The reflections are as much a part of this photo as the subject is... and they need to do some work!

Whether you're photographing children or animals, viewers want to be able to see the expression on the face.

I like this image... but somehow I keep expecting Eric Idle to lift up his head at any moment and deny eating a leg!!

Managing colours is not that easy if you are using a laptop screen... but there are options!

Supporting elements can make all the difference to a photograph... they can help us understand a situation better.

What do you do when there is too much going on in a picture? Well..

Sometimes the smallest changes in the exposure can make all the difference to the mood of a photograph.

I am not big on looking at histograms... but one of the most useful review tools on a camera for me is the Highlight Warnings. Here's why!

The difference between average and stunning can sometimes be a tweak to the local contrast of a sky.

The water in this image looks amazing, but what you need now is something magical to happen in this moment...

Some days the horizon might not be as attractive as you might like it to be, but there are ways of dealing with these problems.

Faking an out of focus background is never as straightforward as just selecting everything behind the subject and adding a blur. There are a couple of tricks that you need to be aware of.

If we are going to look down on people then we need to get clever about it!

Getting the skin tones looking good is one of the best things you can do to make a portrait look healthy!

Bright highlights are no different to a loud noise; subdue them and you will hear thousands of whispers!!

Most artists at some point in their career will borrow from another artist. It is all good so long as you are honest about what you are doing.