Macphun has announced its new Luminar editing software, an ambitious new photo editing tool that is designed to adapt to its users’ skill levels and personal preferences. Macphun Luminar’s user interface is fully customisable and allows its users to re-design the interface according

Halloween is just around the corner and offers numerous opportunities to get creative with your night photography. In this quick tutorial, Ioana Grecu, a professional photographer with the stock agency Dreamstime shares her best Halloween photography tips for making your images more

In this quick video tutorial, the team at the Cooperative of Photography, or COOPH on Youtube, show you a range of simple DIY photography hacks to capture creative images on a budget. Discover how to make a low-budget macro lens using electrical tape and a toilet roll, or how to mak

If you’ve ever dreamed of taking a photo holiday in Iceland but were unsure what to expect, this series of brilliant videos takes you on a tour through some of the most iconic locations for landscape photographers. Photographer Mads Peter Iversen, who organises Icelandic photo trips

Autumn photography makes us think of holly leaves, red berries and golden canopies of trees, but it is also a wonderful time to shoot outdoor portraits. The low angle of the sun this time of year will add dramatic lighting to your subject and make your autumn portraits all the more

When Adobe Photoshop changed to a subscription-based system that runs just £8.57/$9.99 a month, it allowed even more photographers to access its powerful image editing tools. However, it’s precisely because this photo editing software is so powerful that many users often make simple

Newborn babies may sleep most of the time their first few weeks of life, but that doesn’t make them any less of a challenge to photograph than an older, more active baby. In this quick tutorial we offer our best newborn photography tips for posing, composing and exposing striking pi

If you’ve ever banged your head against your desk trying to remember the shortcuts for different commands when editing photos, this Adobe Lightroom keyboard shortcut cheat sheet might just save you a few bruises. Put together by Jamie Spencer at the website Start A Blog Today, this

Of course you love to take pictures, but does that necessarily mean you want to pursue a career in photography? Maybe you simply want to make money with your photography will still maintaining your life as usual. So how do you make money from your photos without abandoning your day

Yesterday we shared with you a brilliant Lightroom keyboard shortcut made by the team over at Make a Website Today. This handy infographic for beginner photo editors serves as a great quick reference guide and helps reduce your time spent in front of the computer. What’s more, this

In this quick tutorial we’ll show you how to think, see, compose and expose the world in monochrome with our 10 best black and white photography tips. If you’ve never shot black and white photography before, then you are in for a treat. By removing the  extra dimension of colou

While most photographers use either Photoshop or Lightroom, there are plenty of Adobe alternatives out there, one of which is the open-soured platform Darktable. This free photo editing software and raw editor is more sophisticated than your typical free software, though. Darktable,

Using light modifiers in your photography can help transform your photos from those that might be good, but not quite right, to those that look professional in quality and approach. However, there are a few principles about light modifiers you must understand before you can use them

If you’re the photographer in the family then your services are likely to be called upon to get a few shots of everyone over the festive period. But if you don’t normally shoot portraits you might find your self a bit stumped for ideas. Don’t worry, we’ve got

Tired of portraits of your child that just don’t look quite how you want them to? In this tutorial we’ll share our best toddler photography tips for getting your child to engage with the camera for striking portraits every time. Toddler photography tips: 01 Peekaboo It’s not always

I have guided many guests throughout Africa, from the Deserts in Namibia to the Serengeti, many that have come ill-prepared. One of the most asked questions throughout my time as a guide and even now during my talks on “Africa through my Eyes” is what is the best equipment to have

Shooting photos of waterfalls is a thrilling experience, whether you’re a seasoned landscape photographer or not. However, knowing how to set up your camera to capture moving water can be a bit of a challenge. In this quick tutorial we’ll show you how to photograph waterfalls and th

What can a GoPro Hero do that other cameras can’t? GoPro has taken the world by storm, a small unassuming camera that can be attached anywhere and enables you to capture video footage from a point of view (POV) that would otherwise have been impossible. These cameras have been

Digital photography doesn’t require the use of colour adjustment filters in the same way that film photography does, but there are some camera filters such as a neutral density (plain and graduated) and a polarizer that should still find their way into every photographer’s camera ba

Night sky photography is a favourite subject of many night photographers because of its otherworldly qualities and creative possibilities. In this straightforward video tutorial, Youtuber Armand9x takes you step-by-step through the photo editing steps he used to create an amazing vo