Recommended Resources
9:06pm
In addition to the specific suggestions on this page, please check my ‘del.ic.io.us’ photography links here and type the key word photography. I am also starting a list of photography websites with the key word website… ;-)
Digital Workflow:
I use Adobe Lightroom 3 (and a little Photoshop CS3) working with raw images:
I recommend these resources:
My personal lightroom 3 notes LR3notesCJS.pdf which have my 33 pages of up-to-date personal notes for using LR3. Check the title of the pdf for which version it is… If you do use it, please add a comment at the bottom of this web page…
I also have Photoshop CS3 Workflow but as I only use photoshop for small tasks such as cloning and panoramas now I have not updated this.
And these published resources in this order, which have all improved my understanding and creation of my own workflow:
The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook: Workflow not Workslow in Lightroom 2 by Seth Resnick & Jamie Spritzer. Their latest update for LR3 will be on Amazon soon…
Adobe Lightroom 3 - The Missing FAQs from www.lightroomqueen.com.
and this instruction download:
The DAM Book - technical advice on all things to preserve your precious photos
New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing - technical advice on all things printing - my review here
Controlled vocabulary list of keywords - by David Riecks
Lightroom 3 - Recommended sites (in order)
http://www.lightroomqueen.com
http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/
http://www.scottkelby.com
http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshoplightroom
http://www.flickr.com/groups/adobe_lightroom/
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/lightroom/articles/lir2am_videotutorials.html
Lightroom 2 and 3 - Specific articles
http://www.schussman.com/article/lightroom-2-workflow-Part1
Lightroom keyboard shortcuts
http://blogs.oreilly.com/lightroom/2008/12/why-i-gave-up-photoshop.html
http://www.image-space.com/
http://www.thedigitalphotographyconnection.com/
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/lightroom/lightroom-2/tutorials.html
Lightroom 2 - Presets
http://www.prophotoshow.net/blog/2007/11/09/lightroom-presets-the-ultimate-free-list/
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2009/01/free_lightroom_presets_for_dow.html
Books, Technical:
The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook: Workflow not Workslow in Lightroom 2 by Seth Resnick & Jamie Spritzer. Their latest update for LR3 will be on Amazon soon…
Adobe Lightroom 3 - The Missing FAQs from www.lightroomqueen.com
The DAM Book - technical advice on all things to preserve your precious photos
New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing - technical advice on all things printing - my review here
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3
Canon EOS 50D (Expanded Guide)
Books, Better Photography:
Scott Kelby’ s Digital Photography Books 1,2 and 3 - simple but some good detail
The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
Working The Light: Landscape Photography Masterclass
Hardware and Resources:
Price Comparison Sites - best prices anywhere for Canon, Nikon and accessories:
www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/
http://www.cambags.com
Fotospeed - The bulk ink system from Fotospeed for better quality at 1/6th the price.
http://www.fotospeed.com/Catalogue.asp?PrGrp=22
Canvases - very impressed with http://www.canvasrus.co.uk (they have done me a free 20″x30″ canvas) and http://www.fruit-art.co.uk who are local in Malton.
Local Photography Clubs and Sites
Bishopthorpe Camera Club - York
Kirkbymoorside & District Camera Club
Tim Sainsbury photography website
Recommended Photo sites:
Cornwall - http://www.panoramaart.co.uk/Cornwall.html
Lake District - www.lakedistrictlandscapes.co.uk
General:
www.celticimages.co.uk - Celtic Images - photos of Pembrokeshire
www.jpotter-landscape-photographer.com/ - various
Review sites:
http://www.dpreview.com/ Digital Photography Review - Simply the best.
http://photonotes.org/about/
Techniques and Tutorials:
The Luminous Landscape - excellent photographs; articles about all aspects of photography: http://luminous-landscape.com/
Computer Darkroom - another must-see site for anyone wanting to learn more about digital image
processing: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/
Digital Camera Magazine:
http://community.dcmag.co.uk
Ephotozine - another must-see site for anyone interested in photography:http://www.ephotozine.com/
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