Some Useful Photo Tutorial Internet Links:

This page is a collection of links that may be useful to those taking my "Introduction to Digital Photography" class. I will update the links as often as I get a chance, so check back often!

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These links offer tutorials, mostly leaning towards digital photography, but also useful for film.

I posted some photography tutorials at blog.RV.net. Click on the "Photography" link in the Catagories menu on the right. Although I am no longer writing for the site, there are a year's worth of weekly postings available.

http://luminous-landscape.com/columns/aesthetics-1.shtml This is a series of 9 articles on Photographic Aesthetics

http://digital-photography-school.com/ - This site provides tips, camera & equipment information and post production information.

http://www.vtc.com/products/digital-photo.htm

http://www.adorama.com/alc/

http://www.gogoshopper.com/resources/online-resources-for-taking-editing-and-printing-digital-photos.html

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm

http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototip-archives.html

http://www.kaphotographyschools.com/a/how-to-choose-a-digital-camera.html
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=TipsAndTechsAct

http://ronbigelow.com/articles/articles.htm

http://www.outbackphoto.com/handbook/DigitalOutbackPhotography.html

http://www.jhpvideotutorials.com/tutorials/tutorials.html

http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/index.html

http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/dof/hyperfocal2.html

http://h30240.www3.hp.com/index.jsp (HP's On Line Classes - See Digital Photography section)
http://www.pixeladdiction.com/bb/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=3&page=1(A tutorial for making 3D Border Breakouts)

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/ (How to Photograph the Moon)

http://www.danheller.com/ (Dan Heller's site includes tutorials for both photography & the business of photography)
http://www.arlingtoncamera.com/shop/pages/photo_tips.html
http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/ A Blog dedicated to Flash & Strobes

http://www.diyphotography.net/ A Blog for lighting

http://www.photo-freeware.net/ Free Photography software
http://regex.info/blog/ A genral information photography blog that includes links to some useful Adobe Lightroom plugins

http://diglloyd.com/articles/index.html Many articles on gear & techniques
http://www.alaskaphotographics.com/how_to_photograph_northern_lights.shtml Tutorial on photographing the Northern Lights.

On Line Photo magazines:

These links are to magazine style web pages. They are updated at least quarterly and include many useful articles.

http://www.vividlight.com/

http://luminous-landscape.com/

Photo Review & Forums:

These links are to sites that include forums - places where, after joining, you can ask questions. Reading through the thousands of questions already asked & answered will provide useful information.

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

http://www.imaging-resource.com/

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp

http://www.dcresource.com/

Photoshop Help:

Photoshop is a complex program. If you are using it (or Photoshop Elements) these sites will provide help & tools that can improve your work.

http://www.dustylens.com/photoshop_tips.htm

http://www.atncentral.com/

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modListing.asp

http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

http://www.escrappers.com/photoshop.html
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer.html
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tut_photo.htm

Free Photo software for Windows:

Google's Picasa (Also available for Mac OS 10.4.9+ Intel)

Irfanview

The following are available from About.com Graphics Software:

Gimp for Windows

Paint.net

PhotoPlus

Pixlr Photo Editing Services This site lets you edit your images on line, including resize images for free.

Free Photoshop & Photography Podcasts:

You can subscribe to these at iTunes (Search for the name) or go to their web page.

NAPP TV (http://www.photoshoptv.com/)

Photoshop Killer Tips (http://www.photoshopkillertips.com/)
Understanding Adobe Photoshop (http://www.rastervector.com/)

Creative Photoshop with John Reueter (http://johnreuter.com/)

Photoshop for Digital Photographers (Also Lightroom podcasts) (http://www.thedigitalphotographyconnection.com/)

The Digital Photography Show (http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/)
Inside Digital Photography (http://www.insidedigitalphoto.com/)

Photo Posting Pages:

Once you have some photos you wish to have critiqued, you can join one of these sites. They are often free if you post a limited number of images - a small annual fee gives you more space...

http://www.dcresource.com/

http://www.photo.net/

http://www.pbase.com/

http://www.photosig.com/go/main

For anyone interested in Theatre Photography, specifically production photo calls, I have a link to an article written for a couple of magazines & revised for a 2003 SUNY Oswego Drama Festival. It is getting a bit old, particularly with respect to digital cameras, but does contain some useful information...

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vermilye@oswego.edu

Last update: January 20, 2011