Contents
Introduction
Camera Basics
Choosing a Camera
Taking Good Pictures
Digital Photography Advice
Internet Publishing
Photo Links
Photo Gallery
HDR Part 1
HDR Part 2
HDR Part 3 Hellyer Park
HDR Part 4 Uvas Canyon
Santa Teresa Pueblo HDR Sunset
HDR Sunset Norred Trail
Bay Area Back Pages
Bay Area Biking
SF Bay Area Rec. & Travel Home
Bay Area Parks<
Contact Me
Links
Links Contents
Ron Horii’s Parks Websites
- Friends of Santa Teresa Park
- Santa Teresa Park
- New Almaden
Quicksilver County Park Association
- Almaden Quicksilver County Park
- Bay Area Parks
- Ron Horii's San Francisco Bay Area Rec. and Travel
- Ron Horii's Bay Area Back Pages
- Ron Horii's Bay Trail Pages
Outdoor Photography Links
- Outdoor and Nature Photographer Links Page
- Outdoor Photographer magazine
- Outdoor Eyes
- Digital Outback Photo
- Nature Photographers Online Magazine
- Nature Photographer Magazine
- Nature Photos Online
- North American Nature Photography Association
- Chuck Doswell's Outdoor Photography Advice
- Wild Things Photography
- Photo Links: Nature Photography
- AMC Outdoors: Good shot! Tested tips for outdoor photographers
- Calphoto.com: California Photographers
- Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and Beyond by Bob Johnson
- DesertUSA Articles on Photography
- The Luminous Landscape
- Landscape
Photography Magazine
- Outdoor Japan - Japanese Landscape Photography
- Nature.net Nature Photography and Optics Forum
- Nature Photography Galleries and Resources
- Nature Photography Blog
- Nature's Best Photography Magazine
- naturepix.com - Nature Photography and Info
- NatureScapes.net - The Resource for Nature Photographers
- Outdoor Eyes Photography Forum & Outdoor Adventure Forum
- Nature Photo Magazine
- Better-digital-photo-tips.com
- Nature Photography
General Photography
- PhotoStartSheet:
The Photographer's Start Page, photo directories
- Photography Directory Project - directory of photography website, links to photographer and photography sites
- Photography
Magazines
- Popular Photography & Imaging magazine
- Apogee Photo magazine
- Aperture Magazine
- Amateur
Photographer weekly photo magazine
- PHOTOgraphic Magazine Online
- View Camera magazine
- Photo-Eye
- Photography for Beginners magazine
- c't Digital
Photography magazine
- PhotographyTips.com
- Photo Techniques Magazine
- Shutterbug Magazine
- American Photo Magazine
- British Journal of Photography
- Digital Camera World magazine
- Digital Photographer magazine
- Digital
Photographer UK Magazine
- Digital Photo Pro Magazine
- ePhotozine online
photography magazine
- Photo.net
- Focus on Photography
- B&W Magazine (black
& white photography)
- Digital Photography Magazine
- Photograph magazine
- Better Photography Magazine
- Photo Life Magazine
(Canada)
- Digital Photography Composition Tips
- Internet Brothers - Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
- National
Geographic - Photography
- ACE Camera International Photography magazine
- Online Photography - The Journal of Fine Art Photography
- Fodors - How to Take Travel Pictures Like a Pro
- Kodak
- Tips & Projects Exchange
- Kodak's Glossary of Photographic Terms
- Professional Photography magazine
- Photodo - Articles from the photo world
- ZoneZero from the
Lightscreen
- Digital Photography Tips, 35 mm Digital Camera Advice
- Famous
Photographers: 225 tips to inspire you
- Tips for Portrait Photography
- Portrait Photography
- Free Photography How-To Guides and Tutorials
- Family Photography Tips
- Beginning Photography Tips: Top 10 Techniques for Better Pictures
- Camera.co.uk - Digital Photography Tips
- Cnn.com - Photography Tips for the Traveler
- Top
Ten Digital Photography Tips (MacDevCenter)
- Malektips - Digital Cameras Help and Tips
- The Sunny f16 Rule
- Macro Photography
- Photography
in the Classroom
- InFocus - Free Photography Tips & Articles
- LifeTips - 'Best Of' Photography Tips
- Garry Black Photography - Tips & Techniques
- Rangefinder Magazine
- Digital SLR
Photography magazine
- Digital
Photo Secrets
- Morguefile
classroom - photography lessons by Jodie Coston
- Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
- PhotoMonitor - Photography, education, technique, culture, profession
- Cambridge in Colour - Photography Tutorials & Learning Community
- Digital Outback Photo Handbook
- ShortCourses - The On-line Library of Digital Photography
- SLR Photography Guide - Digital guide to DSLR photography
- Cameratown - Digital Photography & Cinematography Information
- Photo Answers - Digital Photography, Digital Cameras & Photographers
- Photo Walkthrough - videos on photography
- The Digital Photography Connection - Photoshop, Lightroom & Photography Video Tutorials
- Pbase.com magazine
- PictureCorrect - Photography Tips and Techniques
- Improve Photography
- Photofocus
- Photography Art Cafe
- Lens Culture: contemporary photography magazine
- Photography
Competitions.net - photo contests, competitions, awards
- Book:
Digital Photography for Next to Nothing (source for many of the
links below)
- A Tutorial On Using a Digital Camera (link courtesy of Deb Kearney and her students at the Jefferson District Library)
- Photography
Pointers and Resources for Kids, 13
Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography (links
courtesy of Tara Pattinson and her students at Craft Central Schools)
Photographers and Photographs
- Famous Photographers Biographies
- Top 10 Most Famous Photographers of All Time
- 10 Famous Photographyers (and What You Can Learn from Them!)
- Famous Photographers Facts and Biographies
- Famous
Photographers
- Ansel Adams
- Carleton
Watkins
- Eliot
Porter
- Galen and Barbara Rowell
- Philip Hyde
- Arthur Morris
- Robert Glenn
Ketchum
- Rodney Lough, Jr.
- George Lepp
- David and Marc Muench
- Edward Weston Family
- Franz Lanting
- Art Wolfe
- John Shaw
Photography
- Michael Sewell
- Dewitt Jones
- Bill Atkinson
- Robert Buelteman
- Stephen
W. Oachs, Aperture Academy
- Moore Photography & Design
- Tony Sweet Photography
- Thomas Mangelsen's Images of Nature
- Moose Peterson's Wildlife Research Photography
- Tom Grubbe Nature Photography
- Marc & Lisa Graf Nature Photography
- Walt Fechner Nature Photography
- Earthbound Light: Nature Photography from the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
- Tom Till - Nature, Travel & Landscape photography: Moab Utah
- Darwin Wiggett - Natural Moments Photography
- Jim Zuckerman
- Steve Bloom
- Jim Brandenburg
- Daniel J. Cox
- Anthony Dunn
- Jack Dykinga
- Dennis Frates
- Bill Hatcher Photography
- Elizabeth Carmel - Landscape, Nature Photography
- Rafael Rojas Fine Art Photography
- Michael Routh
Fine Art Photography
- Ethan Meleg Bird & Nature Photography
- Norb Veit - Capture Reflections
- Wilderness Images - The Nature Photography of Steve Gettle
- Naturearts - Seetharam Maddali
- Scott Mansfield
- David Doubilet (underwater photography)
- Fish
Tales Underwater Photography (Marna Zanoff & Chuck Boxwell)
- Chris Linder -
Science and Environmental Photography
- Pacific Northwest Photography
- Eyemazing -
international contemporary photography bookazine
- F-Stop Magazine - Online Photography Magazine
- PhotoArts - Fine Art Photography and Photojournalism
- 1000 Word Photography Magazine
- Fotoblur Magazine
- Photographer's Forum
Magazine
- PixiPort Fine Art
Photography Gallery
- Famous Photographers
- San Jose Museum of Art Collection
- Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara
- The de Saisset
Museum at Santa Clara University
- Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
- Oakland Museum of California
- Berkeley Art
Museum and Pacific Film Archive
- De Young Museum Photography Collection
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Photography Collection
- Los
Angeles Photography Museums and Galleries
- UCR California Museum of Photography
- Museum of Photographic Arts,
San Diego
- PhotoServe Photographer Portal
- American Museum of Photography
- National Gallery of Canada
- Brooks Institute of Photography Student Gallery
- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
- National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television (UK)
Cameras and Accessories
- My Minolta XGM SLR
- Konica Minolta (no longer making cameras)
- Camerapedia
- Kodak
- Nikon
- Canon
- Olympus
- Sigma
- Vivitar
- Sony
- Panasonic
- Toshiba
- Fujifilm
- Ricoh
- Samsung Cameras
- Casio Digital Cameras
- Bell and Howell
- General Imaging (GE)
- Minox
Germany: Photography
- Holga Camera
- Leica
- Pentax
- Kyocera/Yashica/Contax
- Rollei
- Polaroid
- Hasselblad
- Mamiya Leaf
- Lotus View Camera
- Bender Photographic View Cameras
- Wisner View Cameras
- Linhof View Cameras
- Carl
Zeiss Camera Lenses
- Tamron
- Schneider Optics
- Voigtlaender
- Lensbaby
- Cokin Filters
- THK Photo Products (Tokina, Hoya, Kenko, Slik)
- HP Marketing Corp. (Photo product distributors)
- Really Right Stuff (tripods and accessories)
- Manfrotto (tripods, lighting, bags, apparel)
- Acratech (ballheads & tripod accessories)
- Velbon Tripods
- Gitzo (tripods)
- Benro (tripods)
- Induro (tripods)
- Joby (Gorillapod flexible tripods)
- Promasters
(tripods, lighting, accessories)
- Sunpak (lights, flashes, tripods)
- Metz (flash)
- Tiffen
- Bower (flash and accessories)
- Hooman viewfinder
accessories
- Photosolve Accessories
- eHow: How to Compare Digital Cameras & Reviews
- eHow:
How to Read Digital Camera Details
- WebSLR Digital Camera Info and Review
- PhotoPlus Magazine Canon D-SLR Photography
- N-Photo Magazine, independent magazine for Nikon photographers
- Nikon Owner Magazine
- Pentax User Magazine
- Olympus User
Magazine
- Photographyreview.com
- Digital Photography Review
- CNET reviews: Digital Cameras
- Digitalcamerainfo.com - Digital Camera Reviews
- PC Mag - Digital Camera Reviews
- Steve's Digicams - Digital Camera Reviews
- Digital Camera Review
- Imaging Resource - Digital Camera Reviews
- Digital Camera Resource Page
- Camera Labs Digital Camera Reviews
- Epinions - Digital Cameras
- Trusted
Reviews - Digital Cameras
- DC Views - Digital Camera Reviews, News & Photography Tips
- What Digital Camera magazine - What to buy... and how to use it
- Large
Format Photography Info
Digital Photo Editing
- Photo Editing Software Review 2012
- Image Editing Software and Resources - Top Picks
- Free
Photo Editors for Windows - Top Picks
- Free Graphics Software
- Image Editing Software at Download.com
- Before You Buy Photo Editing Software
- Adobe
Photoshop Family
- Roxio Creator
- Microsoft
Photo Gallery
- Arcsoft PhotoImpression
- Corel
Photo Editing (PaintShop Pro, PhotoImpact)
- Alchemy Mindworks
- Serif
Photo Editing Software
- Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program, free photo editor)
- Paint.net
- Photoscape
- Artweaver
- Seashore (for Max OS X)
- FxFoto
- Photobie
- PhotoFiltre
- PhotoPad Image Editor
- FastStone Image Viewer, Screen Capture, Photo Resizer
- Google Picasa
- XnView - Free graphic and photo viewer, converter, organizer
- Photo! Editor
- VicMan Batch AutoCorrector
- Pixlr online photo editor
- Aviary (online and mobile editor)
- FotoFlexer (online photo editor)
- Cellsea (online photo editor for cellphone users)
- DrPic (web picture editor and image host)
- FixPicture (online image editor)
- FlauntR (online suite of photo editing tools)
- Kizoa (online slideshow maker, collage creator, and photo editor)
- Onlinephototool.com (online image and photo editor)
- Phixr Online Photo Editor
- Free Online Image Editor
- Piccyfix - Free online picture, image, and photo editor
- Splashup - multi image editing tool and photo manager
- Nik
Software (filters, special effects, Photoshop plug-ins)
- Layers Magazine - The How to Magazine for Everything Adobe
- Photoshop User - Learn Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Digital Photography
- Practical Photoshop Magazine
- Advanced Photoshop Magazine
- Photoshop Creative Magazine
- Photoshop.com
- Photoshop Tutorials, How to Edit Pictures
- Photoshop Tutorials
- PhotoshopStar -
Photoshop Tutorials
- Psdtuts+ Photoshop Tutorials from Beginner to Advanced
- Lynda.com Photoshop Training & Tutorials
- Good-Tutorials - Photoshop Tutorials
- Photoshop Lady - Photoshop Tutorial
- Smashing Magazine - Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Best of
- Planet
Photoshop Tutorials
- Tutorialized - Photoshop, Flash, Gimp, Paint Shop Pro, etc. tutorials
- Photoshop Essentials - Photoshop Tutorials
- Photoshop Cafe, Adobe tutorials and learning for photographers and designers
- DeviantArt
- photoshop tutorials
- Photoshop Elements User: Techniques, Tutorials, Downloads, Tips, Newsletter
- Adobe TV:
Learn Photoshop Elements 9
- Adobe Photoshop Elements Tutorials, Tips, and Help
- Everyday
Elements - Tutorials, workshops, and actions for Photoshop Elements and
photography
- Pixel2Life
- Adobe Photoshop Elements Tutorials
- About.com - Photoshop Elements Tutorials and User Resources
- YouTube - Photoshop Elements Tutorials by Focal Press
- Pinterest - Photoshop Elements Tutorials
- Alibony Lessons for Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, and Digital Photography
- CBT Cafe tutorials for Photoshop, Elements, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc.
- GIMP - tutorials
- Gimp-tutorials.net
- Gimptalk - GIMP Tutorials and Tips
- 25 GIMP Video Tutorials to Help You Get Started
- Ghuj.com - GIMP Tutorials
- Noupe - 30+ Exceptional GIMP Tutorials and Resources
- Gimpology - GIMP tutorials, videos and resources
- GIMP
Guru - Tutorials
- Creative Nerds - 50 Design Tutorials for Mastering GIMP
- About.com
- Essential Tutorials for Jasc Paint Shop Pro
- Paint Shop Pro Users Group
- Pinoy VII - Paint Shop Pro Tips and Tutorials
- Paint Shop Pro resources and tutorials
- Michele's
Paint Shop Newbie 101
- Designer
Today - Paint Shop Pro Tutorials
- Grafx-Design.com - Corel (JASC) Paint Shop Pro Tutorials
- Pro Imaging Resource Center -
PaintShop Pro, PhotoImpact
- About.com - Ulead PhotoImpact & GIF Animator Tutorials and User Resources
- Tutorialguide - Ulead PhotoImpact Tutorials
- The Beginner's Workshop - PhotoImpact Tutorials
- Stephanie's PhotoImpact Tutorials
- Major
Confusion's Sharing the FUN with Serif Software
- Working with Digital Photos and Scanned Images
- Ron Horii's Tech Pages: Scanning
- ScanHelp.com
Note:
see the HDR pages for links on high-dynamic range software and
techniques.
Web Page Creation
- HTML Editors - Web Page Authoring Tools
- Free HTML Editors, Web Editors, and WYSIWYG Web Editors and Site Builders
- Web Page Authoring - Tools and Skills for Building Web Pages
- TopTenReviews: Best Website Design Software
- Consumersearch - Web Design Software Reviews
- FindTheBest - Best Web Design Software
- iSoftware Reviews - Web Design Software Reviews
- PC Advisor - Web deisgn reviews
- Website Design Software Reviews
- Techradar - Web design software rated
- Macworld
- Mac web-publishing software news, reviews, and tips
- Adobe - Dreamweaver
- NetObjects Fusion
- Microsoft Expression
- Beach Software Web Studio
- Magix
Xara Web Designer
- XSite Pro
- Nvu Free Web Authoring
Software
- Sausage Tools
Website Management Tools
- Evrsoft 1stPage
- WebDwarf Free WYSIWYG Web Page Editor
- Serif Web Design Software
- Avanquest
WebEasy
- SJ Namo Webeditor
- Spinsite
- Website Animal Sitemaker
- Intellyweb Do It Yourself Website
- CoffeeCup HTML Editor, Website & Web Design Software
- ActiveState
Komodo Free code editor for web development
- Delorie.com - HTML Authoring Services
- HTML Tutorials & Javascript - Web Resources
- Riis - Photoblog
system
Photo
Hosting/Sharing Websites
- Top 5 Best Free Photo Sharing Sites
- The 6 best free photo sharing sites on the web
- PC
World: Best Bets for Photo Sharing Sites
- Wikipedia: List of Photo Sharing Websites
- Alkaspace
- BlueMelon
- Costco
Photo Center
- Flickr
- ImageShack
- Joomeo
- KeepandShare
- Panoramio
- Photobucket
- Picasa
- Shutterfly
- SmugMug
- Snapfish
- TinyPic
- 500px
- 72dpi Photo Sharing
Photography Education
Note:
since I give this photography class in San Jose, the educational
resources start from San Jose and move outwards.
- California College Tours
- California Community Colleges
- Braintrack.com: Photography Schools in California
- Design
Training - California Photography Schools
- Photography Colleges
- Art & Photography Schools
- ArtSchools - Art Schools Offering Programs in Photography
- Photopreneur - Top Photography Schools in the USA to Learn Photography
- Findyourartschool - Colleges for Photography
- PhotographySchools.com - Photography Programs Directory
- Pixiq - Top Ten Photography Schools
- US News - Best Graduate Schools - Best Photography Programs
- SmartSchoolFinder - Photography Schools
- Photography Degrees
- Trade-schools.net
- Photography Schools - Photographer Career Training
- Evergreen Valley College, San Jose Arts, Photography
- San Jose City College
- DeAnza College, Cupertino
Photography
Department, CAD and
Digital
Imaging
- Mission College, Santa Clara - Graphic and Multimedia Design
- West Valley College, Saratoga - Photography
- Foothill College, Los Altos Hills - Photography
- Gavilan College, Gilroy
Fine
Arts, Computer Graphics and
Design, Digital
Media
- Cabrillo College, Aptos
(Santa Cruz area)
- Santa Clara University
- Art and Art History, Computer
Engineering
- San Jose State University
- Art & Design, Computer
Engineering
- Cogwell Polytechnical College, Sunnyvale
- Carrington
College, Graphic Design
- Stanford University - Departmment of Art
- College of San Mateo
Photography
Dept.
- UC Santa Cruz Art Department
- Ohlone College, Fremont,
Photography
Certificate
- Cal State East Bay - Art, Communication
- UC Berkeley - Department of Art Practice
- City College of San Francisco
Photography
Dept.
- San Francisco State University - Liberal and Creative Arts, Conceptual Information Arts
- Academy of Art University, San Francisco
- San Francisco Art Institute
- California College of the Arts, San Francisco and Oakland
- Expression College for Digital Arts
- University of the
Pacific, Stockton - Dept.
of Visual Arts
- Napa Valley College,
Photography
- CSU Monterey Bay - Communication Design, Teledramatic Arts and Technology
- Monterey Peninsula College, Photography Dept.
- Sierra College,
Rocklin - Photography
- Modesto Junior College - Photography
- Fresno City
College - Photography
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Art & Design, Graphic Communication,
- Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara
- UC Santa Barbara - Arts, Media Arts and Technology
- Santa Barbara City College
- Photography
Concentration
- Ventura College
- Photography
Dept.
- CalArts, Valencia
- Moorpark College - Photography Dept.
- Santa Monica College - Photography
Dept.
- UCLA - School of Arts and Architecture, Design/Media Arts
- USC - School of Fine Arts
- Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
- El Camino College, Torrance, Photography Dept.
- Rio Hondo College,
Whittier, Photography
- Long Beach City College - Art & Photography
- Riverside City College - Photography
- Orange Coast
College, Costa Mesa - School of
Photography
- San Diego City College
- Photography
- The Art Institutes (nationwide)
- New York Institute of Photography
- Rhode Island
School of Design - Photography
- Photography Schools
- Nikon School of Photography
- Profotos.com: Photography Schools
- Photography Schools
- All Art Schools: Photography Programs
- Short Courses: Digital Cameras and Photography
- BetterPhoto.com online photo courses
- Photography Schools Online - Top Online Photography Colleges
- PETAP - Best Online Film and Photography Schools
- Onlineeducation.net
- Online Photography Schools
- KelbyTraining.com
Created by Ronald Horii 9/14/05, updated 9/7/12 |
