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CAMERA BASICS
Aperture

Aperture video explanation

Another Aperture video explanation

Depth of field explained-video link

Shutter speed
Shutter speed again

Shutter speed part 3

Shutter explained

Shutter guides

Shutter speed- examples at various speeds.

Shutter speed, Part 2- shutter speed explained, specifically slow shutter speeds.

Aperture or Shutter priority?

ISO- beginners guide

ISO basics

Putting it all together- Exposure Triangle

Video demo-Manual shooting (ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed)

Metering and perfect exposure- by Chris Bray

Cheat sheets- from Life Hack, photo cheat sheets.

Colored filters in black and white- how colored filters can improve contrast in your photos.

Masters- What really goes into a print?- marked up versions of some well known artists and what they had to do to get that "perfect" print.

Sunny 16 Rule- batteries dead? No light meter? Follow the sunny 16 rule.

Fro Knows Photo- Tutorials on all things photo

Photo vocabulary explained

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COMPOSITION

78 Compositional tools

20 Composition guides

10 guides- 10 compositional guides to consider when taking pictures.

10 more composition guides- same ideas, more examples.

Composition video

30 questions to ask before taking a photo

6 composition mistakes

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BOKEH TUTORIALS

Quick tutorial on the basics by Dusty "Moose" Winans

Fun bokeh shapes also by Dusty

Longer bokeh explaination by Adorama camera

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PHOTO TRICKS AND TIPS

10 tricks- by COOPH

5 photo tricks to try

Reuse those plastic bags- diffuser and hazy edge

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CONTESTS

The Nocturnes- Night photographers

Picture of the Year- contest information and results

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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Invention of photography-Industrial Revolution

5 minute quick video on photo history. (Thanks COOPH!)

Photo history-video link

Food photography history

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FILM VERSUS DIGITAL

Real Resolution- film or digital... which is clearer?

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CAMERA MANUALS

Michael Butkus-Great site that has many camera manuals for reference

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PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

i-phone photography tips

a few more

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LIGHTING TIPS

Portrait lighting cheat sheet- explanation and tips for indoor and outdoor lighting situations.

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NEED IDEAS?

52 ideas to try

17 different challenges

113 most useful photography links

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ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES

Photograms

3-d photos- digital

Smoke trails tutorial

Free lensing

Hand coloring

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PINHOLE VIDEO EXAMPLES

Intro to pinhole photography

Camera Obscura- How it works

London Grammar music video

London Grammar behind the scenes

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PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

100 photo tips from the experts

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TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography types explained

Photography Themes with artists to illustrate each

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WHATS NEW- FAB OR FLOP?

Camera Restricta- camera that restricts picture taking ability if the shot has been geo-tagged and overdone.

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WHY STUDY PHOTOGRAPHY?

54 reasons to become a photographer- wanting to become a photographer and not sure if its worth it, 54 reasons you should.

8 reasons to learn photography- 8 points to benefits of learning photography.

Photo in College?- is studying photo in college right for you?

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ARTISTS TO LOOK AT:

Ahn Jun-variey of series work

Aida Muluneh- painted portrait works

Alain Laboile- Figurative photography

Alia Ali- wrapped figures

Alexander Khokhlov- Weird Beauty, painted face portraits

An-My Le- war photographer

Andrea Modica- professor at Drexel

Andreas Gursky- explores multiples and large scale photography, has sold second most expensive photo to date, $4.3 million

Ann Madden- cool mixed media works

Anna Tsouhlarakis-exploration of native identity

Annie Leibovitz- fashion photographer

Barbara Kruger- combines black and white photography with text

Bayete Ross Smith- social study, our kind of people

Bernd and Hilla Becher- architectural photographers, towers

Brian Romeijn- Urban Decay

Brian Turner- event photographer and more

Bobbi McMurry- cool layered imagery

Chris Friels- In camera movement

Christopher Boffoli- Food artist

Cindy Sherman- posed portraits, not pretty but exposing & telling a story

David Hockney- well known for color collages

David Samuel Stern- woven portraits

Debra Achen-variety, earth concentration, double and slow exposure

Duane Michals- portraits often presented in a different way
Edd Carr- cyanotype video

Elijah Gowin-falling, floating, storytelling

Elliot Erwitt- real life photos, mostly portrait work 

Eric Staller- light trails

Freddy Fabris- recreation of famous paintings with Auto Mechanics as subjects

Gordon Parks- social justice photographer born in Kansas

Gregory Colbert- Ashes and Snow- relation of animals and humans

Gregory Crewdson- structural and emotional scenes often arranged or set up *some images contain nudity 
Hamilton Yound Ward- everyday but a little different

Hannu Hahtamo- light painter

Hassan Hajjaj- colorful portrait and frame statements

Jerry Uelsmann- Surrealistic photocollages

Jiha Moon-cyanotypes

Joel Sternfeld- railways of New York 

John Clang-explores duality of global cities

Johnny Adimando- kaleidoscopic imagery and 3-d's

Joshua Hoffine- Horror Photographer

Keith Arnatt-conceptual photographer

Keith Carter- great night examples

Kimberly Chiaris-alternative processes, cyanotypes, cut images

Leila Alaoui- reflecting and questioning society

Lee Friedlander- everyday photography in America

Liam Neilsenschultz-Hythan-former West student creating video and stills

Liliana Porter- simple and mini

Loretta Lux- pale color photographer subjects are children

Mary Pinto- weaving and cut photos

Max Mikulecky- Blue Valley native now living in Brooklyn

Natasha Cunningham-portrait a day

Nadav Bagim- macro photography wonderlands

Paola Monreal- fashion, intense color, funky feel

Peter Lik- landscape photographer, has sold the most expensive photo for $6.5 million

Phil Hansen- embrace the shake

Rebecca Belmore- multidisciplinary artist

Richard Renaldi- Stranger photography

Robert and Shana Parke Harrison- Nature vs Man, created scenes- Really cool concepts

Ron Berg- Commercial, editorial and fine art photographer, some edgy shots

Rashod Taylor- portrait and fine art photographer

Sally Mann- controversial contemporary photographer, subjects usually family members

Sandi Fellman- fine art, fashion and still life photographer

Sarah Sense- woven photographs

Seph Lawless- Abandoned America

Shadi Ghadirian- a look at culture and stereotypes

Shane Balkowitsch- wet plate collodion

Shea Hembrey- 100 artists in 1

Shirin Neshat-a study of women, culture and society

Sonia Soberats- Blind photographer, Flicker site as well

Starn Twins- insects, collages, close up, large scale works

Stephanie Hatch- cyanotypes and mixed media works

Stephen Marc- professor produces color collage work

Tawny Chatmon- portrait mixed media

Todd Mclellan- disassembled objects

Tom Chambers-amazing photo montages

Ugar Gallenkus- juxtapositions of 2 different worlds

Victoria Villasana- sewen photographs

Walter Wick- I-spy behind the scenes

Wes Naman-taped and banded portraits

Zanele Muholi- photographer giving voice to the LGBTI community

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