Photography Techniques

Here's a quick pro tip with advice on shooting close-up portraits.

As the world goes into a football frenzy capture some of the joy and heartache that goes with the big game.

David Clapp swaps people for plants as he puts the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 to the test as a macro lens.

Your camera has a self timer mode. Learn how to make the most of it in our beginners' guide.

Here are a few Christmas photography tips to help you record the big day in the best way possible.

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.

Anyone can take a picture of a person but to take a really great picture of someone takes practice, patience and a little bit of know how. We spoke to three professional portrait photographers to see what tips they have for taking better portraits. Here's part one.

Not all blur is bad as you'll find out if you read this article.

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

What to photograph at Halloween.

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 photograph oil on water with a basic set up to create abstract images.

Duncan Evans turns back the clock to the golden age of Hollywood star portraiture.

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

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

Brightly coloured trees, crisp cold mornings and the crunch of leaves underfoot are all signs of autumn creeping in and if you're a landscape photographer there's no better time to be outdoors capturing all of what nature has to offer. Here Tony Howell and Nick Jenkins tell ePHOTOzine why autumn is such a great season and they also offer a few autumnal photography tips along the way.

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

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.

Next time you are at the coast get your camera out and photograph a lighthouse.

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.

John Gravett of Lakeland Photographic Holidays shares his wide angle photography tips with ePz.