Photography Equipment Features

Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011

Lately, there have been a lot of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What's the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But there's less cerebral stuff, too, like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, observing the day of a graphic designer, and filling your layouts with hipster lingo. I bring you all of that content and more in this installment of Best of the Blogs.

All Photos Are Manipulated

There is no such thing as absolute truth in photography. Understanding how and why photos are edited will make you a better shooter and a smarter viewer.

Best of the Blogs: July 7, 2011

Mega-retailer Target meets tiny Hamilton Wood Type; Acrobat Pro X users get testy; photographers are called idiots; Photoshop warps girls' minds; and the Web is doomed. Read these and many other interesting tidbits culled from the past few weeks of design, graphics, and photography blog posts.

Best of the Blogs: June 23, 2011

Here's what you may have missed in the blogosphere over the last few weeks: an homage to the golden age of script lettering, photography tutorials, solutions for prying open ancient Word files, Web typography tips, and strategies for self-marketing. Plus Oprah!

Best of the Blogs, June 6, 2011

Here's what you may have missed in design and photography blogs during the past few weeks: an investigation of Adobe Myriad; a rallying cry for FreeHand; ideas for busting design and illustration roadblocks; a new social networking site for creatives; and much more.

Free For All: The American Northwest

This month, everything is inspired by the Pacific Northwest. I've found 120 free stock photos and textures; 63 free color palettes; 20 free patterns; 25 free Photoshop actions; and 41 free Photoshop brushes.

Best of the Blogs: April 21, 2011

Here's what you may have missed in the blogosphere over the past few weeks. Get tips for caring for you camera, fending off pushy designers, and taming that pesky Illustrator. Peer into the InDesign dreams (or nightmares) of designers and see the first digital camera ever. Get up close and personal with Roger Black, Matthew Carter, and Jonathan Ive. And watch video clips of print jobs gone awry. Just think "Pink!"

Best of the Blogs: March 31, 2011

Here's what you may have missed in the blogosphere in the past couple of weeks. In this installment, you'll get killer Web tips, inventive photography ideas, and wonderful design advice, among lots of other tidbits.

CreativePro.com 2010 Gift Guide

Browse our handpicked selection of gifts for the picky creative professional (including yourself).

A New Kind of Camera

Four-thirds and other flavors of mirrorless cameras with removable lenses are making a splash in the digital camera market. Find out what they really are, their pros and cons, and whether one is right for you.

Free For All: Great Resources On the House

Enjoy free snowy Photoshop brushes, colorful Twitter themes, InDesign data merge help, outdoor photo shoot help, design critiques, and an icon converter.

Pro Flash Photography without the Pro Price Tag

The Ultimate Light Box flash modifier comes as an easy-to-use kit that makes your photos look like you had lots of equipment and time. See how the ULB beat the pants off of other modifiers, including Gary Fong's Lightsphere II.

The Flash Modifier Market

In the article "Pro Flash Photography without the Pro Price Tag," I tested the Ultimate Light Box from Harbor Digital Design against six other flash modifiers. Although the ULB was far superior, the other modifiers aren't without their strengths.

The Colorful Art Of Camera Tossing

You have to be brave to try the art of camera tossing, but as long as you’re a good catch, the unusual photos that result are worth it. Here’s how to play along.

iPhone Apps for Photographers

Lots of iPhone apps center on the photos you take with your iPhone. But did you know that many others are useful when you shoot with your DSLR? From exposure calculators to GPS taggers, these apps will make the iPhone your best photo assistant ever.

The Ins and Outs of ISO

For many photographic techniques, the proper ISO is key to good results. Find out how far you can go with ISO and where you shouldn't tread.

Photographic Lessons from a Political Convention

When photographer Steve Simon covered the 2008 Democratic National Convention, he solved problems that affect all of us who takes pictures, whether we use basic point-and-shoots or high-end SLRs.

Learn Wedding Photography from the Pros

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

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.

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?