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I love automation in cameras. I love all of it: the autofocus that almost always nails it (except when it doesn’t); the auto-ISO that never

I love automation in cameras. I love all of it: the autofocus that almost always nails it (except when it doesn’t); the auto-ISO that never

In the thrilling days of yesteryear, everything was manual, from cameras to cars. We learned manually and did fine. It was what we knew. It

I remember years ago when I joined ‘more serious’ photography forums. The first thing that astonished me was the super-soft backgrounds behind the images on

Was it me, or is my camera a dud? Today, I will answer the age-old question of why pictures sometimes come out far too dark.

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A message from the author – “I remember years ago when I joined the ‘more serious’ photography forums. The first thing that astonished me was

Back button focus is a mystery to some photographers and an essential technique for others. Back button focus is an alternate way of setting up

The clone and healing brush in Lightroom has evolved into a very useful tool for photographers who prefer not to work in Photoshop. As Lightroom

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you are likely to have heard the term ‘mirrorless’ bandied around. For years,

Though the current generation of vloggers, bloggers, influencers, and enthusiast photographers probably couldn’t imagine a life without Live View, it wasn’t long ago when it

I began this short article as I usually do: scanning the internet doing my due diligence. The plain fact is, I hardly ever use any

My entire photography career has been built on an impressive foundation of mistakes. I started in the mid-1960s with a succession of wrong cameras (well,
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