Dedicated surfers may prefer the bigger swells of autumn, winter and spring, but summer is still the most popular time for surfing, especially with beginners. Whether it’s your first time out or you’re an old timer with the dings to prove it, it’s nice to capture y

I recently tested the Huawei P20 Pro’s camera and I’m pretty sure it’s the best smartphone camera around right now. It’s also the first smartphone to have a triple camera system. What’s more, that trio of cameras was developed with input from Leica, the

Tripod load capacity explained Often when a new tripod is announced you will see a payload, or load capacity, listed among its headline specifications. In short, a tripod’s payload is how much weight it can withstand before it loses stability. And by stability we don’t just mean how

Gathered at a cliff top hotel on the Torbay Coast, a select group of UK photo press gather for an in-depth look at the new Benro Filter System. Along with our hosts is our photographic guide for the next 24 hours, landscape photographer Baxter Bradford. Baxter is local to the Torbay

Dolly zoom is one of the greatest manual video effects ever created and one that really demonstrates both photographic skill and theory. The dolly zoom technique was first used in the film Vertigo and you’ll hear people refer to it as either the Dolly Zoom or Vertigo technique

How a 360 degree camera works In short, a 360 camera captures two images or video files from dual lenses with a 180-degree field of view and either automatically stitches them together in-camera, or offers free companion software with which you can stitch the files together –

What settings do you need to make before putting your camera into its video mode? The basic answer is none. Switch directly to movie mode before you hit record. You shouldn’t even think about shooting video in the stills mode and here’s why. Let’s start with how to

GoPro made shooting timelapse videos quick, easy and fun with its Hero range of action cameras. And with the Fusion the company has once again given consumers the option to record timelapse sequences with a simple voice command, which you can experience in spherical 360 degrees and

One of the camera settings many new photographers take for granted is the Image Quality option. However, image quality is perhaps the most important of all your settings, as it affects the speed at which you can shoot, as well as how many images you can capture and what information

Shooting silhouettes can make for a really striking image, but knowing what camera settings to use and when the effect works best is the key to successful photos. In this quick tutorial we explain how to photograph silhouettes that offer more than just a striking sky and are classi

The Nikon D3400 is one of the best-selling cameras on the market, owing to its budget-conscious price tag of just £350 / $500. So naturally, Google gets a lot of questions about what the Nikon D3400 can and can’t do. We hear you out there! And lucky for you, we’ve shot quite a lot w

Simply put, the pull focus technique enables you to switch the focus of your shot from one subject to another. Used skilfully, it’s a time-tested way for videographers to pull the viewer’s attention from one item in a scene to another, or from one person to another during dial

The 180-degree shutter rule when shooting video is a principle that was set years ago and dictates your shutter speed based on the framerate. It’s a rule that can be broken and played around with, but do be careful as although you’ll commonly get away with braking the ru

The emerging technology in 360 cameras has enabled photographers to capture scenes like they never have before. But to use this 360 technology to its full potential requires thinking about composition, exposure and some of the other fundamentals of photography and videography, in co

If there’s one thing that we’ll remember February 2018 for in the UK, it’s the weather. The ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma combined to make it unusually cold while a dump of snow triggered landscape photographers across the land to scurry out with

I mentioned a while ago that I’d decided to get a PfCO (Permission for Commercial Operations) to fly a drone, or as those in the know like to call them, an SUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft System). After buying a DJI Mavic Air a few weeks back, yesterday I took my first step towards ge

As wonderful as winter can be for photographers, with its opportunities to shoot frosty macro scenes and photograph beautiful snowy landscapes, our favourite time of year to take pictures is spring. The warmer weather, the bursts of colour and landscape springing back to life always

When you first start out in photography you can sometimes feel pressured to learn everything at once. This can cause a sense of dread at how steep the learning curve is to reach the heights of where you want to be. In this quick tutorial we’ll show you how to accomplish six beginner

We would all love to have a brand-new lens for our camera, but the reality is you can save yourself a small fortune by purchasing your next optic second-hand. Below we offer some quick tips for helping you choose the best option when buying a second-hand lens for your camera. 01 Con

If you’ve just bought the DJI Mavic Air or one of the company’s other consumer drones you may have encountered a problem with magnetic interference when trying to fly your drone for the first time. And your DJI Go 4 app might be telling you to recalibrate your compass, which if you&