22 night shooting tips for beginners
Quick and easy night photography tips and techniques for better photos in the dark. From night photography settings for your DSLR to ideas for creative low light pictures. Learn how to take photos at...
View ArticleHow to make your own photos into Christmas cards
Learn how to use Photoshop Elements’ Resize and Effects tools to design your own festive cards. If you haven’t sent your Christmas cards out yet now’s the time to get creative and make your own using...
View ArticlePortrait retouching: Photoshop tutorial
Improve people shots with these simple techniques and unleash a portrait’s full potential.With fashion and portrait retouching, the devil is in the detail. You might want to enlarge the eyes a little,...
View ArticleA-Z of digital camera effects
26 digital camera tricks and techniques to help you get more creative with your DSLR. From abstracts to zoom bursts, there’s sure to be an in-camera effect you’ll want to try. Photoshop is great for...
View ArticleMasterclass: How to shoot and edit HDR images
Click here to download Start Image 1 Click here to download Start Image 2 Click here to download Start Image 3 Have you ever tried to photograph a scene that captures areas of bright highlights and...
View ArticleDSLR Video: how to set up your EOS camera for movie recording
Are you a struggling HDSLR filmmaker? The first step towards shooting a compelling DSLR video is to set up your camera properly. To help you find your way through the puzzling onboard movie-making...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips For Shooting Road Cycle Time Trail Races!
Top Canon pro photographer Drew Gibson was there when Bradley Wiggins won Gold in the London 2012 Olympic time trail event, he shares his great photos and 5 top tips for shooting road cycle time trail...
View ArticleHow to shoot from your PC
Canon D-SLRs come with a program called EOS Utility, which you can load onto your PC for remote or ‘tethered’ shooting, via a USB cable. Here’s how to do it… 1. Run the program First of all, install...
View ArticleHow to edit your Canon DSLR videos in Adobe Premiere Elements
Thanks to DSLRs like the Canon EOS 650D, you can capture high-quality video clips as well as stills. However, this creates the problem of how to organise and share your ever-growing collection of video...
View ArticleHow can I apply lens corrections?
Q: I’ve had chromatic aberrations and distortion appear in some of my photos. Can I fix this without buying an image-editing program? A: Shoot in RAW with most Canon – and a few independently built –...
View ArticleTake shake-free shots today
Minimise camera shake and take better photos in the processCamera shake is a common problem that causes blurriness in an image by moving the camera slightly during the shot. If you’re in low light, the...
View Article8 tips for autumn composition
Get the best from your autumn shots with our handy guide to compositionThe nights are drawing in and the hours of daylight are getting even shorter, but there’s no reason to put away your D-SLR. Follow...
View ArticleCreate stunning mono shots with RAW
By adjusting a RAW image’s colours and tones you can produce an impressive black-and-white portrait with instant impactBecause RAW image files contain more information than standard JPEGs, you can use...
View ArticleImprove winter skies in Photoshop
Fake a graduated filter effect with the Gradient tool in Photoshop ElementsThe human eye is infinitely more sophisticated than your SLR, and has no problem when taking in high contrast scenes. But when...
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