Welcome to Photography Mad

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.

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

Learn how to freeze time and capture water drop photos that are packed full of life.

Portrait photography is all about capturing a person's personality. This guide will help you shoot portraits that tell a story about the subject.

Balance is an important concept for achieving photos which feel well composed and visually appealing. Learn how to achieve it in your shots.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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