Photography Techniques

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5 Tips On Photographing Families

Learn how to improve your family photos with these five tips from Annabel Williams.
- 9 Jun 2012
Top 10 Best Portrait Photography Tips

10 top photo taking tips to help you improve your portraits.
- 12 Apr 2016
Wedding advice from the professionals - Part 2

Here's part 2 of the professional photographers advice on weddings.
- 6 Nov 2008
Wedding Photography Part 1 -organisational strategy

There's as much skill required in organising groups at a wedding as there is sorting out exposure and composition. Our guide will help you become ringmaster
- 5 Jan 2002

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26 Sep 2016 5:34pm

Sony Alpha A99-II Hands-On Preview

We go hands-on with the new Sony Alpha A99-II, with a new 42.4mp BSI CMOS sensor, updated menus, and high speed shooting.
23 Sep 2016 11:54AM

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26 Sep 2016 1:53pm

Olympus Q&A: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Sensor Size Trip

We spoke to Olympus about the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, camera technology and features.
23 Sep 2016 3:11PM

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25 Sep 2016 10:29am

Weather Photographer Of The Year 2016 Competition Winners

The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its 2016 photography competition.
25 Sep 2016 8:00AM

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24 Sep 2016 7:20am

Yi Technology M1 Hands-On Preview

Yi Technology say the Yi-M1 is the mirrorless compact system camera for the smartphone generation. We have a look at this new Micro Four Thirds camera.
21 Sep 2016 1:49AM

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23 Sep 2016 7:19am

Essential Tips For Capturing Landscapes In Fog & Mist

Here are a few tips to help you capture outdoor shots on misty days.
23 Sep 2016 12:10AM

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22 Sep 2016 10:04pm

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Hands-On Preview

We go hands-on with the brand new "Prototype" Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, with 18fps C-AF raw shooting, 4K video, 5-axis IS and more. Updated.
19 Sep 2016 9:31PM

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22 Sep 2016 3:36pm

Mini Competition - Win A Barbershop Camera Strap!

ePHOTOzine are giving you the chance to win a luxury camera strap courtesy of Barbershop.
22 Sep 2016 2:00PM

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22 Sep 2016 1:40pm

Fujifilm GFX 50S Hands-On Preview

We go hands-on with the new 51 megapixel Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format mirrorless camera.
20 Sep 2016 12:56PM

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22 Sep 2016 11:05am

Best Camera Straps Available 2016

Here, we take a look at different camera straps and weigh up their pros and cons.
14 Sep 2016 3:56PM

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22 Sep 2016 7:02am

Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x Macro Lens With Unusual Shape Announced

There will be a new Laowa lens arriving next year that's designed for capturing macro images of shy subjects.
21 Sep 2016 2:45PM

Make your own passport photos

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.
- 1 Jan 2003
- 7 Comments
Introduction To Hand-Held Light Meters

See how a hand-held light meter will help you get better exposures, even if you are using a digital camera.
- 27 Nov 2011
- 14 Comments
Using layer masks with Photoshop

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.
- 30 Nov -0001
Enhancing Eyes using Photoshop

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.
- 30 Nov -0001
- 6 Comments
Four Easy Ways To Create A Vignette In Photoshop

Vignettes are a simple yet subtle way to guide the eye through a shot and here are four ways to create one in Photoshop.
- 6 May 2016
- 4 Comments
How To Use A Neutral Density Filter

Attaching a neutral density filter to your camera lens will bring you several benefits, as Peter Bargh explains.
- 18 Nov 2011
- 10 Comments
Black & white high key effects in Photoshop

The famous high key effect is one of the most interesting, yet simple, effects you can achieve in digital photography
- 30 Nov -0001
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Depth-of-field explained

Once you grasp the basic principles of focusing your photographs will take on a whole new depth.
- 6 Jan 2002
- 4 Comments
Watermarking your photos in Photoshop 7 and CS

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.
- 30 Nov -0001
- 14 Comments
How To Send A Photo As An Email Attachment On Windows, Mac, iOS & Android Devices

If you want to learn how you can send pictures by email with ease, have a read of this tutorial.
- 5 Aug 2016

Black & white landscape photography

Tom McGahan extols the virtues of shooting landscapes in black & white
- 4 Jan 2002
Using the Histogram tool in Paint Shop Pro X2

Michael Bates uses PaintShop pro X2 to show us how the Histogram Adjustment tool can easily alter both the exposure on an image-wide scale and in each individual channel with the same tool.
- 31 Jul 2008
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Introduction To Firework Photography

Soon the sky will be filled with colourful explosions so here are a few tips that'll help you capture them.
- 3 Nov 2015
Getting Creative With Colour And White Balance

Robin Whalley explains why playing with your white balance can sometimes create a more interesting picture.
- 30 Oct 2013
- 2 Comments
Landscape photography with the Nikon 14-24 Lens

David Clapp shows us how The Nikon 14-24 Lens on a Canon 1DsIII can be used for landscapes.
- 10 Dec 2008
10 Reasons Why A Tripod Is An Essential Tool For Landscape Photographers

See why we believe a tripod is an essential tool for photographers shooting landscapes.
- 26 Sep 2016
How To Blend Two Photos Edge To Edge In PS

How to use Photoshop's Layer Masks to merge two images side by side, edge to edge.
- 15 Feb 2012
Four Easy Ways To Create A Vignette In Photoshop

Vignettes are a simple yet subtle way to guide the eye through a shot and here are four ways to create one in Photoshop.
- 6 May 2016
- 4 Comments
Superimposing images in Photoshop

When you paste an object into another picture make sure it looks like it belongs there by adding a shadow.
- 24 Nov 2010
Photographing Polo

Polo might not be everyone's cup of tea but it is a photogenic sport.
- 23 May 2012