Photography Techniques

Anyone can take a picture of a person but to take a really great picture of someone takes practice, patience and a little bit of know how. We spoke to three professional portrait photographers to see what tips they have for taking better portraits. Here's part one.

With Winter getting ever closer, ePHOTOzine spoke to Chris Hanley about shooting outdoors and the equipment we'd need to make those portraits perfect.

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

Reflections are every where so why not make the most of them?

Nathan Gallagher gives ePHOTOzine some tips for capturing snowboarders.

Gavin Gough tells us how a one year sabbatical turned into a full-time photographic career.

Gary Wolstenholme explains why he thinks there is no "best" equipment when it comes to taking pictures at concerts.

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.

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.

You can dramatically alter the tones of a black & white photograph by placing coloured filters over the camera lens. It's all explained here.

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

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.

So, why do you need to know about Shutters and Apertures? Mike Browne from PhotographyCourses.Biz explains.

In this series of articles using Paint Shop Pro we show you how to pimp up a Camper van and here we work on adding a cool looking vent. Try following our technique and then using it to max up your own car photos.

Tips on shooting landscapes with brilliant skies.

Don't let a messy background spoil your shot when you can replace it with your own.

Learn to take advantage of dark nights and produce great photos with Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine.

Here's ten top ways to photograph trees this summer and throughout the rest of the year.

Here is our top ten guide to photographing water, in all its forms.