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Pro Flash Photography without the Pro Price Tag
Features: Written by Sara Frances on July 20, 2009
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
Features: Written by Sara Frances on July 20, 2009
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
Features: Written by David Sommers on May 28, 2009
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
Features: Written by Jennifer Wills on April 20, 2009
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
Features: Written by Bryan Peterson on December 15, 2008
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
Features: Written by Steve Simon on August 29, 2008
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
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.
The iPhone As Photo Accessory
Features: Written by Ben Long on March 24, 2008
You use the iPhone for talking, watching movies, listening to music, surfing the Web, and... helping you take better product shots?
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.