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

Polaroid Color i-Type Film box and film cell on a purple background

Polaroid now offers film subscriptions, so you’re never caught short

By Mike Harris published

News Polaroid photographers can now enjoy a range of film subscriptions and save 10% in the process

Three prime lenses from 7Artisans, TTArtisans and Viltrox against a sky-blue background, the centre lens has a halo above it

Cheap, third-party lenses are good for consumers and good for camera manufacturers

By Mike Harris published

opinion Camera manufacturers who embrace cheap, third-party lenses will reap the benefits in the long run

7Artisans 85mm f/1.8 for Z being held up by a hand against a blue background

7Artisans 85mm f/1.8 budget prime gets relaunched for Nikon Z full-frame cameras

By Mike Harris published

News Now Nikon Z users can take advantage of 7Artisans' portrait prime. It's cheap, it's got AF, and it's full-frame

Hand holding Lume Cube XL alongside rear LCD display of Lume Cube XL

Lume Cube goes XL with portable 60W COB LED monolight

By Mike Harris published

News Lume Cube releases a portable monolight for content creators, in the form of a 60W COB LED light dubbed the Lume Cube XL

An image depicting how multiple images of the same subject are blended to create a single portrait using the Brenizer method

Big up background blur in your photo portraits using the Brenizer bokeh-rama effect

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL Learn the Brenizer method – shoot and edit a 'bokeh panorama' to create a wide field of view with a shallow depth of field

Person holding a Nikon Z6 III camera up to their faceNikon Z6 III camera held in a pair of hands

Nikon Z6 III gets its second firmware update

By Mike Harris published

News Nikon's latest firmware update for its latest camera boasts a pair of handy fixes, making the Z6 III even better!

A superbike next to a roundel displaying the High-Pass filter

Use Photoshop's High Pass Filter to selectively sharpen your photos like a pro

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL Selectively sharpen the focal point of your images in Adobe CC, using this effective expert high-pass hack

TTArtisan AF 75mm f/2 on a white background and TTArtisan AF 75mm f/2 attached to a camera

Cheap, fast, full-frame 75mm lens from TTArtisan released for Nikon and Sony

By Mike Harris published

News Looking for an AF-capable, cut-price portrait prime for your mirrorless Nikon or Sony? It doesn't get much cheaper than this!

Two identical images of a man in a flight jacket, one showcasing Photoshop's Saturation slider at 100% and the other showcasing the Vibrance slider at 100%

Saturation vs vibrance: What's the difference between these photo editing tools?

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL If you're not using vibrance to edit your images, you're missing out! Here's when to prioritize it over saturation

Close-up of man holding Nikon Z8 vertically, with a roundel zooming in on the focal plane mark

WTF is a focal plane mark? Your camera almost certainly has this strange symbol

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL Ever noticed this weird symbol on your camera? It's called a focal plane mark – and it used to be pretty important

Classic racing car in color edited in Adobe Lightroom and in black and white, edited in Photoshop

Did you know you can switch seamlessly between Lightroom and Photoshop while editing?

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL Do you find Adobe CC's workflow frustrating? Here's how to switch seamlessly from Lightroom to Photoshop and back again

Microscopy video of waves in the embryo of a fruit fly

2024 Nikon Small World in Motion video microscopy winners announced

By Mike Harris published

News Nikon announces the filmmakers who triumphed in the video-centric variant of its historic microscopy competition

A nine-shot multiplicity of the partial lunar eclipse, which took place on the morning of September 18 2024

This photo from last night's partial lunar eclipse is out of this world!

By Mike Harris published

Features This marvelous moon multiplicity was captured during last night's partial lunar eclipse – the astrophotographer who took it tells all

16 July 2019, Brescia, Italy, partial eclipse of the moon

There's a partial lunar eclipse tonight – learn how and when to photograph this stunning celestial event

By Mike Harris published

TUTORIAL The Northern Hemisphere will be treated to a partially eclipsed harvest supermoon during September 17 and 18. Here's how to photograph the standout celestial event, tonight

Hands using iPhone 16's Camera Control on a white background

Won't iPhone 16's Camera Control just overcomplicate the elegant simplicity of smartphone photography?

By Mike Harris published

Opinion The iPhone 16's Camera Control is a huge boon for smartphone photographers, but will it interest the masses?

Xencelabs Pen Display 16 Bundle being used next to a connected MacBook

Xencelabs Pen Display 16 review: A serious alternative to the Wacom Cintiq Pro 16?

By Mike Harris published

Review Xencelabs’ latest offering is the first 16-inch pen display to boast a 4K OLED screen

Images from Isabella Franceschini's ‘The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying’

Nikon announces winner of Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024

By Mike Harris published

NEWS Isabella Franceschini’s ‘The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying’ earns top honors at the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024

Nikon Z8 being reviewed by Adam Waring, editor of N-Photo magazine

I bought a Nikon Z8 two months before the Z6 III launch – did I make a mistake?

By Mike Harris published

opinion The Nikon Z6 III looks like an incredible camera, but it’s making the Z8 seem like even more of a bargain

Nikon Z 6III and Z6 II blurred out with giant question mark in centre of image

The Nikon Z6 III is here – and I’m glad the endless rumors can finally stop!

By Mike Harris published

opinion I think I’ve had my fill of the rumor mill's anonymous sources, bogus release dates and blurry photos that reveal nothing

Masking in Adobe Lightroom using XP-Pen Magic Drawing Pad

XP-Pen Magic Drawing Pad review: a solid digital drawing experience on the go

By Mike Harris published

Review XP-Pen’s first standalone drawing tablet delivers an enjoyable digital illustration experience, but could do with a little more processing oomph

Nikon Zf

Hang on a minute – is Nikon suddenly cool again?

By Mike Harris published

opinion Nikon lost its cool factor somewhere along the way, but I reckon it’s found it again in the Z 9, Z 8, Z f and beyond...

The Smoke Ninja stood in front of a toy castle, surrounded by dry ice smoke

Smoke Ninja review: elevate your creativity with safe smoke effects

By Mike Harris published

review We deliver our verdict on PMI's portable smoke machine, the Smoke Ninja, during a toy photography photoshoot

Manfrotto Befree Advanced Carbon Fibre Travel Tripod, man looking through viewfinder

Manfrotto Befree Advanced Carbon Fiber travel tripod review

By Mike Harris published

review A sturdy and lightweight tripod that’s packed with features and built to rack up the air miles

Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR

Nikon's new monster 28-400mm zoom is the all-in-one kit lens I've been waiting for!

By Mike Harris published

opinion Nikon’s whopping new 14.2x superzoom could transform your photography, if you’ve yet to invest in a decent collection of glass

Hands using Nikon SnapBridge on a phone

Nikon SnapBridge firmware update boasts exciting new feature for beginner photographers

By Mike Harris published

News SnapBridge's new Easy Shooting Setup functionality is designed to streamline remote shooting for Nikon newbies

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