need to know starting out

    Taking sharp images is the goal of any photographer. In Part 2 of her two-part series, our head of testing, Angela Nicholson, explains some of the best ways photographers have found to get their pictures ultra-sharp.

    Use your lens’ focal length effectively: are you getting enough light?

    | Photography Tips | 21/01/2013 11:30am
    Your lens' focal length and light: 17mm

    Confused about how to use your lens’ focal length when composing photos. This quick guide shows you the impact your focal length has on photo composition, and the merits of each.

    The world’s best camera strap setup: the professional way of banishing loose ends

    | Photography Tips | 20/01/2013 14:00pm
    The world's best camera strap setup: the professional way of banishing loose ends

    Follow our tried and tested method for securing cameras that the pros love. We believe this is the best camera strap adjustment you can make. Once you use it you’ll never go back!

    How to carry a tripod: pro tips you won’t find in any guide book

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 19/01/2013 13:00pm
    How to carry a tripod: step 2

    What’s the best way to carry a tripod when out on a long shoot? Here we show you three of the best techniques every professional photographer uses.

    Photographing Snow: our top tutorials for taking pictures of snow to be proud of

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 19/01/2013 01:00am
    Winter landscape photography: how to compose and expose any scene

    Want to get better at photographing snow? Here is a selection of our best tutorials on how to take pictures of snow, with tips on everything from exposure to keeping your camera safe.

    Getting sharp images: every photo technique you need to know starting out

    | Photography Tips | 15/01/2013 11:30am
    Getting sharp images: every photo technique you need to know starting out

    Taking sharp images is perhaps the ultimate goal of any photographer, and it’s only natural then that over the past 150-odd years photographers have found a number of different ways to achieve it.

    In the first of a two-part series, our head of testing Angela Nicholson draws on her wealth of experience and explains all of the methods photographers use to get sharp images.

    Photography Basics: the No. 1 cheat sheet for metering and exposure

    | Photography Tips | 11/01/2013 12:01pm
    Photography Basics: the No. 1 cheat sheet for metering and exposure

    Aperture, shutter speed and ISO are three photography basics every photographer must learn, as they are the building blocks of exposure. It’s the exposure meter inside your digital camera that essentially brings them all together. The problem is, cameras can be easily fooled.

    To help you along in your photographic endeavours, our latest photography cheat sheet draws on the key photography basics of exposure to help you bag a well-lit shot no matter where you may be shooting.

    Creative spot metering: how professionals expose in high-contrast conditions

    | Photography Tips | 09/01/2013 11:00am
    How to nail exposure with spot metering in tricking conditions: Step 2

    Tired of wasting pictures? Find out how to master spot metering like the pros for perfectly nailed exposures every time.