Photography Techniques

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

Peter Bargh shows you how to take better still lifes which, for one, could help you with your ebay listings.

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.

ePHOTOzine member Rahul shows us how to make the most of budget lighting by shooting and then editing in Photoshop

It's summer so make the most of the good weather and take some photos at a sporting event.

One of the most fascinating and rewarding areas of photography is shooting close-up and macro studies. Small may be beautiful, but Steve Bavister shows you how to make it big. using photos by Peter Bargh.

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

David Tarn gives an account of the benefits of medium-format, including some examples.

Improve your flash pictures by getting the flashgun off your camera and firing it remotely with a slave.

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.

Want to know how to improve your underwater shots? Take a look at these underwater photography tips.

Destruction and dereliction isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Use the reflective light from the moon in your imagery.

Here are a few tips on shutter speeds and how to focus so you get sharp action shots every time.

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

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.

Exhibiting isn't easy but Patricia Fenn's back with some advice to help you out.

Taking photographs in fog can add intrigue to an image but it's not always easy to do. This article aims to help you with this photography challenge.

Here's a basic introduction on what the brush tool is and what it can be used for.

Take your camera into a hot climate and you're bound to encounter problems. This collection of invaluable tips from Jack Jackson will help you avoid potential disasters whether in a dust storm in a Mediterranean holiday resort or on an African Safari.