Mike Harris
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...
Latest articles by Mike Harris
I think this mini mirrorless oddity, the Pentax Q10, is the perfect everyday camera
By Mike Harris published
Opinion The Pentax Q10 is a tiny little modern mirrorless classic that's easy on the eye, your back and your wallet
You HAVE to see these incredible guitar images shot on a smartphone – they're NOT composites!
By Mike Harris published
NEWS Watch this clever content creator use Xiaomi smartphones and practical effects to capture stunning guitar-themed images
What's the smallest full-frame mirrorless camera? Nikon vs Sony vs Panasonic
By Mike Harris published
News A YouTuber's side-by-side comparison of the Nikon Zf, Sony A7C II and Panasonic Lumix S9 delivers some surprising results…
How to capture candid street photographs like a pro
By Mike Harris published
Tutorial Stay ahead of the curb, learn to capture candid street photography with these streetwise tips
$19,000 iPhone 16 is meteor-encrusted and houses a working mechanical watch
By Mike Harris published
News Got $19,000 to spend on your iPhone 16 Pro Max upgrade? You won't find THIS in your local Apple Store
This is the best-looking camera ever made and nobody can tell me otherwise
By Mike Harris published
News Move over Nikon F, Hasselblad 500C and Rolleiflex 2.8F – the Kodak Medalist II takes home gold in the looks department
PGYTech OnePro Focux Backpack review: the most comfortable camera bag ever?
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?
TTArtisan shows true colors – follows up film canister LED light with RGB version
By Mike Harris published
News TTArtisan launches modern RGB LED light that looks like a film canister, so you can emit all the colors of the rainbow and look the retro biz while you're at it
AI-powered Remove & Reframe Tools headline Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2025
By Mike Harris published
News If you like to remove it, remove it! Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 has you covered thanks to the power of AI
How do you choose the right focal length of lens to use for your photography?
By Mike Harris published
TUTORIAL Choosing the right focal length for your photography is a crucial part of the creative process... we explain all!
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
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 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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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