Photography Techniques

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

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

Shooting different lengths in portraits affects how the image is composed and perceived, as Duncan Evans explains.

Tony Prower, better known on ePHOTOzine as the Happy Ostrich, explains how you to take photos of the Northern Lights.

This tutorial will show you how to use Christmas lights to add interest to your indoor portrait shots.

If you're heading to a festival this year to take some pictures you're going to need much more than just your wellies and a tent.

Tips on producing great gig images in low light.

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

David Clapp shows us how to adapt manual focus lenses for digital cameras.

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.

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.

Don't let a messy background spoil your shot when you can replace it with your own.

The healing tool can be very useful. This short tutorial will show you how you can use it.

Brighten up your window portraits using Photoshop Elements.

Here are a few tips on photographing Poinsettias during the festive season.

Tips on shooting landscapes with brilliant skies.

As the weather's nice make the most of it and head out into your garden with your camera.

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.

Learn how to capture beams of light bursting through trees.

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

Create starburst filter effects with ease using Photoshop's custom brushes