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About Photography - Technical information for the amateur photographer.

Basic Photography Guide - General overview of basic photography principles, including shutter speeds, depth of field, film types, flash, and macro photography.

Better Photo Tips - Photography tips, quotes, articles, and galleries.

BetterPhoto.com - Photography Articles, Interviews - Photography tips and articles. Subjects include landscape and nature photography.

Beyond Phototips - Photography resource for photography tips, tricks, techniques, and theory.

Binary Photography - Vbulletin forums containing digicam and digicamcorder setups, tips and tricks, multiple galleries, meetings and events, human interaction and collaboration, best prices and places to buy, best equipment to own.

Chapter 13 Photography - Regular advice and training articles with creative and technical aspects of photography covered. Reviews of photography exhibitions. Tutorials and examples of photographic techniques.

Color Spectrum Photography - Articles on how to take better pictures of a variety of subjects and settings. Includes a photo gallery which contains portrait and scenic photographs. Also has a section devoted to digital photography.

Daystar Visions Tutorials - Different articles by Dale Cotton: composition lessons for beginners and amateur photographers; camera fundamentals; exposure metering.

Decode the DX-Film Code - Table explaining the DX coding of 35mm films.

Decor Photography - Tips for the beginner, covering film, camera operation, and techniques for shooting in special situations.

Destowe's Home Page - Personal tips and techniques on processing, scanning, and photographing.

Digital Photography School - This site dedicated to giving photography tips and tutorials to photographers of all levels.

Doffy - Easy depth of field calculator in three languages: English, German and Italian.

Doty, Jim - Includes techniques section and an introduction to digital photography. Also provides a display of nature, people and travel images.

Electronic Flash Information - Frequently asked questions about electronic flashes used in photography.

Exposure - Basics of photography theory. Includes a simple explanation of exposure theory and SimCam, a virtual camera that helps you learn about exposure concepts.

Exposure Value (EV) Table - What the Exposure Values (EV numbers) are and how they are used in photography.

Family Photography Tips - Tips/techniques on posing, phototography, storage, and cameras.

Film Photography Guide - Basic photography tips and techniques for film photography.

Film to Pixls - About the change from film to digital photography.

Flash Tips and Tricks - Examples from a photographers sketch book. A web site with images and sketches showing you how to place remote flashes for the best results.

Focus on Photography - How to take travel pictures like a pro.

FotoSharp Guides - Laminated field reference cards for photographers. Photo Tips and Tricks: tripod alternatives, film tips. Depth of field discussion.

Free Photo Tips - A few basic photo tips including posing, exposure, film, techniques, flash and lighting tips, camera tips to help you to take better photos for your family.

Gafney Photo Tips and Tricks - Basic photography learning with easy to follow tips and tricks.

Garry Black Photography; Tips and Techniques - Advice on how to photograph waterfalls, and fireworks, how to make multiple exposures and use filters effectively. E-mail Gary your questions and he will post answers.

High Speed Photography - An amateur guide to computer controlled photography of short duration events.

HM Group's Photo School - Insights and lessons on photographic composition, film, and techniques.

Hobby Maker - Photographic articles and reviews, homemade devices, hints and tips.

How Stuff Works: Photographic Film - An illustrated description of how the film in a camera works.

Imaging Technical Library - Online photographic and digital imaging knowledge and technique library in Chinese and English.

Lens Filter Advisor - Offers filter suggestions for beginning photographers.

Lexpix - Tips and advice on 35mm, portrait, travel, and digital photography.

Life in Your Camera - Fungi and dust mites sometimes inhabit precious camera equipment. How to discover them, and what measures to take.

MacDevCenter.com: Digital Photography Tips - Ten tips to help take great digital photos that go well beyond the typical snapshot. Includes comparison images.

Michael's Photography School - Photography tutorial videos on many aspects of taking photos.

Nature and Color Photography - An introduction to nature photography using color science, slide-film techniques and software corrections. Flatbed scanner-based macro-photography is also discussed.

Nature Photography - Creative techniques: example images, galleries, information about equipment, tutorials, and digital photography.

On Assignment - Lighting techniques.

Online Imaging Reference - Online photographic and digital imaging knowledge and technique, presented with feature essays and topic library.

Petteri's Pontifications - Several articles and how to guides covering composition, light, lenses and other photographic techniques. Also includes photographic portfolio and equipment reviews.

Photo Help - A digital scrapbook of photography hints, tips, articles, images.

Photo Quickies - A collection of tips and tricks for beginner and amateurs learning the art of photography.

Photo This - Advice around photography, films, and cameras

Photo-Aid - Basic photography advice for the beginning amateur photographer from a retired professional. Includes advice based on specific situations and common mistakes.

PhotoForum FAQ - List of answers on topics ranging from techniques, professions, history and even some philosophy.

Photographic Composition Articles Library - Information about how to improve a photo technique, how to use golden mean, framing, image balance and other composition rules.

Photographic Lighting - Explains the types of lighting equipment, and light control equipment available for studio photography. How to set up a studio, scrim effects, types of photo backdrops.

Photography 101 - Very basic overview of camera types, film types, and a list of suggestions for composing photographs.

Photography Basics - Basic information about exposure, depth of field, lenses and digital photography.

Photography Tips - Articles by "Take Great Pictures" web-site contributors.

Photography Tutorials - A collection of advice covering many aspects of photography.

Photography Wiz - Tips, techniques and hints covering action and family photography.

Photographytips.com - Features information, tips and hints on all aspects of photography.

Photonhead - Offers a blend of photographic concepts and tips for film and digital cameras. Features a camera simulator, tips and image editing tutorials.

PhotoSA - Photography tips, techniques and courses. Cameras, clubs, history, links, salons and photo album.

Photoshot - British site includes product reviews, technical tips, exhibitions and forum.

PlanetNeil Photography - A few simple techniques explained to help you achieve accurate and consistent exposures. Problems in using exposure compensation and problems in using variable aperture zooms are also explained.

PPtutor - Online course in professional photography to NVQ levels 2, 3, and 4. Professional tutors is giving full support via email and on-line.

RetouchPRO - Forums, tutorials, tips, resources, and challenges in photo restoration, retouching, and manipulation.

Rhythm Vision - A Guide to Visual Awareness - Photographs and text designed to teach visual awareness. Text tries to both give background of the photographs and explain what the photographer was thinking or trying.

Second Picture: Composition - Tutorials about how to improve photography by using the basic rules of composition.

Shooting Fireworks - Tips from Smithsonian photographers; capture the spectacle.

Shutter Bee - An animation camera tutorial using Java animation. The simulated camera teaches basics on how to set aperture size and shutter speed to produce the correct exposure.

ShutterFreaks - Composition techniques, advice on photographing different subjects and post-exposure processing in Photoshop.

Silver Gelatin - Photo techniques, tips, and general photographic information.

A simplified zone system for correctly exposing negatives - A tutorial on a simplified version of the zone system, a technique to help you make better exposures of negatives and slides.

Sports Photography for the Beginners - Sports Flash Tech is devoted to basics of digital sports photography.

Stereoscopy Lab - Describes a technique for taking stereoscopic photographs using conventional or digital cameras, with no special equipment. Includes several sample images.

Stop Shooting Auto - Beginner-level photography tutorial for dSLR owners. Basics of exposure in simple lessons.

Studio Lighting - Tutorials, techniques, tips and equipment information.

Take Better Photos - Hints, tips and suggestions for taking better photos. Simple sensible advice with lots of illustrations. Meant for beginners.

Texturefects - Visual effect add new dimension to photography. How to use a texture screen to enhance your photos.

Using the Nikon 35mm Perspective Control Lens - Describes the use of this lens. Illustrated with photos showing the difference in perspective between shifted and unshifted photos of the same subject matter. By Mathew Cole.

Vadim Makarov's Photo Pages - Articles on framing, metering, focusing, scanning. Shooting advice for few specific situations and my pictures.

Weekend Photo - General photography resource, articles, and reviews for the amateur photographer.

Wildlife Photography Tips and Techniques - Several articles by Les Zigurski, wildlife photographer.