Photography Techniques

In part 3 of Michael Jenkins guide to beginning photography he suggests we choose a theme for our photography

In part one of our series for beginners Michael Jenkins gives advice on choosing and using cameras.

A tripod is an essential part of an arsenal carried by any travel and nature photographer so you need to make sure you have the right one.

Ted Byrne shares his tips on capturing birds in flight.

Norman Koren explains why you should learn how to use your camera's meter and the Zone system to make your photos stand out from the crowd

Joe Roberts says that wide field fixed tripod astrophotography is the simplest form of astrophotography. It's the ideal starting point, because it takes only basic equipment, and even first timers can get very nice results!

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.

Calibrating the monitor is the first, and perhaps the most important step in setting up a digital workstation.

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.

Learn how to shoot macro images of rain drops with the help of Edwin Brosens.

Pete Bargh uses Photoshop Elements to remove a picture spoiling flash shadow.

Light is not always what it seems. Peter explains about colour temperature.

Doug Jackson shares his tips on photographing interiors.

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

Get out of bed before the rest of the world wakes up to capture some great images.

Mark Elliott of Better Photos shares his advice on operating flashguns.