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Imaging-Resource.com
Over 350 digital camera reviews, with standard test photos, sample photo galleries, detailed measurements of shutter lag, cycle time, and battery life, and complete descriptions of the top digital cameras on the market
http://www.imaging-resource.com/DIGCAM01.HTM
Too Light? Too Dark?
Checking for Advanced Flash Features in Your Digital Camera
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-2306.html
| Photo Composition -- Take Better Pictures! |
Kodak: Taking Great Pictures
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39&pq-locale=en_US
Basic Techniques
http://www.digicamhelp.com/digital-photography-tips/index.htm
Learn to take better pictures
http://www.ulead.com/learning/dphoto14/page1.htm
How to Take Better Pictures
http://www.fotofinish.com/resources/centers/photo/takingpictures.htm
Capturing a Great Digital Picture
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-82.html
Capturing Better Pictures
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-871.html
BetterPhoto.com
http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp
New York Institute of Photography
http://www.nyip.com
How Digital Cameras Work
http://travel.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm/printable
Rob Galbraith
Digital Photography news, reviews, tutorials and discussion forums.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/
Leslie Fisher
Leslie Fisher gave a great presentation at NECC 2005 in Philadelphia, which inspired me to present this session.
(Visit the" virtual NECC" website and watch a streaming video of her presentation: http://www.kidzonline.org/necc/agenda.html).
http://www.lesliefisher.com/
| Now that I have great pictures.... |
Flickr -- http://www.flickr.com
Photo-sharing. A tremendous resource for images. Many Flickr users have chosen to "protect" their work with a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through photos under each type of license Link to the Creative commons search.
Mac users: FlickrExport allows you to upload image files to Flickr from within iPhoto! Free! http://connectedflow.com/flickrexport/
FdFlickr Toys -- http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
check out Motivator, movie poster, trading cards, billboards and more! You don't have to be a Flickr member to use these free tools with your digital images.
Slideshow tool example
Motivator example: "Arrival"
Motivator example: "Leap of Faith"
My Friend Flickr
Share your pictures with others online! Learn ways to use Flickr.
http://homepage.mac.com/charlenechausis/flickr.htm
BubbleShare -- http://www.bubbleshare.com
Share your photos and the stories that go with them. Create a new Album and receive a link in your email, no account required. Watch my Philadelphia tour. Just free and private sharing, now with blog integration, audio captions, photocasts and more.
Picnik.com -- http://www.picnik.com/
Online photo editing made fun! With Picnik you can quickly edit all your online photos from one place. It's the easiest way on the Web to fix underexposed photos, remove red-eye, or apply effects to your photos.
| Recommended Reading / Other Resources |
Step-by-Step Digital Photography, A Guide for Beginners
by Jack and Sue Drafahl
ISBN 1-58428-141-3
$9.72 on Amazon
This is a great book for those wanting to rediscover their cameras. VERY visual guide in understanding the settings on your camera.
My del.icio.us links
http://del.icio.us/cchausis/DigitalPhotography