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Mastering your camera: the ultimate photography guide

Tue, 27 Jul 2010

Essential guides to getting more from your photography

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Photography for beginners: DSLR starter guide

Mon, 12 Jul 2010

Just bought your first camera? What Digital Camera runs through all the things you need to know before you start shooting.

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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

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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

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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

Sharpen your shots

Get Sharper Pictures

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Avoid soft images forever with our essential tips and technique guide

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

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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.

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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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Getting to grips with... Aperture

Thu, 26 May 2011

Aperture not only affects exposure, but provides lots of creative possibilities too. Here's how it works...

Pro Compact Tips

How To Get Great Shots On A Compact

Thu, 12 May 2011

With care you can produce stunning results on even simple compacts. John Freeman shares a few tips, while a selection of WDC readers show just what can be achieved using a compact

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Hi Guys As you know I am new to digital photography so just wondered which would be the best magazine for me to buy on a monthly basis to assist...


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