Project Educate: Resource Yourself

As the Project Educate week for General Photography draws to end, we hope that you've enjoyed and learned something from the introduction to a wide variety of photography genres.

Photography is an artistic medium that is as tall as it is wide and there is more to learn than we could ever fit into a week. Keep your eyes out for the weeks that will feature photography that we haven't covered yet at projecteducate.

The most important thing that I want to leave you with is that although there is more to this medium than we could ever teach or show you in a week, there is a plethora of information out there. Whatever flavor of photography you enjoy there is a community and a ton of resources to help you indulge in your love and learn from it.


Below is a compiled list of many resources that you can use to continue learning and enjoying the amazing craft that is photography. If there's something you'd like to know how to do, but it's not on the list below... just remember: google is your friend

DIY Help

Photography is generally an extremely expensive hobby. There is equipment for absolutely every income. Sometimes we can't invest the money that we'd like into our craft. For those of you that DIY-ers check out the below for some great tips and projects to help your homemade studio.

• DIY Photography - Site with endless lists of projects
• Top 10 DIY Photography Tools
• DIY Lighting Hacks for Digital Photographers
• 3 Tricks to Turn a Spring Clamp Into Your Best Photo Accessory - Btw, you can also use these to hold up cloth backdrops.. that's what i do
• Remote shutter trigger for Digital (Canon) Cameras
  DIY Photography Stuff And More!!!
  
• Flash Diffuser - out of a ping pont ball!
• The 6x6 special pinhole camera
• DIY Lightbox
• DIY Photography Gels

Photography Clubs and Groups

...Can't find the right group for you in the above short list? Search on :devgroups:!

Absolute Musts

• Digital Photography Review - You MUST bookmark and return to this site if you want to find info on cameras and lenses and oh my!
• Model/Property Release Forms  - Some very generic (but really detailed) model forms. Worth it if you need a form quick and can't afford a lawyer.
• Glossary of Common Photography Terms - Quick reference guide
• DIYPhotography.net Photography and Studio Lighting
• Photojojo - "We find the most kick-ass photo tips, DIY projects, and gear and bring them to you." - Awesome newsletter
• 10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits - AMAZING and a complete must read. Please also take a look at part II here: digital-photography-school.com…
• digital Photography School - This site is just plain awesome. I subscribe to their weekly emails and link to them a lot in my articles. It's endless amounts of great info

dA Tutorials

The below list usually has keywords listed after it to make it easier to find what you're looking for. Just use your browser's "search/find" feature to look for what you need.

• Tips for photographing fireworks - time exposure, infinite focus, fireworks, how to
• Few Tips : How To Make Water Splash Photography - water, splash, fast shutter speed, flash, water crown, reflex camera
• A quick self-portrait guide - art, compact camera, mirror, bathroom, flash, tripod, timer, composition, background
• Fun Photography Tips! - bokeh, flash diffuse, DIY, do it yourself, create shadows
• Digital Darkroom Tutorial  - digital darkroom, tutorial, post-processing, remove, blemish, mask, photoshop, straighten, distortions, stitch panorama, canvas size, crop tool, levels, curves, hue, saturation, channel mixer, convert to B&W, color balance, red eye, borders, text, watermark, print, tips and tricks
• Photography 101 - glossery, shutter, aperture, ISO, basics
• Set up for stop motion images - water, splash, crash, stop motion, flash, IR trigger, davenit, burst
• Free Resources for Photo Editing: Tips & Programs
• New color profiles for Adobe Camera RAW 4.5 - skin tones, temperature, color adjustments
• Do-it-Yourself Photography Studio
• Photography Tutorial Part 1 - point and shoot, cameras, DSLR, SLR, ISO, speed, lens
• Photography Tutorial Part 2 - composition, exposure, aperture, ISO, rule of thirds, leading lines, blown highlights
• Photography Tutorial Part 3 - RAW, JPEG, control, exposure, HDR, Lightroom
• Photography Tutorial Part 4 - Landscape, wide angle, polarizer, polariser, filters, neutral density, remote release, grad, graduated filter, panorama  
• Photography Tutorial Part 5 - street, architecture, legal
• Photography Tutorial Part 6 - macro, lens baby, extension tube, macro lens, close up filter, bokeh, aperture
• Tutorial: Star Trails Photography - star trails, long exposure
• How to SELL your Work: tips from who's doing it!
• Composing The Picture - Photography Lessons
• Smoke photography tips
• Photography learning resources on Internet
• Easy Home Studio Set
• Vintage Tutorial - photoshop, vintage, aging, old photo, digital darkroom, retro
• Make Up Tutorial - makeup, make up, model, vibrant eyeshadow, fashion, glamour
• Landscape + Sky Color Tutorial - vibrant, sky, landscape, color pop, enhance landscape

This feature is done for the Photography Focus portion of projecteducate


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