How to identify dead, stuck and hot pixels on camera screens, and what you can do about them.
Photo Review tips section
How to scan photo prints and slides
A search through old shoeboxes (the traditional storage places for old photos) and photo albums will probably reveal a diverse collection of prints, film types and formats, all of which will require different treatment.
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.
Technology transition in memory cards
Memory cards are changing to meet the increasing need for data transfer speed and storage capacity.
Photo backup and archiving
Backing-up should be the first step in any image or video editing process.
Focusing and exposure in low light levels
What to do when your camera has trouble focusing and exposing in poorly-lit environments.
Choosing a lens kit
We investigate various kit options for owners of interchangeable-lens cameras.
Critiquing photographs
How to give useful feedback on your own and other people’s photographs.
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.
Crop factors and lens performance
We examine why and when sensor crop factors should be considered when you’re shooting with the camera hand-held in low light levels.