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GoPro Hero 10 Black (see this issue’s review) owners have been treated to a firmware update that delivers three new features,. The update, which can be downloaded via the Quik app, was released in beta form in early November, but has now been given a

Have you ever wondered why some pictures just look ‘right’, while others don’t? The answer almost always lies in the composition, which relates to the positioning and relationships between areas and focal points in the subject you’re shooting. An und

This age-old composition trick is the perfect place to start when you’re thinking of placing subjects off-centre to add balance and dynamism to an image. To use the rule of thirds start by dividing the frame into thirds both vertically and horizontal

Identifying and positioning the main subject, and other focal points, in your image is at the heart of good composition. Get this wrong, and you’ll simply end up with an unbalanced, awkward and unfulfilling image that will never look quite ‘right’. S

Although it’s true that you can produce a strong, simple composition with a single focal point, such as a person or dominant subject, you should also look for other focal points in the frame that can give your image more balance and depth. This can b

The basic rules governing the positioning of objects and focal points are great for many shooting situations, but they can only give a bare structure to images. Thinking about how the different areas, objects and subjects in the picture interact with

This effect relies on the fact that objects tend to get lighter and also have less contrast the further away they are, due to water vapour and pollution in the atmosphere. This means we assume objects that contain deep blacks are closer to the viewer

While the basic positioning and placement of the elements within a picture is vital to the composition, this is only one part of improving your images. Even when you’ve positioned your subjects beautifully you can end up with very flat-looking images

You don’t always have to fill the frame with the main subject or include loads of different elements in a scene to produce striking compositions. In fact, it’s often better to isolate a single focal point or leave space around the subject to give it

The lens you use simply determines how much of a scene you can include in your final shot. A short-focal-length lens enables you to include a wide view, while a longer focal length gives a narrower view. It’s when you combine this focal length choice

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“I wanted to create the look and feel of a classic glamour shoot, and, with the help of model Barbara Marini, I hope that I succeeded.” https://bit.ly/3gDZTXt “I shot this image of an electricity pylon on my iPhone 6. I wanted the composition to be

A book featuring enchanting images of African elephants has gone on sale to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered animals, and raise £50,000 for conservation projects. The book, Saving Elephants, has been produced in cooperation with the Bo

1 HOUR A camera’s shutter mechanism sits in front of the image sensor and is made up of two ‘curtains’. Before you take a shot, one curtain is closed, blocking the sensor, while the other is open, and raised above the sensor. As you press the shutter

Different light sources have different colour temperatures, which in the case of daylight range from cool blues to warmer yellows and oranges. Our eyes are able to adapt to these variations so that a white object will always appear white, but cameras

www.gopro.com £479 /$499 GoPro is the action cam industry leader, and the Hero10 Black is the company’s latest flagship. It retains a familiar design and the same sensor introduced on the GoPro Hero9 Black, but this update offers a new processor. Tha

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