James Abbott mimics shooting, editing and even darkroom effects in Photoshop to give his shots a creative finish

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

Wendy Evans goes through the techniques required to shoot train stations after dark, when metering the variable light is a challenge

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

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