Arguably the most important weapon in a photographers’ arsenal, lenses are also one of the most variable. From the widest 10mm fish-eye to the longest 800mm telephoto, optics are available in every conceivable size, weight and focal length.

Here are some ideas to help you preserve these beautiful childhood moments…

Here are 4 ‘key ingredients’ of that will help you to visualize whether a scene will work as a black and white image or not.

News photography is one of the most exciting fields of photography. It brings photos that are used to complete and bring life to news and current events. For those who would like to start their careers in news photography, here are some tips to always remember for a great catch.

Check out this great video for using your camera’s histogram!

There’s so much to think about when constructing a good portrait. Is she (or he) smiling, is the angle of her head appealing, is everything in focus, did we focus on the eyes – and now we have to worry about trees, garbage cans, cars and kids?

Red eye is a major problem for amateur photographers and occurs when a built-in-flash unit is positioned too close to the camera. This is down to poor design of cheap cameras, but can also happen with the built-in flash units in most SLR cameras.

Is still-life photography one of the least exciting areas of photography? This is up to each individual and each individual’s own personal interest, but still-life photography demands a great deal of care and imagination. The rewards for a good still-life photographer can be enormous.

With today’s digital technology, transforming colour images into black and white photographic prints is pretty straightforward but don’t throw away your rolls of black and white film. Black and white photography is still regarded as a favourite with many photographers – dull landscape scenes become more dramatic with black and white photography. Most subjects that are shot in colour can be taken with black and white film. Portraits are still widely taken by professional photographers all over the world.

There is a dizzying array of choices when it comes to choosing lenses for SLR cameras. From wide angle to telephoto, zoom to prime lenses, fish eye, fast lenses, wide aperture lenses, the choice seems to be impossible. It’s not really. What it comes down to is asking yourself a simple question: What do I want to shoot?