Photography Techniques

ePz member orionmystery shares his top tips on taking photos of macro subjects.

Use the reflective light from the moon in your imagery.

Summer's here and flowers are blooming so it's a great time to obtain colourful pictures of gardens and parks. But before you nip out, consider our alternative approach.

In this article, ePHOTOzine member Janet Walters shares some of her flower photography secrets.

Fill-in flash can give images that extra bit of 'pop' they need, as we explain in this article.

When it rains should you put your camera away? Well, read on and you'll soon be saying no.

From lying down lazy shots to action shots, why not have a go at snapping your cat?

Here are some great ideas for seasonal autumn photography.

How to shoot portraits of poppies and landcapes of poppy fields.

A few essential landscape photography tips for the beginner.

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.

Light is not always what it seems. Peter explains about colour temperature.

Some of the most successful wedding photos are taken when the bride, groom or guest are not aware.

Peter Bargh talks through a few tips to improve your panning technique.

Ben Boswell shares his tips on shooting macros with a magnifying glass and a DSLR.

Here are a few tips to help you capture shots of lambs that'll make people go 'ahh'.

Using layers and Motion Blur filter to create a sense of speed.

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.

Here's a simple trick showing how you can turn your friends into vampires.

Michael Bates show us how to create a frosted glass border in GIMP.

In this guide we share some tips to make the most of steam railway photography.