Mike Harris
Mike is Digital Camera World's How To Editor. He has over a decade of experience, writing for some of the biggest specialist publications including Digital Camera, Digital Photographer and PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine. Prior to DCW, Mike was Deputy Editor of N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine and Production Editor at Wex Photo Video, where he sharpened his skills in both the stills and videography spheres. While he's an avid motorsport photographer, his skills extend to every genre of photography – making him one of Digital Camera World's top tutors for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters and other imaging equipment – as well as sharing his expertise on shooting everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...
Latest articles by Mike Harris

Has color grading gone too far? This YouTube video hits on a subject I’ve pondered for years
By Mike Harris published
Feature Color grading is a hallmark of modern cinema, but are extreme grades doing more harm than good?

In this new world of AI, photography will live and die by how transparent we photographers choose to be about the images we create
By Mike Harris published
Opinion AI can create an image but it cannot take a photograph. Photography has a chance to become more relevant than ever – but transparency is key

Maybe it’s just me, but Melania Trump’s official White House photo is giving me serious 'House of Cards' vibes. Here’s my photography expert’s critique
By Mike Harris published
Opinion Melania Trump’s official White House portrait will be one of the most viewed photographs in the world – and everyone’s a critic. But it’s not an easy gig for the photographer

This new RGBW sensor changes everything! Blackmagic’s new 12K camera can shoot 8K and 4K with no drop in quality
By Mike Harris published
Feature I’ve been scratching my head since the Blackmagic Ursa Cine 12k LF launch as to how it can shoot 8K and 4K via the whole sensor with NO drop in quality. This video explains how…

I'd buy a Nikon 1 S1 instead of a Kodak PixPro! Why Nikon's FIRST mirrorless camera is a miniature gem
By Mike Harris published
Opinion The Nikon 1 S1 was part of a mirrorless camera system that didn’t stick around for long. But in a world where used cameras are going for big bucks, you can pick one up for less than a Kodak PixPro

Nikon P1000 prices have skyrocketed to the moon! I think it's high time we got a successor – pretty please, Nikon?
By Mike Harris published
News There's never been another camera quite like the Nikon Coolpix P1000, but since its discontinuation, prices have blasted into the stratosphere

After buying Minecraft and Activision, sure Microsoft – buy TikTok, why the heck not!
By Mike Harris published
News Microsoft’s been linked with a TikTok buyout once again, but could China, ByteDance and the United States reach a more pragmatic solution?

Is my bird feeder camera harming wildlife? Here’s why I’ll be more selective with my choices in the future
By Mike Harris published
News Bird feeder cameras aren’t the problem, specifically, but the RSPB is looking into whether certain types of bird feeder could present problems for some feathery visitors

The best iPads for photo editing, video editing and photography in 2025
By Mike Harris last updated
Buying guide Edit and organize your images and video with the best iPads available today

Nosferatu has the best cinematography I’ve seen in a long time – here’s why it’s a film every photographer should watch
By Mike Harris published
Opinion I was in awe of Jarin Blaschke’s use of composition while watching Nosferatu, I’m not surprised it’s up for the Best Cinematography Academy Award

Video explains how AI can turn the color palette from ANY movie into a Lightroom preset – color me impressed!
By Mike Harris published
How to Photographer and Instagrammer Vlad Manea has come up with an incredible hack to create a LUT from any movie using ChatGPT

Ever wondered how instant cameras work? It’s both incredibly complicated and remarkably simple
By Mike Harris published
Feature How do instant cameras work? The cameras are about as simple as cameras can get – it’s the instant film that’s the key

Rule of thirds photography gets a bad rap, but I think it’s the best compositional technique for beginners to learn
By Mike Harris published
Tutorial Say what you like about rule of thirds photography, but there’s a reason it’s the most famous compositional technique of all

I need to change my camera settings FAST, exposure compensation saves me every time – here's how...
By Mike Harris published
Tutorial Exposure compensation allows me to fine-tune my exposure at the press of a button or flick of a dial – here's how I use it to conquer fast-moving subjects

Canon collab and AI tools headline mega Adobe Premiere Pro, After Affects and Frame.io updates
By Mike Harris published
News Adobe is updating its video software portfolio with some neat AI features and Camera to Cloud support for Canon cameras

Has Pelican gone soft? You bet! Flight case manufacturer launches range of ‘soft goods’ camera bags and I’m here for it!
By Mike Harris published
Opinion B&H Photo unveils Pelican’s new range of soft goods camera bags, and even when Peli products go soft, they still look hard as nails

Want a retro Z-mount lens with an aperture ring to complement your Nikon Z fc or Zf? I’ve found the answer…
By Mike Harris published
News Artralab’s Nonikkor-MC 35mm f/1.4 is a cheap, fast and full-frame retro-themed prime designed with the Nikon Zf in mind

Remember the Fujifilm X-T1? Maybe it's the perfect stopgap while I wait for my X100VI...
By Mike Harris published
Opinion I’ve been hankering for a Fujifilm X100VI since its release, so why the heck am I considering picking up a Fujifilm X-T1?

TikTok wannabe Instagram has changed my square grid to a portrait one – is this the death knell for social-media-savvy photographers?
By Mike Harris published
Opinion It’s no longer hip to be square – Instagram rolls out TikTok-style portrait-orientation grid that destroys carefully curated profiles

I’m a millennial and I’d buy a Kodak Pixpro FZ55… have I just made it uncool?
By Mike Harris published
Opinion Gen Z is breathing new life into the ‘redundant’, cheap compact camera – and I think we could learn a thing or two from these young photographers

The Nikon Df is the DSLR I'd buy today – and reminds me that photography isn't always about cutting-edge perfection
By Mike Harris published
Opinion When the 'Big N' launched the Nikon Df back in 2013, it was unlike any other camera in existence. It still is…

I don’t often shoot with a telephoto lens and had only purchased my Sigma 100-400mm a couple of weeks before this frosty landscape was taken
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the day Photo of the Day: When the Peak District displayed a winter wonderland of photographic potential, Andy Gray was standing by to immortalize it with this award-winning image

Give ‘em L: why using an L-bracket changed my photography life
By Mike Harris published
Opinion I never leave home without my L-bracket – it’s transformed my relationship with tripods, here’s why…
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