Photography Techniques

Here are some amazing examples of moonlight photography and an insight into how they were taken.

Tackle one of the most colourful subjects with the help of our nature expert, Jason Smalley.

Optical filters can make all the difference to your pictures, especially when you shoot on transparency film, as Mike Busselle explains.

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

Summer's here and flowers are blooming so it's a great time to obtain colourful pictures of gardens and parks. But before you nip out, consider our alternative approach.

Peter Bargh talks through a few tips to improve your panning technique.

Do you have a shot that just doesn't look quite right and lacks emphasis? Well have a look at this article for tips on how you can improve it.

Getting up early can make all the difference if you want good landscape photos

Some people seem unaware that to take a great flower photograph you need just as much passion and skill as you do for portrait, landscape or wildlife photography. Here is a quick guide to show you how to take a great photograph of a flower or garden.

Paul Hobson is a wildlife photographer and lecturer of environmental science at Sheffield college and here he gives ePHOTOzine a few pointers about how we can make our wildlife photography the best.

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.

How to create the look of a medium format contact print with slightly rough edge in GIMP.

Robin Whalley goes looking for abstract shots in the city.

Take better photos by following these basic photography rules.

Want to shoot some monochrome landscapes? Take a look at this article.

See how you can quickly remove a background from a photo with Photoshop's Magic Eraser Tool.

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler.

Improve your landscapes by replacing the sky in Photoshop Elements.

Here's 14 Photoshop tutorials that look at making selections and cutting objects out.

Russ Barker, takes us on a scenic tour of the American Southwest Slot Canyons and explains all you need to know to get a good set of photos.

Some images work really well with mono tones and the channel mixer in Photoshop is an easy way to produce them.