
Mike Harris
Mike studied photography at college, honing his Adobe Photoshop skills and learning to work in the studio and darkroom. After a few years writing for various publications, he headed to the ‘Big Smoke’ to work on Wex Photo Video’s award-winning content team, before transitioning back to print as Technique Editor (later Deputy Editor) on N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine.
With bylines in Digital Camera, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, iMore, and TechRadar, he’s a fountain of photography and consumer tech knowledge, making him a top tutor for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters, and more. His expertise extends to everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...
Latest articles by Mike Harris

OnePlus Pad 3 is world’s first tablet powered by flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite, sports mammoth 12,140mAh battery
By Mike Harris published
News The new OnePlus Pad 3 boasts a bigger screen, an octa-core CPU, a humongous battery, and its one-piece aluminum body is thinner than the latest iPad Air. Here's the lowdown

Want to be a pro videographer? Here’s the gear you need to succeed
By Mike Harris published
Feature Cameras, lenses, mics, lights, memory cards, the list goes on. This video tells you what gear you really need to make it as a pro videographer

Peak Design adds 18L everyday backpack and 4L Sling bag to its rugged Outdoor range
By Mike Harris published
News Peak Design expands its Outdoor range by adding a third backpack and sling bag size, as well as two new accessories

Forget laptops, Lenovo launches cheap compact camera for just US$69
By Mike Harris published
News Lenovo is best known for computing hardware, could the Lenovo C55 compact camera be about to change that?

Keep buying new cameras? I think you'd be better off investing your money in more lenses
By Mike Harris published
Opinion If you own lots of cameras and comparatively few lenses, maybe it’s time to start investing in more optical options. Your photography will benefit

My top 6 horse photography tips will make you go WHOA!
By Wendy Evans published
Tutorial Nagging feeling that your equine shots aren't as good as they could be? Here are my top horse photography tips to wrangle these beauties

I photographed flowers in a fish tank and added milk to create a smoke grenade effect. Here’s what happened…
By Wendy Evans published
Tutorial Flowers, fishtank and a homemade "smoke grenade" effect in my kitchen!

Looking for creative photography ideas? Here’s how I made a cyanotype print at home
By Mike Harris published
Tutorial Turning a photo into a cyanotype is one of my favorite creative photography ideas. Best of all, you end up with a physical print you can display and keep!

Is this lens a cheap Nikon Noct knock-off? Mr Ding's Noxlux DG 50mm f/1.2 lens is primed for release
By Mike Harris published
News Mr Ding is set to launch the Noxlux DG 50mm f/1.2 for Nikon Z Mount – and I’ve got high hopes for this little chip off the old Noct

Landscape photography tips: essential tips for great outdoor photography
By Mike Harris last updated
Tutorial Take your outdoor photography to new heights with these 16 essential landscape photography tips and tricks

Parrot finds its way inside Nikon’s flagship store just as photographers are testing out bird-photography lenses
By Mike Harris published
News You couldn’t make it up! A little budgie finds its way into Nikon’s Beijing store while customers are testing out telephoto lenses

This insanely cheap 25mm f/1.8 camera lens costs just US$69!
By Mike Harris published
News The SG-image AF 25mm f/1.8 has launched and is one of the cheapest APS-C primes money can buy

Photographer slaps 20 extension tubes on one camera, this is the result
By Mike Harris published
News Perhaps you’ve used two or three extension tubes, but 20! Here’s what the extreme magnification looks like

8K vs 4K: Why more resolution isn't always better
By Rod Lawton published
Jargon explained You can’t get far in photography these days without hearing about 4K and 8K – but what exactly ARE they?

Viltrox patent suggests first third-party Nikon Z-Mount teleconverter could be in the works
By Mike Harris published
News Design patent illustrations of what appears to be a Viltrox 2.0x teleconverter, with Z-Mount on the barrel, have appeared online

The Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps price hike is confusing, but could SAVE you money. BUT I think paying extra for exclusive AI tools might not be all bad
By Mike Harris published
Opinion Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud price restructuring is as confusing as ever, but you could actually end up paying less than you do now

4K vs 1080p: What’s the difference, and should I even bother shooting full HD video in 2025?
By Rod Lawton published
Feature You might think that 4K video would have replaced full HD/1080 video, but today’s cameras still offer both.

The Fujifilm X Half is the cheapest X Series camera, but does that make it good value? Actually, yes…
By Mike Harris published
Opinion It’s tiny, it has a one-inch sensor, it can’t shoot RAW, but I still think the Fujifilm X Half is fairly priced. Here’s why…

Reto Pano is a devilishly cheap analog compact camera that shoots faux panoramas and standard 35mm photos
By Mike Harris published
News Check out the Reto Pano, a reusable 35mm analog camera that’s the price of a few rolls of film and comes in a cool range of colors

So what if the Fujifilm X Half isn’t for me and you? It’s here to foster the next generation of photographers – and we need that now more than ever
By Mike Harris published
Opinion In a world where consumer tech and AI are taking lumps out of the creative industry, the Fujifilm X Half could be the most important camera of the year

“There is no such thing as the perfect camera” says George Holden
By Mike Harris published
Feature UK-based street photographer and YouTuber George Holden has come up with three cameras to cover all bases

Wait, this US$450 Lomography lens is used in Hollywood movies? Meet the Petzval lens
By Mike Harris published
Feature The Lomography Petzval lens is certainly in Vogue with Hollywood filmmakers right now, and once you understand its unique characteristics, you’ll see it everywhere!

BCN+R reports Nikon tops full-frame mirrorless market share for first time EVER
By Mike Harris published
News The ‘Big N’ is big in Japan – and it’s all thanks to the Nikon Z5 II
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