Help on the Internet

The Internet is full of people offering advice on everything to do with taking, editing and sharing photos as well as tools and software. Here we collect together links to some of the best we’ve found. Keep checking back as we’ll add more and more – if you have links to anything you recommend please email them to us.

Taking Photos

Taking better photos on your mobile phone - a video guide on Videojug.com.

Digital photo tips for beginners - lots of tips at Digital Photography School

Seven common mistakes to avoid - for those new to digital cameras.

Editing Photos

Edit photos online at Picnik - you can crop, rotate and tweak your photos without any software.

The Gimp - free photo editing software for PC Mac or Linux. Very powerful, but complex.

Fix ‘pet eye’ - red eye removal tools in photo-editing software don’t work on pets, but it can be done!

Sharing Photos

Emailing photos - make sure you don’t huge files that your friends will struggle to download.

How to use Flickr - a video guide on Videojug.com

Flickr tutorials - lots of help at Flickr Bits