[caption id="attachment_16004" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Father and Son portrait"][/caption] Get your cameras at the ready for another weekend project challenge! The task this weekend is to take a family portrait. This can be of your own or another family. The only rule this weekend is you must include at least two people or more in the shot. This challenge is a great way to

[caption id="attachment_15998" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Zebra"][/caption] We want your wildlife photographs! In Digital Photographer's up coming issue 117, we are exploring wildlife photography as part of the big feature and will be sharing some top advice from professionals in the field. Interviewing the likes of Doug Anderson, a wildlife cameraman from the BBC series Frozen P

Portrait Professional v10 is the fast  and easy to use portrait touch-up software. It's a speedy way for photographers to edit their portrait shots, giving them more time to concentrate on taking photos. The Standard version is a stand alone version (so you don’t need to already have Photoshop or Elements) that offers all of the sophisticated face, skin and hair touch-up facilities. This

[caption id="attachment_15967" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Fujifilm Finepix X10"][/caption] I recently got my hands on Fujifilm’s latest premium compact camera, the Finepix X10. Here’s a quick look at my first thoughts ahead of a full review in Digital Photographer issue 117, which is on sale 29th December 2011. Smaller than its predecessor the X100, Fujifilm’s new Finepix X

An opportunity to witness one of the world’s most passionate festivals in Penang is being offered by two of Asia’s most experienced professional travel photographers next February (4th-11th) The Malaysian photographic workshop organised by award-winning photographers Gavin Gough and Matt Brandon promises to be an unforgettable experience focusing on the dramatic Tamil celebration of Tha

This weekend we have an easy challenge for you - simply photograph something on the street where you live. The 'Down My Street' challenge can include anything from a neighbour, or the postman, through to an interesting doorway or graffiti perhaps. This is your chance to get creative on your doorstep.... Click HERE to enter Deadline 10am on Monday!

Replay XD 1080 has been designed with action sports in mind for use in extreme environments and is the smallest and lightest self contained video camera. Replay XD features high clarity video and audio that rivals competitors HD variants housed in a stunning water-resistant, hard anodized, rugged aluminium housing. Despite its rugged credentials, the Replay XD1080 measures a mere 28mm by

Panasonic has announced LUMIX GX1 available to purchase from December. To support the much anticipated launch, Panasonic’s retail support team has partnered up with Jacobs photo specialists to bring the Lumix GX experience to the customers even sooner. Starting from November 12th, Panasonic will be in selected Jacobs’ stores to demonstrate the new GX1 camera and providing consumers with

TOP SHOW FEATURES Travel Photography Seminars Improve your travel photography with help from some of the leading exponents of the craft. These seminars offer a mix of informative lectures and open panel discussion, giving you the chance to question the experts. IMPROVE the shots you take on your travels SHARE your ideas and experiences with fellow travel photographers LEARN top

The winner for the perspective challenge this weekend is DP forum user filipo with his miniature people. We love this image of the woman on the bike zooming down the leaf. The concept and completion of the image are both strong. Great work filipo. [caption id="attachment_15846" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Image copyright: filipo"][/caption] To see more images from the c

Promotion: How photos can engage your readers

While a written blog certainly relies heavily on well-written and nutritious content in order to keep its readers coming back regularly, they also benefit greatly from the inclusion of a few great images.  Confront your readers with a sea of

Camera School: ISO and sensitivity

Lesson four: Master ISO ISO is the measurement of a camera sensor’s sensitivity to light. Based on the speed ratings of conventional 35mm film (denoted as ASAs), most compacts, superzooms and DSLRs will allow photographers to alter the I

The Weekend Project - 3rd Feb 2012

The weekend has arrived so time for us to set you a shooting challenge. As the weather has drastically changed in the past week the theme for this challenge is 'cold'. Interpret the word as you like. You can enter your images now onto the Digit