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Photographer Jacob James shares his tips on using LED lights for portrait work.

We find out how useful an LED light is when it comes to taking photos and shooting video.

Matt Thompson has a quick piece of advice on creating hard and soft light indoors.

Mike Browne is back with the second part to his lighting tutorial series for beginners.

How to create Spirograph photos using a torch and your camera's long exposure mode.

Here we show you a simple lighting technique that can be used on a number of still life subjects.

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

Mark Elliott of Better Photos shares his advice on operating flashguns.

Mark Elliott of Better Photos shares his advice on using flashguns for shooting flattering portraits.

A quick budget way to light a wine glass with the edges highlighted.

We show you how backlighting your photographs can help create shape using the rim lighting technique

Many cameras have a built-in flash which can be used in more creative ways than you may think as we explain.

Here's ePHOTOzine's guide to photographing historical buildings.

Michael Bates shows us how Layers can be used in GIMP.

Zooming in with a telephoto and picking on detail is fun to do.

A 'rust fix' is something John Gravett likes to have every once in a while. Here he explains how you can shoot successful rust shots without too much effort.

Lean how to add watermarks to images in GIMP.

If you have to take photographs in the middle of the day make sure you make your own shade.

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

David Clapp shares his tips on taking and processing infrared photographs.

If you take your camera to your local park you'll find plenty of interesting objects to photograph.

How to plan a photography walk and what to take with you.

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.

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

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

A softbox is a useful studio light accessory that provides a wonderful soft light as Chris Burfoot AMPA ASWPP explains.

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

How to use Photoshop to create a studio style canvas background

We show you how backlighting your photographs can help create shape using the rim lighting technique

Attaching a flash umbrella to your studio flash light is the first step to better lighting and is one of the basic principals of lighting “The bigger the light the softer it is”. Here we explain one of the basic lighting improvements in our studio lighting beginners' guide series. Words and Pictures Chris Burfoot AMPA ASWPP

Chris Burfoot explains how to replace a reflector with a second studio flash to act as a controllable fill in light. Words and pictures Chris Burfoot AMPA ASWPP

We show you how backlighting your photographs can help create shape using the rim lighting technique

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

Mike Browne is back with the second part to his lighting tutorial series for beginners.

We find out how useful an LED light is when it comes to taking photos and shooting video.

Matt Thompson has a quick piece of advice on creating hard and soft light indoors.

Photographer Jacob James shares his tips on using LED lights for portrait work.

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

Tips on bouncing light off different types of surfaces.

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