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Toy photography

I used a smoke machine to photograph Lego and the results are cinematic

By Mike Harris published

Tutorial Learn how to capture cinematic toy photography using practical smoke effects

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Shadowy specter and man sat on stairs with inset BTS images showing an LED light, an Adobe CC screenshot of the specter and an arrow linking the images together

I used Photoshop to turn my shadow into a spooky specter for Halloween – here's how I did it…

By Mike Harris published

How to A little Photoshop trickery turned this simple image into a spooky Halloween image to fool my friends and family

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A woman with a solarization effect applied using Affinity Photo

Embrace the beauty of Solarization with Affinity Photo 2

By James Paterson published

VIDEO Recreate the classic Solarization darkroom look in Affinity Photo and use tonal tricks to achieve perfect results

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Light painting

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

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Canon Photograph Paintings

The art of photographing artwork: taking photos of paintings like a pro

By James Paterson published

VIDEO Use your camera gear to capture artwork and paintings the right way with simple camera skills and cross-polarization

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Field of view

Photography cheat sheet: What is Field of View (FoV)?

By Lauren Scott last updated

Cheat sheet Understand Field of view in photography and how it relates to the focal length of the lens and the sensor size – the diagram below shows you more

Cheat sheet
Two soccer players challenging to header the ball, inset image of man photographing the sport from the sidelines

As MLS Playoffs kick off – here's how to photograph soccer like a pro

By Mike Harris published

Tutorial Stay ahead of the curb, learn to capture candid street photography with these streetwise tips

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A barn owl sat on a fence post, surrounded by purple flowers and a soft green background

Don't wing it! This is how to photograph barn owls the right way

By Andrew Mason published

Tutorial How to find and photograph one of the UK's most beloved birds, the beautiful barn owl

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I photographed the moon with a monster Nikon P1000 bridge camera – here’s what I learned…

By Mike Harris published

I took one giant leap towards stunning moon photos with the Nikon Coolpix P1000’s insane 125x optical zoom. Here’s how I did it in six small steps…

Astrophotography
A man stands outside his tent in a quiet camping scene, pointing a flashlight directly at the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), which shines among countless stars in the night sky, creating a captivating celestial moment.

Get a photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS tonight before it disappears for 80,000 years – here's how

By Mike Harris published

How to Photographers have immortalized Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and you can, too. But you'd better be quick – it won't be around for much longer

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