Photography Techniques

Add some mystery to your shot and shoot silhouettes.

The winter sun can help you capture some stunning landscapes. As this extract explains.

Is there such thing as the right light and weather? Photographer John Gravett finds out.

Brightly coloured trees, crisp cold mornings and the crunch of leaves underfoot are all signs of autumn creeping in and if you're a landscape photographer there's no better time to be outdoors capturing all of what nature has to offer. Here Tony Howell and Nick Jenkins tell ePHOTOzine why autumn is such a great season and they also offer a few autumnal photography tips along the way.

Many cameras have a built-in flash which can be used in more creative ways than you may think as we explain.

Ben Evans, a Barcelona based professional photographer, shares his knowledge on holistic photography.

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

Russ Barker, takes us on a scenic tour of the American Southwest Slot Canyons and explains all you need to know to get a good set of photos.

Award-winning photographer Simon Plant shows us how he created one of his images. See how he plans, shoots and edits his work.

Learn how to capture beams of light bursting through trees.

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.

A fascinating underground world awaits your discovery. Find out what you need and how to shoot in the dark from a leading cave photographer.

Here are some top tips for wildlife photography if you are new to the subject.

Aerial perspective's a technique that can help give your landscapes an interesting twist as we explain.

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

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

Having a wedding album which tells a story is very popular at the moment and here Patricia Fenn shows us how to create one.

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

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

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler.

When it rains should you put your camera away? Well, read on and you'll soon be saying no.