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This video tutorial shows you some different tricks and tools for creating dramatic skies in Photoshop.

When you're cursed with rain and thick, dull cloud when you're taking travel photos then use some of these tips to help you get the most from your trip.

This is a checklist of equipment and useful / essential items that a travel photographer should take on a foreign assigment.

This Photoshop video tutorial is a very quick and easy method for creating impactful portraits with a few simple tweaks.

This tip will show you how to create a deep blue sky in Photoshop, just like in the travel magazines.

This is a very simple technique for smoothing skin in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Some portraits and urban scenes lend themselves to a gritty style that adds character and depth. Here's a quick way of doing it in Photoshop.

Tips on the different methods of learning photography and their pros and cons. I have included some fantastic links to great photography websites.

Many amateur photographers treat camera metering modes like George Bush treated climate change - they pretend it doesn't exist, or that it's not important. Well they do exist and they are important, but they are easier to sort out than climate change.

If you have just bought a camera and need to get your head round some of the basic functions then here are a few tips to get you started.

Outdoor portrait photography is more fun and offers more creativity than in a studio in my opinion. Here are a few tips for photographing outdoors.

This photo tip helps you find, visualise and then create great photos in any given situation.

I am now running one-to-one photography training courses to help people in and around the Peterborough area improve their skills.

I'm very pleased to have won the Real Travel photo of the month competition for September 2009.

35 landscape photography tips to help you improve. If you're in the Peterborough area I run one to one photography training.

This is a step by step guide to help you upload your photos to Alamy.

I am now a member of the web's largest photo library, Alamy.

Tips on avoiding burnt out skies and other problems with contrast in your photos. If you're in the Peterborough area I run one to one photography training.

Tips for photographing wildlife in winter and some key reasons why winter is great for photographing wildlife and landscapes.

It's good practice to always have a project on the go if you want to get the most from your photography.