Archive of Nando Harmsen

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2026	175 articles
2025	170 articles
2024	146 articles
2023	140 articles
2022	123 articles
2021	130 articles
2020	54 articles
2019	5 articles

December 2025

A new year, a new purchase?	Personal
The Most Useful Tool for a Photographer	Personal
4 Handy Items to Keep in Your Camera Bag	Tips and tricks
A skin wrap or armour for your camera	Oddities
The Antique Steinheil München Macro-Quinar 100mm f/2.8	Reviews
Photoshop tip: use the export function	Photoshop tips
Is a DSLR still a good choice in 2026?	Personal
What if AI spot removal doesn't see all the spots?	Tips and tricks
Editing a high-key photo	Photo recipes
Is a photo a record or an expression?	Personal
Keeping One Colour in a Black and White Photo	Tips and tricks
Don't Turn a Sunset into a Night Photo	Landscape photography
Cropping for composition	Landscape photography
A tripod for your smartphone	Smartphone photography
Review: SmallRig RM-03 Macro Photography LED lights	Reviews
Adobe warning: not compatible. What now?	Software
Sony launches the A7 V and FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II	Product announcements
6 Tips for Importing Photos into Lightroom	Lightroom tips

November 2025

A Camera Bag for Your Smartphone	Personal
Removing noise? Use it in moderation	Photo tips
8 things to consider when switching to Affinity	Software
Photoshop tip: Keep your layer stack organised	Photoshop tips
Are you already using auto ISO?	Photo tips
Photoshop tip: Using a clipping mask	Photoshop tips
Photoshop tip: Use a copy of a merged layer	Photoshop tips
Review: Sirui L324F with KS-G3 geared tripod head	Reviews
Fill a boring sky with something	Landscape photography
Lightroom updates 2025, with more useful AI features	Lightroom tips
Review: Platypod Delta and Extreme	Reviews
Canon introduces the EOS R6 Mark III and the RF 45mm f/1.2 STM	Product announcements
Bird photography? Don't forget the common species.	Nature photography

September 2025

6 useless camera settings when you shoot in Raw	Tips and tricks
Choose the right perspective	Tips and tricks
Electronic First Curtain Shutter and Bokeh	Tips and tricks
The ideal choice for primes	Personal
Review: Canon EOS R50 V vlog camera	Reviews
When to Use Which Depth of Field in Landscape Photography	Tips and tricks
Play with silhouettes	Tips and tricks
Review: SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex SE tripod	Reviews
Nikon's first cinema camera, the ZR	Product announcements
Canon introduces the EOS C50 and the RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM	Product announcements
How Do You Know If You Need a New Lens?	Tips and tricks
What should your photo look like?	Personal
The opposite of cropping	Photo recipes
Learn How the Exposure Meter Behaves	Tutorials

August 2025

Exposure bracketing without a tripod	Tutorials
Wanneer Lightroom en Photoshop niet meer samenwerken	Lightroom tips
10 Tips for Applying the Orton Effect	Tips and tricks
Photograph Through a Foreground for Atmospheric Macro Photos	Nature photography
Automatic subject recognition, or not?	Tips and tricks
Optimise the Distribution of Space	Composition
Locations on holiday and day trips	Tips and tricks
Photograph your hand as a bookmark	Tips and tricks
Tilt-shift lens for extreme depth of field	Landscape photography
Make clouds soft and fluffy, not hard and harsh	Photo recipes
Use a foreground for star photos	Night photography
SmallRig introduces the Potato Jet Tribex SE video tripod	Product announcements
5 tips to customise Lightroom Classic	Tips and tricks
Photographing people in the landscape	Inspiration
Go and photograph the Perseid meteor shower	Tutorials
Review: Nikon Z5 II	Reviews

July 2025

Be aware of the drawbacks of the electronic shutter	Tips and tricks
The new Lightroom Classic updates	Software
Review: Canon RF 24mm, 35mm and 50mm VCM lenses	Reviews
Not wide enough? Make a panorama	Tips and tricks
Test how far your camera can go at ISO	Tutorials
A reason to use an extra-long exposure	Photo recipes
Sony launches the RX1R III compact camera	Product announcements
Thoughtful use of the foreground in a photo	Tips and tricks
Adjusting a gimbal head	Tips and tricks
The best photo sizes for social media	Tutorials
Composing a foreground - part 2	Photo recipes
No People in the Photo and Still No AI	Tips and tricks
5 Things You Should Never Do in Post-Processing	Fun
Disappointment over multiple exposures in new Canon cameras	Personal
Composing a Foreground - Part 1	Photo recipes
Don't make your photo hyper-realistic	Tips and tricks
Editing photos on location, or simply waiting until you're home	Personal

June 2025

Everything you need to know about resolution	Tips and tricks
Creating a Feeling When Photographing Your Pet	Tips and tricks
Be creative when photographing your subject	Tutorials
Show more than just an animal in the photo	Tips and tricks
When your camera has too many custom buttons	Tips and tricks
Inspiration for the landscape with harsh light	Inspiration
Do you choose colour or true black and white?	Tutorials
Make your photo accessible	Tips and tricks
An APS-C lens or a full-frame lens instead?	Tips and tricks
Converting focal length to full-frame is pointless	Personal
Wacom introduces new Cintiq pen tablets	Product announcements
The point or nonsense of a photography workshop	Personal
Persistent Myths in Photography	Other
Aeroplane mode on a camera	Tips and tricks
Setting up a ball head	Tips and tricks

May 2025

Shoot raw? Throw away the exported JPEG	Lightroom tips
Large-format analogue photography	Oddities
Who is Photoshop Beta for?	Software
The downside of ultra-wide angle for landscapes	Landscape photography
How Much Macro Should You Choose?	Photo tips
A panorama should add value	Photo recipes
DJI launches the Mavic 4 Pro drone	Product announcements
Panasonic introduces the Lumix S1II and S1IIE	Product announcements
Cropping is good, but don't overdo it with animal photos	Tips and tricks
Effect of focal length in portraits	Portrait photography
Bringing everything into the frame is almost never necessary	Landscape photography
How to Photograph Flowing Water Realistically	Personal
Dragging the shutter	Flash photography
A critical note on the new landscape masks in Lightroom	Landscape photography
Review: Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM	Reviews
Panasonic announces the LUMIX S1RII	Product announcements

April 2025

Canon announces the RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6	Product announcements
Photography rules are not meant to be followed strictly	Inspiration
Shadows are more important to your photo than you think. Often essential.	Landscape photography
Sony introduces the FE 50-150mm f/2 G Master	Product announcements
The costs of getting started with vintage lenses	Tips and tricks
The follow-up to photographing with a vintage lens	Tips and tricks
When Is a Dark Photo Not Low-Key?	Tips and tricks
Choose a Good Balance in Your Photo	Composition

March 2025

6 Reasons to Stick with a DSLR and One Reason Not To	Other
Turn the World Upside Down	Inspiration
Prefer High Contrast in Your Nature Photos	Nature photography
Canon launches two video-first cameras and a lens	Product announcements
Landscape photography with a boring sky	Inspiration
Low-key is an edit, not underexposure	Photo recipes
An Evening or Night Photo from a Surprising Viewpoint	Photo tips
How blue can the blue hour be?	Tips and tricks
Orton effect directly in the camera	Tips and tricks
The downside of a camera with lots of pixels	Tips and tricks
Polaroid launches Now Generation 3 instant cameras	Product announcements
Xiaomi announces an M43 camera for your smartphone	Product announcements
Review: Canon EOS R5 Mark II	Reviews
The Escura InstaSnap toy camera	Oddities
Editing photos should not be rushed	Tips and tricks

February 2025

Sony launches the first FE400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS super-telephoto zoom	Product announcements
Sony announces the FE 16mm f/1.8 G wide-angle lens	Product announcements
Which Colour Profile Should You Use for Your Photos?	Tips and tricks
Better autofocus with a wide aperture	Tips and tricks
Photographing the Passage of Time	Inspiration
Five tips for choosing a foreground	Landscape photography
Are you less mobile? Let photography technology work for you	Tips and tricks
Nikon announces the Coolpix P1100 with 125x optical zoom	Product announcements
Nikon announces the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S	Product announcements
Create a Photo Album Without Layout Restrictions	Tips and tricks
Have a choice? Choose an odd number	Composition
Adding depth to a photo can become a pitfall	Photo tips

January 2025

What happens to our photos when we're no longer here?	Personal
Canon launches the RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM ultra-wide-angle zoom	Product announcements
Central composition, or not?	Composition
Time spent on photography has not changed much	Other
Calm in a landscape with long exposures	Landscape photography
5 Tips to Improve Your Photography in the New Year	Inspiration
Pay attention to the direction of light when editing	Tutorials
Golden Moment wins the World Sports Photography Award	Contests
Review: LRTimelapse Pro Timer 3 for timelapse photography	Reviews
Avoid distracting light in your photo	Composition
My settings for action photography	Tips and tricks
A tree fully in the frame? Or not?	Landscape photography
The different types of camera shutters explained	Tips and tricks

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The new free Affinity Photo	Software
Does Lightroom make Photoshop redundant?	Software
Camera Bags and Inserts	Other
A reason to choose two tripods	Photo tips
Nikon introduces two new fast lenses	Product announcements
Photographing in the Evening During the Dark Months	Inspiration
More Often Failed Than Successful	Inspiration
Combining an action sequence into a single image	Photo recipes
A camera bag for every occasion	Photo tips
Use polarisation for autumn photography	Landscape photography
The end of my drone era?	Personal
5 ways to impress your fellow photographer	Fun
The added value of a good foreground	Landscape photography