Photography Techniques

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

Here's part 2 of the professional photographers advice on weddings.

Learn to take advantage of dark nights and produce great photos with Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine.

Wait for the sun to set and fairground rides can make spectacular images.

With Christmas on the way, here are a few tips to help you perfect your family group photography technique.

John Gravett shares his top tips on how photographers can take photos and survive the cold weather.

Photographing pets doesn't have to be troublesome! Here are a few tips for you to follow when photographing your dog, cat or even pet fish.

Our cities change appearance as the sun sets and it's a great time to shoot buildings.

Having a little knowledge about how the camera's shutter speed works can help you obtain pictures with more impact.

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.

If you want to learn how to add watermarks to images then take a look at this tutorial.

John Gravett shares his ideas on interesting indoor shoots around the house using everyday household objects.

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.

To make sure eyes stay on your subject try adding blur to the background.

Michael Bates shows us how the Makeover Tools in Paint Shop Pro X2 are great for beginners.

In this month's Photoshop Elements tutorial Peter Bargh shows you how to use one photograph of a sky to make a seascape style landscape.

You don't have to venture very far to find some water to photograph.

Does everything that's in your frame need to be there?

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.

How to give a photo a sepia tone using Adobe Lightroom.