Photography Week

Legacy lens maker Cosina is launching a new super-fast lens for the Canon RF mount under its Voigtlander brand. The NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 Aspherical has a staggering maximum aperture of f/1.0. Previously, the fastest lens for Canon RF has been the eye-wa

Photography is all about light, and the ability to control it is an essential skill. Landscape photography typically relies on natural light, and success can be dependent on the available light (as well as general weather conditions), where in the ca

Filters are available in several types, with each variety attaching to lenses in different ways, and offering pros and cons that will dictate whether or not they suit your style of landscape photography. The three main types available are square filt

Want to use a slower shutter speed or shoot at a wider aperture? Neutral density (ND) filters are the obvious answer, thanks to the amount of light reduction they offer. They’re available in all filter types, and they come in fixed light-reducing den

Polarising filters are available for square, screw-in and magnetic filter systems, and are an essential addition to every landscape photographer’s bag. They are easily the most versatile filters available – their most useful effects cannot be recreat

The great advantage of using square filters, alongside being able to use up to four filters at once, is the ability to use ND grads. ND grads are most effective when used in square filter systems, because you can position the graduation perfectly acc

High dynamic range (HDR) photography is a simple yet highly effective technique that can be used to maintain detail throughout a high-contrast scene without using ND grads. More and more photographers are giving up ND grads to use HDR instead, often

1 HOUR Most photographic blur effects occur when the subject moves during the exposure – think of blurred water or clouds, or a fast-moving subject such as a speeding car. Of course, for these kinds of effects a perfectly stationary camera is essenti

The ease with which you can make successful selections in Photoshop depends in large part on choosing the right tool for the job. There are lots of powerful tools to choose from – the Quick Selection Tool, the Object Selection Tool, and Select Subjec

Being able to edit your photos is one thing, but you also need to manage and organise them – and the more pictures you take, the more there is to organise. People have different needs, and some can manage perfectly well using a folderbased filing sys

www.acdsee.com £84.99/$99.99 A Lightroom lite option that offers both organising and editing tools ACDSee Photo Studio Professsional 2023 (Windows) / ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 9 is a file management and editor program that’s pitched at a slightly h