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James Abbott is a landscape and portrait photographer based in Cambridge. He’s also an experienced photography journalist specializing in camera skills and Photoshop techniques. He is also a CAA-approved drone pilot and professional aerial photographer.

Articles by: James Abbott

MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo laptop on a wooden table top

MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo review: a slick 2-in-1 Windows laptop

By James Abbott published 27 February 24

Review The MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo offers creative-friendly features but lacks pro-spec processing power and screen performance

Potensic A20 mini drone review

By James Abbott published 7 February 24

Review Develop your flight skills or let the kids fly with the surprisingly good Potensic A20 Mini Drone

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus home menu on a wooden surface

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus review: a small and portable tablet

By James Abbott published 22 January 24

Review With a mix of plus and minus points, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus doesn’t wow but it handles general tablet tasks reasonably well

Amazon Fire Max 11 tablet with keyboard attached on a wooden surface

Amazon Fire Max 11 review: a slick device but comes with limitations

By James Abbott published 17 January 24

Review The Amazon Fire Max 11 is the biggest and best Fire tablet to date but it’s not without compromise

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) drawing tablet on a wooden surface

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) review: a beast of a pen display for a reasonable price

By James Abbott published 15 January 24

Review The Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) delivers excellent image quality at a great price, but it’s not perfect

Huion Kamvas 13 review: an entry-level pen display ideal for photographers

By James Abbott published 11 January 24

Review The Huion Kamvas 13 provides precise and tactile photo editing control for a competitive price

"How do I get snow photos to look perfect?" Remove the blue tint from snow scenes

By James Abbott published 30 December 23

Tutorial Make snow look more natural in just a couple of minutes with Photoshop

"I wouldn't touch a Macbook Pro with a bargepole" says laptop expert

By James Abbott published 28 December 23

Opinion Apple computers are great, but there’s some stiff competition from Windows-based PCs

Blackmagic Davinci Resolve Editor Keyboard on a wooden surface

Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard review

By James Abbott published 17 December 23

Review The ultimate video editing keyboard for Davinci Resolve Studio

Blackmagic Davinci Resolve Speed Editor on a wooden surface

Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor review

By James Abbott published 13 December 23

Review A dedicated editing controller that could revolutionize your video editing

BetaFPV Cetus X FPV Kit review: FPV zero to hero

By James Abbott published 4 December 23

Review With a range of features aimed at both beginners and experienced pilots, the BetaFPV Cetus X FPV Kit is the perfect option for learning how to fly PFV

betaFPV Cetus Lite FPV Kit review: the perfect FPV drone kit for kids

By James Abbott published 2 December 23

Review With everything you need to fly FPV indoors, the betaFPV Cetus Lite Kit makes FPV inexpensive and easy for everyone

Nikon Z-series 50mm f/1.2 lens mounted on a Nikon Zf body

I don't care that there aren't many retro-style lenses available for the Nikon Zf

By James Abbott published 3 November 23

Opinion With only two Special Edition lenses available for the Nikon Z f and Z fc, delving into the wider Z-series lens line-up is the only option

Affinity Photo 2 review

By James Abbott published 25 November 22

Review With unique new features alongside an interface overhaul, Serif Affinity Photo 2 proves that budget software doesn’t have to mean compromise – or a monthly subscription

ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2023 review

By James Abbott published 31 October 22

Review With impressive new features in this year’s update of ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2023, it’s looking like the best version of the software to date

DaVinci Resolve 18 free vs Resolve Studio 18: which is the best option for you?

By James Abbott published 13 September 22

Buying guiide The free version of Blackmagic’s video editor is already very powerful, so what does the Studio version give you?

InVideo review

By James Abbott last updated 13 September 22

Review With a mixture of good and bad points, plus a hefty subscription fee, InVideo is an impressive but not for everyone

Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 review

By James Abbott published 28 August 22

Review DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 packs incredible new features into an already comprehensive suite of professional editing tools

ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022 review

By James Abbott published 23 July 22

Review ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022 is the company's flagship photo editing software, but new features lack the wow factor

ACDSee Gemstone 12 review

By James Abbott published 23 January 22

Review ACDSeeGemstone Photo Editor 12 shows a great deal of promise in some areas but lacks essential features in others

DCam 252 40 best ever landscape tips listing final image

40 landscape photography rules: Take your best-ever scenic shots

By James Abbott published 3 January 22

10 PRO TIPS Everything you need to know to take your landscape photography skills to the next level

Exposure X7 review

By James Abbott, Rod Lawton published 27 October 21

Review Exposure X7 may not add as many new features as the previous version did, but it remains a compelling option for photographers

ON1 Photo RAW 2022 review

By James Abbott published 19 October 21

Review ON1 Photo RAW 2022 goes way beyond the raw processing implied by its name to meet practically every photo-editing need

HDRinstant review

By James Abbott published 13 October 21

Review With HDRinstant you can grab stills from your video footage and create HDR images from bracketed images merged by the software

Topaz Labs Sharpen AI review

By James Abbott published 16 September 21

Review Topaz Labs Sharpen AI can fix sharpness issues quickly and easily thanks to the power of artificial intelligence

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