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Snap Inc, aka the company behind the Snapchat photo-sharing app, has released a flying camera that’s designed to work with the app. The Pixy drone fits in the palm of your hand, and is perfect for capturing videos of you and your friends or family wi

We live on a wild planet. It’s a fact that sometimes gets lost on us or forgotten, as so many of us spend more time than we’d like in front of computers or television screens, or stuck inside offices, factories and other places of work. Getting out t

Before remortgaging your house so that you can buy a lens that looks like a rocket launcher, it’s worth remembering that wildlife photography often comes down to the same basic components as so many other types of photography: time, commitment and ef

A lens of 600mm or above will help you to capture portraits, behaviour or wild scenes that would otherwise be unobtainable. Pro versions of such lenses are pricey (Canon’s 600mm f/4L costs around £13,000 /$13,000), so it can be worth renting lenses f

There’s a wealth of information online, such as which species can be found at a particular nature reserve, or what time of year nesting birds make their way through. Social media is another useful resource; search for species you want to photograph,

Stabilisation helps to counter camera shake and movement so that your photos are more likely to be sharp. Camera shake can be a greater problem at longer focal lengths, and most telephoto lenses come with a few stabilisation options, including the ba

Being part of the food chain, aware that predators could leap from nowhere at any moment, tends to make animals nervous. Many species have also learned to be cautious of humans and vehicles, for good reason. All this means that it can be difficult to

Along telephoto might be the first lens that springs to mind for shooting wildlife, but wide-angle lenses can open up opportunities too. A wide lens can capture a more dramatic perspective, and because a large proportion of a scene can be captured in

I recently worked in the Akagera National Park in Rwanda, a park that has been brought back to life by African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board, thanks to initiatives including the reintroduction of black rhinos and the introduction of white rh

Would you call yourself a wildlife photographer or an animal photographer? That’s an interesting question. It might give some perspective to say that I’ve been working with social scientists, exploring what depictions of animals evoke empathy and lea

Look online, and talk to photographers or wildlife experts, to find the best times and places to locate wildlife to boost your chances of capturing interesting behaviour. Get to know your camera, and how to adjust shutter speeds, apertures and ISO, s

“I shot this at Whitemud Creek, which runs through Edmonton in central Alberta, Canada. It’s one of my personal favourites, and I have it framed and hanging on a wall in my home in southern California.” https://bit.ly/3vXiBBK “I shot this image on th

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The most important consideration is the type of image you want for your wall. Colours and tones are as important as subject matter, so think about what kind of mood you want the room to have. Natural scenes with recurring colours and shapes, like the

Take a photo of the wall that you intend to use for the mural. Open it in Photoshop and then select the Polygonal Lasso tool. Click to plot a selection around the edges of the wall, then hold Alt and click around the windows to exclude them. Continue

2 HOURS As anyone with a printer will tell you, it’s nice to see your photos presented on paper. But gazing upon an entire wall of your own creation takes things to a whole new level. Wall murals are becoming increasingly popular in offices, restaura

Just like any print, the last stage in preparation is to sharpen the image. Double-click the Zoom tool to zoom to 100%, and use Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask to enhance the details, being careful to keep it subtle. When it comes to choosing a print

An atmospheric image of a kebab vendor wreathed in smoke has been named overall winner of the 2022 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year contest. Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty shot the image at a street food market in Srinagar in Kashmir

In this video tutorial we’re going to show you how you can transform a regular portrait into something much more interesting by combining it with various graphic elements to create a selection of cool semi-abstract effects. We’ll use a combination of

www.sigma-global.com £649/$699 The Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | C joins a growing range of fairly fast primes for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount cameras in Sigma’s I-series range; there are also 24mm F2 and 45mm F2.8 options in the lineup. The look and feel

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