Photography Techniques

Applying a few creative touches to your picture before its printed will ensure your results look more interesting.

First part of a three part series considers camera choice and how to save your digital photos

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.

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.

Peter Bargh suggests you try sepia toning your black & white prints to create a nostalgic feel.

Dr Mike Ware gives us a complete run down on the alternative processes including Platinotype, Cyanotype and Chrysotype.

Pete explains a cost effective way of making panoramic prints with your inkjet.

Part 4 of Michael Jenkins guide to beginning photography looks at tighter framing of the subject.

When the pictures you print out don't look like the ones you see on your computer monitor you need to manage your colour. Dr Richard Hann explains how.

Optical filters can make all the difference to your pictures, especially when you shoot on transparency film, as Mike Busselle explains.

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.

We talk to the team behind Photograph The World Newsletter to find out what their top travel tips are.

Vignettes are a simple yet subtle way to guide the eye through a shot and here are four ways to create one.

How to use the gradient tool to add a digital rainbow to shots in Photoshop.

Professional photographer Brett Harkness shares his ten top portrait photography tips with you.

You don't always have to be beside the seaside when photographing shells.

15 tips you should consider when taking photographs at a zoo.

Anyone can take a picture of a person but to take a really great picture of someone takes practice, patience and a little bit of know how. We spoke to three professional portrait photographers to see what tips they have for taking better portraits. Here's part one.

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

How to enhance Autumn shades in Photoshop.

Here's a simple step-by-step guide that will show you how to give your images a pop of colour with the History Brush in Photoshop.