Convert your shots to mono in Photoshop for a variety of stylish results, with James Abbott

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round One, Black & White, with comments by the AP team and our guest judges

We love moaning. The raw file won’t open, the firmware update wiped your settings. But spare a thought for the early adopters – when digital photography meant ghostly battery life, media cards that could barely hold a lunch break, colours that made everything look a bit ill. Peter Dench hears from top shooters about those early frustrations and breakthroughs, and adds his own…

Overcome common problems and create better-looking shots

When everything comes together, there’s no better feeling, as Michael Topham experienced in Croatia

Get to grips with the powerful toolset on Mac