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.

    Win a trip to Nepal! Go on assignment with sight-saving charity ORBIS

    | News | 20/05/2013 01:00am
    Win a photo trip to Nepal! Go on assignment to Shoot Like A Pro with sight-saving charity ORBIS

    There are lots of photography competitions out there, but few are as special as the opportunity we’re offering Digital Camera World readers.

    We’ve partnered with the international sight-saving charity ORBIS to offer one lucky Digital Camera World reader the opportunity to put everything you’ve learned in our popular Shoot Like A Pro series to the test and do something truly meaningful with your photography.

    Photography Lighting: using flash to cope with challenging conditions

    | Photography Tips | 13/05/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: using flash to cope with challenging conditions

    In the final post in our Shoot Like A Pro series on photography lighting, we explain simple techniques for using flash to take control of your lighting environment.

    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.

    Photography Lighting: simple ways you can make the most of natural light

    | Photography Tips | 29/04/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: simple ways to make the most of natural light

    In the third part of our Shoot Like A Pro series post on photography lighting in all its forms, we take a look at how you can make the most of natural light on any given occasion. For large subjects such as landscapes or buildings it’s not feasible to control the light, so you will [...]

    Photography Lighting: simple ways of improving the light

    | Photography Tips | 22/04/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: simple ways of improving the light

    In our latest Shoot Like A Pro series post on photography lighting in all its forms, we take a look at some of the easy ways you can improve the light available to you.

    Photography Lighting: easy ways to take control from natural light to using flash

    | Photography Tips | 15/04/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: take control of everything from natural light to off-camera flash

    In our new Shoot Like A Pro series we take an in-depth look at photography lighting and how you can take control of the elements to get more balanced, beautiful images. We start this week by taking a closer look at the character of light and how the quality of light will affect your images.

    How to use a camera: pro secrets to using Shutter Priority mode

    | Photography Tips | 25/03/2013 01:00am
    How to use a camera: pro secrets to using Shutter Priority mode

    In our latest Shoot Like A Pro series post on how to use a camera, we venture beyond Program mode and your Aperture Priority setting to uncover the secrets behind using Shutter Priority mode.

    How to use a camera: Aperture Priority mode made easy

    | Photography Tips | 18/03/2013 01:00am
    How to use a camera: Aperture Priority mode made easy

    In our Shoot Like A Pro series on how to use a camera we’ve shown you how to get started with Program mode. The next step towards full manual control of your camera is using Aperture Priority mode to take more control over the depth of field in your image. Here’s how it’s done.

    How to use a camera: exposure modes made simple

    | Photography Tips | 11/03/2013 01:00am
    How to use a camera: exposure modes made simple

    Buying a good camera and staying on auto settings is like buying a Porsche for the school run. In our latest Shoot Like A Pro series we show you how to use a camera in a more meaningful way that lets you take control of the picture-taking process.

    In this series we’ll run through all of your camera’s exposure modes and explain when – and why – you should use them. This week we’ll start with Program Mode.