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Second Sight. Migration and Scotland; Open Sessions 14 Jul 2013 11AM - 3PM   Stills invites you to help create an online archive celebrating the diversity of people living in Scotland. As part of the Second Sight programme of exhibitions and events we would like you to share photographs of you and your families’ journeys to start a new life in Scotland. Join […]

Second Sight. Migration and Scotland; Open Sessions 22 Jun 2013 11AM - 3PM Stills invites you to help create an online archive celebrating the diversity of people living in Scotland. As part of the Second Sight programme of exhibitions and events we would like you to share photographs of you and your families’ journeys to start a new life in Scotland. Join u […]

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Balabanov's film to be given UK release by Filmhouse

Just posted: Our review of the Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD. In our latest lens review produced in collaboration with DxOMark, we look at Tamron's fast standard zoom for full frame cameras - the first in its class to include optical stabilisation. With its Ultrasonic Drive focus motor and drip-proof construction, it looks like a very tempting optio […]

Adobe Photoshop has become ubiquitous since its introduction more than 20 years ago, but it isn't the only game in town. In this article, we've selected 10 photo editing programs that aren't all as well-known as Photoshop, but which are well worth investigating if you're looking for other options. Click through for a link to the full arti […]

We've been fans of Aaron Johnson's comic strip 'What the Duck' for years. 'WTD' is one of the best satirical comic strips in the world, and we're pleased to announce that we'll be publishing it weekly on dpreview.com, starting today. Click through for the first in what we hope will be a long series!

At its I/O developers conference a couple of days ago Google introduced various updates to its Google+ social networking platform, many of which will be of interest to photographers. As well as changes to layout, images can be 'auto-enhanced', made into panoramas and animations, and the system can also select the best facial expressions in group sh […]

We've just posted our 20-page review of the Nikon D5200. Nikon's 'advanced beginner' APS-C DSLR offers several features that should also appeal to enthusiasts, such as a 24MP CMOS sensor, a 39-point AF system inherited from the D7000 and an Auto ISO system linked to the focal length of the lens. Add an articulated rear LCD and the ability […]

Adobe has issued a 'release candidates' of Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 on its Adobe Labs site. The release is the first version of ACR designed to work with Photoshop CC but, as promised, is also compatible with Photoshop CS6. CS6 users will only gain camera compatibility, not any of the functions added in ACR 8 (and Lightroom 5), su […]

The XiStera smartphone tool is one of the more interesting Kickstarter projects we've seen lately. It is an all-in-one device that promises to do just about everything the mobile photographer on the go might require. XiStera serves as a lens adapter, phone stand, tripod mount, headphone wrap and stylus for your iPhone 5. It also works as a bottle opener […]

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Olympus is to cease production of its cheapest V-series point-and-shoot compact digital cameras. This follows a financial report this week which showed a group net profit of 8.02 billion Yen in 2012, driven by the company's medical instrument business, but a loss of 23.07 billion yen for its imaging busi […]

A patent filed by Apple in 2011 and discovered this week by appleinsider.com seems to hint at a 'social camera flash' system, allowing multiple iOS devices to be connected and used as secondary strobes for impromptu flash setups. The patent is filed as an 'illumination system' and describes 'initiating a master-slave relationship bet […]

The BBC's Technology Correspondant, Rory Cellan-Jones, has been getting to grips with the new camera module for Raspberry Pi - the low-cost DIY computer. The camera board was announced earlier this year, and opens up enormous potential for applications including robotics and high risk aerial/underwater use. Cellan-Jones got hold of one of the new camera […]

All the news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Croisette on day six of the Cannes film festivalAdam Boult

Without superheroes or aliens, the F&F franchise has made speed, laced with rage, one of film's most beloved intoxicantsThe reason for the burgeoning success of the Fast & Furious films eludes some people. This apparently humdrum franchise manages without superheroes, intergalactic conflict, aliens, zombies, vampires or 3D. What has it got? Perh […]

As Cannes swings into full-throttle funhouse mode, there is much to like in this year's offerings, but the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis tops my list of competition contenders so farAt the Cannes film festival the showroom sits so close to the garage that the action in one bleeds through to the other. It's early evening and I'm sitti […]

All the news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Croisette on day three of the Cannes film festivalAdam Boult

Guillermo del Toro's robots v aliens smackdown promises to combine a little class with its Michael Bay-style pyrotechnics. It could be the moment the sub-genre grows upIt may not go down all that well in the world of Michael Bay, but Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim is fast shaping up as the Transformers it's OK to like. A new extended trailer […]

Gore, once largely the preserve of the Marché, is entering the Cannes mainstream. Is a strange turnaround at work?At the opening night gala for this year's Cannes film festival, the dignitaries were treated to a trailer showing all the delights to which they can look forward. The trailer began with a shot of Ryan Gosling breaking a glass in someone […]

Here's our pick of his finest performances – what would you add to the list?Whether you think of him as the modern day Robert De Niro or an overpraised Norman Lamont-lookalike (as people used to say), you can't deny that Leonardo DiCaprio has been in some excellent films in the course of his 20 year career – and was the obvious choice to take the t […]

All the news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Croisette on day two of the Cannes film festivalAdam Boult

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg was topical, given the rain, but a crime tale with heart, Fruitvale Station, was far from soggyUp the Croisette come the Troma film crew – a parade of zombies and street punks, posing for tourists and enraging the traffic. They come every year, though one hesitates to call them a Cannes tradition, exactly, seeing as they revile Can […]

Melissa Joan Hart is the first star to miss the crowdfunding gravy train. If only she'd said 'I'm doing a Sabrina film! The 90s LOL'If you're a certain age, Melissa Joan Hart will be an indelible part of your childhood. Her TV show, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, was an endless font of positive adolescent reinforcement, reassuring you th […]

In my Lynda.com Macro and Close-up course, I cover the simple basics of reversing the lens you already have to turn it into a macro lens. This gives you an extremely easy way to start shooting macro, without having to invest in any special gear. If you give this technique a try, and find it [...]

There are a lot of small things in the world, and many of them make great photographic subjects, provided you know how to shoot at a macro scale with your camera. In this course, you’ll see all the basics of macro shooting. If you don’t have a macro lens, don’t worry, because the course starts [...]

Fuji's X-E1 is a great mirrorless camera that really gives SLR a run for their money, in terms of image quality and usability. I've been shooting with one for about a month now. Here are some of my thoughts about it.

Learn the details of my new Lynda.com course "Foundations of Photography: Specialty Lenses"

If you've tried macro shooting and been frustrated by the inherent shallow depth of field, then you might want to consider some more advanced techniques for achieving deep depth of field macro shots.

The Photoshop Automator Action collection is now compatible with Photoshop CS6. Get it now!

Alien Skin Exposure 4 is an excellent Photoshop plug-in for creating film looks and other analog simulations. Check out my full review.

Lynda.com courses on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 are now available.

Canon's metering has a few oddities that can, conceivably, get you in trouble. While you might not ever be vulnerable to these problems, it's still worth knowing about them.

While our topic of choice at this site is digital photography, when it comes to final output, I still want my photos on paper. These days, quality output to paper means inkjet printing, and in this course, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know to get fine-art quality inkjet prints. Whether you’re working [...]