Photography Techniques

Having mastered the basic camera controls, you may want to become more creative with your camera. One easy way of doing this is by using different focal length lenses.

Duncan Evans goes on a whirlwind tour of focal lengths when shooting portraits and explains what not to shoot.

A beginners guide to wildlife photography in your area.

One of the most fascinating and rewarding areas of photography is shooting close-up and macro studies. Small may be beautiful, but Steve Bavister shows you how to make it big. using photos by Peter Bargh.

Tackle one of the most colourful subjects with the help of our nature expert, Jason Smalley.

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 give you some tips on candid photography technique.

Shooting different lengths in portraits affects how the image is composed and perceived, as Duncan Evans explains.

Mark Humpage is a stormchaser and elemental photographer. Here's his advice on capturing the weather.

15 tips you should consider when taking photographs at a zoo.

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.

Being more selective with your views often leads to better landscapes. When taking landscapes George Standen suggests less is often more.

See how taking your flash off camera can make a big difference to your pictures.

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

How to photograph oil on water with a basic set up to create abstract images.

You don't have to keep the same aspect ratio when saving and printing pictures. Sometimes an unusal format can enhance a photo. Peter Bargh prepares to stretch the format.

Just as with portraits car photography is all about flattering the subject.

Photographer Delly Carr and Sony Europe have some tips to make your twilight photographs shine.

Tim Wallace works with famous car companies such as Jaguar. Here's how he got there.

Sending pictures by email is easy with a tiny amount of computer knowledge

Learn more about backlighting about from Michael Freeman in this extract from his latest book.