Photography Techniques

Here are some creative ideas to get you thinking differently about panoramas.

Before you head off on holiday with your camera have a read of ePz's travel photography tips.

Here are a few suggestions on why you should shoot a self portrait and how to make sure you get it right.

What to photograph at Halloween.

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

How to use Photoshop's lasso selection tools.

How to add stars to any night sky in Photoshop.

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

In part four of our beginners guide to nature photography Ian Andrews looks at what can be achieved using specialist lenses.

The coastline around the UK has several piers jutting out towards the sea. As well as providing amusements for the kids and hosting the local entertainment, they can provide fascinating subjects for photographers.

Here's a rundown of the top ten things that you can do to put a different perspective on your photography.

Doug Jackson explains why rain shouldn't stop you from taking photos.

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

Learn how to make selections in Photoshop with the Quick Selection tool.