Photography Techniques

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

What to photograph at Halloween.

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.

Martin Jordan braved the crowds of fashionistas for catwalk photography and a report for ePz!

Fun, kids portraits look great on the wall.

As the world goes into a football frenzy capture some of the joy and heartache that goes with the big game.

ePz member Duncan Simey shows us how to create drag zoom landscapes.

How to take a few Autumn portraits.

As it's Valentine's day we have some quick tips on photographing couples.

Advice on how to shoot good summer portraits.

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.

John Gravett shows us how wind movement can make interesting and more dynamic landscape shots.

We're at the coast again but this time we're photographing piers.

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

See how Barry Chignell works through several post processing steps to complete his car image.

When it rains should you put your camera away? Well, read on and you'll soon be saying no.

Trees looks great in Autumn but you don't have to wait until then to photograph them.

Is there such thing as the right light and weather? Photographer John Gravett finds out.

Peter Bargh provides an all-inclusive guide to developing your first black and white film.

Learn how to capture sunsets with these few quick tips for beginners.

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler.