By Mark Blezard I've said time and time again, put that big lens down and look for the photo. It's probably your camera phone that is...

By Mark Blezard Sometimes I feel that photography is becoming too stressful. The exposure, focus, depth of field, lens distortion, lens...

By Mark Blezard Your aperture settings serve two purposes. The first is exposure, the bigger the opening (f/2.8 for example) the more...

By Mark Blezard Photography has a lot to thank the smartphone for. Not only has it introduced billions to the enjoyment of taking...

By Mark Blezard Portrait photography was never my strong point, but my early career forced me into dozens of shoots with celebrities....

Mark Blezard comments I've spent most of my professional life in sales, conducting countless sales training classes and producing endless...

5 tips for new photographers. But before I reveal all, let me tell you about paintings. When I buy original artwork the manager of my...

Mark Blezard comments Of course not. Plain and simple. However, it does have something that colour photography doesn't, a hidden feature...

Your camera is not a fashion accessory! When I started out in photography I wanted the biggest lens possible. A 500mm, no, a 1000mm....

Who took the world's first photograph? We will never know for sure, but this photograph titled 'View from the Window at Le Gras' is...

Film speeds explained. Two of the most important elements of taking great photographs are exposure and focus. Composition can wait, you...

Need a little more light with less shadow in your images? As a rule, I hate using flash in photography. It casts sharp shadows, burns out...

How to compose a better picture. The Thirds rule is a very simple trick of composition, useful if you are new to photography. Whilst it...

Secrets in photography, by Mark Blezard Okay, an impossible ask but here are five of the more important ones: Light. Quite possibly the...