Photography Techniques

The latest book in Terry Hope's <EM>Black and White Photography </EM>series deals with the perennial subject of the nude. In this extract, a selection of photographers talk about the techniques they have employed to produce their pictures.

Michael Bates shows us how to make a black and white image that doesn't appear to look flat and lacking in definition.

Alan Graham of AnD Creations wildlife libraries shares his experience at underwater photography in this useful technique guide

We catch a wave with surf photographer Jason Murray and learn a thing or two about surf photography.

Follow David Clapp's humorous exposure blending tutorial to learn the art of blending.

David Clapp shows us how The Nikon 14-24 Lens on a Canon 1DsIII can be used for landscapes.

Here's a round up of some of the top insect macro talent we have on site, in no particular order.

David Clapp shows us how to adapt manual focus lenses for digital cameras.

Mark Graham looks at a technique to help you scan A3 images on an A4 scanner and then stitch them together using Satori image editing software.

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.

Learn how to create a simple ragged border using brush presets

15 tips you should consider when taking photographs at a zoo.

If you have a zoom lens with a manual zoom ring you can adjust it as you take the photograph and create interesting effects.

This week, Mike Browne is showing you how to bring all the knowledge you've learnt over the last six weeks together.

Take better photos by following these basic photography rules.

In this book extract, we take a look at modifying tones based on ranges of luminance.

To make sure eyes stay on your subject try adding blur to the background.

Learn how to shoot macro images of rain drops with the help of Edwin Brosens.

All you need to know to get close to your subject

How to blend two images together in Photoshop.