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winter578

Take great images this Winter

Wed, 14 Dec 2011

Is the cold weather making you think twice about taking any images?

Winter thumb

Shooting Winter Landscapes

Tue, 6 Dec 2011

One of the UK's most prolific writers on nature photography, Niall Benvie presents his techniques and tips on capturing spectacular landscape pictures during the magical season of Winter.

53 winter projects

Winter Photography Projects: 53 photography ideas for the winter months

Tue, 6 Dec 2011

Bored? In need of inspiration? Here are some suggestions for how to keep yourself occupied during the dark rainy nights of winter

GTGW Camera Settings

Getting to grips with: Camera Set-Up

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

Your camera has a host of modes that can affect the final shot. Understanding what they do will mean you'll take even better images

GTGW Flash

Getting To Grips With Flash

Mon, 3 Oct 2011

From getting the best out of your camera's built-in flash, to creative off-camera flash techniques, we show you how to get the best results from flash

Hot to shoot pets

How To Shoot Pets

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

We show you how to get the best pet portraits in your own home

Sharpen your shots

Get Sharper Pictures

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Avoid soft images forever with our essential tips and technique guide

Capture Interiors

Capturing Interiors

Mon, 1 Aug 2011

Nigel Atherton shows how to achieve evenly exposed interiors using multiple exposures, while Phil Hall explains how to blend them using layer masks

Interval Timer Tutorial

How to use interval timers

Wed, 20 Jul 2011

Time lapse photography is easy with an interval timer and you may already have one built into your camera

Lucie Debelkova Images

Holiday Photo Tips

Fri, 1 Jul 2011

leading travel photographer Lucie Debelkova’s top tips on how you can take your best ever holiday pictures this summer

Getting to grips with ISO

Getting to grips with...ISO

Mon, 27 Jun 2011

Controlling the ISO sensitivity setting on your camera is one of the fundamentals of photography, and affects both exposure and image quality of your pictures.

Fast shutter speed

Getting to grips with… Shutter speeds

Thu, 23 Jun 2011

How shutter speeds affect exposure and the way motion is recorded

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