Photography Techniques

Andrew S Gibson shares his composition tips for shooting in a square format.

How to create the look of a medium format contact print with slightly rough edge in GIMP.

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

What format you pick for your photo can make or break the shot. These tips will help you pick the right one.

Give your digital images the Holga look with the help of Photoshop and Robin Whalley.

Here's a quick round-up of just some of the top waterfall photographers on ePHOTOzine.

Use image editing programs to get a different view on the world.

Stained glass windows are colourful and prime target for great photographs. In this article Peter Bargh explains the common problems and offer ways to help you improve your chances.

We take a reader's picture and show how to improve it.

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.

Chris Burfoot continues his excellent guide to getting the best results from studio lighting.

Pick a location or just walk outside your house and see what interesting things there are to photograph a few minutes from your front door.

As you take and scan more digital pictures you'll need to become more organised to keep track of your work.

How to use Photoshop's lasso selection tools.

Lexar share their Autumn photography tips.

Learn how to capture sunsets with these few quick tips for beginners.

Take a different look at everyday objects and see what numbers and letters you can see in them.

A fascinating underground world awaits your discovery. Find out what you need and how to shoot in the dark from a leading cave photographer.

John Gravett of Lakeland Photographic Holidays explains how and when to achieve this technique.

Leading landscape photographers Mark Bauer & Ross Hoddinott share their top tips on shooting landscapes.