Digital Photographer

Wildlife is a source of great fascination and inspiration to so many of us, either as image-makers or simply as human beings living on this planet. Capturing animals on camera helps us to understand their behaviour, promote conservation or simply sho

As Digital Photographer’s seasoned staff writer, Peter is an expert on many different subjects, both practical and career-driven. This issue, he’s been shooting with polarising filters in the woods to bring you a reflection-enhancing tutorial. Peter

On holiday with his family in France, Thomas was eating supper in the garden on a warm summer’s evening when he heard the humming. The sound was coming from the fast-beating wings of a hummingbird hawk-moth, hovering in front of an autumn sage, sipho

In our most recent competition in association with Photocrowd we challenged you to submit your best pet portraits, and after looking through over 3,000 photos, the winners have been chosen. Both crowd-voted and expert winners will win a licence to Af

Canon has officially unveiled the EOS-1D X Mk III, the company’s new flagship pro-level camera. Boasting a redesigned AF sensor with 28 times the resolution of the previous unit, along with a new DIGIC processor and AF deep-learning algorithm, the ne

Born and raised in Argentina, Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer and explorer. She runs her fine art gallery in Aspen, Colorado, and has clients from all over the world. For the past five years, Guadalupe has created an extensive

Wildlife photography is a vital tool in animal conservation. These captivating images were captured by Emmanuel Rondeau, who spent three months in French Guiana photographing jaguar behaviour and conservation in action for WWF (World Wide Fund for Na

Thanks to a combination of advanced building materials and imaginative architects, the modern built-up environment is every bit as beautiful as the hills, valleys and woodland we associate with a traditional landscape. The basics for photographing th

Wildlife photography is enduringly popular, and most of us love seeing pictures of animals even if we don’t capture them ourselves. Taking photos of creatures in their natural habitat is often much more accessible than you’d think. Local reserves, pa

The more you know about what you are going to shoot and in what style, the better. Preparation is paramount to any successful shoot in the city. While I’m not questioning your ability to carry a 30-kilogram rucksack with two DSLR bodies, six lenses a

To gather a varied portfolio of landscape images, it’s essential to shoot at different times of day, seasons, weathers and, critically, heights. The same can be said for cityscapes. It may take a little more planning than usual, but to gain that diff

It is important not to forget the basics just because you have moved away from a rural landscape to an urban setting. The camera is fundamentally a tool for capturing light, and a basic understanding of the functions of aperture, shutter speed and IS

Although every effort is made to get the image right in camera, it is almost inevitable that some processing adjustments will be necessary. As with traditional landscape images, I like to use a ‘less is more’ approach, concentrating on fixing errors

One of the most commonly asked questions when announcing a workshop in the city is, “What happens if it rains?” Well, so long as we’re not talking about precipitation on a biblical scale, all the better I say. Obviously, we need to take care of the e

For all the exciting new kit and technological innovations that were ushered in, it’s difficult to look at 2019 without feeling a pit in the stomach. The year started with a stark prognostication, as Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai warned in January that the

The camera market in 2019 was pretty bleak, with depressingly downward trending graphs virtually everywhere you looked. The official statistics have yet to come in, though it looks very likely that 2018’s patterns will be repeated once again. Telling

We’ve all experienced the frustration of posting an image we’re proud of on social media and receiving lower engagement than we hoped. It can be difficult to identify what went wrong in these circumstances, which only adds to the sense of confusion.

Difficulty level: Advanced Time taken: 4 to 6 hours Digital painting from a photograph is a process where the painter uses individual brush strokes to create an artistic, painterly version of their photo. The painter uses a pressure-sensitive stylus

1 Use a tripod When using natural light indoors, without the use of flash or other light modifiers, it is usually necessary to use a tripod because shutter speeds will be slower. A tripod will ensure a sharp shot. Turn off any image stabilisation whi

1 Clean up your image Do the basic edits in Lightroom or your preferred software. Import into Photoshop and duplicate the layer. Use the Spot Healing tool and the Content Aware tool to clean up the image. 2 Add adjustment layers Use adjustment laye

Polarising filters are often seen as a staple item in the landscape photographer’s kitbag. They are essential tools for boosting colour saturation in an image, increasing contrast and reducing reflections – one of the most well-employed applications

Being a lone photographer isn’t easy at the best of times – and solo projects or business ideas are hard to make progress with alone. Photography has never been as accessible as it is now, so the market is saturated with budding professionals trying

Why did Revolv Collective begin? Revolv Collective was founded by myself and Lina Ivanova in 2017. The collective was formed as an organic process to the experiences we encountered after graduating from university. We wanted to be part of a peer-men

Which is better, a fork or a spoon? Naturally, it depends on what you’re eating and how you like to eat it. The same applies to cameras. You can’t really say that mirrorless system cameras are better than DSLRs, or visa versa – they both have their s

PRICE: £589 / $649 For owners of Canon DSLRs and a matching array of EF or EF-S lenses, the EOS M50 has a major advantage. Canon EF-EOS M-mount adapters are available from £104/$149, with or without a detachable tripod mount, while independently made

PRICE: £549 / $499 Like the Olympus camera on test, the Fujifilm comes in a range of colour options and has chic retro styling, reminiscent of old 35mm film cameras. Like all but the Sony on test, it has a raised central viewfinder that includes a po

PRICE: £574 / $599 Olympus bucks the trend with a comparatively small Four Thirds (rather than APS-C format) image sensor. The crop factor rises to 2.0x, while the megapixel count drops to 16.1MP, which might look a bit down-market compared to the ot

Price: £409 / $548 Unique in this group, the Sony A6000 looks and feels more like a conventional fixed-lens compact camera, with a small viewfinder tacked onto the side of the back panel. It’s based on Sony’s highly popular E-mount system, which has

Price: £1,699 / $1799.95 We’ve become used to the idea that Fujifilm introduces a new sensor and processing engine in one camera and then successively works through its range, making fairly predictable upgrades. And while the X-Pro3 has the same 26.1

Price: £86.56 / $99.99 or £130.36 / $149.99 with Adobe Photoshop Elements Like Adobe Photoshop Elements, Premiere Elements is divided into three sections called Quick, Guided and Expert. However, the Quick section is genuinely useful even to more ex

Above A Year With My Camera is an excellent free, year-long photography workshop that takes complete novices away from shooting in auto mode in less than six weeks, and then moves on to composition, light and creativity. This workbook is designed to

As I re-read my wildlife tips in this month’s magazine (p38), I found it fascinating that there was no technique or equipment advice making the top tips. That had me pondering on what had and hadn’t been important in the development of my photography

Price: £86.56 / $99.99 or £130.36 / $149.99 with Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe introduced the Home Screen with Photoshop Elements 2019. It’s designed to give you quick access to the key features and help you see some of what’s made possible by the s