Pros and cons iso

Overcome common problems and create better-looking shots

However good your camera and lens, raw files usually benefit from some processing and tweaking. Rod Lawton shares some essential enhancements

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…

When fast shutter speeds are required, choice of ISO and aperture are important

Embrace urban shooting and you’ll never run out of ideas

Take manual control over a host of photographic settings