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Close-up lifestyle image of laptop running Affinity Photo 2, with hands on the keyboard next to cup of coffee, plant, phone, and jar of sugar

The best photo editing software in 2025: retouch, fix and enhance your images

By Mike Harris last updated

BUYING GUIDE This is the best photo editing software for improving your images and feeding your creativity

BUYING GUIDE
Animation of James Artaius, demonstrating poor camera discipline

I know I'm a grumpy old man… but most people don't know how to hold a bloody camera properly!

By James Artaius published

OPINION Poor camera discipline is making people miss shots – and I know exactly what is to blame!

OPINION
Blue merle border collie dog against a red background

I photographed a studio-quality pet portrait in my living room with a pop-up background and portable LED lights

By Mike Harris published

Tutorial I wanted to prove that you don’t need a large studio space to photograph studio-quality pet portraits of your four-legged friend!

Tutorial
Nicki Minaj helps Casio unveil their new TRYX digital camera billboard at Times Square on April 7, 2011 in New York City.

Kick back and relax with another photography general knowledge quiz

By Mike Harris published

Quiz If you’re an Annie Leibovitz fan (who isn’t!) and you know your R&B stars, you’re going to nail this week’s photography general knowledge quiz

Quiz
Border collie puppy against green grass

I used a fisheye lens to photograph a caricature of my dog, in-camera

By Mike Harris published

Tutorial I decided to embrace barrel distortion and use a fisheye lens to capture a fun pet portrait in my garden

Tutorial
A low light scene taken in the blue hour at a high ISO of a river with boats on it with bright string lights. There are two circles louping in on a bar in the distance with the text 'The White Cross' with captions saying 'Before' and 'After' to show the difference in noise once AI Denoise has been applied to the image

AI noise reduction is the secret weapon that can bring life to older cameras and ‘slow’ lenses

By Dan Mold published

Noise reduction powered by artificial intelligence can clean up images taken with older cameras, higher ISOs and slower apertures

Photo Editing
Director James Cameron attends the American Cinematheque 30th Anniversary Screening Of "The Terminator" Q+A at the Egyptian Theatre on October 15, 2014 in Hollywood, California

This is how James Cameron used a light meter to shoot The Terminator within its B-movie budget

By James Artaius published

A humble light meter helped take The Terminator from "low-budget slasher movie" to box office juggernaut

Photo Technique
Camper van parked next to a row of garages and a games field with dramatic lighting

How I turned a simple photo of a car park into my perfect tribute to Breaking Bad!

By Peter Travers published

There are photo opportunities around every corner – even in this crappy car park! You just need is an eye for a photo op…

Composition
In-camera Features

This 5-minute pro tip will instantly improve your photography composition

By Kim Bunermann published

5-MINUTE TIPS If you want to take better photos without spending hours editing, just activate this simple in-camera feature

5-MINUTE TIPS
Lego set split up to show focus-stacking increments

I used Nikon’s Focus Shift Shooting for the first time – here’s why I’ll think twice before focus stacking manually again

By Mike Harris published

Tutorial You can make focus stacking a breeze by automating the process using your Nikon camera’s Focus Shift Shooting function

Tutorial
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