Photography Techniques

Keywording isn't enjoyable but it must be done and here, Robin Whalley explains how to do it in Lightroom.

Peter Bargh explains what polarising filters are, how they work and provides a series of tips to get the best out of them.

Lets look at taking a few pictures before we get off the plane.

Daniel Locke Wheaton, captures South Africa's wildlife with the helpful of sponsors PhotoGlossy.com and Dunns Imaging.

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

We take a look at the various rating and organisation methods available in Lightroom.

Find out why, when and how to use / create vignettes on your images.

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.

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

By blending part of an image with itself you can create a cracking sky as this tutorial, by Robin Whalley, will show.

Rather than burying your head under cover why not have a go at recording those impressive lightning streak on film?

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

We try to shed a little light on Lightroom's Catalog to give new users a little more knowledge.

See how to give your digital images a grainy film feel in Photoshop.

Chris Hanley tells us how to bounce light onto a subject without a reflector.

John Gravett shares his tips and advice on photographing birds during the winter.

Having mastered the basic camera controls, you may want to become more creative with your camera. One easy way of doing this is by using different focal length lenses.