I sent an email out to everyone who attended the Photography 101 workshop, but I realized the information would probably be helpful to other people out there interested in photography! So, here are a bunch of useful sites/links for the beginning DSLR photographer….
Actions for Editing:
Free Pioneer Woman Actions (for photoshop)
Free Pioneer Woman Actions (for elements)
Reasonable Actions that are available for either photoshop OR elements: MCP actions
My favorite Actions: TRA actions
Informative Articles:
What the Heck is an Aperture series
Exposure series (including an article on indoor lighting)
Photographing Young Children (tips and tricks)
Creativity Exercise (different perspectives)
Me Rah Koh (great photographer and teacher) Photography Tips
Ken Rockwell Recommended Cameras and Lenses (as well as a few NOT to buy!)
Tools:
Best way to read a bunch of blogs easily: Google Reader
Favorite print lab for consumer use: www.mpix.com
A few good Blogs for Photography Tips: (put these in your reader to start!)
MCP Actions Blog
Me Rah Koh Blog
Clickin Moms Blog
Mom and Camera Blog
Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics
Mom*Tog
Bizzie Living
This is just the tip of the ice-berg, and the Internet makes learning DSLR photography accessible to anyone who truly wants to learn. I can almost guarantee, if you keep reading and learning about photography, all of that jargon and mumbo-jumbo WILL start to make sense! It just takes a little time
If you happen to know about a great resource I missed, leave a comment and tell me about it! I am always looks for great learning tools!
Happy Tuesday!
milkyway.cs.rpi.edu - This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have
found something that helped me. Cheers!