more resources

Stratford Camera Club Michael Martin has sent us these great links. Check them out.

Photography Websites and Resources

Camera and Lens Information Guides

-          Ken Rockwell: http://www.kenrockwell.com/index.htm

o   Can be opinioned at times, but information is sound and has some great tips for settings on cameras: Sharpness, Focus, Colour etc. adjustments in camera.

Tips and Tricks

-          Digital Photography School: http://digital-photography-school.com/

o   Great place to learn

o   Sign up for free monthly emails with Tips & Tutorials, Camera & Equipment Reviews and Post Production

-          Digital Camera World: http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/

o   Website is good, actual printed Magazine not so much

-          Photoventure: http://www.photoventure.com/

o   Good information, I find they put out different information then Digital Camera World which is good.

-          Depth of Field Calculator: For those doing Landscapes or Macro

o   http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html great online resource

o   Mobile Apps (I use a Blackberry 10 device with native apps and Android apps, same may be available for iOS but can’t confirm)

§  DOF Calculator by Aimen RG ver. 1.0.0.12

§  DOF and Hyperfocal Calcualtor by Cunning Dog Software ver. 1.0.0.41

§  DoF Calc by JDS ver. 1.0.012

o   Other Useful Mobile Apps depending what kind of photography you do

§  Tides Near Me - Free by randy Meech ver. 1.0.04

§  Sunrise Sunset by Alok Mandavgane ver. 1.0.0.12

§  Google Earth – this is a given

§  Google Sky Map for celestial photography

Video Tutorials:

-          Lightroom

o   http://lightroomkillertips.com/ (this guy is on contract with Adobe, he knows his stuff)

o   http://www.anthonymorganti.com/category/lightroom-training/

o   http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/lightroom-training-videos Adobe Professional

§  http://www.jkost.com/lightroom.html

o   http://laurashoe.com/lightroom-5-tutorials/

o   http://www.presetsheaven.com/tutorials/10-great-video-tutorials-for-lightroom/

-          Photoshop

o   http://acomp.stanford.edu/tutorials/photoshop_photo_editing

o   http://www.photoshop.com/tutorials

o   http://www.adobetutorialz.com/categories/Adobe-Photoshop/Photo-Editing

Other Useful Links:

-          If you are into photographing Airplanes, great location is on Airport Road just down from the International Center….there is also a Timmies and Wendys which is handy.

o   http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do (what airlines are coming in at any particular time)

o   http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/arctypes.asp (to know what Airlines, Aircraft are coming in. Important if you want to catch the massive A380 or the Russian Antonov)

§  Really is quite amazing when they fly over your head at only a few hundred feet

If you really want to understand what an “f/stop” is http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm