Dan Mold
Deputy Editor on PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Dan also brings his technical wizardry and editing skills to Digital Camera World. He has been writing about all aspects of photography for over 10 years, having previously served as technical writer and technical editor for Practical Photography magazine, as well as Photoshop editor on Digital Photo.
Dan is an Adobe-certified Photoshop guru, making him officially a beast at post-processing – so he’s the perfect person to share tips and tricks both in-camera and in post. Able to shoot all genres, Dan provides news, techniques and tutorials on everything from portraits and landscapes to macro and wildlife, helping photographers get the most out of their cameras, lenses, filters, lighting, tripods, and, of course, editing software.
Latest articles by Dan Mold

10 pro photo tips for terrific traffic trail photographs at night
By PhotoPlus published
How to Our PhotoPlus Apprentice has a night on the town learning how to capture great city shots and long exposures of traffic light trails with Canon pro Paul Groom

Tiffen Variable ND filter review
By Dan Mold published
Review The Tiffen VND filter offers ND filter strengths from two to eight stops and has a budget-friendly price, but is the now 13-year-old filter showing its age?

PolarPro Peter McKinnon VND Edition II filter review
By Dan Mold published
Review PolarPro and Peter McKinnon team up once more to craft "the most sought-after Variable ND filter on the market". I find out if the Peter McKinnon VND Edition II is worth the steep $249 asking price

Kenko Prosofton Clear filter review: Can an image-blurring soft filter make stars sharper? I find out...
By Dan Mold published
Review It might sound counter-intuitive, but Kenko's image-softening Prosofton Clear filter has been designed to make stars appear bigger, brighter and sharper in your astro photographs

Hands-on Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM review: a premium prime with a lot of camera correction
By Dan Mold published
Not yet ratedReview The ultra-wide Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM hybrid lens completes its trio of super-fast prime lenses for stills and video

Hands-on Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM review: the niftiest fifty of all?
By Dan Mold published
Not yet ratedReview The hybrid Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM lens might just be the niftiest fifty of them all

Hands-on Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z review: the ultimate trinity lens?
By Dan Mold published
Not yet ratedReview The Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z is Canon's third 70-200mm lens, its second Z lens, and its first BLACK trinity lens!

Create a ghost town with these easy in-camera and Photoshop techniques
By Dan Mold published
VIDEO Bring Halloween scenes to life with this fun painting-with-light project and some basic photographic equipment

Bellroy Venture 10L Camera Edition review: the ultimate sling for street photographers?
By Dan Mold published
Review The Bellroy Venture 10L Sling Camera Edition is all the rage with Youtube photographers, but does it live up to the hype? I put it to the test to find out...

"The future of photography is bright": Canon collabs with university for visual storytelling workshop
By Dan Mold published
News Canon wraps up a three-day visual storytelling workshop with a British university, focusing on sustainability

Here's how to photograph the magic of mushrooms this fall
By Dan Mold published
VIDEO Fun-guy Dan Mold shares his top advice for detailed woodland close-ups in the year's most photogenic season

GoPro Chesty review: hands off
By Dan Mold published
Review Is the second iteration of GoPro’s official chest harness the ultimate companion to your action camera?

Canon PIXMA TR7650 4-in-1 review: the ultimate home office printer?
By Dan Mold published
Review Canon’s space-saving PIXMA TR7650 4-in-1 printer can copy, scan, fax and print from the cloud so is it the ultimate office companion? I put it to the test to find out!

Cotton Carrier CCS G3 harness review
By Dan Mold published
Review The Cotton Carrier G3 harness wraps around your torso to dock your camera and free up your hands

Cotton Carrier Skout G2 harness review
By Dan Mold published
Review The Skout G2 is a sling style harness designed to make it more comfortable to travel with a camera and lens attached all day. We put it to the test to find out if it’s any good

BlackRapid Double Breathe Harness review
By Dan Mold published
Review Harness the full potential of two cameras with BlackRapid’s Double Breathe dual camera harness

BlackRapid Blackline II Double Dual Camera Harness review
By Dan Mold published
Review A double camera harness allows you to dual wield two cameras with different lenses so is BlackRapid’s Blackline II twice as good as the competition?

Canon's new "kit lens" is actually a half-price trinity lens!
By Dan Mold published
News Canon just released a new 28-70mm trinity lens disguised as an affordable kit lens – and it's half the price of the 24-70mm f/2.8

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM review: an L-series lens on a budget
By Dan Mold published
Not yet ratedReview The Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM lacks a red ring, but borrows premium features from its L-series siblings

BlackRapid Sport Breathe review: comfort you can rely on
By Dan Mold published
Review Strap in as we put BlackRapid’s best-selling camera strap to the test

BlackRapid Blackline I Right and Left review
By Dan Mold published
Review Paint it black! We take a closer look at BlackRapid’s ‘Best Camera Strap’ which has an all-blacked out aesthetic, boosted breathability and more comfortable padding

Canon Explorer of Light and pro American sports photographer Kevin Jairaj shares his kit bag essentials
By Dan Mold published
PRO KIT Top sports photographer Kevin Jairaj tells us about the kit he uses when shooting for publications such as USA Today

Reach for the skies with your camera at summer airshows
By Matty Graham published
VIDEO The summer airshow season is still in full flight… Discover how to get your aerial photography skills to take off!
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