Still Life Edition
Still Life Photography Tips
Take better still life pictures with your digital camera
Still life photography is arguably the pinnacle of fine art photography. Working in a home studio, you can create work to rival the best advertising and creative photographers. With every shadow and every highlight under your complete control, you will need your wits about you if you are going to make the most of it, though. Learn to take better still life pictures here.
Master the art of Silhouettes
Tips to help you improve your silhouette technique with your DSLR
The silhouette is one of the most striking, and yet one of the simplest techniques in digital photography. You can create beautiful silhouettes too, but you need to know where to start. Find out how to capture the perfect silhouette with your DSLR.
Basic Photo
Basic Digital Photography Tips
Not all light, is white light, and while our eyes can adjust for the differences between the yellow cast of tungsten light and the green shade of halogen, we need to be aware of the effect it has on our pictures or it may have disastrous consequences. Get to grips with the basics of color temperature.
Gear Review
Panasonic TZ5 camera review
It's fun being a photography journalist, especially when you get to play with the long awaited Panasonic TZ5 digital camera and get your grubby paws all over it to dig out the dirt on its cutting edge specs and lens to drool over. Read what we thought. Panasonic TZ5 digital camera review.
Pic of the month photo contest
Your chance to shine
Our readers are excellent photographers.
Every month they send us images which any pro would be proud of.
Have a look at this month's winners, enter our photo contest.
Who knows maybe next month you could be the winner.
There is also a section where we look at the composition of some of the less successful images and try to establish why they didn't make it.
Be brave, you'll never know if you don't try, and it is free to enter. All you need to do is use the menu on the left to register, sign in, and upload your photos. It really is as simple as that.
Good Luck!
Pro Portfolio
Professional Portfolio
Every month we challenge a professional photographer to show us the pick of his portfolio. This month we told our editor to put his money where his mouth is and show us some of his work. View his still life portfolio.
ed's Blog
Photography blog
Our editor works as a local newspaper photographer. It's a swashbuckling life, filled to the brim with untold adventure. So if you've ever wondered what it's like to make money from photography, read his photography blog.
New Photoshop Technique Guide
NEW: The basics of Adobe™ Photoshop™ CS3 for photographers
Adobe Photoshop is the image standard software for manipulating and enhancing photographs. Unfortunately it can be quite daunting for beginners. In the following months we will look at the various different tools used to manipulate images in photoshop. Learn to work with the clone stamp tool here.
Book Review
Photography Book Review
Every month we look at our choice of photographic books. This month's choice is one by the very talented Michael Freeman. Find out what's inside it before you buy the book. The Digital SLR Handbook
Software Crit
Photography Software Review
Adobe Photoshop is NOT the be-all and end-all of photographic software. There are many alternatives to this program, and many more that can live right along next to it. This month we look at a free alternative, called Picasa.
