Photography Techniques

One of the most fascinating and rewarding areas of photography is shooting close-up and macro studies. Small may be beautiful, but Steve Bavister shows you how to make it big. using photos by Peter Bargh.

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.

Should people be featured in landscape photos? And if they are, what do they do to the shot?

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

Learn what layer masks are and how to use them with the help of Robin Whalley.

Tips on looking for and shooting patterns.

Improve your flash pictures by getting the flashgun off your camera and firing it remotely with a slave.

Set your alarm, wrap up warm and get outside to capture the magic of a frosty start.

How and why should you use longer lenses for taking photos.

When you've got your sunset don't think you have to pack your kit up and head home.

The various resizing options in Photoshop are looked at by Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine.

Here are a few tips on photographing dandelion clocks creatively.