Photography Techniques

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

All you need to know to get close to your subject

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.

David Clapp swaps people for plants as he puts the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 to the test as a macro lens.

Autumn provides a rich tapestry of colour and interesting subjects. Time to go macro and focus close on this interesting season.

We've put ten top tips together that'll help you improve your macro photography.

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

10 tips to help you take macro shots that always impress.

Here are five of ePHOTOzine's top macro / close-up photography tutorials we've posted on site.

ePz member orionmystery shares his top tips on taking photos of macro subjects.

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.

Trees looks great in Autumn but you don't have to wait until then to photograph them.

Capturing mood in photography can be tricky, depending on what mood you're are wanting to portray. Here's some handy hints and tips on creating mood in your photos.

How to create a low and high key vignette in Photoshop.

learn what high key and low key lighting is.

See how easy it is to change the colour of an object in Photoshop.

Here are some tips on how you can control natural light in your photos.

The effect of blurring the non-critical parts of an image helps separate the main subject from the rest of the foreground and background that might otherwise be found as distracting. Anthony Moringello shows us how to digitally create depth-of-field.

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.

John Gravett explains how shooting snow scenes in black & white can add so much more to an image.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so make someone very happy on Mother's Day by giving her a new portrait or two and here's some advice on how to shoot it.