Lauren Scott
Lauren is a writer, reviewer, and photographer with ten years of experience in the camera industry. She's the former Managing Editor of Digital Camera World, and previously served as Editor of Digital Photographer magazine, Technique editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, and Deputy Editor of our sister publication, Digital Camera Magazine. An experienced journalist and freelance photographer, Lauren also has bylines at Tech Radar, Space.com, Canon Europe, PCGamesN, T3, Stuff, and British Airways' in-flight magazine. When she's not testing gear for DCW, she's probably in the kitchen testing yet another new curry recipe or walking in the Cotswolds with her Flat-coated Retriever.
Latest articles by Lauren Scott

World-leading Cristina Mittermeier to give unmissable talk at The Photography Show
By Lauren Scott last updated
Interview Cristina reveals her thoughts on the future of pro photography ahead of The Photography Show this weekend

Get stunning portraits with just one light
By Lauren Scott, Digital Photographer published
How to In this series, Tom Calton brings you his favourite portrait techniques with practical steps to try now at home

Apple Event 2022: iPhone 14 Pro cameras mark new era for iPhone photography
By Lauren Scott published
LIVE REPORT Apple's 'Far Out' event saw the launch of the iPhone 14 and iPhone Pro – with the first-ever 48MP Main camera on iPhone

5 reasons why The Photography Show is THE best show for pros!
By Digital Photographer last updated
Feature Top reasons for pro photographers to benefit from visiting The Photography and The Video Show in the UK

Watch the Fujifilm X-Summit today – live announcement of new camera & lenses
By Rod Lawton last updated
Live Fujifilm's first X-Summit event held in New York is today – watch it with us LIVE below and get the camera news as it happens

Panasonic has launched TWO 4K 60p camcorders for broadcasting pros
By Sebastian Oakley published
News Panasonic has launched two new 4K camcorders rigged with professional features for broadcasters and creators

Fujifilm X-H2S review
By Lauren Scott last updated
REVIEW With 40fps continuous shooting, Fujifilm's new 5th generation sensor and processor and uncropped 6.2K 30p video, this is the best X Series camera ever

Tamron's compact 70-300mm lens is coming to the Nikon Z mount soon
By Rod Lawton last updated
News The Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047) will be an affordable full frame telephoto zoom for Nikon Z cameras

SheClicks Awards celebrate outstanding achievement by a female photographer
By Lauren Scott published
News The first SheClicks Awards 2022 will celebrate kit, customer service and outstanding achievement by a female photographer

This hand-carved case for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will cost you $2k!
By Lauren Scott published
news Apple hasn't yet launched the iPhone 14, but luxury brand Golden Concept has already created a limited-edition case costing $1,999

The best aerial images of 2022 have been announced – with explosive results
By Lauren Scott published
news A volcano shot by Armand Sarlangue is the winner of the Drone Photo Awards 2022 which celebrates the art of aerial photography

Artistic nude photography: how to shoot tasteful images
By Digital Photographer, Lauren Scott last updated
The human body is such a simple and accessible subject... this is how to shoot tasteful and artistic nude imagery

UK photographer wins outdoor photography contest less than a year after buying camera
By Lauren Scott published
news Lloyds Bank announced the results of its amateur photography competition – the winner has been shooting for less than a year!

How and why to quality control your photographic image library
By Peter Fenech, Lauren Scott published
feature Assessing your own work is one of the hardest things a photographer has to learn to do – here are a few tips

Why the Nikon F4 was a legendary camera
By Mark Bauer published
OPINION Landscape professional Mark Bauer gets nostalgic looking back at one of Nikon’s classic film cameras

Far out! James Webb Space Telescope takes first EVER image of planet outside solar system
By Lauren Scott published
news NASA amazes the world once again, as its Webb Space Telescope takes the first direct image of a distant world

How to try deep-space astrophotography
By Lauren Scott, Jamie Carter published
tutorial Delve into deep sky imaging by using a tracking mount and a telescope – it's easier than you might think

I love the Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 – but it isn't a "proper" camera
By Lauren Scott published
OPINION The chunky Instax Mini 40 is simple and fun to use, and to see it as a proper camera is missing the point. Here's why

13 things camera makers did WRONG!
By Rod Lawton, Lauren Scott published
Opinion Camera manufacturers get a lot of things right, but let's face it – sometimes it feels like they make some baffling decisions

Apollo Remastered: how 35,000 NASA photos were breathtakingly restored
By Lauren Scott published
Q&A Andy Saunders, restorer of NASA's most iconic Apollo footage including Neil Armstrong's moonwalk, has just released new book

What’s the big deal with going full-frame?
By Marcus Hawkins, Lauren Scott published
GUIDE A bigger sensor gives you bigger images, right? Not necessarily – but there are more reasons why you might want to move to full-frame…

Silhouette photography: camera settings
By Peter Fenech published
tutorial Work with strong backlighting to shoot graphic images that make the most of color and form for stunning silhouettes

Should you be shooting film in 2022?
By Lauren Scott published
FEATURE Is film photography coming back? We asked a camera buyer for her take on the the emotional pull that film photography has
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