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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.
Gift Guide 2007
Features: Written by Terri Stone on November 26, 2007
Looking for something special to give creative types this holiday season? You won't find these suggestions in every mall.
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.
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!
You Can't Live Without...
Features: Written by Terri Stone on May 29, 2007
The other day, creativepro.com site director Cindy Samco told me that she couldn't live without iClip, a clipboard/scrapbook application.
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.
Troubleshoot Font Problems
Features: Written by Ted LoCascio on March 12, 2007
Learn how to identify and fix common problems on both Mac and Windows platforms.
Are You Ready for the Small Web?
Features: Written by Gene Gable on January 12, 2007
If Apple's iPhone becomes as ubiquitous as the iPod, many millions of people will view Web sites on screens very different from the computer monitors most sites are optimized for. What are you going to do about it?
66 Simple Ways to Be Green
Features: Written by Heather Castles on October 16, 2006
You are just one person. But we, the creative professional community, are a significant force. The choices we make matter. If you follow through with just one of these 66 tips, you'll have improved the environment we all live in.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 4
Features: Written by Ben Long on September 1, 2006
If you've made it to part 4 of this series, you're serious about taking your photographic prints to the top of the quality scale. Here are the final tips you need to get there.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 3
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 25, 2006
Legalize out-of-gamut colors, simulate daylight, and other tips on producing prints that match what you see on your monitor.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 2
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 18, 2006
There's no use pouring hours into shooting and editing photos if your prints are a muddy mess. In this installment, you'll learn how to whittle down the difference between screen and print with profiles and soft proofing.
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.
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).