It’s holiday season, and whether you’re off to foreign climes or taking a sunny staycation, follow these rules and come home with great photos – and a tan, with any luck

Cameras love light. Not too much though, nor too little, but just the right amount will set you on the road to exposure perfection

Now is the perfect time to head outdoors with friends and family. Grab your best ever pictures of them by following nine simple rules. 

If you want to get really close, you’ll need a macro lens. Adam Scorey rounds up 14 of the blighters and picks a winner

Like the idea of never needing to buy another lens? We test 11 superzoom lenses to find out which is the ultimate all-in-one optic

Small, lightweight and with a DSLR-troubling spec list this could be the ultimate travel camera. We went to Rome to test its capabilities (well, someone had to...)

There’s no need for expensive studio lights to shoot indoor portraits. As Dan Pluck proves, a couple of simple desk lamps is all it takes.

Okay, so it’s actually an artificial gerbera, but Matt Kimberley explains how to use an LED torch and get vivid, striking pictures.

Turn a piece of plastic into an eye-catching image. Roger Payne explains a technique that will amaze and impress in equal measure