The Best Photography Tips, Techniques & Styles sites



General Photography Tips, Techniques and Styles

Gavin Newman Photography  - www.action-photo.u-net.com/photography%20frames%20page.htm
Awesome photographs from this internationally known cave and cave diving photographer.
PhotographyTips.com  - www.photographytips.com
PhotographyTips.com is for everyone with an interest in photography. It is intended to help beginners get started in photography, and become so good at it that they turn into advanced amateurs. Accomplished photographers will also find useful tips and hints here. With beautiful galleries.
SoYouWanna take great photographs?  - www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/greatphotos/greatphotos.html
This article teaches you how to take great pictures, including what kind of camera and film to buy, and how to take portrait, action, or art shots.
RetouchPRO  - www.retouchpro.com
Forums, tutorials, tips, resources, and challenges in photo restoration, retouching, and manipulation.
Stereoscopy.com  - www.stereoscopy.com
This is a world-wide compendium site, 300+ links, about 3D photo products, techniques, methods. One of the best for news releases in the field.
Unblinking Eye  - unblinkingeye.com
Technical articles on photography. Including mixing, print solarization, making pinholes, PMK pyro formula, William Mortensen, and more...

Astrophotography

Astro Cruise  - www.astrocruise.com
A Showcase of beautiful deep space astronomical photographs and articles to help you discover the secrets of astrophotography. By Philip Perkins
Catching the Light  - www.astropix.com
Deep-sky astronomical photographs, tips and techniques for astrophotography, and digital enhancement in Photoshop. By Jerry Lodriguss.
Eclipse Chasers - Tips, Experiences, Photography  - www.eclipse-chasers.com
Eclipse chasing history, about solar eclipses, photography of eclipses, and a gallery of images.
SkyChasers  - www.SkyChasers.net
Amateur photos of natural phenomena in the sky and space beyond. Tips on taking night photos. Post your photos here.
Starmatt Astrophotography  - starmatt.com
A gallery of astrophotographs of celestial objects in deep space. By Matt BenDaniel. Many of the images have been published in Sky & Telescope and other leading publications. The images are exposed at dark-sky locations, using medium format cameras and highly tuned telescopes & techniques. The colors of the photographs are real.
Willemin's Homepage  - www.willemin.li
Pictures of the sun and deep-sky objects. Images of atmospheric effects, such as lightning, sunsets, and rainbows also are included.

Cave Photography

Basic Cave Photography  - home.mchsi.com/~ohghome/cavephoto.html
A how-to guide for taking photographs underground covering techniques and equipment.
Cave Photography Tips  - www.goodearthgraphics.com/showcave/photo.html
General advice for the beginner and advanced photographer.

Darkroom Techniques

KODAK - Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques  - www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/darkroom/index.shtml
Resource for students and teachers covering the step by step procedures for basic darkroom techniques.
Sun Spot Photography  - www.sunspotphoto.com
Offers comprehensive information on darkrooms, chemistry, developing, printing, and many other photography related topics.

Digital photography

A Few Scanning Tips  - www.scantips.com
Wayne Fulton's scanning tips and hints, and other basic scanning information to help you get the most from your flatbed or film scanner.
Internet Brothers - Digital Photography Tips and Techniques  - internetbrothers.com/phototips.htm
Tips and tutorials about digital photography.
Imaging insider  - www.imaginginsider.com
A periodical with news, reviews, articles, and forums on digital cameras, scanners, editors, and imaging techniques.
Making fine prints in your digital darkroom  - www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints.html
Three part tutorial by Norman Koren. Includes scanning, image editing, monitor-printer calibration, and other aspects of fine art digital printmaking
SayCheese - Digital Photography  - saycheese.com
Site offers simple and short articles varying from purchasing a digital camera to using a digital camera.
Web And Digital Imaging Tech Tips  - www.sphoto.com/techinfo/wdtech.html
Steve Hoffmann's digital darkroom imaging and printing tech tips
Wild Portraits - Digital Nature Photography  - www.WildPortraits.com/StepByStep.htm
Wild Portraits is dedicated to providing information for nature photographers moving into the world of digital photography.

Infrared photography

Infrared Photography FAQ  - www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Infrared/INFRARED.HTM
Everything you wanted to know about infrared photography but were afraid to ask! Includes information on film, filters, cameras, developing, techniques, lenses, and much more. Direct links to the Infrared mailing list and other sites with infrared images and information.
WJ's Infrared Photography  - www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm
Information on infrared photography, filters, fisheyes, tilt/shift lenses, panoramic cameras, and microscopic lenses.

Night photography

Nocturnes, The  - www.thenocturnes.com
Information on nocturnal images, also includes relations to music, literature, and other night imagery.

Panoramic photography

Panoguide.com  - www.panoguide.com
How to take your own 360 degree panoramic photographs. Software reviews and performance tests, photography tips and tricks, problem solving and technical information.

Wildlife & Nature photography

Ambrose Landscape Photography Photo Tips  - www.ambrosephoto.com/infopage.htm
Photography Tips for Nature, Landscape and Wildlife photography. Everything from camera basics to photographing wildlife. National Park information also available.
Digibird  - www.digibird.com
Digiscoping techniques and photo galleries of California birds.
Digiscoping  - www.md.ucl.ac.be/peca/test/a.html
Technique for photographing birds with a digital camera through a spotting scope.
Escaping to Nature  - www.outdoorphoto.com
An on-line nature photography resource complete with film reviews, photo tips, and galleries of landscapes, wildlife and birds by photographer Justin W. Moore.
Lucid Images Wildlife Photography  - www.wildlifephoto.net/index.html
Pictures of wildlife in their natural habitat. Digital photography tips. Web site design tutorials for wildlife & nature photographers.
National Geographic - Photography  - www.nationalgeographic.com/photography
Photo tips, galleries, multimedia presentations, biographies, events and links from the worlds best adventure photographers.
Nature Photographers  - www.naturephotographers.net
An online magazine dedicated to nature and wildlife photography including instructional articles, image galleries, camera equipment reviews, photography discussion and photo critique forums.
Photo Safaris Online Magazine  - www.photosafaris.com
A free bi-monthly online nature photography magazine with columns by some of the worlds best wildlife photographers and a worldwide photo tour listing.
Wildlife Research Photography  - www.moose395.net
Provides information on wildlife photography, Nikon cameras, and how to combine biology with technology for effective photographs.