Welcome to Photography Mad

Master the lines and curves in your images to guide the viewer's eye through the scene, adding depth and interest.

Capture the motion of the stars with a long exposure night time shot. Technically simple and visually stunning, learn how to shoot them here.

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

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

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.

Red eye is a distracting effect that can ruin an otherwise good photo. Learn what causes it, how to prevent it, and how to fix it.

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.

Digital cross processing is a technique that simulates developing photos in the wrong chemicals. Use it to produce some stunning colour shifts.

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.

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.