Tips, Tutorials, Threads and Inspiration
It's time to refresh Lynnma's excellent post on tips and resources. Please note that this is an open thread, and you are strongly encouraged to add your own suggestions by replying to this post. From time to time, I will edit the thread and move the best suggestions into the first post.
Tips
Tips
Photographer's Rights Print it out and carry it with you.
Model Releases This site (danheller.com) has loads of useful information on photography as a business including copyright, licensing and marketing.
Strobist.com Everything you need to know about small flash lighting
SmugMug Tips on Printing and Skin Tone
Andy's Street Photography Tips
Jeffreaux2's Tips for Great On Location Senior Portraits
Tutorials
Model Releases This site (danheller.com) has loads of useful information on photography as a business including copyright, licensing and marketing.
Strobist.com Everything you need to know about small flash lighting
SmugMug Tips on Printing and Skin Tone
Andy's Street Photography Tips
Jeffreaux2's Tips for Great On Location Senior Portraits
Skin Retouching Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 by Crawford Hart (Edgework), a regular contributor to Finishing School and a retouch pro.
Chuck Gardner's Portrait Class Lighting, poses and facial angles
Luminous Landscape Street Shooting Tutorial Many more good tutes on this site.
Lunacore Skin Retouching Tutorial
Benji's Studio lighting and posing tutorial
Dgrinner codiac2600's Portrait retouching tutorial thread
Threads and SitesChuck Gardner's Portrait Class Lighting, poses and facial angles
Luminous Landscape Street Shooting Tutorial Many more good tutes on this site.
Lunacore Skin Retouching Tutorial
Benji's Studio lighting and posing tutorial
Dgrinner codiac2600's Portrait retouching tutorial thread
Yuri Pautov is a frequent Dgrin contributor and a great portrait photographer. Visit his Home Page, then read his post-processing tips, a tutorial on a bronzed portrait and an excellent thread on natural light portraits.
Emin Kuliyev is another outstanding portratist who also shoots weddings, glam, babies and other subjects.
Jim Whitaker's Jigsaw Puzzle Project explores environmental photography in a NYC apartment building.
Dgrinners' favorite shots of 2007, 2008
The Masters
Emin Kuliyev is another outstanding portratist who also shoots weddings, glam, babies and other subjects.
Jim Whitaker's Jigsaw Puzzle Project explores environmental photography in a NYC apartment building.
Dgrinners' favorite shots of 2007, 2008
For those seeking inspiration, here's a collection of links to images by some of the great portrait, glam, environmental and street photographers of the 20th century. In no particular order:
Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Annie Leibovitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helmut Newton, Greg Gorman, Yousuf Karsh, Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lee Miller, Weegee (Arthur Fellig), Alfred Eisenstaedt, Garry Winogrand, Robert Doisneau and Arnold Newman. Enjoy!
Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Annie Leibovitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helmut Newton, Greg Gorman, Yousuf Karsh, Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lee Miller, Weegee (Arthur Fellig), Alfred Eisenstaedt, Garry Winogrand, Robert Doisneau and Arnold Newman. Enjoy!
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