Imaging Skills

Discover how to shoot a load of textures in your backyard and then blend them with other shots to create fine-art images, writes Jon Adams. It doesn't take long to shoot your own texture library, a...

Discover how to take multiplicity portraits with several versions of your good self in the same frame, writes Jon Adams. Originally seen as part of the inaugural Foto-buzz Zoom broadcast, watch as ...

There are times when you have to make shooting compromises you know can be sorted effectively in post-processing, writes Andrew James. In this Lightroom tutorial I’ll bring out the best in a tricky en...

From portraits to still-life shots, murky backdrops are all too common, so find out how to make yours bright and clean in this Photoshop video, writes Jon Adams.

Unlock the mysteries of the Curves palette and discover how to use it with confidence, writes Jon Adams. It's closely related to Levels, but offers a bunch of unique extra features that allow you to t...

Get the lowdown on the Levels palette, and find out how it works, what it does and how to use it to improve your pictures, writes Jon Adams. From checking that your image has good contrast and a full ...

Not sure of the differences between Lightroom's (or Adobe Camera Raw's) Highlights and Whites slider and how you should be using them, asks Andrew James? Then this 10-minute tutorial will help you out...

Discover how to set up Photoshop's Dodge & Burn tools, and take complete control of contrast in mono pictures, writes Jon Adams. Possessing the ability to 'paint on' contrast is a vital image-processi...

Discover how to turn any lens into a ultra wide-angle when you're travelling light, writes Jon Adams. When the light’s not good, most of us won’t specifically go out to take photos, but we'll usually ...