Aimee Price
Blue Valley West High School
CAMERA BASICS
Aperture
Another Aperture video explanation
Depth of field explained-video link
Shutter speed
Shutter speed again
Shutter speed- examples at various speeds.
Shutter speed, Part 2- shutter speed explained, specifically slow shutter speeds.
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
COMPOSITION
10 guides- 10 compositional guides to consider when taking pictures.
10 more composition guides- same ideas, more examples.
30 questions to ask before taking a photo
BOKEH TUTORIALS
Quick tutorial on the basics by Dusty "Moose" Winans
Fun bokeh shapes also by Dusty
Longer bokeh explaination by Adorama camera
PHOTO TRICKS AND TIPS
Reuse those plastic bags- diffuser and hazy edge
CONTESTS
The Nocturnes- Night photographers
Picture of the Year- contest information and results
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Invention of photography-Industrial Revolution
5 minute quick video on photo history. (Thanks COOPH!)
Photo history-video link
FILM VERSUS DIGITAL
Real Resolution- film or digital... which is clearer?
CAMERA MANUALS
Michael Butkus-Great site that has many camera manuals for reference
PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
LIGHTING TIPS
Portrait lighting cheat sheet- explanation and tips for indoor and outdoor lighting situations.
NEED IDEAS?
113 most useful photography links
ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES
PINHOLE VIDEO EXAMPLES
London Grammar behind the scenes
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
100 photo tips from the experts
TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography Themes with artists to illustrate each
WHATS NEW- FAB OR FLOP?
Camera Restricta- camera that restricts picture taking ability if the shot has been geo-tagged and overdone.
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?
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