Author: Nigel Atherton

Group Editor

Nigel studied photography at Plymouth College of Art & Design and the University of Westminster and worked as a professional photographer for over 10 years before joining Amateur Photographer magazine in 1994.

He was appointed Editor of What Digital Camera in 2002 and Group Editor of the Time Inc UK photography portfolio in 2013.

He has also written and edited several books on photography.

Adobe Photoshop CS3: Sharpening Part 1 – video tutorial

Philip Andrews demonstrates how to Sharpen Images using Adobe Photoshop CS3

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Sep 29, 2014

Crazy Talk entries video gallery

Entries for our Crazy Talk competition

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Sep 29, 2014

Geo tagging explained

How many times have you been asked: ‘where was that taken?' Geotagging works by endowing your camera with data from...

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Sep 29, 2014

Low pass filters explained

What's a low pass filter, and what's it doing in your camera? Matt explains all in his guide to low...

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Sep 29, 2014

2010 calendar templates

Free calendar 2010 templates for you to create your own 2010 calendars

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Sep 29, 2014

Face detection / face recognition explained

By being able to detect a face in the scene, the camera can concentrate its autofocus on that person's face...

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Sep 29, 2014

Viewpoints – Shooting Low

Probably 90% of all photos taken are shot from eye level. There are lots of good reasons to choose a...

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Sep 29, 2014

What are Mirrorless Cameras?

Sony's NEX system is part of a new category of camera that boasts DSLR sensors and image quality and interchangeable...

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Sep 29, 2014

How to Photograph Gardens

Here’s our pick of the 2010 International Garden Photographer of the Year winners – along with our tips for creating...

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Sep 29, 2014