Photography Techniques

Rebecca Bradley shows us how to use the Freehand Lasso Tool

Duncan Evans explains how to slice up objects to give them a 3D feel, then arrange them into an arty print, using Paint Shop Pro.

Should summer deign to show its rosy cheeks again you might be tempted to rush out, camera in hand, to capture that warmth in your portraits but, as Duncan Evans explains, bright sunshine brings specific problems.

“You have 15 minutes to shoot the CEO. Get ready.” How would you photograph the CEO of a large corporation for a magazine? Creative director Clive Branson shared his secrets of portrait photography.

This tutorial will show you how to fix the lighting in an outdoor photograph using GIMP's colour and sharpening tools while maintaining a natural end result.

Here we are going to learn how to replace the background of a photograph and correct the lighting so that the two images are seamlessly combined to recreate a special moment. Michael Bates is your tutor and he's using the free editing program Gimp

Lean how to add watermarks to images in GIMP.

Michael Bates takes us on a tour through the tools that are available in graphics packages.

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

Michael Bates shows us how the Makeover Tools in Paint Shop Pro X2 are great for beginners.

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.

Running events are the perfect opportunity for you to capture some close-up, photographic action.

How to use Photoshop's Layer Masks to merge two images side by side, edge to edge.

Here are a few tips on photographing dandelion clocks creatively.

Here's our guide to taking photos at the Appleby Horse Fair.

Want some basic tips on how to photograph buildings? Take a look at this article.

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.

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

Tips on how backlighting objects can create better still life work.

Here's a simple technique using your image editing program to turn a colour or back& white photograph into a silhouette.

With every increasing zooms on compact cameras and the affordability of digital SLRs, the world of fast cars is open to everyone, as Duncan Evans explains.