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31 August 2018

How To: Zoom with Your Feet & Understand Focal Length

Zooming with your feet when keeping the same focal length may be possible, but is it always positive?

Bird's eye view of Naples, palm tree in the right foreground, Vesuvius in the background, shot by Michael Schulz with the Fujifilm X100V

18 December 2025

How to: Install and Use Fujifilm Recipes

Photographer Michael Schulz (Berlinstagram) on how to set up and use setting recipes on your Fujifilm mirrorless camera

Foliage in vibrant colours, shot and edited by Steph O'Connor

16 December 2025

Guide: Photo editing for beginners

Photographer Stephanie O'Connor explains how to use photo-editing software to help you get the most out of your RAW images.

A picture of two people lying on the beach

15 October 2021

Photography: A Beginner's Guide to Composition

Develop your understanding of how to create a great image—including rule of thirds, space, leading lines and framing.

Photograph of two tripods set up side by side with a snowy background.

10 December 2025

Learn: 10 Tips for Photographing in Cold Winter Weather

Despite low light & temperatures, winter's great for photography. Here's how to protect your gear & shoot in the cold.

10 December 2025

Learn: Top 6 Tips for Architectural Photography Beginners

At London's brutalist icon, the Barbican, Ian Howorth shares six ways to improve your architectural photography.

10 December 2025

Learn: Top 11 Tips for Food Photography

Award-winning food photographer and author Bea Lubas reveals eleven ways you could improve your images of food.

4 December 2025

Guide to Sports Photography

Our full sports photography guide with in-depth advice, recommended camera gear and interviews with the experts.

Close-up of fir branches with fairy lights, shot on a Sony Alpha A7C and a Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

19 November 2025

Learn: Top 5 Tips for Low Light Photography

Five easy ways to help your camera gather more light, get correct exposure & make your pictures shine in dark conditions.

Forest shot with bare trees and shrubs with orange leaves in the foreground, shot by Vivienne Arnold with a Fujifilm X-H2S

17 November 2025

Learn: 5 Tips for Forest and Woodland Photography

How to improve your tree photos: Vivienne Arnold shares her advice and recommended setup for shooting green landscapes.

Two people sitting at a table and flipping through a photography portfolio

10 November 2025

Learn: How to Prepare for a Photography Portfolio Review

Take your portfolio to the next level with an in-depth guide to preparing for a photography portfolio review from FotoFest's Sarah Ansell.

A wide shot of an African bush elephant walking around during the daytime.

10 November 2025

Advice: 10 Steps to Become a Wildlife Filmmaker

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Nina Constable shares her advice for making it in the wildlife filmmaking industry.

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A lighthouse on the coast with grass and flowers in the foreground at Newborough Beach in North Wales, shot with the Fujifilm X100V by James Popsys

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How To: Zoom with Your Feet & Understand Focal Length

How to: Install and Use Fujifilm Recipes

Guide: Photo editing for beginners

Photography: A Beginner's Guide to Composition

Learn: 10 Tips for Photographing in Cold Winter Weather

Learn: Top 6 Tips for Architectural Photography Beginners

Learn: Top 11 Tips for Food Photography

Guide to Sports Photography

Learn: Top 5 Tips for Low Light Photography

Learn: 5 Tips for Forest and Woodland Photography

Learn: How to Prepare for a Photography Portfolio Review

Advice: 10 Steps to Become a Wildlife Filmmaker

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