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Back in time with style
Jon Adams shows you how to apply cool, retro effects in a single click with our free download
Clone to perfection
Improve landscapes and remove distractions using simple retouching skills in Affinity Photo with James Paterson
A bug's-eye view
Sara Jazbar turns minibeasts into beautiful big beasts that are a far cry from creepy-crawlies
Drum roll
Tracey Welch uses rapid bursts of flash to create a stroboscopic portrait
Star trekkin'
Donald Yip shares stellar tips that will help you to astro images of the Milky Way shoot awe-inspiring
Learn to sway a little to change your viewpoint
Being a photographer is all about how you look at the world. Changing your stance can make all the difference... and not just to your images
20 essential tips for Spring landscapes
Mark Bauer gives some expert advice to help you make the most of the spring, with its changeable weather and the sensation of the landscape coming back to life
Portraits with character!
Our apprentice learns the art of character portraiture, shooting professional soldiers
MASTER RAW!
Transform your captures with just 10 essential edits using Adobe Photoshop CC’s Camera Raw. Dan Mold shows you how to finesse your skills
Picture books
Melinda McIntyre travels beyond the confines of photography to create mixed-media images that tell stories full of emotion and meaning
Shoot for the moon
Photographer and Apollo missions obsessive Andy Saunders carefully restored thousands of film frames for his Apollo Remastered project
Shirlaine Forrest
Whether shooting rock gigs, fashion models or the high-speed track sport of roller derby, Shirlaine Forrest is one of the busiest photographers you will ever meet. She pauses just long enough to tell Keith Wilson why she always carries a bag of sweets and how Bob the Builder fixed it for her
The long and short of it
James Paterson shoots better blur by shutter-blending to combine longer and shorter exposures in a single frame
Create stunning mono images
Jon Adams shows how to use your gift to craft classic B&W finishes
Make a mini movie scene
Mike Harris uses a macro lens and LED lights to capture a film-like image of a tiny action figure
Sphere of the dark
Mike Harris shows you how to add multiple orbs of light to your images with this light-painting technique
Supercharge your skills
Mike Harris provides easy-to-implement tips that will help to improve your photography for 2023
7 reasons to use a tripod
...and low light isn't one of them! Steve Davey outlines seven reasons why always carrying a tripod can give you more creative choices and help you to take better photos
For the sake of it
Mike Harris makes a case for simply enjoying the moment. Do you agree? Or is he making a mountain out of a molehill?
Winning images
Steve James doesn’t just enter photo comps for the glory; the challenge and critique has helped him grow exponentially as a photographer
The only way is up
University of Cambridge tutor John Brackenbury tells how he developed specialist photography equipment and techniques for incredible images of insects in flight
Carolyn Mendelsohn
Photography was the farthest thing from Carolyn Mendelsohn's mind when she began her working life. Today, she is one of the UK's leading portrait photographers, with an impressive list of awards and clients. Keith Wilson hears how the once reluctant photographer became obsessed with telling stories with her camera...
Bit of a long shot
Mike Harris ditches his wide-angle zoom and uses a telephoto lens to capture landscapes from a hilltop
Ghoul school
Who ya gonna call when ya wanna create a series of hoax-worthy pics? N-Photo's ghostbuster Mike Harris...
What’s on the menu?
Adam Waring shows you how to set up your Nikon so all your frequently accessed settings are in one place
Celebrate your successes!
Running a photography business is a mix of highs and lows - learning how to focus on the positive, rather than dwelling on the problems, can make all the difference
LIGHTBOX
Our favourite Nikon images from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 competition
Where it started
The annual pilgrimage to a favourite spot for deer offers Tom a chance to reflect on his first decade in professional wildlife photography
We have liftoff
Norman Fuller uses an old Nikon FM10 shutter and a DIY flash and trigger to capture incredible in-camera sequences of insects in flight
The Empty Quarter
Nonagenarian Tor Eigeland has seen it all in his decades as a photojournalist. Here he reflects on a 1970s visit to Saudi Arabia...