Photography Week

Adobe is taking the Spot Healing Brush to its new Photoshop for iPad app, so to speak, announcing a list of incoming features that many users were hoping to see when it launched a few weeks ago. The app is currently a rather limited version of the de

The Brenizer method enables us to combine two effects. While longer lenses have a shallow depth off field, wider focal lengths render more of the scene in focus. By locking the focus position and stitching multiple shallow DOF shots, we can minimise

One of the first techniques we learn is the control of depth of field via the aperture setting. We quickly accept that, for landscape photography, this means stopping down to at least f/11 to produce a deep depth of field that will render the scene s

Landscapes are sometimes viewed as over-photographed subjects, with little room for true creative flare and individuality. While some photographers have become known for their images of other-worldly scenics, the majority of images we see produced te

Landscape photography is a genre that rarely benefits from fast shutter speeds. While there are occasions when short exposures do find a use – when looking to freeze a cascade of water flowing over a waterfall, for example – in the majority of circum

Infrared (IR) photography shows you an otherwise invisible world. If you could see with IR light, you’d see in black and white. Strikingly, blue sky and water would appear dark, while puffy clouds, grass and leafy trees would be bright. Your camera’s

For landscape photography, the beginning and end of the day offer the best quality of light. The so-called golden hours, when the sun is low in the sky, provide a softness and richness of tone not seen during the rest of the day, so for many scenes s

Since we’ll be experimenting with layer styles later in the editing process, it’s important to protect any delicate tones. In Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom, open a series of bracketed images, select all and choose Merge to HDR to create a file with g

1 HOUR Back in the days of film you’d have to switch the roll in your camera between ‘daylight’ and ‘tungsten’, depending on whether you were shooting outdoors or inside. Nowadays, cameras can adapt to almost any conditions with a range of white bala

This effect will appeal if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I wish I could shoot this scene at night!” In this video tutorial we’ll show you how to transform a sunny daytime scene into a moonlit night in minutes using simple Photoshop skills. The pu

1 We’re testing 100mm-wide rectangular ND grads, as they’re large enough to tailor to most compositions. 2 A good neutral-density filter shouldn’t introduce noticeable colour casts to the final image. 3 Too low a density and bright sections may still

One of the likely reasons why many landscape images appear standardised is that landscape photography is often used to demonstrate compositional technique. In the majority of books on composition, you’ll find landscape images illustrating the rule of