beyond the shot

Capture One 21 Released – A Guide to the New Features

The complete guide and review of Capture One Pro 21 – All the new features & updates explained by ambassador & professional photographer, Paul Reiffer

Win a Capture One 21 Upgrade – The Future of Editing

Win a FREE upgrade to Capture One 21 when it’s released (or a year’s extension to your subscription) by showing us your best image edit in our Capture One Competition!

Moments That Last A Lifetime – The Story Of Our Prints

This is not about putting a picture on your wall. Telling the story behind our limited edition fine art photography prints – Moments that last a lifetime

Yoga vs Photography – One good for the back, one… maybe not so much.

Can yoga help fix a photographer’s broken back that was so painful it put him in a wheelchair for nearly a month? Paul seems to think so…

Comet Neowise – NeoWhere? Finding the Coolest Thing in the Night Sky

As the brightest comet in nearly a quarter of a century, you’d think that catching a glimpse of the huge cosmic ice-ball otherwise known as C/2020 F3 “Comet NEOWISE” would be easy.

AR – See Your New Print in Your Own Space, with Augmented Reality

Our new Augmented Reality (AR) tool brings your chosen fine art print to life in your own space, using an iOS or Android device, wherever you choose to be.

Life in Lockdown – With the 16-Core Mac Pro & Apple Pro Display XDR

Testing the power & colour accuracy of Apple’s latest Mac Pro + Pro Display XDR combination, for photographic post-processing. Review summary: It’s awesome!

Exclusive Wild Bangarang Face Masks Launched – Supporting our NHS

Our exclusive range of non-surgical COVID-19 landscape face masks, designed & made in the UK by Wild Bangarang, with all profits going straight into the NHS

Join Our Live Editing Sessions – Win a Copy of Capture One 20! #EditWithUs

Using your own photos in each Capture One Pro live editing session, you’ll see how this powerful post-processing tool can be used to get the very best from your photography…

Dual Exposure+ – Testing the New Phase One Lab in Miami’s South Beach

Phase One’s latest Lab feature review – Dual Exposure+. 18 stops of DR and the ability to capture perfectly exposed highlights with virtually noise-free shadow details.

Digital Camera Magazine – Frame Averaging and XT One to One Masterclass

Learn about switching to Medium Format, what Frame Averaging means for the wider industry, Phase One XT, and more in this month’s Digital Camera magazine.

Patagonia – Part Two: Mt Fitz Roy, El Chaltén, Argentina

Exploring more of Patagonia, its southern ice fields, winter waterfalls and the golden sunsets over Mt Fitz Roy, as Paul explores El Chaltén, Argentina.

Milford Sound – The Superstar of New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park

Standing tall and majestic in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, the peaks that surround Milford Sound can capture light in truly magnificent ways throughout the year…

Launching Capture One 20 – New Feature Review of Phase One’s Latest Image Editing Tools

Paul’s review and guide to the latest features released as part of today’s Capture One 20 upgrade – Phase One’s professional image editing tool.

Greenland – Capturing the Glaciers & Icebergs of the Arctic Circle

Paul Reiffer explores the amazing icebergs and glaciers of Ilulissat, Greenland, during the midnight sun – capturing the floating giants of Disko Bay.

San Francisco – The City, The Bay and The Golden Gate Bridge

Photographing the iconic views of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, downtown cityscape skyline and Bay Bridge as the city’s skyscrapers light up the night

Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney – South East Australia’s Cities & Beyond

Beyond the “default” of Sydney as a primary destination, Paul explores the photographic opportunities in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Great Ocean Road and more.

Review – Launching the Brand New Phase One XT Medium Format Field Camera

Just when you thought the image quality of Phase One’s IQ4 150MP full frame medium format system couldn’t get any better, they launch the Phase One XT camera…

No, 100 megapixels+ will not make you a better photographer – but this might…

The race is back on amongst the consumer imaging brands – but will Fuji’s GFX 100 megapixel camera actually make you a better photographer? (Spoiler alert : NO)

Get the Free Interactive Guide to Long Exposure Photography with Phase One

Access Paul’s tips, tricks & techniques, written and compiled together with the team at Phase One in our free interactive guide to Long Exposure Photography

Photographers, Instagrammers – Stop Being So Damn Selfish and Disrespectful

Narcissistic, rude, oblivious to others and disrespectful of the world we live in. How on earth have we got to this place, all in the name of social media and instagram?

Fire in the Hole! – Grand Teton’s Snake River & Mormon Row

Exploring Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and the mountains of Wyoming – from Snake River to Mormon Row with fine art photographer Paul Reiffer.

Mono Lake – Shooting ‘The Other World’ for Nearly 20 Years

While relatively off-the-beaten-track, Mono Lake’s incredible “tufa” formations across its shoreline bring photographers from far and wide to capture these unusual scenes – Paul Reiffer.

A Winter’s Tale – Yosemite in the Snow

Exploring the magic of Yosemite National Park during the winter months. Photographing snow-capped mountains, frozen lakes, icy rivers and clear night skies