Photography Techniques

How to seamlessly blend two different exposures from the same RAW file.

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.

As a child nothing could be more therapeutic than a spot of painting by numbers. Why not chill out and recreate those magical moments using a paint brush in an image editing program such as Corel's Paint Shop Pro.

Michael Bates tells us all about the Adjustment Layers that can be used to alter an image without actually changing the colour information of the original image.

Stained glass windows are colourful and prime target for great photographs. In this article Peter Bargh explains the common problems and offer ways to help you improve your chances.

Peter Bargh uses Photoshop's Blend mode to create a more realistic paint effect.

Peter Bargh looks at a scanning technique to help you get better results from your high contrast transparencies.

Michael Bates shows us how easy it is to replace the colours in such a scene without having to spend forever playing with the threshold.

Ben Boswell tells us why a graveyard has plenty of photographic opportunities.

Here's a basic introduction on what the brush tool is and what it can be used for.

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.

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

Peter Bargh provides an all-inclusive guide to developing your first black and white film.

If you want to find a model but don't know where to start then this piece can help you out.

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

Here's a round up of some of the ePz photographers who shoot good landscapes, and how they take their stunning shots.

Visit a birds of prey centre and shoot some interesting imagery with the help of these tips.

As the weather's nice make the most of it and head out into your garden with your camera.

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

By blending part of an image with itself you can create a cracking sky as this tutorial, by Robin Whalley, will show.

Andy Warhol’s work features one of the most recognisable styles of print in the art world and his silk screen prints of stars as famous as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor are iconic. Here Michael Bates recreates the effect for using the free image editing program, Gimp.