Photography Techniques

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

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

Joe Roberts says that wide field fixed tripod astrophotography is the simplest form of astrophotography. It's the ideal starting point, because it takes only basic equipment, and even first timers can get very nice results!

John Gravett shares his tips on reversing lenses to create ultra close ups.

Mountaineer, diver, photographer, lecturer and author, Jack Jackson shares his wealth of experiences in this shark photography guide

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

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

A game of cricket isn't too hard to find at this time of year.

Mountaineer, diver, photographer, lecturer and author, Jack Jackson shares his wealth of experiences in this extreme weather photography guide

Discover some simple techniques to master an advanced subject with the assistance of professional motorsports photographer, Mike Veglia .

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.

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

Soon our fields will be awash with yellow and the colourful landscape can make for interesting imagery.

Tripods are great but what do you do with them when they're not in use?

Learn how to shoot lighthouse silhouettes for the next time you're heading off on holiday or on a day trip.

Using Photoshop's Marquee tool to make selections

When you've taken a portrait and the background lets it down, there's only one thing to do and that's remove it. This tutorial will show you just how easy it is to remove the background from an image and create a new one.

Lack any kind of artistic ability but want to create oil-painting style portraits? You’ve come to the right place as talent-free Duncan Evans explains.

From ruined hill forts to beautifully preserved country houses, castles provide majestic architectural delight.

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

It might not be everyone's cup of tea but it's an easily accessible sport if you want to practice your photography.