Forest Photography: tips for capturing the essence of your local woodland

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 17/06/2013 11:22am
    Forest Photography: tips for capturing the enchanting essence of your local woodland

    Wandering through woodland in summer, who can fail to be inspired by these colossal natural structures towering high above? Yet trying to convey this through our images is a challenge and one that is not easy to meet. In this tutorial, seasoned pro Mark Hamblin shares some of his best forest photography tips for capturing the enchanting essence of your local woodland.

    Sunrise photography tips: DSLR shortcuts that are guaranteed to brighten your day

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 14/06/2013 00:01am
    Sunrise photography tips to brighten your day

    In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue post our pro takes our apprentice on a sunrise photography shoot on the stunning Dorset coast.

    14 photo editing tips and tricks every landscape photographer must know

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 12/06/2013 00:01am
    14 photo editing tricks and tips every landscape photographer must know

    In-camera technique is, of course, important. But your prowess in the digital darkroom is increasingly important to the success of your images and crafting a look that defines you as an artist. And this is especially true with landscapes. In our latest photo editing guide we offer 14 photo editing tricks and tips that every landscape photographer must know.

    How to photograph anything: best camera settings for landscape photography

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 10/06/2013 00:01am
    How to photograph anything: best camera settings for landscape photography

    In the third part of our Shoot Like A Pro series on how to photograph any subject you want we take a closer look at the best camera settings for landscape photography. While you’ll often have time to experiment with camera settings when shooting landscapes, it’s still good to have a starting point. In this week’s guide we’ll show you how to set up your camera to achieve maximum depth of field, shoot a sunrise or sunset and add motion blur to subjects like moving water.

    Photo Anatomy: the making of Frans Lanting’s ‘Ghost Trees At Dawn’

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 09/06/2013 00:01am
    Photo Anatomy: the making of Frans Lanting's 'Ghost Trees At Dawn'

    In our latest Photo Anatomy post we look back at one of the most famous images by one of the world’s most famous active photographers. Ghost Trees At Dawn looks like a painting, but this is a genuine photograph of trees in the Namibian desert. The legendary Frans Lanting tells us how he did it.

    How to photograph anything: best camera settings to use in any situation

    | Beginner | 27/05/2013 00:01am
    How to photograph anything: best camera settings to use in any situation

    Over the course of our new Shoot Like A Pro series we’ll show you the best camera settings to use to shoot a range of subjects within the genres of portrait photography, landscape photography, street scene, wildlife photography, close-ups and more.

    To kick things off we’ll take a look at the common camera settings you’ll want to use every time you shoot and explain how and why you might want to change them.

    Golden Hour Photography: tips for making magical landscapes at dawn

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 23/05/2013 11:00am
    Golden Hour Photography: tips for making magical landscapes at dawn

    Dawn is one of the golden hours for photographers, and in this quick guide professional photographer Mark Hamblin shares his best golden hour photography tips for making dawn landscapes that sparkle.

    Spring photography tips: how to photograph flowers in the wild

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 08/05/2013 00:01am
    Spring photography tips: how to photograph flowers in the wild

    Taking pictures of flowers in a controlled environment such as still life photography, or even in the confines of your garden is one thing. But learning how to photograph flowers in the wild presents a whole number of new challenges. In this quick guide we show you how to think about the light and how to experiment with the look and feel of your pictures.

    Photography Lighting: how to master shooting in low light

    | Night, Photography Tips | 06/05/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: how to master shooting in low light

    In the latest instalment of our Shoot Like A Pro series on photography lighting we take a look at the best settings and methods to use when shooting in low light.

    9 creative photo ideas to try in May 2013

    | Photography Tips | 01/05/2013 00:01am
    01 Shoot creative spring light painting effects

    Looking for inspiration? Look no further than these 9 creative photo ideas and photography tips to inspire your photography in May 2013.