Welcome to Photography Mad

Negative space is the area between and around objects in a photo. Use it to see shapes and sizes more effectively, and produce better composed images.

Add motion and an abstract feel to your photos using the zoom blur technique. Learn what it is and how to achieve it.

Achieving tack sharp images involves doing lots of small things as well as possible. These tiny differences add up to a noticeably sharper photo.

Flower photography can be challenging, but is hugely rewarding. Learn the art of choosing a good subject and battling the wind.

A wedding is the happiest day of your life - unless you're the photographer. Find out how to photograph a wedding and keep your nerves in one piece.

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.

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

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.

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

The Channel Mixer is easy to use but gives you complete control over the appearance of your photo when converting from colour to black and white.

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

Learn how to turn your colour photos into gritty black and white urban shots using Photoshop.