Photography Techniques

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

Fun, kids portraits look great on the wall.

David Clapp swaps people for plants as he puts the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 to the test as a macro lens.

Tips on producing great gig images in low light.

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

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

If you're heading to a festival this year to take some pictures you're going to need much more than just your wellies and a tent.

Chris Hanley is a professional wedding and portrait photographer who has a few tips for photographers thinking about venturing into wedding photography.

In this technique, ePHOTOzine gets to grips with zero gravity photography.

If you're a photographer with a petrol head then Goodwood is the place for you.

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.

Running events are the perfect opportunity for you to capture some close-up, photographic action.

Barry Beckham and David Rowley explain how layer masks work.

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.

Peter Bargh explains what polarising filters are, how they work and provides a series of tips to get the best out of them.

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

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

Joe McNally asks: straight flash be ugly, right? Well here he demonstrates how this isn't always true.

How to use Photoshop's Layer Masks to merge two images side by side, edge to edge.

Here's one way you can change hair colour in Photoshop.

Learn how to make selections in Photoshop with the Quick Selection tool.