Photography

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Photography

We all know how to take photographs right? Well, it seems to me there's always something to learn... so let's collect some great resources.

Contents 1 Books 2 Exposure 3 Equipment 4 EXIF 5 Focus 6 Photoshop

[edit] Books

• Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) (Paperback) - the one EVERYONE recommends!

[edit] Exposure

• Rick's learn at your own pace tutorials - the one linked here is free - "Learning to think like your camera's meter" - it is pretty good intro to the meter in your camera.
• Why your meter may be lying to you! - great thread on P.O.T.N
• Need an exposure crutch?

[edit] Equipment

Cameras etc

• Full Frame or 1.6 sensor? - good info on why full frame is better if you can afford it!

Cleaning

• post on cleaning lenses

Light Meters

• what light meter to buy? - another P.O.T.N thread

Canon 5d info

• CF # 4 Get that focus control onto the * button ASAP

Rental equipment/lenses

• lensrentals.com (note they seem to have a better service than rentglass - at least when i've checked, rentglass is always out of stock and doesn't do reservations).
• rentglass.com

[edit] EXIF

• View web photo EXIF info awesome tool to view data about photos on the web

[edit] Focus

• hyper focal length - includes the concept of DOF - here's the hyper focal chart

[edit] Photoshop

• Quick and easy border action/tutorial for PS
• Quick and Easy Add Logo action/tutorial for Photoshop
• site with lots of PS tutorials