Explore Photography: Taking, Editing and Displaying Your Photos

You'll discover everything you need to capture and create stunning photographs, from mastering the basics and perfecting your lighting to exploring videography and digital editing techniques. Our expert-written guides cover every aspect of photography, whether you're picking up your first camera or developing professional skills. Explore Photography is here to help.

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Developing Your Own Film and Darkroom Basics

Processing photographic film is still something of a mystery to many photographers. With the increasing popularity of digital the art of development has very...

Basic Touch-Ups

One of the great joys of digital photography is the ease with which small errors or imperfections in your images can be corrected. Even when these are as bas...

Black and Whtie

It is often said by stalwarts of analogue photography that one of the major limitations of digital is that it can’t 'do' black and white as well as film ca...

Curves and the 'Unsharp' Mask

Photoshop has such a wide variety of potential uses that it is virtually impossible to pin down one main environment in which it is most often used. The prog...

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What is the Copyright on Old Photographs to Use as Calendars?

There are two copyright concerns to address in this instance. To begin with you should consider any copyright in the photographs you intend to use. Secondly,...

Views and Quotes from Professional Photographers

Photography is, at its essence, a creative pursuit. Indeed, photography has attracted a wide variety of individuals, many of whom have been very talented in...

Blu-Ray and HD Videography

High definition (or HD) video looks set to transform our experience of film. As technology progresses and, crucially, becomes more affordable, individuals ar...

Digital Photo Frames

The rise of digital photography has been apparently inexorable; its ascent, from a niche tool of use only to professionals to a full-blown consumer phenomeno...

Interview With a Professional Photographer

Many people see professional photography as the perfect career. It offers the opportunity to be creative, potentially be your own boss, do something that you...

Digital or Analogue: Which is For Me?

To many outsiders, it would appear that the race between digital and analogue photography methods has been well and truly won, with digital emerging as the u...

Starting a Photoblog

As the Internet has become a more pervasive element in everybody's life, more and more people have become familiar with some of the terminology that had prev...

Making Money from Photography

For most photographers, taking pictures is a hobby. It is an enjoyable and creative way to pass the time, but not something that has any financial remunerati...

Questionnaire: is Photography the Right Career for Me?

Many people see photography – and particularly freelance photography - as a very desirable career. In the first instance, it is seen as an artistic choice...

Does the Photographer Need my Permission?

Your question essentially relates to photography copyright law. This is a simple but frequently misunderstood area in which disputes are frequent, even when...

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