Bird pictures – don't plan, just wing it

Terry Lane   Tips on capturing the moment when there's a compact camera in hand and a bird in the bush.

Image is everything, but filters sure help

Topaz filters completely transform your photographs.

Terry Lane   Two filter sets, Topaz and Nik, plug into Photoshop. Which one comes out ahead?

Halsman said 'jump'. Dali asked 'How high?'

Salvador Dali: one of Philippe Halsman's subjects for the Jump Project.

Terry Lane   The re-release of the famous Jump Book is a cause for joy.

CES 2016: Nikon launches 4K, 360-degree action camera

Nikon's newly launched KeyMission 360 camera.

Amanda Hoh   KeyMission 360 is a wearable action camera capable of filming 360 degree video in 4K ultra high definition.

Sony Cybershot DSC-W810 review

The Sony Cybershot camera is best suited to the unfussy

Terry Lane   This camera is the cheapest in Sony's range but still sports a 20-megapixel sensor and a 6X optical zoom.

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Gay? You might be a great photographer

<i>Lives of the Great Photographers</i> profiles many of the world's finest snappers.

Terry Lane   A new book sheds light on the difference between a camera operator and a true photographer.

Feline groovy

Serious features: Reading the manual for the Olympus Stylus 1s will reward the user.

Terry Lane   Cat pictures are wildly popular, but getting a great shot of your pet moggy is nowhere near as easy as you'd think.

Nothing succeeds like 6S

For photographers, the iPhone 6s is a big deal.

Terry Lane   The "s" upgrade step for iPhones is generally thought of as interim and incremental, but for photographers the new phones move the camera components even further from 1975. This "s" is a big deal.

Narcissism

The war on selfie sticks is heating up

duckface

Kate Murphy   There's some bad news for devotees of the duckface.

Digital life

Which Instagram filter should you use? Science has the answer

Warm filters, such as the one used in the top row on the right, increase engagement.

Inga Ting   It's one of the most agonising (first world) problems confronting social media users today: Which photo filter should I use? Thankfully, science now has the answer.

Cameras

GoPro's cheapest entry-level camera yet

The new entry-level GoPro Hero, high-end Hero4 Black and LCD-preview-screen-toting Hero4 Silver.

Jefferson Graham   GoPro, riding the wave of a successful IPO, has three new cameras slated for release — highlighted by its lowest priced model yet, the entry level Hero for $169.

Photography

Australia through the lens of an iPhone

Small screen stars: Terri Cowley chose 25 iPhone photographs for her exhibition.

Katie Cincotta   Documenting her year-long tour around Australia on social media made Yucky Mummy Terri Cowley feel connected to a community even in the most remote places.

Tech

Smartphone cameras come of age

An Afghan man launches a kite from a ridge overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan.

Katie Cincotta   Noted photojournalist Ben Lowy says big cameras can detract from pictures by coming between the photographer and the subject.

Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 camera review

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4.

Terry Lane   The Panasonic GH4 is a beautifully made, impressive piece of gear.

Imaging

50 Lux, photographic inspiration and intimidation

Muse: Andrew Renaut.

Terry Lane   To get a look at the work of a diverse range of innovative photographers, this online magazine is an excellent resource.

Cameras

Canon Powershot G1X MkII camera review

Canon Powershot G1X MkII.

Reviewed by Terry Lane   This 13-megapixel camera stretches the definition of "compact". It is big, heavy, with heavyweight specifications to match.

Cameras

Lens adapter a useful addition to the camera bag

Versatile: The Fogta lens adapter enables favourite old lenses to be used on new compact cameras.

Terry Lane   You don't expect much for $12 but this new tool delivers the goods.

Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Superzoom camera review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Superzoom.

Terry Lane   If your photographic ambitions don't go beyond web sharing or postcard prints, this little camera could be the one for you.

Cameras

New Samsung makes light of weighty problem

Samsung’s new NX30 has rekindled our interest in photography.

Charles Wright   The Samsung NX30 has introduced us to a much more bearable lightness of being and, happily, that has rekindled our interest in photography.

Imaging

New tech tools, tips and tricks

Samsung Galaxy Note and Fuji Instax.

Terry Lane   New gadgets and devices are piling up, demanding attention.