Photography Crew: Reading material for beginners and experts

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Canon EOS Beginners’ FAQ
An extensive guide to Canon photography. An introduction to general photography and more. Worth a read for non-canon users too.
http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/

Enjoy Photography by Canon
Into guide to using Canon's EOS DSLR camera. Lots of examples and tidbits for new photographers.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/index.html

Tedious Explanation of the f/stop
Just about everything you could possibly ever want to know about f/stops.
http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm

Curtin's Guide to Digital Cameras
A basic guide to digital photography, for DSLR & P&S users. Terminology and guide to picking the right camera for you.
http://www.shortcourses.com/guide/

An Introduction to Advanced Photography Tips
Tips and tricks to better shooting for the novice to intermediate photographer
http://www.all-things-photography.com/advanced-photography-tips.html

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[stimpy]

Taken from OT


Product Reviews:

Photozone - Canon, Nikon and other lens reviews: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/index.html

The Digital Picture - Canon lens review: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/

DPReview - Camera, lens and accessory reviews: http://dpreview.com/

Fred Miranda - Camera, lens and accessory reviews: http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/

PhotoSig - Sample images from various gear: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/

Rob Galbraith - News, reviews and information: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp

Imaging Resource - Camera, lens and accessory reviews: http://www.imaging-resource.com/

Lets Go Digital - Camera, lens and accessory reviews: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/index.html

DCResource - Camera, lens and accessory reviews: http://www.dcresource.com/

The Luminous Landscape - Reviews and information: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/

Strobist Flickr group and discussion: http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/


Forums/Learning/Techniques:

Good source for lighting techniques - http://super.nova.org/DPR/

Strobist off camera flash and lighting: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html

P.O.T.N Canon users forums and reviews: http://photography-on-the.net/

Lynda.com Techniques for a myriad of software: http://lynda.com/

General photography information: http://www.photo.net (http://www.photo.net/)


Buyers Guide:

*If it's too good to be true...click here and see*
Resellers Ratings: http://www.resellerratings.com/

Note: Many people have asked about expresscameras.com due to the extremely low prices. Expresscameras.com has extremely poor ratings, with numerous complaints for fraud. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM EXPRESSCAMERAS.COM or 1wayphoto.com

Trusted Retailers:

BH Photo/Video - New York: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Adorama - New York: http://www.adorama.com/

Midwest Photo Exchange - Ohio: http://mpex.com/

Unique Photo - New Jersey: http://www.uniquephoto.com/

KEH - Georgia: http://www.keh.com (http://www.keh.com/)

Calumet Photo - National: http://www.calumetphoto.com/

Ritz Camera - National: http://www.ritzcamera.com/

Alien Bees -Lighting equipment: http://www.alienbees.com/

Canoga Camera www.canogacamera.com (http://www.canogacamera.com/)



Shooting Related:

Understanding Exposure: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...exposure.shtml (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understandexposure.shtml)

Understanding Histograms: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...stograms.shtml (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml)

Cross Lighting: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/04...-lighting.html (http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/04/lighting-101-cross-lighting.html)

Balancing ambient/fill light - part 1: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03...flash-and.html (http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-balancing-flash-and.html)

Balancing ambient/fill light - part 2: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03...lash-with.html (http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101balancing-flash-with.html)

Composition Basics: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/cl...m.php?lesson=1 (http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php?lesson=1)

Composition Basics:http://digital-photography-school.co...position-tips/ (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-photography-composition-tips/)

Portrait lighting basics: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/cl...m.php?lesson=7 (http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php?lesson=7)

Photographing moving vehicles: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/cl....php?lesson=12 (http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php?lesson=12)

Photographing cars: http://www.mattwatkinson.com/tutorial/


Software Related:

Photoshop Curves and Tonal Range: http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/curves/

Local contrast enhancement: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...ancement.shtml (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/contrast-enhancement.shtml)

High Dynamic Range (HDR): http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hdr.shtml

HDR Tutorial with Photomatix: http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/


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[kendan]

Photoshop Curves and Tonal Range: http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/curves/


I love this one.