How can you make a person stand out from the background in portraits?

Avoid the Instagram hotspots and go off the beaten track to reveal more interesting images of your visit

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

How to take group shots of this new fixture in the school calendar, with Wendy Evans

For more interesting portraits, take a direct approach and ask your subject for a shot

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

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