Photography Techniques

Here's an extract from Beautiful Beasties, on the dos and don'ts of dog photography.

Holding a camera steady is essential if you want to make the most of your camera and lens quality.

Peter Bargh shares some tips to help you take better photos when you go on a wildlife safari.

Norman Koren explains why you should learn how to use your camera's meter and the Zone system to make your photos stand out from the crowd

Peter Bargh provides an all-inclusive guide to developing your first black and white film.

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

Starting out in stage photography? There are a few rules you can apply.

Despite what some experts say, you don't have to own five studio flash heads to produce high-key lighting.

Part 2 of our beginner's guide to photography Michael Jenkins suggests we look around a little more when pointing the camera at the subject

Second in a three part series on moving to digital

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.

Peter Bargh takes a look at the fascinating world of macro photography.

Edwin Brosens shares his tips on photographing flowers, in particularly Witch Hazel.

Take your wide angle lens out with you and exaggerate the angles of your town.

You don't have to venture very far to find some water to photograph.

Robin Whalley explains why playing with your white balance can sometimes create a more interesting picture.

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

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.

How to add warmth to an image in Photoshop Elements.

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

Tom McGahan extols the virtues of shooting landscapes in black & white