Photography Techniques

Once you grasp the basic principles of focusing your photographs will take on a whole new depth.

Michael Bates shows us how the depth of field tool can help you centre the viewer's attention on a subject of your choice.

The depth-of-field button is vital for ensuring razor sharp results as Peter Bargh demonstrates.

The effect of blurring the non-critical parts of an image helps separate the main subject from the rest of the foreground and background that might otherwise be found as distracting. Anthony Moringello shows us how to digitally create depth-of-field.

Learn how to control depth of field to improve your photography.

Today we want you to shoot with a shallow depth of field.

If you want to create a shallow depth of field in your photographs but have not got the necessary equipment at the time, you can always recreate this effect later on using image manipulation software such as Gimp.

Find the ideal hyperfocal distance to ensure your landscape images are sharp throughout.

Mike Browne from PhotographyCourses.Biz shows you how to use apertures creatively.

Stop worrying about front-to-back sharpness and embrace a bit of bokeh.

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.

Are you looking for ways to make your still lifes more interesting? Well try adding a bit of torch light.

Here we show you a simple lighting technique that can be used on a number of still life subjects.

We have a few tips on how you can capture Daffodil shots with a twist.

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.

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

Want to turn a coloured image to black & white? Well there's a few ways you can achieve this in Photoshop.

Want to shoot a lasting collection of spring landscapes before summer arrives? Take a look at John Gravett's tips.

Making a photo selectively coloured has been conveniently termed colour popping. Here Ashley Price shows us how to do it in Corel's Paint Shop Pro image editing program.

Create artistic shapes on paper in this traditional darkroom technique shared by Peter Bargh.

If you want to find a model but don't know where to start then this piece can help you out.