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Throw the winning punch with your boxing photography

Have you ever wondered how photographers capture that crucial knock-out in the boxing ring? Well boxing photographer Steve Merry has the answers.

Added: 2nd March 2009

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Make your own passport 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.

Added: 1st January 2003

Camera Shutter Speeds Explained

Having a little knowledge about how the camera's shutter speed works can help you obtain pictures with more impact.

Added: 5th December 2011

Using layer masks with Photoshop

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.

Introduction To Hand-Held Light Meters

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

Added: 27th November 2011 | Brand: Nikon

Black & white high key effects in Photoshop

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

Enhancing Eyes using Photoshop

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.

Depth-of-field explained

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

Added: 6th January 2002 | Brand: Tamron

How To Use A Neutral Density Filter

Attaching a neutral density filter to your camera lens will bring you several benefits, as Peter Bargh explains.

Added: 18th November 2011

Watermarking your photos in Photoshop 7 and CS

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.

Studio lighting advice - Part 3 setting up your lighting

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

Added: 7th January 2002

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Throw the winning punch with your boxing photography

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Make your own passport photos

Camera Shutter Speeds Explained

Using layer masks with Photoshop

Introduction To Hand-Held Light Meters

Black & white high key effects in Photoshop

Enhancing Eyes using Photoshop

Depth-of-field explained

How To Use A Neutral Density Filter

Watermarking your photos in Photoshop 7 and CS

Studio lighting advice - Part 3 setting up your lighting

Turn day to night in Photoshop

Creating edge effects

Create reticulation when film processing

Garden windmills

Restoring old photos

Rescue an underexposed portrait photography using free image editing software

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Guide to colour temperature

How to remove shadows created by on camera flashguns