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Digital Photography Tutorials

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1. Digital Camera Basics handout
2. NY Gigapixel image | Inauguration Gigapixel | More Gigapixel examples
3. Cameras - A short introduction to the types of cameras available and a discussion on what you need to look out for when buying a camera.
4. Tripods - More of a 'why you need a tripod' than a buyers guide, but it does include some tips on buying and using a tripod.
5. Selection - A short piece of advice on showing your pictures to others.
6. Holding The Camera - How to hold the camera properly and why. Also illustrations of how not to hold the camera
7. Camera Shake - What is it? What does it look like? What causes it? How to avoid it.
8. Composition - An introduction to composition, explaining the 'rule of thirds' and the use of diagonals.
9. Cropping - How to fill your frame with your subject.
10. Aspect Ratio - Sizing your image correctly to print
11. Rule of Thirds - An important rule of composition.  Rule of Thirds for landscapes
12. Leading Lines - Examples (Flickr) - Examples (PhotoTips.com)
13. Natural Framing - Framing (Digital Photography School)
14. Composition Essentials - A Power Point with great tips about Leading Lines, camera angles, etc.
15. Viewpoint - Another important aspect of composition. 4 Points of View.
16. Light Handout
17. Available Light - Getting the best out of the sun.
18. Flash - Break away from the in-camera flash.
19. Silhouettes - Example1 - Example2
20. White Balance - How to set up your camera's manual white balance.
21. Still Life defined - Examples | Google Images
22. Stock Photos - Shutterstock, iStock Photo, Getty Images, Stock xchng, Big Stock Photo, Dreamstime.
    What to submit and not submit. Stock Photo Standards 1, Standards 2, PennyHoarder article, Public Domain Pictures
23. Photo Hosting - Photobucket, Flickr, Webshots
24. Exposure - Getting away from the auto settings.
25. Shutter Speed & Apertures - An explanation of the mechanics of exposure and the side effects of choosing different aperture/shutter speed combinations.
26. Exposure Compensation - Overriding the automatic metering system.
27. ISO Speed - Another piece of the exposure puzzle.
28. Depth of Field - Examples
29. Manual Assignment
30. Histograms - What they are trying to tell you. More Histogram & Contrast
31. Macro | Examples | 5 Tips for Shooting Macro
32. Saturation
33. Perspective - Focal Length & Perspective (old), Forced Perspective 1
    Disney World Forced Perspective, Beast's Castle
    Julian Beever 3D sidewalk chalk art
34. Photo Critiques | Wikihow
35. Portrait Tips | More Portrait tips
36.  Food Photography 101 | 12 Tips of Taking Pictures of Food | 10 Tips Improving Food Photography | Food Pictures Tips w/ iPhone | Food Photography fakes
37. Food Videos: How to Photograph Food 3:44 |  Food Photography Hacks 2:50 |  How Advertisers manipulate food photos 8:50.  | Tricks Advertisers Use to Make Food Look Delicious 11:42
38. Photojournalism | 7 Tips (3:56) | Ethics (13:29)
39. HDR, HDR Photoshop Toning Options examples, HDR Google Images | Realistic HDR

    • Steps for taking Manual shots w/ Canon Powershot SX530 HS (no bracketing available)
      1. Be steady as possible; use tripod or lean against a wall
      2. Set the Mode to Av (Aperture priority)
      3. Set your aperature to whatever you want for depth of field and lighting situation.
      4. Make sure your Exposure is 0.
          You want to take 3 or 5 pictures very quickly at (approx.) the following exposures:
          -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 (just have a balanced amount of over/under-exposed images)
      4. To adjust your exposure, press the +/- button. You can now control your exposure by spinning the dial.

    • Steps for Bracketing for HDR for a Canon Rebel XS:
      1. Be in Av mode so that the shutter speed is used to control the bracketing.
      2. Turn off AWB (Auto White Balance) and Auto Focus.
      3. Set AEB to -2/0/+2. (Auto Exposure Bracketing)
      4. Set Continuous shot mode.
      5. Hold down the shutter release and the camera will take 3 shots.
40. Found Alphabet images - Alphabet Photography business
41. Bracketing Exposures - Setting up your camera to take a series of pictures at different exposures.
42. Sports & Action - Tips on how to capture fast action.
43. Abstract -
44. Printing tips
45. Out of Bounds Photo Effects | Google Images - Out of Bounds

Many of the tutorials are found at Geoff Lawrence.com Photography tutorials. There are many more tips and techniques at this site, check it out!

Other Links

1. Photo Tips - Picture Correct, PhotoInf
2. Coffee Shop Tutorials
3. Photoshop Essentials - tutorials
4. Photographing babies
5. Sample Poses when photographing couples
6. Raster (Bitmap) vs. Vector  |  Another visual example
7. Extreme Close-up of Pixels
8. Vector Logos: Seek Logo | Brands of the World

Photoshop Tutorials

1. Brush Tutorials
   • Custom brushes
   • Brush dynamics
   • Shape dynamics
   • Scattering
   • Texture
   • Dual brush
   • Color dynamics
   • Other dynamics
2. Magic Wand
3. Quick Selection Tool
4. Spot Healing Brush | Spot Healing Brush (w/ content aware) | Healing Brush to remove wrinkles
5. Portrait tricks - Glow effect (consider reducing opacity of Multiply layer on busier backgrounds)
6. Quick Mask tutorial (makes a selection)
7. Layer Mask tutorial (combining two images)
8. Adding Text to a Picture
9. Clipping Mask (with Shape) | Clipping Mask (with Text)
10. Blending Modes
11. Changing Hair Color - Saturation, Masks
12. Break out of frame | Out of Bounds | 3D Border Break-out
13. Clipping Mask
14. Gradient Masking
15. 3D / Perspective Text
16. Pen Tool | Pen: Draw Heart | Pen tool video
17. Text on a path | Fireworks - text on path

• Picasa Overview
• Picasa Individual Photos
• Picasa Collages

Photoshop Videos - Complete List

1. Getting Started with Photoshop CS5 2:56
2. Foreground - Background Color 9:52
3. Correcting Perspective with the Crop Tool 3:12
4. Using Marquee and Lasso Tools 7:30
5. Choosing Colors Precisely with the Eyedropper 4:36
6. Arranging Layers 9:25
7. Mixing Layers with Blending Modes 6:45
8. Intoduction to Adjustment Layers 8:04
9. Non-Destructive Transformations 4:09
10. Making a Ho-Hum RAW image great 10:02
11. Using the Mixer Brush 7:19
12. Working with Bristle Brush Tips 9:11
13. Automatically Correcting Lens Defects 6:22
14. Refining Selections Edges 5:45
15. Tinting a Photo 6:05
16. Saturating Selectively with Vibrance 3:19
17. Creative Sepia Tones 7:47
18. Focusing the Eye - with Lens Blur 4:19
19. Photo Effects 6:55
20. Fine-Tuning Filters 5:06
21. Content-Aware Filling and Healing 10:19
22. Creating Image Galleries with Adobe Bridge 5:17

YouTube Videos

• Understanding the Rule of Thirds, 5:31
• Leading Lines, Mike Browne, 1:54
• How to Use Leading Lines, Part 1 2:52
• How to Use Leading Lines, Part 2, 4:15
• Inspiring Pictures using Different Viewpoints 2:04
• Angles are Critical to Improve your Photographs 6:36
• 3 Rules of Light in Photography 3:30
• How Light Works | Photography Lighting for Beginners 7:31
• Histograms Explained - How to Nail Exposure 13:33
• Understand Exposure in 6 seconds 2:37
• Photography Tips: Exposure, Mike Browne 2:49
• Exposure: Photo Basics 4:49
• Macro: Extreme Close-ups for Beginners 3:14
• Macro: 10 Best Macro Tips for Beginners 7:25
• Shooting Up-Close and Macro with iPhone 8:59
• Macro: Ideas to Shoot at Home 4:44
• Photoshop: Content-Aware Fill 5:06
• Photoshop: More Content-Aware 6:45
• Khan Academy: Histograms 6:07
• Photoshop: Intro to Layer Masks 5:30