Welcome to Photography Mad

Learn to choose great portrait photography locations. Put your subject at ease, capture their personality, and guarantee stunning photos.

Beaches are crammed full of interesting photo opportunities. Follow these tips to get the most out of them on your next holiday.

We are surrounded by objects which make fascinating close up studies. Learn how to make the most of them.

With a long exposure, a simple light source and a pinch of creativity you can create stunning light painting shots with ease.

Staircases are full of features which make for intriguing photographs, such as leading lines, symmetry, patterns, and interesting shapes.

Panoramas are a striking way to photograph a landscape, and are a lot of fun to shoot. Learn how to capture and stitch a successful panorama.

Watermarking your photos is a popular way to protect them. Learn how to create an effective, reusable text or logo watermark in Photoshop.

Vignetting, a darkening in the corners of a photo, is a popular creative effect. Discover how to add a vignette to an image using Photoshop.

Turn your panoramas into eye-catching miniature planets in minutes, using Photoshop or your favourite graphics editor.

A graduated neutral density (ND) filter helps balance exposure levels between the sky and ground. Learn how to replicate the effect in Photoshop.

Keystoning is where a building seems to lean backwards in a photo. It's distracting but can be easily fixed with Photoshop's Lens Correction tool.

Learn everything you need to know about EXIF metadata - what it is, ways to view and edit it, and how you can use it to improve your photography.