Photography Techniques

Try shooting portraits with longer lenses.

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

Tackle one of the most colourful subjects with the help of our nature expert, Jason Smalley.

Duncan Evans goes on a whirlwind tour of focal lengths when shooting portraits and explains what not to shoot.

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

Ian Andrews continues his series to explain why a telphoto is a good choice for wildlife photography

Ted Byrne shares his tips on capturing birds in flight.

A few quick tips to help you shoot better photos of robins.

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

Russ Barker, takes us on a scenic tour of the American Southwest Slot Canyons and explains all you need to know to get a good set of photos.

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.

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

You don't have to venture very far to find some water to photograph.

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

Stuck for something to photograph? Enter into a domain of colour and its rich tapestry of patterns and textures

Here's a quick tutorial which will show you how to use the Quick Mask Tool in Photoshop to make a selection.

Bruce Smith is a fashion photographer with over 30 years experience in the industry. His new book, Pro Digital Fashion Photography tells you everything you need to know to succeed in the fashion industry. Here he offers some advice about taking great fashion photographs.

How to use Photoshop's lasso selection tools.

Rebecca Bradley shows us how to use the Freehand Lasso Tool

Duncan Evans explains how to shoot landscapes as abstract images.

From sparkling rain to tranquil lakes, water provides a range of subjects allow our creative photography juices to flow.