ISO is to do with a camera’s sensitivity to light that is available. If the ISO number is lower, this means that the camera is going to be less sensitive to the light. The normal ISO range is usually about 200 to 1600, though this will vary depending on your specific camera. The camera component that is responsible for changing sensitivity is called the image sensor, and may just be referred to as the sensor.

In the ISO sequence, the numbers double each time. The sequence is: 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 (or perhaps starting at 100 depending on the lowest ISO number).

People will often talk about ISO and the ‘noise’ within a photograph. This is because using a higher ISO will add more grain to a photograph. You should, where possible, stick to your camera’s base ISO to create the best  images possible. This is the lowest ISO number that will produce the highest quality image. It is the best way to avoid coming out with grainy photographs produced by too much sensitivity to light.

Changing ISO can, however, have additional benefits. When a camera is more sensitive to light, it will be able to capture images in less time. Therefore, using a higher ISO can help you to capture moving images in less time, which will reduce blur.

Corporate photography can involve anything within a professional business sector. It’s an interesting area of photography to work in as the requirements will always be diverse. Companies will all have their own requirements and you can end up working on some very interesting shoots.

Often a large part of corporate photography will include taking pictures of events and activities. These could be anything from office Christmas parties, to conferences, to away days. You will need to be able to capture motion well so as not to create blurred images. You’ll also need to be confident working in lots of different lighting and adjusting your camera settings accordingly.

Businesses will often need photographs of their staff for various reasons. Websites will now often include pictures of the people who work there, or you may be needed to take clear identification photos for names badges and other documentation. Photo shoots for websites can be incredibly good fun and it could be your opportunity to get a little bit creative within a corporate setting.

Some corporate photography might also end up including product photography. Whilst this isn’t corporate as such, it will still be a very formal process and you will have to work closely to a brief which has been given to you by the company. The images will have to comply closely with their guidelines and show the products in a certain way to meet with their expectations.

Being able to photograph amazing wildlife can feel like such a privilege. The insight you get into the natural world and the time you get to spend out-of-doors makes it a particularly enjoyable experience. It’s something which anybody with a camera can take the time to do, but you’ll need to know how to go about taking the best possible pictures to make your time worthwhile.

The key to successful animal photography is patience. It might take you a long time just to find the animals which you are looking for – this is the very first step, and even this can try your patience. Find somewhere quiet and comfortable to get set up and be ready to capture the wildlife which crosses your path. The beauty of wildlife photography is that you never know which animals might turn up if you’re willing to wait. It may not be the exact shoot you were planning, but it could be just as good, if not better.

Practice makes perfect. When your subject matter is so unpredictable, the only way to get better is to keep trying out different techniques and angles, seeing what works well for you. Practice is important for every photographer, but  if you want to be able to take some great photographs of animals, you’ll need to go the extra mile.

Technically, you want to use a fast shutter speed and avoid using a flash. The shutter speed will reduce blurriness if animals move around, which they have a habit of doing at just the wrong moments. A flash isn’t a good idea when shooting wild animals as it will startle them, and you’ll end up frightening away the wildlife which you want to attract.

I will be the first person to admit that I do not own a “proper” modern camera. I have an old digital camera that does a job, but I do not use it anymore. Why? Because I have an iPhone. The cameras that come pre-installed on just about any modern phone are far superior to my old digital camera. They have a better pixel definition, they have a better field of view and the colour capture is much much better as well. So why would we need a camera?

The truth is outside of a couple of professional fields; we don’t. We do not need an expensive camera to take pictures of our friends and our holidays, nor do we need an expensive camera to take selfies. The sheer ability to quickly take a photograph and upload it to your social media channels, too, is far away above the capabilities of many cameras out there, and the speed with which you can do it renders many cameras useless for most people.

Some of the seminal, iconic photographs in the world’s history have been at sporting events. Whether they be of Mohamed Ali, then Cassius Clay, strutting his stuff in the ring, or the “black” salute at the Olympic Games medal ceremony, without on site photographers these moments would be lost to history. The amount of these moments, not just the elite, not just the iconic, but the sporting moments captured every single day can be demonstrated by the amount of cameras present at sporting events. I am sat watching Manchester United vs Arsenal and the sheer volume of people is staggering.

Not just the professionals either; everyone has a camera now. On their phones or standard smaller hand cameras. Every possible angle is covered, and all for the better. Those smaller moments now are never too far away; a simple glance between two sportsman, a nod of acknowledgment, a clasp of the hand away from the television cameras.