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Learn Wedding Photography from the Pros
Features: Written by Chad Neuman on June 25, 2008
What gear do you need? What settings are best? What shots are must-takes? And how do you protect your media and your business? Three professional wedding photographers spill their secrets.
Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters
Features: Written by Joe McNally on May 30, 2008
Joe McNally, whose work has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, and Time (to name a few), shares the stories behind some of his greatest shots as well as the lighting techniques he used to make them great.
Framed and Exposed: Camera Accessories You Just Gotta Have
Features: Written by Ben Long on February 15, 2008
Once you read this gear round-up, you'll be opening your wallet and making some room in your camera bag.
Expand Your Photography with Specialty Lenses
Features: Written by Ben Long on November 28, 2007
If you have a digital SLR but haven't yet explored the world of unusual lenses, you're in for an eye-opening treat.
Framed and Exposed: Tips for the Traveling Photographer
Features: Written by Ben Long on September 17, 2007
Lenses, Power, and Storage in a Faraway Land
Framed and Exposed: Make a Clean Sweep of Your Camera
Features: Written by Ben Long on September 10, 2007
Dust on your sensor can ruin a good picture, or at the least can mean tedious fiddling around in Photoshop. Here's how to take matters into your own hands.
Year-Round School
Features: Written by Terri Stone on August 27, 2007
Thanks to the Internet, back-to-school time isn't limited to the fall anymore. These online resources can help you improve your skills and invigorate your creativity.
Creativeprose: Free Photography Podcasts
Features: Written by Terri Stone on July 23, 2007
I'll preface this list by saying that it is necessarily limited. New photo-oriented podcasts pop up all the time, and you could listen to them all day every day and not get through everything
Shoot Better Outdoor Portraits
Features: Written by Mason Resnick on June 18, 2007
How to fight harsh outdoor sunlight... and win!
Do You Need Pricey Photo Software?
Features: Written by Ben Long on June 4, 2007
If you're a digital photographer who shoots regularly, you can benefit from workflow software. But if you already have Bridge (which comes free with Photoshop), do you really need to pay for Aperture or Lightroom? Read this and find out.
Framed and Exposed: Death, Taxes, and Focal Lengths
Features: Written by Ben Long on May 11, 2007
Some things in this life are certain. Others that seem like immutable truths are pure hogwash. Ben Long uncovers a photographic myth.
Find the Great Images Inside Your Photos
Features: Written by Vincent Versace on April 16, 2007
Noted photographer Vincent Versace explains how to think of your images as patterns, and how to interrupt those patterns for the most effective photos.
Creativeprose: What You Saw
Features: Written on October 17, 2006
Creativeprose readers from Trinidad to Israel, New Zealand to Canada, and many points in-between submitted photos of their surroundings.
First Look at Aperture 1.5
Features: Written by Ben Long on September 25, 2006
Let our expert take you on a in-depth tour of the just-announced Aperture 1.5, Apple's pro-level digital imaging software.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 1
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 11, 2006
What you see on your monitor is usually not what you get from desktop printers. Here's Part One of a four-part series on printing photos that won't disappoint.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 11, 2006
Read this four-part series and you'll master every step you need to take to produce great photos from your desktop printer.
Find Your Photos Fast
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on August 2, 2006
Is your hard drive overflowing with photos? Can you locate specific pictures quickly? If you answered yes to the first question or no to the second, you're a candidate for this digital photography workflow.
Creativepro.com Digital Camera Buying Guide
Features: Written by Ben Long on July 10, 2006
Don't throw away your money on a camera that isn't right for the way you shoot and the photos you want to take. Follow along with this fully updated, five-part guide and you're practically guaranteed to be happy with your choice.
Digital Camera Buying Guide: Part 5
Features: Written by Ben Long on July 10, 2006
You've reached the final installment of our guide to selecting the best digital camera. We're down to the pivotal issue of image quality. Here's how to evaluate cameras for color, noise, and other image essentials.
Digital Camera Buying Guide: Part 4
Features: Written by Ben Long on July 5, 2006
In this installment, you'll learn how to evaluate camera basics (camera viewfinder and shooting speeds) and bells and whistles (histograms, panorama controls, and more).