Latest articles by Peter Travers
This is how I photograph gritty portraits like an award-winning TV crime show using filters & flash!
How to Learn to both blur and darken backgrounds to capture more dramatic portraits with a combination of ND filters and fill-in flash as pro photographer Peter Travers explains
What's the trick for getting a starburst effect with the sun in landscape photos? No, you don't need a filter
HOW TO Learn this creative technique to turn the sun into a star in your scenic photos with pro Peter Travers
I've used it professionally for months and this one small thing is the biggest flaw with Canon's EOS R5 Mark II camera
opinion I have used Canon pro cameras for years, but I am getting all fingers and thumbs with my new EOS R5 Mark II
I hated the sound of my Canon camera until I changed this one hidden setting
opinion Photography may be a visual world, but I also use my ears to set up my Canon camera!
Canon only launched ONE new EOS R camera in 2025, as far as I'm concerned. So what am I hoping to get in 2026?
opinion We only got the EOS R6 Mark III out of Canon last year. What will we get this year to make up for it? Peter Travers plays with his Canon mirrorless ball…
Canon camera has 10th birthday! Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, the DSLR dinosaur survivor still that's still going strong a decade later
opinion This Canon EOS DSLR might be a decade old this year, but it’s still a brilliant pro-grade camera, and a real bargain today!
Why on earth would you turn your back to the sun to photograph a landscape at sunset?
How to I turned my back on a perfect sunset, and it was the best decision I ever made
Vanguard Veo Lite B25L backpack review: a stylish, everyday camera pack
Review Designed to blend in with casual looks and protect your kit in challenging weather, I test the new Vanguard Veo Lite B25L in real-world outdoor conditions
"I had used to have an arty black & white framed poster like these photos of the famous steep streets of San Francisco. That's probably why I enjoyed taking so many photos there!"
How to How Canon pro photographer Peter Travers left his heart in San Francisco when shooting the city’s iconic street scenes
This 1970s SLR camera launched with a record-breaking 180 accessories!
Classic cameras Long before the EOS R, there was this: the 5-year project that changed Canon forever
This Canon lens started the IS revolution 30 years ago, and photography has never been the same since…
Lens icon Celebrating 30 years of the revolutionary Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
"Canon's Crop Mode now means I don’t need to buy that $10,000 super-telephoto lens for my camera!"
How to Crop mode is available on Canon EOS full-frame cameras – and nobody is utilizing its long-lens power to get closer to the action!
What happened to Canon's perfect 1.3x crop factor pro camera line? I miss the APS-H Canon EOS-1D Mark III
opinion APS-H sensor, 10MP, 10fps and built like a brick. Simply brilliant for sports, and I still miss the Canon EOS-1D III pro DSLR today
What sort of optical illusion trickery is this? Photographer reveals secret behind his cute "Honey, I shrunk the dog" photo
How to Play with perspective… or just cheat like I did, says Canon pro photographer Peter Travers
This super-quick editing hack transforms my travel photos into magical movie moments
HOW TO Canon pro Peter Travers shares his secret to creating more atmospheric scenic photos with cinematic widescreen cropping
Blue skies aren’t always good news for landscape photographers – but I’ve got this classic quick fix
How to I created timeless travel photos by transforming iconic American destinations with black-and-white conversions
Using Canon's 800mm f/11 supertele lens is out of this world… but I've found limitations that bring me back to Earth
Opinion Canon’s RF 800mm f/11 mega-telephoto lens is a unique proposition – but as I discovered, it’s not without limitations
This overlooked feature on the Canon EOS R5 Mark II makes it ridiculously easy to take great action photos of team sports
How to How to use the ingenious AI-powered Register People Priority function on cameras like the R5 Mark II and R6 Mark III to always focus on your favorite player during a match
How I turned a simple photo of a car park into my perfect tribute to Breaking Bad!
There are photo opportunities around every corner – even in this crappy car park! You just need is an eye for a photo op…
This Canon camera feature takes a photo before you've even pressed the shutter button! Now that's what I call magic
How to The hidden Pre-Continuous Shooting mode on the latest EOS cameras is simply unbelievable, says this Canon pro – you’ll never miss an action shot again!
“I love using this Canon RF 100-500mm for fall photography as it squeezes so much beautiful color into a single frame”
How to Break the rules! Canon pro Peter Travers reveals why you don’t always have to use a wide-angle ‘landscape’ lens for landscape shots
"The cloud cover was so thick I was beginning to think it was going to be a wasted trip for sunset photos!"
How to How patience pays off for cracking sunset photos of this seaside scenic spot in North Somerset – despite changeable and unreliable forecasts
It’s been 20 years since the revolutionary Canon Rebel XT DSLR changed the world for millions of entry-level photographers
classic cameras How Canon’s budget crop-sensor camera helped start the amateur DSLR market boom in 2005 and beyond
