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Sunday, June 22, 2008
More Fun Stuff...
So if you are like me, you enjoy having podcasts to listen to, particularly when you are driving. I recently found LightSource, the official podcast of StudioLighting.net. It is basically two photographers talking all about photography. They usually have some news at the beginning and then an interview with a working stiff later in the show. There are some great nuggets of info in there and it is always great to hear about things first hand from folks who work in the business. One of my favorites from the older episodes was number 17, with Erik Lawrence, who is a photographers assistant. Cool stuff.
Also on StudioLighting.net, you can find some great short videos in their Photography Video Tutorials section, particuarly the Digital Photography One on One videos.
Also on StudioLighting.net, you can find some great short videos in their Photography Video Tutorials section, particuarly the Digital Photography One on One videos.
Monday, June 9, 2008
After Thought...
I just had to add one more to the list of web resources. I suspect I will add to it or edit it from time to time.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Photography Web Resources
There are a lot of great places for information on the web. Sharing information is why the web was born (mostly...) So, what are some of the best? In my humble opinion, and in no particular order:
The Online Photographer. Run by Mike Johnston, this site is a direct offspring of his old "Sunday Morning Photographer" columns. There are several contributors and they talk about everything from cameras to photography books to well, whatever happens to come up. Great insight into the minds of some great photographers.
Dgrin. One of the best online photography forums out there. It is also the support forum for smugmug. The folks here are generally quite helpful and encouraging. This can be a rare thing in online forums.
Smugmug. This is my personal favorite online picture hosting sites. It is clean, reliable, and highly configurable. It is a pay site, but you get what you pay for. Great support and unlimited storage. (If you want to get a discount to your first year's membership, you can use this code tFhaz37zHPusQ as a referral from me. You get a discount, I get a discount, everyone wins!)
Digital Photography Review. This site has some of the most in depth review of cameras you could ask for. They don't review every camera out there, but when they do, they cover just about every detail.
Ken Rockwell. Ken is a working photographer and very opinionated. Thankfully (or not depending of what you think of Ken's opinions) he has been kind enough to put his thoughts up on the web. He reviews equipment from a more "using it in the field" sort of way than a test charts and plots sort of way. He favors Nikon (as do I) but has a lot of interesting points no matter what brand you shoot.
Strobist. This one I just found recently. Fascinating blog about applications of off camera flash. Great for folks new to the idea or those looking to try something new.
One of your most valuable resources, if you have one, is your local camera shop. Their prices might not compete with the big guys on the internet, but they usually have fantastic customer service and can give you personal attention and advice that is impossible to get through your web browser. I am not talking here about some big chain store that is in the mall, but a real local retailer. I try and support mine as much as possible, particularly on small purchases. Is it really that much of a burden to you to pay an extra buck or two for a filter to try and support a local place? The few extra bucks I have paid are more than worth the value I have received from seeing products in person and talking to the folks who work there.
The Online Photographer. Run by Mike Johnston, this site is a direct offspring of his old "Sunday Morning Photographer" columns. There are several contributors and they talk about everything from cameras to photography books to well, whatever happens to come up. Great insight into the minds of some great photographers.
Dgrin. One of the best online photography forums out there. It is also the support forum for smugmug. The folks here are generally quite helpful and encouraging. This can be a rare thing in online forums.
Smugmug. This is my personal favorite online picture hosting sites. It is clean, reliable, and highly configurable. It is a pay site, but you get what you pay for. Great support and unlimited storage. (If you want to get a discount to your first year's membership, you can use this code tFhaz37zHPusQ as a referral from me. You get a discount, I get a discount, everyone wins!)
Digital Photography Review. This site has some of the most in depth review of cameras you could ask for. They don't review every camera out there, but when they do, they cover just about every detail.
Ken Rockwell. Ken is a working photographer and very opinionated. Thankfully (or not depending of what you think of Ken's opinions) he has been kind enough to put his thoughts up on the web. He reviews equipment from a more "using it in the field" sort of way than a test charts and plots sort of way. He favors Nikon (as do I) but has a lot of interesting points no matter what brand you shoot.
Strobist. This one I just found recently. Fascinating blog about applications of off camera flash. Great for folks new to the idea or those looking to try something new.
One of your most valuable resources, if you have one, is your local camera shop. Their prices might not compete with the big guys on the internet, but they usually have fantastic customer service and can give you personal attention and advice that is impossible to get through your web browser. I am not talking here about some big chain store that is in the mall, but a real local retailer. I try and support mine as much as possible, particularly on small purchases. Is it really that much of a burden to you to pay an extra buck or two for a filter to try and support a local place? The few extra bucks I have paid are more than worth the value I have received from seeing products in person and talking to the folks who work there.
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