Mike Harris

Mike Harris

How To Editor

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...

Articles by: Mike Harris

The Despicable Me 4: The Ultimate Fart Blaster being used next to the PMI Gear SmokeNinja, surrounded in smoke, with 'VS' text between them

I bought a Fart Blaster: Can this $30 must-have toy trump a pro smoke machine for photographers?

By Mike Harris published

Feature Parents are clamoring to pick up the Despicable Me 4 Ultimate Fart Blaster this Christmas, but could photographers be gassing to get their hands on this cut-price smoke machine, too?

Rear LCD of Nikon Z6 II showing live view with focus peaking activated, in front of a spread of scones and jam

Focus peaking completely changed the way I use my Nikon camera, here’s how

By Mike Harris published

How to Want to be more accurate when focusing manually? Focus peaking might be the answer. Here’s everything you need to know…

Teal and white Lomography Sprocket Rocket 35mm Panoramic Cameras, on teal and white backgrounds with teal and white paint splats

Lomography Sprocket Rocket panoramic film camera looks as pretty as a peacock as two new colors launched

By Mike Harris published

News Lomography Sprocket Rocket 35mm Panoramic Camera debuts Coconut and Peacock hues, and they look pretty darn cool

Nikon Zf, Sony A7 IV, Fujifilm X-T5, Canon EOS R100 and Panasonic Lumix S9 on a pink background with large dollar signs behind

I scoured the best camera retailers' price-match policies this Black Friday so you don’t have to

By Mike Harris published

Feature Want to find the best camera deals this Black Friday? Making use of a retailer’s price-match policy could save you even more

Vanguard ALTA PRO 3VLT showing tilting and panning video head functionality and an attached video camera

Vanguard's new travel tripod is built for videographers on the go

By Mike Harris published

Are you a content creator who’s constantly on the go? Vanguard’s Alta Pro 3VLT travel tripod might be worthy of your next adventure

Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A held in palm of hand with lumisphere attached

Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A review: a battery-free light meter, bursting with retro charm

By Mike Harris published

Review The rugged PGYTech OnePro Focux does its best to make camera-bag discomfort a thing of the past, but does it succeed?

Sekonic Twinmate L-208 being placed in top pocket

Sekonic L-208 Twinmate review: a pocketable light meter with retro charm

By Mike Harris published

Review This entry-level device from Sekonic is a light meter in its purest form. It’s accurate, easy to use and so small and light, you’ll forget it’s in your back pocket

A line of horsemen performs T'bourida (Fantasia) during the Horse Show of El Jadida, while firing muskets, creating rising smoke in the air

I fired the shutter of my camera at the precise moment I heard the pop of igniting gunpowder

By Mike Harris published

photo of the day Photo of the Day: Yasser Alaa Mobarak photographed this incredible equestrian performance at the Horse Show of El Jadida

Full moon over Glastonbury Tor, UK

How to photograph the 'supermoon' full moon

By Jamie Carter last updated

tutorial Tips for getting great pictures of the full moon in 2024

Apple logo, plus sign, Logitech Circle View, equals sign and question mark used to create visual equation, inviting viewer to wonder what an Apple-branded smart IP camera might look like

Apple will be watching you – Cupertino to launch smart camera?

By Mike Harris published

news Apple's very first smart IP camera could be set to shake up the home surveillance market in 2026

Whitby's West Pier at sunrise against a fiery orange sky

It took me years to capture my dramatic photo of sunrise over Whitby Harbor

By Mike Harris published

PHOTO OF THE DAY Photo of the Day: Multiple early-morning visits to Whitby's West Pier over the years eventually paid dividends, thanks to this striking sunrise

7Artisans FF 9mm f/5.6 ASPH and two rear ND filters on a pink gradient background

7Artisans' affordable full-frame fisheye lens gets rear ND bundle release

By Mike Harris published

News The 7Artisans FF 9mm f/5.6 ASPH is now being sold with compatible neutral density filters

Man wearing blue denim jacket holding Nikon FM and looking through the viewfinder

I bought the only film camera I’ll ever need: the Nikon FM is an SLR in its purest form

By Mike Harris published

OPINION The Nikon FM is a fully manual, mechanical relic from the '70s and '80s – and the blueprint for the legendary Nikon FM2

A black-and-white image of The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture on a misty day with the sun directly behind the sculptures

My backlit photo of this Port Glasgow sculpture is inspired by monochrome film stock

By Mike Harris published

PHOTO OF THE DAY Photo of the Day: An impromptu misty morning caused this photographer to abandon his bus trip and capture an atmospheric early morning image with his retro Nikon Zf

Google Earth screenshot of the Earth with Instagram post inset and giant arrow connecting the two

I had no idea Google Earth Studio has this game-changing feature for photographers

By Mike Harris published

NEWS Plan photo shoots and even preview the results with this brilliant feature of Google Earth Studio!

Ilford HP5 plus canister and box made to look like it's on a damaged roll of film

What the new airport CT scanners actually do to camera film

By Mike Harris published

NEWS Photographer accidentally sends hundreds of dollars worth of film through CT scanner – immediately regrets it

A black-and-white landscape with light settling on Mont Blanc in the background

It took a four-hour hike to get my striking black-and-white photo of Mont Blanc

By Mike Harris published

PHOTO OF THE DAY Photo of the Day: Intrepid photographer hiked high up into the mountains to capture this stunning mono image of Mont Blanc

Nikon Z50 II and D500 carved diagonally to look like a merging of the two cameras

Is the Nikon Z50 II the mirrorless D500 successor I’ve been waiting for?

By Mike Harris published

The Nikon Z50 II’s flagship Z9 tech is as close as we’ve come to a Z-Series Nikon D500. The question now: Do we even still need one?

Philadelphia Eagles photographer Ed 'Eagles' Eye' Mahan holds a Nikon F at an Eagles game

NFL photographer uses Nikon film camera to capture Philadelphia Eagles in throwback Kelly Green uniforms

By Mike Harris published

NEWS Retro Nikon F and Kelly Green jerseys prove winning formula as ‘The Birds’ triumph against the Jacksonville Jaguars

A spaniel bounds towards the camera chasing a toy in a field

I needed speedy reflexes and the right camera settings to get this amazing photo of a bouncy dog mid-flight

By Mike Harris published

PHOTO OF THE DAY Photo of the Day: A fast lens, the right AF mode and a whole lot of trial and error were required to land this jaw-dropping doggie action shot

Panasonic Lumix S9 on a blue to pink gradient with a 'Great Price' roundel

Panasonic Lumix S9 drops to lowest EVER price ahead of Black Friday!

By Mike Harris published

DEAL The newest Panasonic camera has been slashed by $100 – or a huge $300 if you buy it with a lens

A silhouetted kingfisher sat on a branch against an orange background

Incredible photo of silhouetted kingfisher was my ‘catch of the day’

By Mike Harris published

PHOTO OF THE DAY Photo of the Day: Days of observation and an early start made this stunning silhouette of a kingfisher a success for Pete Stewart

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS on a green/blue gradient with a green line chart in the foreground

Compact cameras aren't dead - they still make up 60% of camera sales in Japan!

By Mike Harris published

news BCN Retail data suggests buyers in Japan are resurrecting the ailing compact camera market against a backdrop of rising interchangeable lens prices

Adobe Creative Suite logo (left), Adobe Creative Cloud logo (right) with dollar and pound signs in the background and 'VS' type in the middle

I thought Adobe Creative Cloud was better value than the old Creative Suite – now I'm not so sure…

By Mike Harris published

opinion I couldn't afford Adobe's Creative Suite back in the day – Creative Cloud subscriptions changed that – but a decade later, are users losing out?

Woman stands at edge of lake, overlooking autumnal forest

I want to photograph fall… but where have the colors gone?

By Mike Harris published

OPINION Fall is THE season for landscape photography, but it's unpredictable. And in my neck of the woods, it's not as impressive as it could be…

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