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Take Stunning Motor Racing Images

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

How to snap a fast moving car at an organized track, street or forest event

Spring landscape photography tips and advice

Thu, 15 Dec 2011

The Daffodils are out and spring is now well under way. Colin Varndell presents a few tips for making the most of this most picturesque season.

Take great images this Winter

Wed, 14 Dec 2011

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

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.

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

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

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

How To Shoot Pets

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

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

Get Sharper Pictures

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Avoid soft images forever with our essential tips and technique guide

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

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

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

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Fri, 18 May 2012

by Spligpoot

I need to scan about 300 colour 35mm slides that are around 30 years old. They still seem fine although many seem a little dark and need colour...

Best technique for shooting the family indoors (compact cam)

Mon, 7 May 2012

by aircanman

I wonder if someone could help me with this, I am using the HX9V and have difficulty getting a good shot of the kids indoors, obviously the lighting...

Do ice cold temperatures affect equipment?

Thu, 26 Apr 2012

by NicciJB

Hi - I want to take my new Canon 600D to my birthday celebrations which includes a trip to the Ice Bar in London :D Is this safe for the camera and...