Photography Website Links
- What We Remember: How photography influences memories and history. Click! Smithosian Initiative: Photography Changes Everything
- Photography Writings: Want to learn more? Some advanced articles on a variety of topics in Photography
- Photography Movies: Great list of 50 red carpet movies that are all to-do with Photography
Cool Photographer Sites
- Jill Greenberg: Hyper-realist: The hyperreal appearance of her subjects as a result of her visual and technical photo strategies. She often uses a medium-format camera with the Leaf Digital Back and a studio lighting set-up to create images that challenge our understanding of the hyperreal and the photographic portrait.
- Vivian Maier: The story of this nanny who has now wowed the world with her photography, and who incidentally recorded some of the most interesting marvels and peculiarities of Urban America in the second half of the twentieth century is seemingly beyond belief.
- JR: JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world. He exhibits freely in the streets of the world, catching the attention of people who are not the museum visitors. His work mixes Art and Act, talks about commitment, freedom, identity and limit.
- Sandy Skoglund: Skoglund is a conceptual artist, dealing with repetitive, process-oriented art production through the techniques of mark-making and photocopying. In the late seventies Skoglund’s desire to document conceptual ideas led her to teach herself photography. This developing interest in photographic technique became fused with her interest in popular culture and commercial picture making strategies, resulting in the directorial tableau work she is known for today.
- Manuel Alvarez Bravo: the pioneer of artistic photography in Mexico, is considered the main representative of Latin American photography in the 20th century. His work extends from the late 1920s to the 1990s.
- Richard Avedon: his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century.
- Contemporary Photographers: Great list of contemporary photographers categorized by the style of work. Easy to navigate.
Software Links
- Gimp - Free Software comprable to Photoshop: Unlimited Use: www.gimp.com
- Adobe Photoshop 30 day free trial: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop
- Animoto - Turn your photos into cool slideshows: http://animoto.com/
- Photo2Text: cool application that translates your photograph into a textual image: http://photo2text.com/
Camera/Equipment Links
- www.bhphotovideo.com
- www.freestylehoto.biz
- Local Photo store: www.milfordphoto.com
- Photowarehouse - www.ultrafineonline.com
- www.KEH.com - great resource to buy used cameras
- www.shopgoodwill.org: Reuse and recycle! You can buy your 35 mm SLR camera online with the goodwill organization.
Cool Photo Contests/Ideas
- Photo Friday: www.photofriday.com
Ease your toes into the water by submitting to Photo Friday. Every week Photo Friday puts out a call for photographs that relate to the theme of the week (e.g. red, candid, fancy). You send them a link to your submission and watch as hundreds of people have a look-see at your image. Visitors to the site help pick each week’s noteworthy shots. - Better Photo Contests: www.betterphoto.com
- Hey, Hot Shot!
Each season Jen Bekman, one of the foxiest NYC galleries, puts out a call for emerging photographers. Lucky for you they are now accepting submissions for
their Spring competition. This contest is a super way to get the attention of not only Jen Bekman, but a panel of super judges like Caterina Fake, the co-
founder of Flickr! (Monday May 8, 2006 is the deadline, so you’ll have some time to consider judge Eliot Shepard’s advice before you submit.)
- National Geographic: Your Shot Speaking of National Geographic, your big break awaits you! If your photo is selected in their Where I Vacation contest,
it will appear in print as well as online in August. What makes this contest even more wonderful is that the editors will take the time to explain their selections - IPA (International Photography Awards)
IPA holds two contests a year, one for professionals and one for amateurs. The winners from both contests compete for the top prize of the $10,000 Lucie
Award. They are now accepting entries in a variety of categories ranging from Architectural to Nature. The deadline is May 31. - JPG Magazine
JPG accepts online submissions and prints them in their quarterly magazine. The passionate husband and wife team behind JPG feature the work of “in
between” photographers–not quite amateurs and not quite pros. Like Photo Friday, each issue is themed. Presently the theme is Oops! Submissions accepted
until April 30.
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How To and Tips:
Photojojo: Great overall how to, tip, and idea website
Explanation of difference between a $300 lens and a $2,000 lens - http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/jc_lens_spending.html?CMP=EMC-DP Explanation of why shoot in aperture mode - http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/aperture_photo.html?CMP=EMC-DP
Painting with light - http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=15943419
Powerpoint2000 Tutorial http://www.education.umd.edu/blt/tcp/powerpoint.html
Infrared (IR) basics for digital photographers—capturing the unseen http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm#supplemental
Shooting Infrared with Digital Cameras - http://www.bythom.com/infrared.htm
Better Portraits with your Point and Shoot - http://reviews.cnet.com/9602-12576_7-0.html?messageID=2511025&tag=nl.e410
How to Capture Thanksgiving with your Camera - http://www.ritzcamera.com/static/articles/tips/thanksgiving-photography.html
Exposure compensation - http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/990/EXPOSURE/EV-compensation.html
78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots - http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/
Stitching photos together - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/get-4x5-quality-with-a-dslr.html
Photojojo: Great overall how to, tip, and idea website
Explanation of difference between a $300 lens and a $2,000 lens - http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/jc_lens_spending.html?CMP=EMC-DP Explanation of why shoot in aperture mode - http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/aperture_photo.html?CMP=EMC-DP
Painting with light - http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=15943419
Powerpoint2000 Tutorial http://www.education.umd.edu/blt/tcp/powerpoint.html
Infrared (IR) basics for digital photographers—capturing the unseen http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm#supplemental
Shooting Infrared with Digital Cameras - http://www.bythom.com/infrared.htm
Better Portraits with your Point and Shoot - http://reviews.cnet.com/9602-12576_7-0.html?messageID=2511025&tag=nl.e410
How to Capture Thanksgiving with your Camera - http://www.ritzcamera.com/static/articles/tips/thanksgiving-photography.html
Exposure compensation - http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/990/EXPOSURE/EV-compensation.html
78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots - http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/
Stitching photos together - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/get-4x5-quality-with-a-dslr.html