Brian P. Lawler

Photo Murals Make You Think Big. Really Big.

For this children's museum in California, one intrepid creative pro produced an 18-gigabyte HDR Photoshop file, a 19-foot-long printout, and a 9-foot-high neon sign.

The Colorful Identification System

How a 19th-century man developed a system used in very modern software.

Review: HVC Color Composer

This Photoshop plug-in adds an intuitive color selection tool that will save time and money -- once you grasp its complexity.

Between the Sheets

Quark Imposer, part of the Quark Print Collection, has settings for five types of imposition: traditional sheetwise (which it calls standard), work-and-turn, work-and-tumble, split-web, and a sheetwise defined differently from traditional sheetwise.

Review: Quark Print Collection

Its imposition and marking tools for QuarkXpress or Adobe Acrobat are top-notch, and its price is surprisingly low. Do you need this new bundle of tricks?

Make Your Own Time-Lapse Photography System

You'll need a little ingenuity, but not much money, to assemble this system. Then have fun while time flies!

Find Your Photos Fast

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.

Bit by Bit: A Gadget for Film-to-Tape Transfer

Got old film lying around that you like to see on videotape? You can use a commercial video service (and pay the equivalent fees) or you can do what Brian P. Lawler did: Make your own rear-projection video-transfer rig!

Bit by Bit: Forget Cue Cards, Make a Teleprompter!

Creative problem solving is a trait many creative professionals share, but perhaps no one possesses that skill more than Brian P. Lawler. See how he made a teleprompter with a laptop, Adobe InDesign, and some scrap wood. Ingenious.

The 2004 Creativepro.com Gift Guide

Here it is: our third gift guide for creative people. We asked our regular contributors what they'd like to give -- or receive -- for the holidays this year. Their answers may surprise you.

Bit by Bit: On the Road with Digital Storage Devices

Digital cameras mean not having to worry about keeping track of exposed canisters of film. But what happens when you run out of space on your media cards and you're not ready to throw images away to make room for new ones? Brian P. Lawler examines the options.

Bit by Bit: New Scanner Gives Life to Old Film

As a photographer, Brian P. Lawler has worked with his share of scanners. Just when he's happy with one unit, the technology changes and he's on the hunt for a new model. This time around, the quest was for a medium-format film scanner. With the Nikon Coolscan 9000, he's met his match.

Bit by Bit: Canon Eye for the Nikon Guy

Photographer Brian Lawler has been a devoted Nikon user since his teens. But when the opportunity to shoot with the Canon EOS-1DS arises, he decides to take another camera for a whirl. Can this Nikon guy give Canon a try?

Bit by Bit: Learning to Love Letters -- and Leading

Determined to reconnect students with typographic tradition, Brian P. Lawler developed both old and new exercises for his pupils: setting type by hand on a 19th century press and capturing spontaneous alphabets with digital cameras. They'll never think of leading the same away again.

Creative Gifts for Creative People: The 2003 Holiday Gift Guide

Looking for imaginative gift ideas for the creative professional on your list? Creativepro.com's editors are here to help, with creative suggestions for all.

Bit by Bit: Play the Digital Photo Game!

Even the most experienced photographer can run into problems when shooting on location. Now add in digital equipment and you could be playing the Digital Photo Game. Follow along with Brian P. Lawler.

Graph Expo Report: Spots, Dots, and What's Hot

GraphExpo, held annually in Chicago, showcases the latest developments in printing presses and binding equipment. This year was no exception. As Brian P. Lawler reports, the latest developments were at extremes -- from tiny halftone dots to extra-large presses.

Bit by Bit: Adding New Plug-ins to the Photoshop Kit

Photoshop is so dang cool because its lets you be creative or productive and often both simultaneously. Now toss in a few filters and your creativity and productivity is multiplied.

Bit by Bit: Preserving History with Panoramic Portraits

Panoramic photography is not just for wide-angle nature shots. Historically it's been used to document gatherings of people. In taking his panoramic portraits, Brian P. Lawler marries tradition with modern technology -- and a bit of string.

Acrobat Tips: Applying Custom Distiller Settings

If you use Acrobat Distiller to create PDF files, then you've probably made custom settings. This little-known feature of Adobe Distiller will add efficiency and accuracy to your PDF production.