Photography Techniques

Here's a round up of some of the top insect macro talent we have on site, in no particular order.

Part 4 of Michael Jenkins guide to beginning photography looks at tighter framing of the subject.

Pick a location or just walk outside your house and see what interesting things there are to photograph a few minutes from your front door.

A carpet of red or a single bright flower, either way poppies are a wonderfully coloured, photographic subject.

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.

Mix a bit of blue sky with a few party balloons and you'll have yourself a great photo.

If you like to get it right in camera rather than editing later you should pack some filters when you're heading out to shoot landscapes.

Ever taken a picture and realised it would look much better if only you could change the background? Here's how to do it using Corel's Paint Shop Pro.

Here's ePHOTOzine's guide for lenses in the landscape and a few tips on composition and depth of field.

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

How to turn your quick sunset snap into something which packs a serious punch.

Using layers and Motion Blur filter to create a sense of speed.

Here are some tips on how you can control natural light in your photos.

You can dramatically alter the tones of a black & white photograph by placing coloured filters over the camera lens. It's all explained here.