Blogs About Photography

Do you know of any good blogs dedicated to learning more about

photgraphy and techniques, Canon cameras (specifically the 20D) and

lenses, etc.? I'm teaching myself photography and while I like

checking this board every day, I wonder if there are other resources

out there that I'm not taking advantage of.

 

Todd

Todd, I'm no pro, but I have these suggestions:

 

First and foremost, exhaustively mine photo.net's own educational resources. Here are just a couple of the "permanent" pieces I have found to be very helpful:

 

http://www.photo.net/equipment/35mm/building-an-slr-system

 

http://www.photo.net/learn/making-photographs/

 

There is a named "Boo" who loves her Canon Digital Rebel (300D) and her 50mm/1.8 lens (which sells for a shockingly cheap $80 or so). Boo has put together a clear and well-written website, with lots of examples. It assumes little prior knowledge. I don't consider myself a novice, but I have learned a lot from her. I particularly like her pieces on "the black art of digital sharpening" and "getting the most out of the 50mm/1.8 lens." Her website is here:

 

http://www.zenadsl5251.zen.co.uk/photos/tutorials.html

 

One of the most highly regarded photography websites is "Luminous Landscape" by Michael Reichman. M.R. has strong opinions, shares them freely, and is an experienced landscape photographer and Canon partisan. His opinions are sometimes stronger than his data, but his site is a goldmine of tutorials and information on equipment and technique. Link is here:

 

http://luminous-landscape.com/

 

I like "Digital Outback Photo" as well, which is managed by Uwe and Bettina Steinmueller, among others. It is here:

 

http://www.outbackphoto.com/

 

Moose Petersen's (the landscape photographer) website has informational sections such as "General Photography Tips," etc. He is a Nikon fan.

 

http://www.moosepeterson.com/home.html

 

Bob Atkins's blog is here (many of his pieces become part of photo.net):

 

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/index.html

 

And for good coverage of the basics, don't overlook Canon's own "Digital Learning Center:"

 

http://photoworkshop.com/canon/

 

For lens info, I find photo.net to be one of the better resources, mainly because many of the photographers who contribute have been committed to this art since long before cameras entered the digital age. I find both the advice here to be more seasoned and more civil (usually). Use the site's "search" feature. For Canon lenses in particular, check here:

 

http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/

 

and here:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a.tcl?topic_id=1545&category=EOS+Lenses

 

Enjoy. And please don't spend so much time reading that you forget to take pictures!

 

Bill

thanks bill, great stuff!

Not a blog but:http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/

 

Check out the tutorials and techniques sections

I have hundreds of links in my <a href="http://blogs.linux.ie/xeer/category/Photography/">Photography blog</a> which you'll find interesting. I bought a Canon 20D a few months ago so I'm fanatically collecting Canon related tutorials!

I know I am going to get flamed for saying this, but also check out kenrockwell.com. Ken's way of thinking about things has been quite helpful to the way I think about photography. He has a Nikon bias, but also freely admits this to be the case.

More philosphy of photography, but I like Bjorke's blog:

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<a href="http://www.botzilla.com/blog/">http://www.botzilla.com/blog/</a>

Photographer Neil Turner has a great <a href="http://www.dg28.com/technique.html">PAGE</a> that outlines the shots he captures for publishing. He describes his approach quite well, and uses Canon equipment for the most part too.

A street shooter's blog:

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<a href="http://clayenos.blogspot.com/">http://clayenos.blogspot.com/</a>

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and his main photo site:

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<a href="http://www.clayenos.com">www.clayenos.com</a>

I like Ken Rockwell and Luminous Landscape too. Most of my learning happened via Luminous Landscape and while I am writing this, I am reading something at LL on another browser wondow.

 

<p>I maintain a small list of links that could be useful for understanding digital photography. See <a href="http://www.paintedstork.com/digiblog/dplinks.html">http://www.paintedstork.com/digiblog/dplinks.html</a>

Some great sites listed, here is another that will help.

 

The site <a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com">"Taking Your Camera on the Road"</a> is packed with information on learning about nature photography.

 

There is an entire book on the <a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com/index.php?cat=23">Basics of Nature Photography</a> and <a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com/?cat=49">Closeup Photography</a> and a ton of other photographic techniques in the <a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com/?cat=8">Learning Zone</a>.

 

For those interested in expanding their photography even more, to the point of actually "taking your camera on the road", there is a huge section in the <a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com/?cat=4

">Going Zone</a> for going on the road.

I may as well add my own to the list:

 

http://www.OneStopUnder.com

 

It's aimed at professionals and serious amateur photographers, and deliberately steers clear

of beginner topics and all the latest digicams to hit the market.