Photography Techniques

Site member Alley (AlleyCatz) shares her tips for shooting portraits at living museums and re-enactments.

Tony Prower, better known on ePHOTOzine as the Happy Ostrich, explains how you to take photos of the Northern Lights.

David Taylor is a full-time photographer who specialises in landscape and travel photography. Here he tells ePHOTOzine why your holiday snaps should feature more than just your sister falling in the pool.

A car is something most of us now use everyday but have you ever thought about using it as an object for photography? Well three photographers who specialise in car photography have some advice and pointers about this type of work.

Find the ideal hyperfocal distance to ensure your landscape images are sharp throughout.

Want to take a photo that's good enough to eat? Have a look at our ten food photography tips.

Ian Andrews explains why a 50mm lens is a versatile option for wildlife photography

Have you ever wondered how photographers capture that crucial knock-out in the boxing ring? Well boxing photographer Steve Merry has the answers.

It's take your camera to work day! As we want you to photograph your commute.

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

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.

Improve your flash pictures by getting the flashgun off your camera and firing it remotely with a slave.

Style guru Wayne Hemingway uses an Epson printer to make hats for special events. This simple seven step guide will help you make your own designer hat!

Peter Bargh shares some tips to help you take better photos when you go on a wildlife safari.

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.

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler.

David Tarn gives an account of the benefits of medium-format, including some examples.

See why Focus Lock is a useful too you should remember how to use.

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

Robin Whalley shows us how Lightroom can help photographers produce good quality prints from home. We've split this article into parts to make it easier to read.

Puffins make great characters for portraits so why not head to the coast and spend an hour or two photographing these popular sea birds.