How to find the right editing tools for restoring old photos.
Add a dreamy glow to landscape shots
The Orton Effect: how to create a popular editing technique that adds a dreamlike glow to landscape photographs.
Monitor calibration and profiling
When you’re editing, the monitor screen should display colours and tones as close as possible to ‘real world’ values.
Identifying pixel errors
How to identify dead, stuck and hot pixels on camera screens, and what you can do about them.
Setting up a digital darkroom
Whether you’re starting from scratch or augmenting your current workspace, the basic tools you’ll need for a digital darkroom are a computer, a monitor screen and a printer. You’ll also need backing-up systems and, possibly, a scanner.
Why digitise your old family photos?
We all know photo albums are the first things people pack when they’re forced to leave home due to catastrophes like fire and flooding.
Composition revisited
A brief refresher on things to consider when framing shots for both still pictures and video recordings.
Adding depth to landscape photographs
Ways to create landscape photographs that make the viewer feel immersed in the scene.
Creative cropping
Cropping images in post-production can give you another chance to re-frame your shots more creatively.
Working with video footage
How to ensure you’re well set up for recorded footage, including computer needs, video software options, and using 4K and 6k for stills.
