Photography Techniques

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.

Winter's on the way which means the football season is well under way. Frank Reid and Sam Furlong give us their tips for capturing perfect match photographs.

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

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

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.

How to use Photoshop's lasso selection tools.

Running events are the perfect opportunity for you to capture some close-up, photographic action.

This tutorial will show you how to make exposure adjustments with the Graduated Filter in Lightroom.

Duncan Evans explains how to use Smart Objects and Smart Filters to create an effects template in Photoshop CS3.

ePHOTOzine member Garr8 shares a few quick tips on taking abstract photos of oil and water.

Robin Whalley has some essential mountain photography tips.

Andy Warhol’s work features one of the most recognisable styles of print in the art world and his silk screen prints of stars as famous as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor are iconic. Here Michael Bates recreates the effect for using the free image editing program, Gimp.

Takui Neko shares his Photoshop blending skills

How to use Photoshop's Layer Masks to merge two images side by side, edge to edge.

Learn to take advantage of dark nights and produce great photos with Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine.