This page covers many things that I’ve found that are free! Thought you might like them too!
TRAINING & TUTORIALS:
Photography for beginners:
- Learn photography concepts – basic concepts by Cambridge in Color
- Photography basics – basics by Exposure Guide ; 23 articles covering all the basics (controls, modes, metering, exposure, ISO, resolution, shutter, aperture & more)
- Photography tutorials – tutorials by “the Bastards Book” – DON’T let the name put you off. There’s lots here & it’s good.
- Digital photography tips for beginners – a huge list of articles for beginners
- Learning how to use your first DSLR – great intro article
- Learning about Exposure – The Exposure Triangle
- Introduction to ISO in Digital Photography
- Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography
- Introduction to Aperture in Digital Photography
- Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes
- Introduction to White Balance
- Understanding Histograms
- Automatic Exposure Bracketing
- 5 beginner tips for more autofocus success
- A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide to Photography – by Udemy a large guide on photography basics. Excellent for beginners.
Also check out the ‘Moving Towards Manual Settings’ series of posts by DPS:
- Understanding Shutter Speed
- Understanding Aperture
- Understanding ISO
- Understanding Basic Daylight Exposure and Equivalent Exposure
And these introductory tutorials by DPS:
- Introduction to white balance
- Raw vs jpeg
- How to read and use histograms
- Understanding depth of field – for beginners
These are good video tutorials – by Photo Answers:
- 2012 Module-1 Composition & Depth of Field
- 2012 Module-2 Choosing a background, Metering Modes & Aperture, & Controlling Light
- 2012 Module-3 Understanding ISO, Focusing Modes, & Burst Mode
- 2012 Module-4 Colour Theory, Camera Support, & Focusing and Metering
- 2012 Module-5 Shooting Black & White In-camera, Creative ISO Control, & Using A Reflector to Control Your Lighting
- 2012 Module-6 Shoot a ClassicPet Portrait, Capture Moving Animals, & Correct Positioning
- 2013 Module-1 Still Life
- 2013 Module-2 Indoor Portraits
- 2013 Module-3 Running Water
- 2013 Module-4 Silhouettes
- 2013 Module-5 Creative Flash
- 2013 Module-6 Landscape Composition
- 2015 Module-1 Shoot Moving Water
- 2015 Module-2 Shoot Night Portraits
- 2015 Module-3 Shoot Night Trails
- 2015 Module-4 Shoot Architecture
- Camera School 2015 Module 1 (June 2015) ; wide aperture landscape
Improving
- Improve your photography by getting back to basics
- Finding Your Inner Photographer: Making the Most of Your Camera
Lenses
- How to choose and use lenses – part 1
- How to choose and use lenses – part 2
- How to choose and use wide angle lenses
- How to hand-hold a telephoto lens
- Zooms versus primes
Technique:
- A series of tutorials from Canon (Wildlife, winter, night-time, panning, blurring water & more)
- A series of video tutorials by Enlighten covering a wide range of topics
- A raft of technique articles from Ephotozine
- Technique videos – by What Digital Camera
- 7 reasons why you should use a tripod
- How to master panning
- How to achieve better bokeh 4 simple tips
- Step by Step Guide to Beautiful Bokeh – by ExpertPhotography.com – a really excellent article!
- Shutter release technique
- How to hold a digital camera
- Street Photography beginner’s guide pt1 – a Street Photography Guide 101
Exposure
- How to take perfect long exposures
- How to capture the perfect exposure
- Learning exposure in digital photography
- How to choose the right ISO for your digital photography
- Automatic exposure bracketing (AEB)
- How to get started with long exposure photography
Portraits – Women
- ”Tummy-time” 7 tips for taking great maternity shots
- How to take great photos of omen
- 21 sample poses photographing female models
- Posing guide photographing women 2
- Posing guide 21 sample poses to get you started with glamour photography
- Create beautiful indoor portraits without flash
- Women posing guide in action – 7 sample poses -21 different photos
Portraits – Men
Portraits – Groups
- How to take great group photos
- Posing guide 21 sample poses to get you started with photographing groups of people
Portraits – Babies & Children
- Photographing babies
- How to photograph babies
- Posing guide 21 sample poses to get you started with photographing children
- A beginners guide to photographing children
- How to photograph children
Portraits – General
- How to take portraits 19 portrait photography tutorials
- Christmas portrait tutorial
- Portrait photography tips
- 13 tips for improving outdoor portraits
- Posing guide 21 sample poses to get you started with photographing couples
- 6 portrait lighting patterns every photographer should know
- 11 tips for better candid photography
- How to take the perfect headshot six tips
- Clothing for portraits. How to tell your subjects what to wear
- 3 simple ways create stunning eyes portrait photography
- Family portraits dos and dont’s
- Reflectors secret weapon amazing portrait photography
- 6 tips for photographing large people
- How to create dramatic portraits in your garage
- 18 stunning self portraits
- A Guide to Shooting Music Festivals
Landscapes
- How to take black and white landscape photos
- David Noton’s room with a view David photographs one view four times at dawn and dusk, with vastly different results.
- How to take infra red photos
- Getting started with time-lapse photography
- How to take great panorama photos
- How to capture the perfect sunset
- White balance settings for landscapes by David Noton
- David Noton ”memory loss” David’s photos that “got away”
- The difference between the taking and the making of a photograph by David Noton
- Inspire me – by David Noton
- The Magic Hour
- 25 landscape photography tips
- Best landscapes top 12 from 2013
- How to find and use hyperfocal distance for sharp backgrounds
- Waterfall digital photography
- 3 tips for taking better landscape photos regardless of the weather
Macro
Urban & Street
- A list of street photography articles
- Urban landscape photography
- The Ultimate guide to zone focusing for candid street photography
Sports & Action
- How to capture the action
- 10 tips for better sports photography
- 10 top tips from an Olympic photographer
- Action photography
- A beginners to capturing motion in your photography
Seasons
- How to take great autumn photos
- How to take photos in extreme cold
- How to create frighteningly good Halloween photos
- Winter photography in Glencoe
- How to take great winter close-ups
- Seasonal celebrations
- Autumn photography
- How to take beautiful bokeh christmas images with 31 stunning examples
- 16 christmas photography tips
- 5 uncommon snow photography tips that can transform your winter scenes
Weddings
- Wedding photography for beginners – part 1
- Wedding photography for beginners – part 2
- Wedding photography for beginners – part 3
- Wedding photography for beginners – part 4
- Posing guide wedding photography
- Wedding photography 21 tips for for amateur wedding photographers
- 50 must have wedding photography shots
Travel & Holidays
- How to take great travel portrait photos
- How to travel with cameras
- How to travel with photo gear by David Noton
- Travel photography gear selection and tough choices
- Say ”fruitcake” tips for taking amazing holiday photos
- 10 ways to improve your travel photography
Gardens
- How to photograph gardens
- Photographing orchids with Christian Ziegler
- How to take better plant portraits
General
- Know your photography rights
- Top 10 DSLR mistakes and how to avoid them
- Backing up managing and sharing your photos
- 15 reasons to go on a photography workshop
Creativity
- Take better photos by not planning ahead
- How to create mystery in your photos
- How to see a photograph
- How to create the perfect photo
- Intentional camera movement photography
- How to create the zoom blur effect
- How to create the levitating effect
- 5 creative ways to find new locations to photograph
- Adding randomness to your photos
- Can you really teach somebody to be a creative photographer
Nighttime, Dusk, Dawn & Low light
- Chasing the lights how to photograph the Aurora Borealis
- Best practises for shooting evening events
- Embrace the dark
- Getting Sharp detail in fading light
- Getting clarity in low light
- Creating atmosphere in low light
- How to get better digital photos in low light conditions without using a flash
- 24 beautiful dawn images
- 9 tips to help you get sharp focus at night
- How to photograph dramatic clouds sunset
- How to achieve great indoor photography results
- How to use a 10 stop ND filter to take long exposure sunset images
Black & White
- Black and white articles
- Black and white photography
- 5 black and white photography tips
- How to see in black and white and how HDR can be a powerful tool for the monochrome photographer
Composition
- Digital photography composition tips
- Rule of thirds
- 5 elements of composition in photography
- Divine composition with Fibonaccis ratio the rule of thirds on steroids
- How to go beyond the regular composition advice for getting the best shots of your kids
- Five ways to improve eye composition
- Framing your shots – photography composition technique
- 4 rules of composition for landscape photography
Macro
Flash
DSLR Video
Post-processing
- Natalie Dybisz’s post-processing secrets
- How to achieve a speedy workflow
- How to achieve a speedy workflow – part 2
- How to achieve a speedy workflow – part 3
- How to create a watermark in Photoshop
- Post processing photos
- Processing raw images
- Warning! Don’t make these 5 mistakes in Lightroom
Business
- How to go Pro – part 1
- How to go Pro – part 2
- How to market your photography business
- How to take successful stock photos
Lightroom & Photoshop
- Tips from Lightroom Wizards.com
- Lightroom Workflow Lesson Plan
- Lightroom tips from Adobe TV
- A bag full of lightroom 5 resources
- Lightroom tutorials for improving landscapes
- Photoshop tips from Adobe TV
- Lightroom tips from DPS
- Photoshop tips from DPS
HDR:
SOFTWARE:
- Free photography software – loads of it! Including one as powerful as Photoshop!
- OnOne Software Perfect Effects 9 is free!
- The best free photo-editing software – 10 top image editors you should try
- Nikon Capture NX-D
- Nikon View-NX-i Image Hub (includes Nikon View-NX Movie Editor)
FREE PRESETS:
- Onone Software free presets (for Lightroom, Camera Raw and Apple Aperture)
- Adobe Free Add-ons
- 8 sites for free presets
- Lightroom killer tips – free presets
- Here are hundreds of free lightroom presets
- Lightroom Presets 400+ of the Best Free; Download For Adobe Lightroom
FREE EBOOKS:
- Craft and Vision.com – 4 free ebooks
- John Paul Caponigro – free ebooks (join for free to download)
FREE TEXTURES:
