Left alone, your camera flash creates cringe-worthy photos, with harsh shadows, no background, washed-out skin tones, and eyes that look like they belong in a horror movie. Unsurprisingly, those ...

In this section you'll find photographic features that explore holidays and photography courses, details about members meetings, trials and tribulations of installing new software along with general ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...

Flash photography is often frowned upon. The blinding, flat light of an on-camera flash is about the least flattering light possible. Even with external flashes, such as those from Canon, Nikon, Sony ...

From there, a world of creativity opens up to you! If you set your camera to underexpose on purpose – by dialling in -2 stops of underexposure, for instance – then the background will be dark. But if ...