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Break the rules! Balance harsh sunlight with flash for fantastic photo portraits
By James Paterson published
Video Tame bright midday sunlight falling on your subjects by utilizing some key skills to take super sunny portraits
5 tips for photographing Diwali, the festival of lights
By Hannah Rooke published
tutorial Diwali is a religious festival celebrating good over evil – and the festival of lights is a great time to test your photography skills
When is the Golden Hour and why is it called that?
By Jon Adams published
Photography jargon Learn what the photographic phrase Golden Hour means and why it’s so important for landscape photographers
How to photograph a moody seaside sunset using an ND filter
By Mike Harris published
Video Embrace a cloudy evening and shoot a seaside sunset photograph with a dramatic twist, using a neutral density filter
What is your camera's Bulb (B) setting and what is it for?
By Andrew James published
Photography jargon Discover the mode that allows you to open up your shutter for as long as you want, and when you’d use it
What is ambient light?
By Jon Adams published
Photography jargon Also known as 'available light', this is a key concept in photography and lighting, but what does it actually mean?
This is the most amazing light painting we've ever seen!
By James Artaius published
NEWS Unbelievable! Watch this Finnish photographer light-paint two spectacular swans in a lake before your very eyes
Turn your room into a camera obscura (the right way up!) with this DIY device
By Tom May published
NEWS The BonfotonUP camera obscura is affordable, easy to set up, and it even gets the image the right way up!
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