How to shoot live music
September 14, 2021
With live music events starting again up and down the country, it's time to brush up your concert photography skills - it's fun and can be profitable too!
Expert advice
Tips and techniques on a range of photography skills, and advice from experts on specific photography techniques.
How to photograph misty mornings in September
September 10, 2021
September is the ideal time to get misty landscape shots - and you don't have to get up quite so early. A finalist in this year's Weather Photographer of the Year shares her shooting tips
How to make optical corrections
August 31, 2021
Photo-editing expert Martin Evening explains how to make corrections to perspective using Lightroom and Camera Raw.
Top 10 travel photo tips and techniques – from gear choice to shooting
August 26, 2021
With travel restrictions slowly easing, we've got some great tips to help you pick the right gear and get the best shots as you hit the road
What are the most unusual and interesting lenses?
August 11, 2021
From fisheye to tilt and shift to the just plain weird, our testing expert Andy Westlake reveals some of the most unusual and specialised lenses on the market
How to get sharper shots in tricky focusing situations
August 3, 2021
Top photographers show how to get pin-sharp shots by using different focus modes in challenging situations
Who is the most innovative camera maker?
August 1, 2021
For the latest in our Nobody Does it Better series, we reveal the most innovative camera maker when it comes to helping with challenging shots
Get perfect colour in-camera
July 22, 2021
Angela Nicholson explains how to take control of colour in-camera using the tools available on cameras from the main manufacturers
How to capture fast-moving birds (and animals)
July 8, 2021
Essential tips for capturing birds in action, whether in your garden or further afield - we show how to make a feeding station too
How to shoot star trails
July 7, 2021
Star trails are a rite of passage for many photographers, so discover the right way to capture them in all their celestial splendour - with a bit of light painting too
Master long-exposure landscapes
July 7, 2021
Long-exposure landscape photography is more popular than ever - make sure you are getting the technical side right with this inspirational guide
Take better portraits for less
July 1, 2021
Discover how to take successful portraits on a budget with gear which is both inexpensive and easily available in-store and online
How to take better food photos
June 29, 2021
Don't miss these insights, anecdotes and tips from the winners of the latest Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition
Beat converging verticals and leaning-in lines
June 9, 2021
Leaning-in lines and converging verticals are a rookie error in architecture photography. Jeremy Walker shows how to beat them
Take better architecture photographs
June 8, 2021
With just a few days left to enter the architecture round of APOY, three top professionals share their tips for brilliant building shots
How to take better supermoon shots (and get them in The Times)
June 7, 2021
With just a few more weeks left to plan for the final supermoon of 2021, Deborah Richards reveals how she nailed a killer supermoon shot at the end of May
Master abstract photography with reflections
June 2, 2021
Shooting reflections is a great way to master one type of abstract photography. All you need is a little creativity and a lot of patience, as Mike Curry reveals
How to take better flower photographs
May 24, 2021
To create beautiful, painterly, flower portraits and still-life studies, you need to be a bit of a control freak, as the multi-talented Polina Plotnikova reveals
Which camera maker is best for connecting to smartphones?
May 10, 2021
Nikon’s SnapBridge technology makes controlling your camera remotely, transferring images to your smartphone and updating firmware a cinch. Angela Nicholson explains how and why it works so well
Best camera insurance deals
May 4, 2021
If you don't have decent camera insurance, you need to sort it out today - we find some of the best deals for a wide range of photographers and types of photo kit