Photography Techniques

In part two, Robin Whalley looks at keywording and processing in Lightroom.

How to use the Unsharp Mask Tool to improve your photos.

No longer will you need to navigate menus as Michael Bates shows us all the hotkeys we could ever need.

See how a little work in Photoshop can turn a good portrait into a great one.

How to give eyes a little more zing in Photoshop.

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

Learn what layer masks are and how to use them with the help of Robin Whalley.

Robin Whalley introduces Lightroom and explains why it's a piece of sofware photographers will find useful.

We show you how to create a realistic jigsaw puzzle out of one of your digital photographs

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

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.

All you need to know to get close to your subject

Barry Beckham provides an overview of Photoshop's brush tools.

Once you grasp the basic principles of focusing your photographs will take on a whole new depth.

Peter Bargh explains what polarising filters are, how they work and provides a series of tips to get the best out of them.

Robin Whalley shares his travel photography tips.

Duncan Evans turns back the clock to the golden age of Hollywood star portraiture.

We show you how backlighting your photographs can help create shape using the rim lighting technique

This article lists some simple tips you can use to make your photos stand out.

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

How to photograph someone writing their name with a sparkler