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The Sony FX3 has officially landed – and as expected, it’s the smallest, cheapest Sony cinema camera so far, and an exciting alternative to the excellent Sony A7S III. The FX3 looks like a bridge between Sony’s Alpha mirrorless cameras and its box-sh

Sigma has announced a new, compact 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for Sony FE and L-mount cameras. The company already makes a Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art lens, but this is a larger, heavier model. The new lens is 40% lighter without compro

The technology and trends in photography are changing all the time, so keeping track of what’s new can be difficult. But learning new techniques, and mastering new styles, can help to give your photography a new spark. So we’ve come up with the top 1

By underexposing the background and using flash to light your subject, you can create far more dramatic photographs. This technique for making your subject stand out has become popular among portrait photographers, but you can use it on any subject t

One way of capturing high-contrast scenes is to combine exposures to create a HDR image. DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have an AEB (automatic exposure bracketing) feature, which allows the camera to quickly take three (or more) shots at different expo

We normally try to avoid lens flare caused by shooting into the sun or other light sources; however, by using it intentionally and creatively you can add mood and atmosphere to your shots. First you need a light source that you can include in your sh

While HDR remains a popular technique with landscape photographers, many of the images that are produced are a little over the top for many people’s taste. But just because you don’t like the effect HDR can produce, it doesn’t mean that this techniqu

The ‘toytown’ effect that you can get from tilt-shift lenses is perfect for giving your images a new twist. While tilt-shift lenses have been around for many years, it’s never been easier to recreate their enticing, magical effect. With a tilt-shift

While photographers usually concentrate on getting key parts of their images sharp, the out-of-focus areas can have a huge effect on the overall look and feel of a photo. A blurred background with attractive bokeh can add a dreamlike quality to image

Blurring moving subjects in the scene is a great way to add a sense of time and movement to your shots. Normally this involves putting the camera on a tripod, but image stabilisation (IS) or vibration reduction (VR) systems allow you to hand-hold you

Using a shutter speed of 1/20 sec will minimise camera shake, but will also mean that the result is too sharp, with very little blurring visible in moving subjects. Setting the shutter speed too low will result in the subjects becoming unrecognisable

The perfect, sharp results from modern cameras are great for many subjects. But for some people, digital images lack the character and soul of old film images. Hence the popularity of the Instagram or ‘lo-fi’ look, which replicates the feel of images

These mind-bending stitched images are quite simple to produce, but they need a little planning in order to get them spot-on. The basic idea is to take a normal panoramic image and then, using some simple editing, produce a circular image that gives

Shooting at night has been a technique that many photographers have used to give their landscapes and cityscapes an otherworldly appearance, but it has usually involved very long exposures, leading to star trails or light trails. The improved high IS

You’ll need to fix your camera to a solid and firmly anchored tripod to ensure that it doesn’t move. Switch to manual focus, and carefully adjust the focus ring – it can be easier to focus using Live View, rather than the viewfinder. Once you’re happ

From surreal images that just don’t seem to make sense, to fooling the viewer into thinking that a scene made from differently sized subjects is real, using perspective is a great way to create mind-boggling images. Many of these techniques have been

Place your model and surface (we used some abrasive paper to simulate a road) on a raised platform. In Aperture Priority mode, set your camera to a narrow aperture such as f/22, and set an ISO of 200 or 400. You may need a tripod to hold the camera i

“During the winter months, every evening at sunset, starlings fly together in murmurations between the two piers at Brighton on England’s south coast. This year, due to lockdown, the public haven’t been allowed on the Palace Pier, so the starlings ha

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Along with using perspective to fool the viewer into thinking that a small object is actually much bigger, you can also create illusions that work the opposite way around. The best way to do this is to shoot a recognisable subject, such as a person,

Winter may be on the way out for most of us, but photographer and filmmaker Jens, who hosts the Another Perspective YouTube channel, has shared a stunning new video that captures melting snowflakes freezing back into their original frozen form. Jens

People exit their houses en masse at the first glimpse of snow. Children trudge up freshly blanketed hills, toboggans in tow, dog walkers watch as their pet pooches disappear into snow drifts, families build snowmen and throw snowballs, and photograp

Most of Photoshop’s sharpening commands offer just a few simple controls – usually a strength or amount setting and a radius. By contrast, Photoshop’s Smart Sharpen command gives you a host of different options, and it’s ideal for anyone who wants to

www.nikon.co.uk £2,499/$2,399 Most of us wanting a wide-angle zoom for a Z-mount Nikon mirrorless camera should look no further than the impressive Nikkor 14-30mm f/4 S, which delivers exceptional image quality and excellent all-round performance in

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