The best camera phone in 2026 depends on what you shoot, but the iPhone 17 Pro Max is the strongest all-round choice. Compare it with Samsung and Google alternatives to find the right fit for your photography.
Optical zoom uses the lens to bring distant subjects closer, while digital zoom crops and enlarges existing pixels. Learn the difference with practical examples and a simple camera test.
Selfies may be built for smartphones and social platforms, but their roots run through centuries of self-portraiture. From Rembrandt to Vivian Maier and TikTok, this feature looks at how photographers can make more thoughtful images of themselves.
Low-key photography is not about making images darker; it is about deciding what light reveals and what shadow leaves unresolved. Learn how silhouettes, noir-inspired lighting, exposure control, and careful editing can turn darkness into a storytelling tool.
Macro photography grew from the scientific urge to see beyond the limits of the eye. Discover its history, learn how magnification and light shape close-up images, and find practical ways to reveal beauty in tiny subjects.
Four legendary photographers reshaped landscape, street, documentary, and portrait photography. Their methods offer practical ways to improve composition, timing, tonal control, and visual storytelling today.
Five iconic photographs reveal how composition, timing, historical context, and emotional ambiguity turn a single frame into a lasting image. Learn what “Migrant Mother,” “Earthrise,” and more can teach your own photography.
A consistent photography style is built through deliberate choices, thoughtful curation, and room to experiment. Learn how to recognise your influences, edit with purpose, and move through creative ruts without losing your voice.
Learn how to make environmental portraits that feel personal and purposeful, from earning a subject’s trust to using location, light, and composition to tell a fuller story.
Great composition guides the viewer’s eye through a photograph with light, contrast, placement, depth, and timing. Learn practical ways to make your subject clear and your frames more intentional.
