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Weekly photography tips to help you become a better photographer.

Overly saturated reds (lobster skin) are a fairly common problem in digital photography. Fortunately it's easily fixed if you know what you're doing.

Photo Tip of the Week: How To Correct Colour Casts

16 May 2012 If you've ever taken photos with your digital camera's colour balance set to Auto, only to find a strange colour tint in your photos, don't be disheartened. This and a range of other colour issues can be dealt with easily in post-production - if you know how. Peter Wilson-Jones explains.

Photoshop Tip of the Week: How To Create a Comic Book Effect

08 May 2012 So you thought you had to be an accomplished illustrator to make your own comic book character? Not so! As Nathan Duff explains, all you need is a camera, some Photoshop know-how and a little imagination.

Photoshop Tip: How To Level a Horizon

30 Apr 2012 Few things are more distracting in a photo than an off-kilter horizon. In this one-step Photoshop tutorial we show you how to ensure level horizons the easy way.

Behind the Camera: Finding Inspiration

30 Apr 2012 Sometimes the best shots are where you least expect to find them. Adam Taylor recalls an unusual landscape subject, and how he came across it in the wilds of Tasmania's Cradle Mountains.

Photo Tip of the Week: Landscapes and Lighting Direction

17 Apr 2012 Lighting direction is everything in landscape photography, says pro photographer Tony Bridge. He explores the three key lighting directions and shows you how to use them to create landscapes with depth and drama.

Photoshop Tip of the Week: How to Automate Photoshop

11 Apr 2012 Photoshop's Actions panel can help you work faster and smarter. We show you how to use it.

Photo Tip of the Week: Shooting Action Sports with Flash

28 Mar 2012 As Chris Polack explains, flash can be a great way to get your sports shots to ‘pop’.

In low light or night scenes, extended exposures allow you to capture minimal light and still create a strong image. But this will require a tripod to steady your camera. Moving lights (like traffic) will create interesting effects. Image by John Foxx.

Photo Tip of the Week: Understanding Light (Part III)

27 Mar 2012 In the final part of this three-part series on the impact of light in photography, Robert Keeley looks at how to handle special situations involving 'window' light and artificial lighting at night.

The difference between early morning light and late morning light can be substantial. The warmer colour of early light is created by the sun's rays cutting through more atmosphere when the sun is at a lower angle. The same principle applies in the afternoon, where the light becomes warmer as the sun sets.

Photo Tip of the Week: Understanding Light (Part II)

20 Mar 2012 In part two of this three-part series about the importance of light Robert Keeley explains how colour temperature can impact on images, and how to use natural light.

Image by Daniel Linnet. (Film: Fuji Press ISO 800 (shot at ISO 400), F Stop: f4, Camera: Canon 1V, Lens: Canon 28-70mm L f2.8.)

Behind The Camera: Photography and People Skills

20 Mar 2012 Pro photographer Daniel Linnet explains how his ability to interact with strangers helped capture this image.

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