Be more Borg
I’m going into new territory. Exploring new worlds. And exposing new depths of my nerdiness to you and the EOS team. (Yes, you can now add sci-fi to my long list of guilty geeky pleasures, which already includes tram driving and gaming.)In my 16 years as an EOS lady, I’ve witnessed significant c...
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A Shot in the Dark
There are two key techniques for shooting in low light, and both run the risk of causing ‘noise' in your images. Noise shows itself as random dots of colour and, if too prominent, can overpower the real information in the image. You can shoot handheld, with a suitably fast shutter speed to avo...
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Lessons learnt
This was one of our most responded to newsletter topics so far this year. It certainly struck a chord...My violin teacher at school frequently told me during my lessons that the saying 'Practice makes perfect' was flawed.“Good practice makes perfect”, he clarified.There’s not much use in pract...
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All In the Detail
Detail shots need not be restricted to just macro shots with specialist gear. You can create dynamic detail shots in a number of ways, plus it's an effective way of upping your results. So the next time you shoot a more general scene, like on holiday, on a visit to a stately home or garden, or even ...
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Capturing Birds in Flight with your Canon EOS camera
Is it a bird, or a blur? If you’re getting disappointing results when photographing birds in flight, then get useful tips and advice to improve your images with this short video, Capturing Birds in Flight. Learn about which camera features can make all the difference and which focusing settings ca...
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Q screen – your Canon camera's dashboard
When you look at the dashboard of your car, you have a quick overview of how the car is working – your speed, how much petrol you have, engine temperature and revs.Your Canon EOS camera has a dashboard too. It's called the Quick Control screen – Q screen for short.The Q screen in its current for...
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Should you buy a Canon EOS R camera?
Choosing and buying a new camera – especially when you're considering switching to a new system, like the EOS R – is a big decision, and a very personal one at that. There's no 'one camera fits all' solution, and so you need to be sure that your intended purchase will meet your needs.That can be...
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How to Shoot Graffiti and Street Art
Senior Tutor Nina is a keen traveller and she loves capturing the detail of a place. Here's her advice on how you can make use of the art you come across to inspire you.Whilst visiting local cities or travelling further afield and around the world, you always come across statues, sculptures, street ...
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Butterfly close-ups
Stratford Butterfly Farm is probably one of our favourite places to go, especially in the winter. You feel like you're in the Tropics, for a start! But actually, for your photography, it's a brilliant place to go. Subjects galore, colour aplenty, and you can capture some really simple composition...
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Celebrate the cooler months
We enjoy a unique climate in the UK. Our winters are relatively mild when compared to places such as Moscow and New York, both of which are at roughly the same latitudes as the UK. It's the gulf stream which combats the ultra-cold temperatures that other places experience. These cooler months comb...
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