Hardware Features

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.

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.

Why You Need a Different Kind of Scanner

No, not another scanner for artwork. An automatic document feeder can clean up your life -- or at least your office.

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.

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.

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.

Gift Guide 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

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.

Creativeprose: Free Photography Podcasts

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

How to fight harsh outdoor sunlight... and win!

You Can't Live Without...

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

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

Learn how to identify and fix common problems on both Mac and Windows platforms.

Are You Ready for the Small Web?

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

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

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

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

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.