AF mode: Predictive Focus When photographing moving subjects, switch to predictive AF, which makes it easier to capture good shots. By keeping your finger half-pressed on the AF or shutter button, the lens will track the subject, adjusting focus continually to keep the subject sharp...
Before you start shooting, wise upon the techniques that will help you bag some great shots. Here are a handful of starting points… Baiting your subject One of the most reliable ways to entice wildlife close to your lens is through ‘baiting’ – using food...
Traditionally, shooting star trails with film-based cameras relied on shutter speeds of minutes or even hours to capture the movement of the stars across the night sky. But these exposure times will produce too much noise on digital cameras, so it’s better to shoot a...
The advent of autumn tends to signal the end of the year’s insect and flower photography, and nature photographers could be excused for thinking that their image-making opportunities were starting to dwindle. Cast an eye on an autumnal woodland floor, however, and the chances are...
Where do you store your kit when it’s not being used? If you’re like most photographers, your extra lenses will be scattered anywhere from the dining room table to the bottom of a sock drawer. Keeping all of your gear together in one, protected place...
Image Noise is something that affects all camera sensors as the ISO setting is increased. Most photographers try and avoid encountering Noise by keeping the ISO value as low as possible. It’s considered detrimental to a clean, crisp image, as the grain reduces colour vibrancy...
Having your photo kit stolen is the stuff of nightmares. If you’re anything like me, you’ll love your camera like a child, and would have to endure a roller coaster ride of disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger and depression before you could accept it was...
A CSC, aka a compact system camera (or sometimes a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), is essentially a hybrid between a DSLR and a compact. As a general rule, they tend to boast the shape, size and weight of a compact, and don’t have a bulky internal...
A large-scale camera tracking survey has provided a fascinating insight into the daily lives of the animals found in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Using 225 automated cameras across a 700 square mile study area, researchers captured 1.2 million sets of pictures between 2010...
Shoot to win with our quick-fire guide to achieving success with your images and grabbing the attention of the judges.
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