Photography Techniques

Peter Bargh rounds up the gadgets that will help you move really close to your subject in this guide to macro gear.

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

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.

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

In part four of our beginners guide to nature photography Ian Andrews looks at what can be achieved using specialist lenses.

Not all blur is bad as you'll find out if you read this article.

Edward Byrne shows us how you can bring your memories stored away on slides into the digital world.

a guide to wildlife photography on your doorstep

Get outside and photograph tulips with the help of these few tips.

Duncan Evans explains how to shoot landscapes as abstract images.

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.

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.

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

Learn how to use the Paste into and Layer mask options in our advanced Photoshop masterclass step by step guide.

The famous high key effect is one of the most interesting, yet simple, effects you can achieve in digital photography

Mike Ellis shares his advice on shooting and producing HDR shots.

Tips on shooting successful black & white landscapes with Robin Whalley.

See how a hand-held light meter will help you get better exposures, even if you are using a digital camera.

When you've got your sunset don't think you have to pack your kit up and head home.

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.

Andy Warhol’s work features one of the most recognisable styles of print in the art world and his silk screen prints of stars as famous as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor are iconic. Here Michael Bates recreates the effect for using the free image editing program, Gimp.