Photography Techniques

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!

We take a reader's picture and show how to improve it.

Make sure you read this guide before going on holiday so you come back with better memories.

The latest book in Terry Hope's <EM>Black and White Photography </EM>series deals with the perennial subject of the nude. In this extract, a selection of photographers talk about the techniques they have employed to produce their pictures.

Jesus Coll shows how learning to master exposure times and dodging and burning will help you produce fine art prints.

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

Michael Bates shows us how to use the curve tool to control the exposure and colour of an image.

Cameras at the ready as we explore the world of battle re-enactment photography.

John Gravett shares his tips on reversing lenses to create ultra close ups.

Mark Elliott shows you how to choose a focussing method that enables you to focus precisely.

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.

Vignettes are a simple yet subtle way to guide the eye through a shot and here are four ways to create one.

Just because it's turning cold doesn't mean you can't still get outdoors with your camera and other gear.

Here's a list of what gear and techniques will help you capture better shots of foxes.

Gavin Gough tells us how a one year sabbatical turned into a full-time photographic career.

See what there is to photograph in and around the hedgerows of the UK.

Learn how to improve your family photos with these five tips from Annabel Williams.

Peter Bargh explains what polarising filters are, how they work and provides a series of tips to get the best out of them.

By blending part of an image with itself you can create a cracking sky as this tutorial, by Robin Whalley, will show.

Eddie Ephraums shares his black & white printing secrets

All you need to know to get close to your subject