Photography Techniques

Polo might not be everyone's cup of tea but it is a photogenic sport.

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

Keywording isn't enjoyable but it must be done and here, Robin Whalley explains how to do it in Lightroom.

Using the right aperture can turn a good portrait into a great one. Here, we explain how.

Wondering what shutter speed will give you the best waterfall image? Have a read of this.

Spend a day in a public garden and you'll have a memory card bursting with colourful flora in no time.

This article lists some simple tips you can use to make your photos stand out.

Read about Niall Benvie's 2020Vision photography assignment to the north west Highlands of Scotland and pick up some landscape photography tips.

Award-winning photographer Simon Plant shows us how he created one of his images. See how he plans, shoots and edits his work.

Here's a quick round-up of just some of the top waterfall photographers on ePHOTOzine.

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.

Edwin Brosens shares his tips on using flash when shooting macro work.

Do you want to add a splash of rain to your image? Well here's how to do it in Photoshop.

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

Tips on shooting landscapes with brilliant skies.

Load up your camera with infrared film and shoot the world in a whole new light.

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.

We try to shed a little light on Lightroom's Catalog to give new users a little more knowledge.

Here's our guide to taking photos at the Appleby Horse Fair.

Learn how a zoom lens can help you create unusual images that have a sense of speed and movement or an abstract feel.

Here are a few tips to help you capture outdoor shots on mist days.