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Autumn color looks rich in person and often collapses on screen. Precision editing brings back depth, shape, and believable color that survives the jump from trail to monitor.

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Photography’s great revolutionaries didn’t just take pictures. They rewired how civilization sees truth, tragedy, and beauty. Capa risked death, Weegee stalked chaos, and Adams turned catastrophe into perfection, proving that the lens is both weapon and altar.

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Levels and Curves decide whether your image feels flat or alive. Learn what each one controls and you’ll shape contrast, color, and attention with purpose instead of guesswork.

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AI image generation has been incredible for the last year, but it was still extremely difficult to generate realistic images with specific subjects, people, or products. Google's new AI model can finally do it, marking the end of the commercial photography industry.

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Sunrise changes fast, and it rarely gives you a second chance. One moment, the scene glows with deep pre-dawn color, and five minutes later, the tones shift entirely. Your camera and your approach need to keep pace with light that never sits still.

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Taken by ePz member PhilT2, this photo shows a Blue Tit perched and feeding. The seed held in its beak adds a clear point of focus and gives the scene character, emphasising the bird’s quick and lively nature. The plumage is shown with clean, natural colours and fine feather detail. A soft background keeps the focus on the subject.

The image stands out for its sharpness and clarity. It is a classic portrait that feels natural and full of life, capturing a brief moment with a familiar garden bird and serving as a beautiful example of bird photography.

Every Photo of the Week (POTW) winner will be rewarded with a Samsung 128GB PRO Plus microSDXC memory card with SD adapter, providing top-tier storage for all your creative needs across multiple devices. But that's not all! In January 2026, we’ll crown our 2025 Photo of the Year winner, who will take home the ultimate prize of a Samsung Portable 1TB SSD T7 Shield, courtesy of Samsung. It’s time to shoot, submit, and showcase your best work for a chance to win these incredible rewards!

Teleconverters are one of those accessories that sound like an easy fix. Extra reach without buying a longer lens seems like a win, but the reality is more complicated. Sometimes they give you more detail, and other times, you’d be better off cropping the image you already have.

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    1. What Does Graphic Mean?

A landscape that's considered graphic can feature lines, curves, obvious shapes and distinctive contrast from either colour, shadows or reflections. It may be a long list but graphic landscapes are something you can find just about anywhere if you take the time to look. Instead of looking at a city scene, for example, as roads and buildings see it as straight, strong lines and shapes. Throw strong shadows into the mix and a few spots of interesting colour and you’re well on your way to creating a graphic shot.
 

2. Shadows And Highlights

Strong light can add emphasis to shapes and help cast shadows which work well in graphical style shots. Using shadows to your advantage works particularly well on metalwork and buildings but can be used in nature too, especially if you have a bird’s eye view of a scene.

 

 

3. Strong Lines And Contrasting Colour

As already mentioned, strong shapes such as hills overlapping create great graphic landscapes particularly if they differ in colour. Misty, hazy or cloudy days can be good for exaggerating the shapes and while an interesting overlapping background can strengthen the effect, low rolling hills can easily work as well as mountains, so many locations are suitable.

 

4. Change The Ordinary Into The Extraordinary

Look at the ordinary and play with the composition so the viewer doesn’t realise what it originally was. A close up of a rock face, for example, that had deep shadows along the ridges created by the high sun will work well.

 

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Layer masks let you hide and reveal exactly what you want, which means cleaner cutouts and composites that actually look like they belong together. If you care about believable edges, quick revisions, and nondestructive edits, you need them in your toolkit.

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Photographers love to romanticize “natural light.” It gets described with words like natural, authentic, or real, as if using anything other than what’s already in the environment somehow cheapens the work. Scroll through Instagram captions and you’ll see countless photographers boasting about being “natural light only” shooters, presenting it as a stylistic badge of honor. There’s no denying that natural light can be beautiful and can transform scenes, wrap subjects in softness, and produce images that feel alive. But there’s also no denying that it’s widely misunderstood.

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Street photography thrives on observation and instinct. In a recent video essay, photographer E.J. Chako shares five books that reshaped his approach to the streets. Each title offers a distinct lesson—from studying the masters to unlocking your own voice.

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As anyone browsing Fstoppers articles knows, practicing photography comes with a hefty price tag. Cameras, lenses, and lighting gear are investments that deserve protection. Even in the safety of a home studio or home office setup, while break-ins may be rare for many, the risk of accidents or unexpected visitors can threaten valuable equipment. That’s where the IMILAB C30 Dual 3K+3K Indoor Security Camera shines, offering sharp surveillance with one lens fixed on critical gear and another tracking room activity. Curious how this budget-friendly camera can safeguard a photographer’s workspace? Read on to find out why this photographer thinks it’s a must-have.

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The Fujifilm X-E5 mirrorless camera has been getting a lot of attention, and with good reason. It offers a balance of design, performance, and portability that makes it stand out in a crowded lineup of APS-C bodies.

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Adjustment layers are the quiet power tools in Photoshop that let you shape light and color without touching the pixels. They keep edits flexible, stackable, and reversible, which matters when you need to test ideas fast and still return to a clean base later.

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When mirrorless cameras first came out, the initial premise was DSLR-like quality in a smaller package. While that has largely fallen by the wayside with cameras like the Canon EOS R1 and other such beastly mirrorless cameras coming out, there are still plenty of gems from those early days when size trumped most other considerations.

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The Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 lens brings a fast aperture and an affordable price for portrait shooters. That combination gives you background separation and subject isolation in a way most smaller lenses can’t, but it also comes with compromises in size and handling.

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The TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 is a compact, lightweight lens designed for APS-C cameras, and it’s priced to tempt anyone who wants a travel-ready option. A small, affordable prime like this opens up options for everyday shooting without adding bulk to your kit.

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Britain's bursting with structures and buildings that photographers are naturally drawn to thanks to their postcard-perfect looks and history. It also helps that many of the buildings are in locations that are perfect for a day out, making them subjects photographers can shoot and their families can enjoy too.
 

1. Do Your Research

It's worth finding out who the home, castle etc. belongs to before you carry your kit out to it as some organisations have rules on what can be photographed, what they can be used for and what kit's allowed inside. A quick phone call or a check on their website should give you the answers you're looking for. Some places won't allow you to use a tripod while others may have rules on the type of bag, if any, you can take in with you. There may also be a rule that says no flash photography is allowed so do keep an eye out for signs and ensure the flash built into your camera is switched off.  
 

2. Castles

 

From ruined hill forts to beautifully preserved country houses, castles provide majestic architectural delights for us photographers. For more tips on photographing castles, have a look at these guides where we share a few tips to help you take better photos of these fortified structures:

• A Guide To Photographing Castles
• Castle Photography Tips

 

3. Stately Homes

 

Many Stately Homes found in the UK open their doors to the public, giving photographers the chance to capture interesting interiors as well as shots that show the extensive grounds and buildings. Take a look at our article on Photographing Stately Homes for advice on what to photograph and how.
 

4. Churches

 

Small rural churches and grand cathedrals have decorated our nation's skylines for a very long time and they're well worth photographing. If you can, take your camera inside these magnificent structures (you may be charged a small fee) as they are often even more impressive on the inside.

ePHOTOzine has several articles on photographing churches, both on the inside and out, which can be found here:

• Photographing Church Interiors
• Tips On Photographing Stained Glass Windows
• Church Photography At Night
• Tips On Creating HDR Exposures In Churches
• How To Take Photos Inside Churches

  5. Villages

 

Even though this isn't about just one structure, scenic villages are popular tourist destinations and they make good subjects for photographers. Picturesque streets and the famous 'chocolate box' style houses make them a worthwhile stop-off, plus there's usually ample chance to capture a fair few candids too.

Have a look at ePHOTOzine's Guide To Photographing Villages for more tips. For more architectural photography tips, take a look at ePHOTOzine's technique section. 

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Photography should be simple at its core: light, subject, vision. Yet if you spend any time in online communities, retail catalogs, or even casual conversations between photographers, you’ll see that the culture often orbits around something else entirely: gear. Tools that were meant to serve vision become the center of attention. And while gear is undeniably fun, even inspiring, the obsession with it has become its own kind of religion.

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© Nikon

 

Nikon has announced the release of the highly-anticipated silver version of the iconic full-frame Nikon Zf mirrorless camera. Following the tremendous success since its launch in 2023, the release of the silver edition fulfills customer demand, and reflects Nikon's ambition to encourage even more to enjoy the retro-inspired Zf.

Designed to look like the chrome plating on film-era cameras such as the Nikon F, the texture of the silver finish is similar to that of metal, for an authentic feel suited to a full-frame heritage-inspired model. Zf Silver will be available in six colours for the Premium Exterior which include: Sepia Brown, Moss Green, Stone Grey, as well as new colours Cognac Brown, Teal Blue, and Mauve Pink - which are subdued yet elegant tones that complement the silver body.

In addition, a future firmware update will provide a new "Film Grain" feature that adds a grain effect to photos and videos, further expanding creative possibilities. By combining this feature with Imaging Recipes (downloadable imaging presets via Nikon Imaging Cloud), users will be able to enjoy film-like results tailored to their personal style.

For more information, please visit the Nikon website.