Tutorials and Training
10 Things All Staff Photographers Must Do Right Now (PhotoShelter: January 2010)
26 Important photo essays (A Photo Student blog: November 2009)
Adobe : Photoshop Lightroom Tutorials (Photoshop Lightroom Design Center)
Advice about researching complicated photo essays from Pulitzer grant winner Sean Gallagher.
Anderson, Jon : Grant Writing 101 (Lightstalkers)
Apple : Seminars and Events (registration)
Apple : Video Tutorial: Producing in Final Cut Pro by Brian Storm at Apple website (r)
Apple : The Podcast Recipe: Producing a Successful Show (r)
Apple : Overview and New Features of Aperture 1.5 (r)
Apple : Aperture for iPhoto Users (r)
Apple : Extending Aperture 1.5 (r)
Benson, Harry : How to take Better Low-Light Photos (NYT Gadgetwise blog: February 2010)
Bey, Dawoud : Advice to a Young Artist (Dawoud Bey blog: December 20, 2008)
Bloom, Philip: How to record sound with the Canon 5dmk2 and a great plug in for Final Cut for auto synching (Philip Bloom: 2009)
Canon Professional Network: 5D Mark II Masterclass
Canon Professional Network : Low Light Lenses (CPN: Technical)
CPN : Video
CPN : How to Change Canon EOS Focus Screen
Committee to Protect Journalists: On Assignment: Covering Conflicts Safely : Guide for reporting in hazardous situation (CPJ.org)
Dennis, Danfung: How I have covered the war in Afghanistan with 5d mk II (DSLR News Shooter: 2009)
Foto8 : A Guide to Pricing Your Photographs (pdf) – Originally meant for participating photographers in the Foto8 Summershow 2008, but I think the guide can be useful for any photographer not used to selling their prints.
Foto8 : Portfolio reviews. Foto8 is going to run monthly portfolio reviews with various industry people. Ten people at a time. 15 minute sessions. Cost: £30. Check their website for more details.
Four Free online slideshow creators (10,000 Words blog: February 3. 2009)
Freelance Advice (NPPA Visual Student: January 2010)
Hostile environment training : AKE (UK) : Centurion (US) : Lightstalkers thread on the subject : Rory Peck Training Fund “This fund exists for the sole purpose of providing bursaries to enable freelance media workers worldwide to take safety training courses.”
How to DIY Sound Blimp (picturedujour.com) / DIY Sound Blimp (prophotocoalition.com)
How to Color Correct Footage From Your Canon 5Dor 7D With After Effects (video 19:09)(Grayscalegorilla: November 2009)
How to get meetings with magazines (Too Much Chocolate blog: October 2009)
Kamber, Michael “Advice for Young Photographers
Kamber, Michael : Michael Kamber’s Leica M8 Field Test , Iraq.
Ken Stone : Ken Stone’s Final Cut Pro
Knight Digita Media Center Tutorials : Berkeley University (US)
Kodak : Baggage X-ray Scanning Effects on Film
Koren, Ziv: Road Test : Canon 5D mkII (CPN: December 2008)
Kramer, Stella : A Reviewers Eye View (WTJ Blog: December 2008) “Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer has worked with such top publications as The New York Times, Newsweek and People magazine. Through lecturers and seminars about the world of editorial photography; group and individual portfolio and website reviews; Ms. Kramer has shared her expertise with audiences around the country.”
Mac Software Recommendations for Invoicing and client tracking (Lightstalkers: 2009)
Magnum : Alec Soth: ‘Wear Good Shoes: Advice to Young Photographers’ (Magnum blog: November 15, 2008) Download and print the full article as a PDF.
Mahoney, Charlie: Canon 5D mkII Iso Settings and Noise (dokumentary fotografr: February 2010)
McNally, Michele: Advice for a Young Photojournalist (DVAFOTO blog: June 2009)
MediaPhone Book : “You’ve discovered the best place on the web for photographers to exchange information about media companies. The primary use for this wiki is for Media Companies to tell photographers the best way to contact them and for photographers to exchange contact information”
MediaStorm : Gathering Audio : Multimedia Tools : Producing in Final Cut Pro
MFA Application Portfolio Editing (A Photo Student blog: December 2009)
Milnor, Daniel: The Portfolio Review (Smogranch blog: November 2009)
Morris, Christopher et al : Experimenting with the 5d mkII (Lightstalkers thread: December 2009)
Movies About Photography (APS blog: November 2009)
New Media Photographer : Understanding new media, social media and the business of photography (pdf)
NPPA : Independent Photographer’s Toolkit
Photo.net : Point and Shoots : Yashica T4, Contax T2, and Nikon 35Ti
Photography Workflow: PhotoShelter Webinars for February & March 2009 : ” Looking to optimize your photography workflow? Need a easily manageable and flexible photo gallery to sell photography? Maybe you need an online digital asset management tool. Join us for our free PhotoShelter webinars to learn more about the product and how our users are maximizing their exposure, photography SEO and sales. “
Photoshelter: 8 Ways To Get More Work From Existing Clients (Photoshelter blog: February 2010)
Photoshelter: Social Media Guide for Photographers (PhotoShelter 2010)
Photoshelter: How to Store Your Digital Photos (Photoshelter blog: June 2009)
Photoshelter: Digital Asset Management for Pro Photographers (Photoshelter blog: June 2009)
Photoshelter : Free SEO toolkit
Photoshelter : 10 Things You Should Know About Stock Photography (Photoshelter Blog: July 3, 2008) : What is Stock Photography (Photoshelter blog: June 12, 2008) : School of Stock
Required Reading (A Photo Student blog: August 2009)
Smeets, Alice: Advice for Other Young Photographers (Alice Smeets blog: April 10, 2009)
Strobist: Travel, Light (Strobist: February 2010)
UK Newspaper email addresses (Editorial Photographers UK)
Van Houtryve. Tomas: Testing Leica M9 in Paris (Photographer’s blog: January 2010)
Working with NGOs by Erica McDonald (Lightstalkers: February 3, 2009)
