Photography Techniques

Many cameras have a built-in flash which can be used in more creative ways than you may think as we explain.

Fill-in flash can give images that extra bit of 'pop' they need, as we explain in this article.

We explain how to use fill-in flash

Flash can be a very useful tool and there are various modes you can use. Here's what they are and what they're used for.

Some images lend themselves to selective toning and here's a good example of what can be achieved.

Martin Evening was recently given the honour of appearing in the Photoshop Hall of Fame. Here he shows us how to use the Content-Aware Scaling tool in Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Here are ten reasons/ways you should try using frames within your images.

Michael Bates uses PaintShop pro X2 to show us how to turn a photograph into a child like drawing.

Tips on using, making and working with custom brushes in Photoshop.

Here are a few exposure tips to help you capture the shades of Autumn.

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.

Some top tips for using the scene modes on your camera.

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.

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

Puffins make great characters for portraits so why not head to the coast and spend an hour or two photographing these popular sea birds.

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

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

Take a different look at everyday objects and see what numbers and letters you can see in them.

When you paste an object into another picture make sure it looks like it belongs there by adding a shadow.

As Halloween is just around the corner we're going to show you how to create a ghost like image.

Here are a few tips on photographing dandelion clocks creatively.