Resources
1) Recommended
- New
York Institute of Photography - offers distance learning programs.
- Luminous
Landscape, The - by Michael Reichmann. Includes tutorials, equipment
tests, location reports, technical papers and portfolios, as well as
regular columns by well respected and knowledgeable authors.
- Focus
on Photography - how to take travel pictures like a professional.
- Photo
Source - featuring black and white photography developing times, tech
tips, data sheets and links.
- Camera
Review - read and submit reviews of camera equipment; submit
classified ads, spec out your dream camera.
- BetterPhoto.com
- tips, a FAQ of photo basics, a buyer's guide, and info on digital
imaging.
- Photoarts
- dedicated to the international community of collectors, dealers,
professionals, and enthusiasts of fine art and documentary photography.
- PhotographyTips.com
- includes advice, forums, and tutorials intended for beginners.
- Photodo.com
- information on consumer and professional cameras, scanners and printers
listed in an easy searchable database with specifications and links to
manufacturers site.
- Kodak:
Taking Great Pictures - comprehensive guide to taking better
photographs.
2) Alphabetical
- Freedom
to Photograph - created to allow photographers to tell their stories
about run-ins with law enforcement agencies and what really happened.
- Exposure
- instruction guide for beginners. Includes Sim-Cam camera simulator
program.
- Foto
Info - technical photographic information for everyone.
- Kodak:
Taking Great Pictures - comprehensive guide to taking better
photographs.
- Agfa
B&W Lab Course - lessons on developing negatives, making
enlargements, special effects, and finishing.
- AmPhot
UK - offers resources for amateur photographers in the U.K.
- ArtSupport
- features articles on creating portfolios, finding exhibition spaces, and
creating web sites.
- Back
to Black-and-White - from the New York Institute of Photography.
Covers equipment, composition, technique, film, processing, and business.
- Basics
of Photography - provides information to help beginners improve their
skills.
- BetterPhoto.com
- tips, a FAQ of photo basics, a buyer's guide, and info on digital
imaging.
- Black
and White Photography - discusses processing black and white
photography, with tips on building a darkroom, buying chemicals and
equipment, and using digital imaging technology.
- Black
and White Printing Overview - covers basic techniques. Presented by
Sun Spot Photography.
- Blueprint
Photography - examines the alternative photographic technique of
printing images on blueprint paper.
- Camera
Review - read and submit reviews of camera equipment; submit
classified ads, spec out your dream camera.
- Camera-ist's
Manifesto - advice on photography for the beginner or returning
enthusiast, emphasizing equipment, exposure, books, and accessories.
- Cicada
Photo Resource
- Cokin
Filter System - for aficionados of this popular color filter. Tips on
creative and practical uses, photographs, color chart, and more.
- Depth
of Field Plotter - This is a CGI script that generates depth of field
plots for given focal length and set of apertures (f-stops) It comes along
with depth of field calculation.
- Doug
Bardell's Camera Pages - illustrated information on designing and
building large format field, pinhole, and other types of cameras. Includes
information on building your own bellows, darkrooms, and lists available
plans.
- Fast
and Friendly Focusing for Rangefinder Cameras - examines the hyperfocal distance focusing technique.
- Focus
on Photography - how to take travel pictures like a professional.
- Handcolor.com
- resources, discussion, and instruction dedicated to the art of
hand-tinting and hand-coloring photographs.
- Handmade
Photographic Images - offers information and a gallery centered around infrared, pinhole, and alternative process
photography.
- How
to Create Fake Photos of Ghosts - instructs users on how to fake
pictures of ghosts.
- How
to Photograph Fireworks - a primer on how to get great pictures of
that Fourth of July celebration from the New York Institute of
Photography.
- How
to Photograph Lightning - camera biology, lightning photographs, and
weather cautions.
- Imaging
Site - gallery and information on high speed photography, kite aerial
photography, 3D Landsat satellite image
processing, and digital imaging.
- ImagingInfo.com
- provides photography, photo imaging and processing, and digital design
news, resources, community tools, related magazines, and more.
- Infra-Red
Film - info about all 4 types of IR film, filters, and processing.
- Internet
Photography Mailing Lists
- Kajabbi
- contains a gallery and instructions to make photography easy for the
casual user.
- LexPix
- offers tips and advice for 35mm photography.
- Library
of Photography - providing information and resources for
photographers.
- Luminous
Landscape, The - by Michael Reichmann. Includes tutorials, equipment
tests, location reports, technical papers and portfolios, as well as
regular columns by well respected and knowledgeable authors.
- Mike
Ware's Alternative Photographic Processes - devoted to the science,
history, art and conservation of photographs made by alternative and
non-silver processes.
- Moonlight
Photography
- Neighbor
to Neighbor Service - record your experience, and look up others'
experiences, with merchants, services, and products.
- New
York Institute of Photography - offers distance learning programs.
- Photo
Information and FAQ Lists
- Photo
Source - featuring black and white photography developing times, tech
tips, data sheets and links.
- Photo.net:
Nudes - tips on shooting the unclothed by Philip Greenspun.
- Photoarts
- dedicated to the international community of collectors, dealers,
professionals, and enthusiasts of fine art and documentary photography.
- Photodo.com
- information on consumer and professional cameras, scanners and printers
listed in an easy searchable database with specifications and links to manufacturers site.
- Photodome
- Russian photography site for professionals.
- Photographing
Fireworks - primer on how to take pictures of fireworks.
- Photography
in Malaysia - includes how-tos for
beginners, exhibits, a glossary, club and event listings, a section on
digital imaging, and interesting pictorial histories of Nikons, Hasselblads, and Rolleis.
- PhotographyTips.com
- includes advice, forums, and tutorials intended for beginners.
- Photolink
International - information database of education for photography,
film and video production in the U.K.
- PhotoMentor
- includes books, courses, forum, directory, and more.
- PixiPort
- fine art photography gallery showcasing the best in digital and film art
photos, events, articles, links, resources, and more.
- Reseau
Photographique - use of photography in the fine arts. Aesthetics
topics will dominate.
- Respooling
120 Film onto 620 Spools for Use in Older Cameras - offers illustrated
step by step instructions.
- RetouchPRO
- offers information, challenges, and forums related to photo retouching,
restoration, and manipulation.
- Serial
Numbers of Stolen Cameras
- Shutterbutton
- resource for amateur photographers offering tips, forum, and galleries
where photos can be viewed and posted.
- Spectral
Selectivity
- SportsShooter.com
- provides an online community and resource for sports photographers and
other working photojournalists.
- Stereoscopic
Photography - showing a simple method for taking stereo-pair
photography. Includes sample photos.
- Student
Curriculum in Photography - indepth, hands
on curriculum created by a former Photography teacher at Santa Cruz High School.
- Sunrise
Photography - features listings of photo tours and schools, equipment
reviews and manufacturers, tips, galleries, and more for nature and
wildlife photographers.
- Take
Better Photos - simple hints, tips and suggestions for the beginner,
with lots of pictures, and a chance to send in your own for feedback.
- Take
Great Pictures - informational resource from the PhotoImaging
Information Council (PIC). Includes advice from masters, equipment
reviews, tips, projects, and more.
- The
Photography Workshop
- Tim's
Guide to Photography - photographic advice, hints, tips and help.
- Web
Directory: Travel Photography - links to resources for those
interested in amateur travel photography.
- Web
Resources For Digital Photographers - offers links to web sites
providing useful tips and techniques for digital and film photographers.
- WWW
Photo Zone
3) Quality books
The Real Business of
Photography
Creative Canine
Photography
Black and White Photography
Career as a Freelance Photographer
The Business of Studio
Photography
The Law (in Plain
English) for Photographers
Talking Photography
Pricing Photography
Pricing Photography
Business and Legal
Forms for Photographers
Photography: Focus on
Profit
ASMP Professional Business
Practices in Photography
The Photographer's
Guide to Marketing
and Self-Promotion
How to Shoot Stock
Photos That Sell
The Photographer's
Internet Handbook
The Photographer's
Assistant
The Photojournalist's
Guide to Making Money
Mastering the Basics of
Photography