Digital Photographer

Albert Einstein is famous for the above quote, and while he obviously wasn’t referring to taking pictures, his thinking can, and arguably should be applied to professional photography. High-end portrait shoots become complex very quickly when you sta

Our in-house technique editor, Peter is capable of turning his camera and expert eye to every genre you can throw at him. This month, he’s been quizzing photographers on their top tips for outdoor portraiture (p22), plus put together a flower shootin

The drone is still one of the hottest gadgets, and in this 132-page manual you’ll learn how to capture amazing aerial shots. Discover essential tips for flying and how drones are changing the world. Drones: The Complete Manual will help you take you

The Panasonic Lumix GH5 (launched in 2017) has become a mainstay of vloggers, content creators and filmmakers, blending light weight, portability, high-powered 4K capture, and stabilisation. Panasonic has launched the GH5 II as an update to this high

Wex Photo Video has just added a tenth location to its host of physical stores across the UK. The new camera shop in central Leeds marks the retailer’s third launch in under 18 months. Despite the challenges of the pandemic (the likes of which saw Je

The Photography Show and The Video Show 2021 will officially reopen its doors from 18 to 21 September 2021, welcoming back visitors to the NEC in Birmingham. The organisers are mindful of concerns around safety, and measures will be put in place to i

Sirui has launched another affordable anamorphic lens, the Sirui 75mm f/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic. It joins the 24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.8 1.33x, which together cover most traditional lens lengths for filmmaking. The Sirui 75mm f/1.8 1.33x Anam

Over the last year (and then some) of Covid restrictions, we’ve seen pro shooters limited to their living rooms, banned from travelling and forced to completely rethink their business as their usual subjects, shoots and events have been off-limits. M

Motorsport marketing strategist for leading automotive brands, Rebecca joins the workshop to share her advice. “One of the most important stages that gets overlooked by photographers is the planning stage. For most races, we’d be looking for six to e

1 Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Capable of continuous burst shooting at 14fps with AF/AE Tracking, this DSLR is a top choice for shooting rapid subjects. Drew has always shot with Canon gear, and has also used a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and Canon EOS 5D Mark

D: Join a car club “If you’re around people who are racing and competing, that’s a great way to get in. If you’re at a club and showing enthusiasm, that could make accreditation easier.” J: Be a people person “You can’t just rely on your photography

High-end portrait and fashion shoots can become complex very quickly. Once you start using more than a single light, the photographer and lighting assistant’s workload increases exponentially, as they try to balance each light source for the perfect

Lighting is key in all areas of photography, but for portraiture you have to approach it with extra sensitivity. Light needs to flatter the subject more than in any other genre and it will be instantly noticeable if the distribution of highlights and

A scrim is a large diffusion panel which can be used to diffuse top-down sunlight, for a soft lighting quality. Often supported by a frame or by clamps on a couple of lighting stands, scrims are made for outdoor photography and create a similar quali

1 Meter the background Start by taking a meter reading from the environment, in any PAS mode. Make sure your exposure compensation is set to zero at this time. Next lock in these settings by switching to manual mode. 2 Set highest sync speed To mak

Just like football, photography is a game of two halves. On the one hand, you have shooting, where we aim to get everything as close to perfect as possible in-camera to help achieve the best image quality; while on the other there’s editing, where we

Capturing landscapes that are pin-sharp from just centimetres in front of the camera all the way to the distant horizon may sound like the stuff of dreams, but it’s a technique you can use right now to make your landscapes the sharpest they can be. F

When focusing your three or four shots you can use autofocus and you simply need to focus at the front of the scene and then gradually further back with each subsequent shot. Three is often enough exposures, but shooting four will provide more depth

HDR photography needs little or no introduction these days, but for those unfamiliar with the technique it’s simply a method of capturing detail from the deepest shadows through to the brightest highlights by shooting three, five, seven or nine brack

The key to success when shooting HDR photography is to reduce the number of camera variables that can change to just one. Shutter speed. Aperture, ISO, focus and all other settings must remain fixed, while the camera is securely attached to a tripod

You can shoot panoramas handheld, you can shoot them with a monopod or tripod, but to get the most bang for your camera’s megapixels, you have to make sure that the camera is perfectly level for each exposure. By doing this, you’ll reduce the amount

Take your multiple exposure skills to the next level by combining HDR and panoramas into a single image. It’s less complicated than it sounds and the process of shooting and editing all the individual exposures provides the perfect foundation for mor

We’ve all become accustomed to 16:9 ratios and wider thanks to cinema and, of course, modern widescreen televisions. So, while panoramic landscape photos have been around since the days of film, it’s perhaps now that they look more natural than ever

Difficulty level: Intermediate Time taken: 1 hour In the last year, it’s been difficult as a portrait photographer to approach strangers or arrange shoots with restrictions in place regarding our distance from others. And although we thrive on human

HDR panos can require many exposures to be taken to cover the bracketed shots at each step of the pano, so it makes sense to limit the HDR shots to three bracketed exposures; one shot exposed for the mid-tones in the scene, another two stops underexp

1 Find your location You’ll need to find a window that you can see into, and that you can move around to control reflections, and which your subject can get close to. Pay attention to the reflections – you need them to be present but not overwhelming

Reflections can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on what they are and where you place them. Having reflections in the image shows that you are shooting through a window and adds some depth and interest to the image. However, reflect

Using a black reflector positioned directly behind the subject, I can block the unwanted reflections from the sky and buildings whilst tactically picking the nicer reflections to help frame the portrait. If you have an extra hand, having someone hold

1 Open in Photoshop In Photoshop, using Layers, right-click the background and hit Duplicate Layer. Rename this “skin”. It’s good practice to use layers, so that you can remove or edit one if you over or under edit. 2 Remove imperfections Select th

Few of us are lucky enough to have extensive grounds attached to our houses. If we have a garden at all, most will be comparatively small. This creates several challenges when trying to shoot professional flower portraits. Firstly there is the questi

Using photography to capture the miniature world outside of human perception never fails to impress. It’s one of the most interesting technical aspects of photography, and capturing fast motion in macro images can produce an additional level of visua

Producing quality prints is a skill of its own in the professional photography world. Capturing accurate colour and correctly exposing your images in-camera, then post-processing them with finesse is wasted effort if the final product does not match

There’s no denying that social media can be one of the most powerful marketing tools at a photographer’s disposal. After all, where else do you have the possibility of gaining access to hundreds of thousands of potential clients without having to pay

Do you use a sales funnel to help convert your followers into clients? I don’t really do sales funnels! Choosing your wedding photographer is such a personal thing. I want my clients to book me because they love me, they love my work and they want m

The amount of time I spend editing images on my computer has increased considerably over the past year, and consequently I am spending more time sitting down. The current chair I have is not doing my back any good and I keep having to pop the painkil

I’ve invested in a new Mac mini and now need a decent quality screen to use with it. My requirements are that it is accurate in colour and ideally at least 27” in size. I have a budget of £600 for the screen but can stretch it a little for the right

Tell us about yourself and what you do I’m a mum of two teenage kids, Tom and Lizzie. I started my photography business full-time just over ten years ago. I offer newborn photography training to photographers, alongside my busy photography studio s

“What I like is the extent of the children’s harmony. It’s as if the training session is the only opportunity for them to get out of the atmosphere of war.” Being from Damascus himself Anas Alkharboutli has a unique and personal style of capturing i

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We’re showcasing some of our favourite winning images from its latest photographic competition, which inspires young and old alike to get outdoors and capture enriching and

Tell us more about your photography and the themes you explore? I would describe my work as quite autobiographical. It’s based on my personal experiences, on my personal family history, heritage, cultural identity, and to some extent, my religious i

Our team of trusted and expert reviewers score gear thoroughly to help you make better buying choices. Don’t go there Could be better Solid performer Excellent bit of kit Best on the market Digital Photographer’s awards are given out when

The GFX100S’s 102MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor measures 43.8 x 32.9mm, which is 1.7X the size of a full-frame sensor. Like the GFX100, the GFX100S has in-body image stabilisation which operates across five axes and is claimed to give up to 6EV shut

While the Fujifilm GFX100 is a great camera, it’s a big, heavy double-gripped model and it costs close to £10,000/$10,000. The new single-gripped GFX100S, which has the same 102MP 43.8 x 32.9mm back-illuminated CMOS sensor, however, is much smaller a

A chunky camera kit is more than enough to carry around, considering that most of us like to travel light, and any outing is likely to be more pleasurable without a cumbersome tripod weighing you down. Conventional tripods tend to be big, heavy and u

Although it has a 102MP sensor, Fujifilm has given the GFX100S the ability to create 400MP images using its Pixel Shift Multi Shot mode that was introduced to the GFX100 with a firmware upgrade. This is a tripod-only mode that’s accessed via the driv

The DJI Air 2S redefines what’s possible with drone photography, putting a 1-inch sensor in a tiny package and surrounding it with sophisticated safety and compositional aids. On the other hand, it could be seen as just taking the already extremely c

The PhotoVue SW271C from BenQ is a 4K (3840x2160) 27-inch IPS LCD monitor, which means it has both the scale and resolution to make it attractive to photographers. However, what really makes it interesting is its 10-bit colour technology that means i

Calibrating the monitor regularly ensures constant results BenQ recommends using its free Palette Master Elements software for calibrating the monitor. Strangely, although the monitor can operate with an HDMI connection to a computer, Palette Master

PRICE: £419 ($699) FOCUS DISTANCE: 35cm WEIGHT: 84g Despite being ultra lightweight, the XF 27mmF2.8 R WR feels well built and capable of withstanding a few knocks while exploring a city or the great outdoors. The metal lens mount adds to the high

PRICE: £709 ($697) FOCUS DISTANCE: 80cm WEIGHT: 470g The design of the Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S is very much in keeping with other optics in the growing Z range, which gives it a familiar feel for Z system users. It’s quite minimalistic, which simplif

Website:www.tenba.com Price: £42/$55 Designed to hold a DSLR or mirrorless camera with 2-4 lenses (including a mounted 70-200mm f/2.8), this 34x24x14cm insert can be slipped into any suitably sized bag to convert it into a camera carrier. Alterna

Stuffed with ever more powerful processors and boasting screens with increasing fidelity, the best tablets combine the power of a laptop and the convenience of a smartphone. It’s no surprise that more and more photographers are learning to love table

High in the Fish Lake Basin of Central Utah stands Pando, the world’s largest tree; an aspen-clone that spreads over 47 hectares of the Fishlake National Forest. Born of a single seed laid down some time in the last 12,000 years, Pando, whose name me