Photography Techniques

Photoshop expert, Terry Steeley, kicks off the first of a new series of tutorials for ePHOTOzine that looks at how to watermark our digital images to protect them from being used without our consent.

Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine shows you how to use Photoshop's Color Range tool to change a background.

Being more selective with your views often leads to better landscapes. When taking landscapes George Standen suggests less is often more.

Peter Bargh explains how you can use the valuable Layer Mask option of Photoshop to make better colour changes and selections, in this step by step image editing technique.

Venture into the insects world with a few helpful tips and tricks from our specialist wildlife photographer Peter Madeley

Paul Charlton explains how we can tint photos that can be varied at a later date without affecting the original Using Curves Adjustment Layers.

Whenever there's a major celebration our skies become explosive with fireworks. Learn how to capture these moments with your camera

Here's a simple technique using your image editing program to turn a colour or back& white photograph into a silhouette.

Use the gradient tool to enhance your dull landscapes

Sending pictures by email is easy with a tiny amount of computer knowledge

Third in a short series of advanced darkroom printing techniques by Eddie Ephraums

When you paste an object into another picture make sure it looks real with a natural shadow

Why is it when we go on holiday and need a passport photo we rely on that robot booth to churn out automated pictures at a tune of over £3 per shot? Peter Bargh shows you how to shoot, prepare and print pictures for your passport with ease.

Having a little knowledge about how the camera's shutter speed works can help you obtain pictures with more impact.

Peter Bargh explains how you can use the valuable Layer Mask option of Photoshop to make better colour changes and selections, in this step by step image editing technique.

See how a hand-held light meter will help you get better exposures, even if you are using a digital camera.

The famous high key effect is one of the most interesting, yet simple, effects you can achieve in digital photography

The eyes are one of the most important parts of a portrait, and usually the first thing we notice. Therefore, a small amount of enhancement on the eyes can go a very long way to producing a portrait with real zing.

Once you grasp the basic principles of focusing your photographs will take on a whole new depth.

Attaching a neutral density filter to your camera lens will bring you several benefits, as Peter Bargh explains.

Photoshop expert, Terry Steeley, kicks off the first of a new series of tutorials for ePHOTOzine that looks at how to watermark our digital images to protect them from being used without our consent.

Chris Burfoot AMPA shows us how to set up studio lighting.

Pick a location or just walk outside your house and see what interesting things there are to photograph a few minutes from your front door.

Here are ten tips on how to use and what to shoot with a telephoto lens.

When winter arrives you may prefer to stay indoors and try some still life photography. Peter Bargh suggest a project that will deliver vividly colourful images

Some people seem unaware that to take a great flower photograph you need just as much passion and skill as you do for portrait, landscape or wildlife photography. Here is a quick guide to show you how to take a great photograph of a flower or garden.

We list 5 techniques that'll help you photograph the best psring shots you can.

Mike Browne is back with the second part to his lighting tutorial series for beginners.

Here's 14 Photoshop tutorials that look at making selections and cutting objects out.

Get out your black backgrounds and photograph some flowers to hang on your wall.

Just because you have a point-and-shoot camera doesn't mean you can't capture great shots of flowers.

Here are our top tips for shooting on sunny days.