Photography Techniques

Here's a round up of some of the top insect macro talent we have on site, in no particular order.

Fancy jumping out of a plane with a parachute and a camera? ePHOTOzine member, Mike Murphy is the man to speak to about it.

Bird of prey photography advice from ePz member Linda Wright(bzbee).

How to get great macro shots with the Tamron 90mm f2.8 SP DI macro lens - by Matt Berry.

High-speed photography is really no different from other types of still-life photography. Simon Butcher's recipe for success is to control all the elements of the shot so that it is consistent and repeatable.

Chris Miles is one of ePHOTOzine's more prolific macro photographers. Here he shares his secrets to success.

Should all wedding photographs be posed? Michael Alan Bielat shares his opinion.

In this series of articles using Paint Shop Pro we show you how to pimp up a Camper van and here we work on the wheel arches. Try following our technique and then using it to max up your car photos.

Michael Greccos explains some ideas to help you think more creatively when shooting portaits.

Photographing Bees and other garden bugs – and where to find them!

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.

Here's a round up of some of the top insect macro talent we have on site, in no particular order.

Part 2 of our beginner's guide to photography Michael Jenkins suggests we look around a little more when pointing the camera at the subject

Take better photos by following these basic photography rules.

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

John Tisbury shares his nude photography advice.

Nathan Gallagher gives ePHOTOzine some tips for capturing snowboarders.

ePz member Cheryl Surry shares her red squirrel photography expertise.

See how a hand-held light meter will help you get better exposures, even if you are using a digital camera.

Load up your camera with infrared film and shoot the world in a whole new light.

Light is not always what it seems. Peter explains about colour temperature.