Photography Techniques

With Winter getting ever closer, ePHOTOzine spoke to Chris Hanley about shooting outdoors and the equipment we'd need to make those portraits perfect.

Want to shoot some portraits outside? Take a look at these tips first.

How to take a few Autumn portraits.

Light has many moods and if you want to take better pictures Steve Bavister suggests you need to learn how to make the most if it.

Advice on how to shoot good summer portraits.

An outdoor shoot means you can enjoy the fresh air and take some fantastic shots too.

5 quick ways to be more creative with your photos so you can produce more pleasing shots.

Here's a round-up of some of ePHOTOzine's most popular portrait photography techniques.

ePHOTOzine spoke to portrait photographer Michael Alan Bielat to see how he lights portraits.

So, how can you take a good portrait, during the day that doesn't have deep shadows or kids pulling odd faces? Find out here.

Here's ePHOTOzine's guide to photographing historical buildings.

Michael Bates shows us how Layers can be used in GIMP.

Zooming in with a telephoto and picking on detail is fun to do.

A 'rust fix' is something John Gravett likes to have every once in a while. Here he explains how you can shoot successful rust shots without too much effort.

Lean how to add watermarks to images in GIMP.

If you have to take photographs in the middle of the day make sure you make your own shade.

Michael Bates show us how to create a frosted glass border in GIMP.

David Clapp shares his tips on taking and processing infrared photographs.

If you take your camera to your local park you'll find plenty of interesting objects to photograph.

How to plan a photography walk and what to take with you.

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.

The famous high key effect is one of the most interesting, yet simple, effects you can achieve in digital photography

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

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.

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.

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.

Chris Burfoot AMPA shows us how to set up studio lighting.

Here are five popular tutorials on urban photography ePHOTOzine have published on site.

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler

Turn your bright sky into night with the help of Photoshop.

Bursting water balloons is fun to do and great to photograph.

There's as much skill required in organising groups at a wedding as there is sorting out exposure and composition. Our guide will help you become ringmaster

Robin Whalley's river photography tips.

Robin Whalley shares his travel photography tips.

Water drop images are great to look at and are quite easy to make. This tutorial will show you how to do it.

Create starburst filter effects with ease using Photoshop's custom brushes

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.