Photography Techniques

Peter walks you through stereo photography with the new Pentax Optio RS.

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!

Ian Cook describes the difficult work a Crash Scene photographer does.

John Gravett returns with more exposure advice this time we're looking at multiple exposures.

David Tarn gives an account of the benefits of medium-format, including some examples.

Taking photos of landscapes at night provides us with a very magical view if you choose the time well. Our guide, Andrew Fleetwood, explains the dos and don't of lowlight landscape photography.

Not all blur is bad as you'll find out if you read this article.

Load up your camera with infrared film and shoot the world in a whole new light.

Peter Bargh rounds up the gadgets that will help you move really close to your subject in this guide to macro gear.

Taking pictures of images on a television screen is easy if you follow a few simple procedures. We tell you how to get good results from snapping TV screens here.

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.

Michael Bates shows us how we can create reflections in GIMP.

How to make objects in layers take on the shape of objects in lower layers

Should landscapes always be shot in the landscape orientation? Ben Boswell finds out.

Don't let a messy background spoil your shot when you can replace it with your own.

David McGirr tells us how we can take successful shots in cities such as Krakow.

While rain has a habit of spoiling a day's photography, it can also be used to create interesting abstracts.

Windows XP comes with a small program called Windows Movie Maker that most photographers may not have realised could be a useful tool. Peter Bargh shows you how it can be used as great tool for creating fun slide shows.

Learn how to shoot macro images of rain drops with the help of Edwin Brosens.

Sometimes, adding a bit of spark to eyes can improve a portrait greatly. Here's how to do it in Photoshop Elements.

John Gravett explains why photographers need to get out at night more.