Ben Long

Review: Epson Stylus Photo R1900

Looking for a printer that can output a wide range of print sizes for $500 or less? This review may be your answer. You won’t find another printer that produces glossy output this good for under $2,000!

Review: Canon Digital Rebel XSi

This $799 SLR camera is a very smart upgrade to the Rebel line. So smart, in fact, that it's treading on the heels of the mid-range Canon EOS 40D.

Review: Nik Software's Viveza

This plug-in is ideal for anyone who regularly creates complex masks.

The iPhone As Photo Accessory

You use the iPhone for talking, watching movies, listening to music, surfing the Web, and... helping you take better product shots?

Review: Nikon D300

With a stunningly sharp LCD, excellent image quality, and interface improvements, the D300 is a top contender in the mid-range digital SLR market.

Review: Canon EOS 40D

If you're new to the digital SLR market, this camera is a strong contender. If you're upgrading from an SLR that's older or has different features, however, the call isn't so easy to make.

Framed and Exposed: Camera Accessories You Just Gotta Have

Once you read this gear round-up, you'll be opening your wallet and making some room in your camera bag.

Reviews: Alien Skin Exposure 2.0 and Imagenomic Real Grain

Whether you want to digitally reproduce the look of different film stocks or convert color shots to grayscale, one of these plug-ins may be just what you need.

Review: Canon PowerShot G9

This camera is a great option for photographers who want a point-and-shoot with room to grow. Is it also a worthy alternative for the serious shooter looking for something smaller than an SLR?

Expand Your Photography with Specialty Lenses

If you have a digital SLR but haven't yet explored the world of unusual lenses, you're in for an eye-opening treat.

Get Better Output with Photoshop's Automate and Scripts Menus

Learn how to automatically output multiple copies of an image in different formats (resizing along the way); print one page with multiple versions of an image; and create diptychs and triptychs.

Framed and Exposed: Tips for the Traveling Photographer

Lenses, Power, and Storage in a Faraway Land

Framed and Exposed: Make a Clean Sweep of Your Camera

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.

Review: PhotoTune Software's SkinTune 2.0

If you routinely shoot portraits or photograph in difficult mixed lighting situations, check out this Photoshop plug-in.

Do You Need Pricey Photo Software?

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

Some things in this life are certain. Others that seem like immutable truths are pure hogwash. Ben Long uncovers a photographic myth.

Captain, Please Report to the Bridge

In CS3, the Bridge is a better command center.

Review: Adobe Photoshop CS3

There are high-school seniors who have never lived in a world without Photoshop. Does this venerable application still have room for improvement?

Review: HP DesignJet Z2100 Printer

This 24" large-format printer is amazingly well-designed and well-constructed. It's also speedy and easy to use. But the true measure of a printer is its output quality. How does the Z2100 compare to its Epson and Canon rivals?

Framed & Exposed: Great Camera Gear

Any shooter knows that half of the fun of photography is buying new gear. Here are three gizmos worth shelling out for.