Photography Links

While I am very much an amateur photographer, I am passionate about it, and have done quite a bit of digging around to learn about it.  If you are a beginner, you might find some of these links helpful.


Two sets of tutorials I used extensively to get my head around the basics of photography:

31 Days to a Better Photo

12 Weeks to Better Photos

Photography How-to Websites packed with great instruction and stunning examples (just a few of MANY!):

Digital Photography School

Improve Photography (Photo Basics series here)

photo tuts+ (a post with 100 tutorials from beginner to professional here)

Pix-Boom-Ba


Photography Forums:

These are great online communities that offer very helpful tutorials at all levels, photo challenges, and training classes.  There are many, but here are a couple that I've enjoyed.

iheartfaces  (fantastic set of links for new DSLR users here)

Clickin' Moms (awesome creativity exercises to get you working on your craft here)

Photographer bloggers I love (three of many):

Susan at Short on Words (awesome tutorials from her at this link!  Her getting started recommendations for new-ish photographers here.)

Becky at Life With Kaishon (I especially love her photographer interviews)

Ashley Sisk at Ramblings and Photos offers fresh ideas weekly in Scavenger Hunt Sunday and Tutorial Tuesday  (and if you can't get enough, she has a link to a zillion other photo challenges on her menu bar, so just go ahead and click on that and dive in!)


Tips and breathtaking examples from some of the world's best:

National Geographic Photo Tips and Galleries


My own photography info (remember, amateur here!):

My Favorite Photography Tips that Anyone Can Do (regardless of your camera)
Amateur to Amateur:  Notes to myself and anyone else who wants them
My 2011 project A Photo a Day
My photography journey
My camera(s)