Peter Travers
The editor of PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Peter 14 years of experience as both a journalist and professional photographer. He is a hands-on photographer with a passion and expertise for sharing his practical shooting skills. Equally adept at turning his hand to portraits, landscape, sports and wildlife, he has a fantastic knowledge of camera technique and principles. As you'd expect of the editor of a Canon publication, Peter is a devout Canon user and can often be found reeling off shots with his EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR.
Latest articles by Peter Travers
How to use Canon Digital Photo Professional – Canon DPP part 3
By Peter Travers last updated
TUTORIAL How to take control of the tonal range of your RAW images using Canon's free Digital Photo Professional 4
How to use Canon Digital Photo Professional – Canon DPP part 2
By Peter Travers last updated
TUTORIAL Boost your tonal range using the free RAW image editing software, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
How to use Canon Digital Photo Professional – Canon DPP part 10
By Peter Travers published
TUTORIAL Learn to sharpen images and smooth noise using free editing software – Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Canon's new Pixma G-Series MegaTank printers take on the home office
By Peter Travers published
NEWS Canon expands its Pixma G-Series MegaTank range with five entry-level home office printers at budget-friendly prices
DJI Quickshot modes explained: Five shortcuts to pro footage with DJI drones
By Peter Travers published
TUTORIAL Dronie, Helix, Rocket, Circle and Boomerang. Learn to shoot Hollywood-style drone footage with these secret DJI modes
Canon EOS 850D review
By Peter Travers, Ben Andrews published
REVIEW Can the long-awaited Canon EOS 850D DSLR fend off ever-increasing competition from mirrorless rivals?
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM review
By Peter Travers, Matthew Richards published
Review The Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM is the latest premium super-telephoto zoom for EOS R mirrorless cameras
Canon wins 6 EISA Awards – Canon EOS R5, 90D and 1D X Mark III snag honors
By Peter Travers, James Artaius published
NEWS Sony and Nikon take home 4 awards each, with Fujifilm winning 2 – including Camera of the Year
New Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM patent spotted
By Peter Travers last updated
NEWS Could the rumored Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM be start of a new RF f/4L unholy trinity of lenses?
Canon: “We didn’t set out to make a mirrorless system"
By Peter Travers last updated
NEWS When designing its EOS R cameras, Canon reveals that it didn’t actually set out to make a mirrorless system
Home photography ideas: No flash? No problem! Shoot candlelit portraits
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Stuck at home with no studio lights or strobes? Achieve atmospheric portraits shot by candlelight!
Home photography ideas: How to take high-quality headshots at home
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Now is the ideal time to brush up your portrait skills and update your family's headshots!
Home photography ideas: Fun family portraits in the bath!
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Staying safe indoors but need to educate the kids? Involve them in this fun portrait project as they play in the bath tub!
Home photography ideas: How to take great photos of hamsters
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS As we're all staying indoors it's the ideal time to perfect your pet pictures and learn how to use flash for better results
Home photography ideas: Frame-filling flower shots with a zoom lens
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS You don't need a macro lens for close-up shots that fill the frame – your kit lens or telephoto zoom can do it, too!
Home photography ideas: Paint eruptions underwater
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Love the swirling patterns when you pour milk into coffee? Use the same principle to make paint erupt underwater!
Home photography ideas: Bubbly bokeh shots in your front room
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Get creative with depth of field and shoot bubbly, blurry, bokehlicious shots at home
Home photography ideas: Children's portraits made easy
By Peter Travers last updated
HOME PROJECTS Capture fun-filled family photos easily and enjoyably!
Dramatic daylight portraits: use ND filters + flash to blur and darken backgrounds
By Peter Travers last updated
VIDEO Both blur and darken backgrounds to capture more dramatic portraits all by using a combination of filters and flash
Learn to capture action portraits without a hint of motion blur
By Peter Travers last updated
Using a flashgun with HSS mode for better fill-flash portraits in daylight
Use a polarizing filter to get stunning skies in your landscape photography
By Peter Travers last updated
VIDEO Completely transform blue skies in your landscape shots by attaching a polarizing filter to your lens
10 tips to shoot safari-style photos at a zoo or wildlife park
By Peter Travers published
VIDEO Now that zoos and wildlife parks are open again, here are 10 tips to take photographs worthy of a safari
My 12 best & worst bits of camera kit ever: Peter Travers, Editor, PhotoPlus
By Peter Travers published
12 Best & worst What are the cameras, lenses and accessories that photo magazine editor Peter Travers love... and really hate?
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