Rob Read examines how advances in camera technology have revolutionised the way we capture images of birdlife

This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once

Master creative use of long exposure to capture the dynamics of nature, says Karolina Konsur

Benedict Brain searches his archives for the inspiration to escape winter’s creative doldrum

Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

Charlotte Beutler’s still-life photo comes under our microscope