Photography Techniques

Goran Katic explains the technical side of studio lighting

Edwin Brosens shares his tips on using flash when shooting macro work.

ePHOTOzine spoke to portrait photographer Michael Alan Bielat to see how he lights portraits.

Chris Burfoot continues his excellent guide to getting the best results from studio lighting.

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

When winter arrives you may prefer to stay indoors and try some still life photography. Peter Bargh suggest a project that will deliver vividly colourful images

Find out why a flashgun is great for outdoor portraits.

Joe McNally asks: straight flash be ugly, right? Well here he demonstrates how this isn't always true.

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.

Have a go at Dodging and Burning the digital way with the help of Robin Whalley's tutorial.

Parkour Photographer Scott Bass share his top 10 tips on photographing this unusual activity.

Doug Jackson explains why rain shouldn't stop you from taking photos.

Here are six reasons why you should take a tripod out with you next time you plan on shooting macro work.

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

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

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.

Zoom burst is an interesting technique that can take some time to get right. Here's our advice to help you perfect the technique.

Have you ever wondered how photographers capture that crucial knock-out in the boxing ring? Well boxing photographer Steve Merry has the answers.

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