You can’t always rely on fully automatic exposures, so it pays to learn how to adjust two important controls that determine how much light reaches the image sensor in a camera.
Photo Review tips section
Camera gear for nature photos
Camera equipment buying tips for nature photographers, from smartphones through to high-end cameras and lenses.
Moving subject shooting tips
Many different moving subjects can make great photos and movies: people, animals, birds, vehicles, sports action or simply the motion of flowing water or blowing leaves. Photo Review tech editor Margaret Brown gives shooting and settings tips for each type of motion scene.
Useful Accessories checklist
While today’s cameras are very competent on their own, there are plenty of useful accessories that can improve your creativity and make it easier to shoot photos and movies.
Reading the light for nature photos
While light is critical to all areas of photography, it has its greatest impact in nature photos, especially when photographing landscapes.
Updating your digital darkroom
A checklist of the improvements you can make to your existing set up for photo editing and output.
How to print your own photos
The basic set up and tools needed for printing photos at home.
Close-up and macro photography
How to capture high quality close-up and macro photos – tips and advice on depth of field, focus stacking, macro lighting, exposure, and selecting the right camera and lens gear.
What it takes to become a Pro
Author, teacher, connector, and managing director of The Brownbill Effect, Sally Brownbill has been advising and helping people in the creative industry for more than two decades. In this article Sally explains what it takes to work successfully as a professional photographer.
Global edit tools for restoring old photos
Basic photo editing tools that can be applied to the whole image to help restore damaged photos.