To ensure you continue 2020 on the right track, we’ve shot, created and collated the best 20 Canon tips to help you improve your photography. Whether you use an old DSLR or latest mirrorless EOS camera, these subject-specific skills will help enhance your imagery.
We’ve enlisted regular PhotoPlus contributor and Canon pro Drew Buckley to share his secrets to successful shots. He guides you through essential techniques for better landscapes, talking about composition and depth of field as well as advice on focusing and shutter speeds needed for stunning wildlife.
We help you capture brighter and better close-up images, with simple techniques using a standard zoom, as well as pro tips for sharper macro pictures.
Also Canon portrait pro Alastair Batchelor shows you how to take professional people photos with his cracking tips, as well as how to take your flash portrait skills to the next level.
Turn the page to get stuck in and make 2020 a fantastic year for your Canon photography...
Landscapes
Canon pro Drew Buckley shares his fab four tips to get the most out of stunning vistas
01 Use a tripod
ONE OF the most important pieces of photographic equipment is a sturdy tripod that can be relied upon in all weathers and conditions. Not only does it stabilize the camera to combat any camera shake when using slower shutter speeds, or in windy weather, it also helps slow down your photography and force you into thinking more about your compositions. It’s a good idea to splash out on a carbon fibre model for lightness and strength. Go for one that has a weight rating higher than your equipment for extra stability.
02 Think about the foreground
This story is from the March 2020 edition of PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
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