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This is not an N4C endorsement of the commercial aspects of these sites.

Photography Organizations

Organization Link

N4C North Central Camera Club Council

http://n4c.us

PSA Photography Society of America
(N4C has been a member of PSA for over 50 years

http://www.psa-photo.org

List of Photography Clubs & Organizations - "The Big List"

http://www.bigphotolist.com

 

 

Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Description Link
CS6 Launch Center by NAPP with tutorials http://www.photoshopuser.com/cs6
Recent articles and news about PS http://photoshop.alltop.com/
Adobe TV Tutorials from Adobe http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/
Now including Photoshop CS6
Photoshop Tutorials by Julieanne Kost http://www.jkost.com/photoshop.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/photoshop-training-videos
Now including Photoshop CS6

PhotoshopUserTV Produced by NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) Photoshop tutorials and news.

http://www.photoshopusertv.com/
Photoshop Tutorials nicely categorized. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/

Photoshop Workbench tutorials by Mark Johnson (previously on RadiantVista)

http://www.msjphotography.com/
Top 40 Photoshop Lessons by Deke McClelland http://blog.lynda.com/category/dekes-photoshop-top-40/
This is a "countdown". To watch in sequence, page ahead to start at #40.
http://blog.lynda.com/category/dekes-photoshop-top-40/page/5/
Photoshop Tip of the Day by Julieanne Kost http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/

Photoshop Killer Tips by Matt Kloskowski

http://www.photoshopkillertips.com
InvestInTech - Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Live Photoshop. Links, brushes, plugins, tutorials... http://www.investintech.com/resources/blog/adobe-photoshop-ultimate-collection/

Photoshop with Matt (Video) by Peachpit

http://www.peachpit.com/podcasts/channel.aspx?c=f833aac7-8922-4a01-b1d4-e10805e67b6a

Digital Grin with tutorials

http://dgrin.smugmug.com

Photoshop News by Adobe

http://photoshopnews.com

Light’s Right Studio – Digital Darkroom

http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/digital-
darkroom.htm

Reflective Images by Gary Tonhouse, Tutorials

http://www.reflectiveimages.com

Shanzcan Photoshop Tutorials

http://www.shanzcan.com/photoshopahol.html
PhotoshopStar Tutorials http://www.photoshopstar.com/tutorials-page/

Restoration and Retouching Tutorials

http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/index.php

General Index to Photoshop & Photography Resources

http://www.photofoolery.com/index.php

Photoshop for Photographers – Tutorials, Actions, Downloads

http://epaperpress.com/psphoto

Photoshop Plug-ins – Reviews and Free Filter Plug-ins

http://www.freephotoshop.com/index.htm

Photoshop Plug-ins

http://photoshop.pluginsworld.com
Plug-in Resource by Rick Sammon - Examples http://pluginexperience.com/Home.html
Filters and Plugins by Richard Rosenman http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/downloads/
Textures - Use in layers to create effects

http://www.flickr.com/groups/textures4layers/
http://www.cgtextures.com/

Adobe Studio Exchange – Scripts, Actions, etc. for all Adobe Products

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm
Photoshop Action Kits

http://www.elated.com/actionkits

Russell Brown Photoshop, Great Tutorials

http://russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

Luminous Landscape – Tutorials

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/index.shtml
Bert Monroy Photoshop Techniques http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/
http://www.bertmonroy.com/

Earthbound Light Photo Tips

http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips.html
click on "Archives" for a listing
PSD Box Tutorials by Andrei Oprinca http://www.psdbox.com/category/tutorials/

Clive Haynes Many Photo & Photoshop Tips Indexed

http://www.crhfoto.co.uk/knowhowlist.htm

Tutorial Whiz – Photoshop Tutorials

http://tutorialwiz.com/tutorials/special_effects/1.html

Photoshop Action Exchange – Action Central

http://atncentral.com/
Planet Photoshop - Tutorials, Tips & News

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/
Photoshop Training & Tutorials

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/
Adobe Bridge Exchange (Scripts) http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?
event=productHome&exc=20

 

 

Adobe Lightroom (LR) Tutorials and Information

Description

Link
LR4 Launch Center by NAPP with tutorials http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom4
Recent articles and news about LR http://lightroom.alltop.com/
LR Tutorials by Julieanne Kost http://www.jkost.com/lightroom.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/lightroom-training-videos
Now including Lightroom 4
Adobe TV - LR Tutorials from Adobe http://tv.adobe.com/product/lightroom/
Now including Lightroom 4
LR Adobe Help and Support http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshoplightroom/
What's New in LR4 by Laura Shoe http://laurashoe.com/videos/whats-new-in-lightroom-4/whats-new-in-lightroom-4.html
LR 4.0 Official User Guide (.pdf) http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/lightroom_4_help.pdf
Online help: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/index.html
LR 3.0 Official User Guide (.pdf) http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/3.0/Using/lightroom_3_help.pdf
LR 2.0 Official User Guide (.pdf) http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/2.0/lightroom_2_help.pdf
LR 1.0 Official User Guide (.pdf) http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/1.0/help.pdf
LR 1.0 Getting Started Guide (.pdf) http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/lightroom/pdfs/
lightroom_ gettingstarted_lo.pdf
Adobe LR Tips & Tutorials http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/
LR YouTube Channel of LR Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/AdobeLightroom/videos and
http://www.youtube.com/user/thelightroomlab#g/u
LR Blog by Sean McCormack http://lightroom-blog.com/
LR News by Adobe http://lightroom-news.com/
LR Tutorials by Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/
Lightroom Journal. Tips & Advice straight from the LR Team http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/
The Lightroom Queen. Great free Shortcuts List http://www.lightroomqueen.com/
LR4 Shortcuts for Windows only:
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/downloads/shortcuts/lightroom_shortcuts_40_win.pdf
LR4 Shortcuts for Mac only:
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/downloads/shortcuts/lightroom_shortcuts_40_mac.pdf
 
Jeffrey Friedl's LR Blog http://regex.info/blog/category/camera-equipment/lightroom/
Hue, Saturation, Luminance Adjustments http://mulita.com/training/sample-dev3/
Forums dedicated to support of LR http://www.lightroomforums.net/
Tips, tricks, tutorials & more for LR users http://thelightroomlab.com/
PhotoPresets with One-Click WOW! Free presets for LR by Jack Davis http://www.ononesoftware.com/photopresets-wow.php
Inside LR - Tips and Presets http://inside-lightroom.com/
Layers Magazine LR Tutorials http://www.layersmagazine.com/category/lightroom/
LR Resource Center Tutorials http://www.photoshopsupport.com/lightroom/tutorials.html
LR 1.0 Video Tutorials by Michael Tapes http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/Photoshop_LR/01/
LR 4.0 Keyboard Shortcuts by Adobe Labs Lightroom 4.0 Keyboard Shortcuts in Chapter 16 of this pdf:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/lightroom_4_help.pdf
LR 3.0 Keyboard Shortcuts by Adobe Labs http://blogs.adobe.com/edtechatadobe/files/edtechatadobe/lightroom_3_shortcuts.pdf
LR 2.0 Keyboard Shortcuts by Adobe Labs http://blogs.adobe.com/edtechatadobe/files/edtechatadobe/lightroom_2_shortcuts.pdf
Photography Bay Great LR Resources http://www.photographybay.com/2007/12/17/
28-great-adobe-lightroom-resources
LR Gallery Web Templates http://lightroomgalleries.com/
LR blog emphasizing web galleries http://theturninggate.net/blog/?c=Lightroom
LR Tips -The Image Space by Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/
LR Presets http://www.profiphotos.com/
   

Apple iPad, iPhone Photography Applications

Description

Link
Using Apps & the App Store. Basic tips. http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2008665
BestAppSite Reviews of the best apps found by topic across the App Store. http://www.bestappsite.com/reviews/photography/
This is the listing for the "photography" topic
Adobe Photoshop Touch, The App http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-touch.html
Touch Tutorials on AdobeTV http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-touch/
An Introduction to Photoshop Touch for the iPad and Android by KelbyTV http://kelbytv.com/photoshopusertv/2012/02/29/an-introduction-to-photoshop-touch-for-the-ipad-and-android/
Exploring Photoshop Touch for the iPad and Android by KelbyTV http://kelbytv.com/photoshopusertv/2012/02/29/exploring-photoshop-touch-for-the-ipad-and-android/
Photosmith 2 app. Think of this as the Lightroom Library Module on your iPad https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photosmith/id427757668?mt=8
Lightroom-to-iPad Workflow by Jeffrey Friedl http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/ipad-howto2
Nikon Camera Manuals http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/manual-viewer/id468999172
MoonSeeker app. Provides a list of LUNAR PHASES, a CALENDAR view, a FLAT VIEW COMPASS and an AUGMENTED REALITY CAMERA 3-D VIEW showing the lunar path and its hour intervals. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-seeker/id375612556?mt=8
SunSeeker app. Provides a FLAT VIEW COMPASS and an AUGMENTED REALITY CAMERA 3-D VIEW showing the solar path, its hour intervals, its winter and summer solstice paths, rise and set times and more and a MAP VIEW showing solar direction for each daylight hour. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sun-seeker-3d-augmented-reality/id330247123?mt=8
GoSkyWatch app. Astronomy Guide. Displays the sky view at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goskywatch-planetarium/id284980812?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D6

http://www.gosoftworks.com/GoSkyWatch/GoSkyWatch.html
Simply HDR app. Turn your photo in a vibrant HDR with unparalleled ranges of light and detail https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simply-hdr/id438948516?mt=8
True HDR app. Create beautiful full-resolution HDR https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/true-hdr/id340741871?mt=8
Camera+ app. Packed with useful features your standard camera app doesn’t include https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camera+/id329670577?mt=8
 http://campl.us/
Magic Shutter app. This is a tool for make light trial and motion blur photos, not a night camera! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-shutter/id408256708?mt=8
Simple DoF app. A simple and free Depth of Field Calculator https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-dof/id412384880?mt=8
PhotoBuddy app. Your personal assistant in all photographic matters. It provides convenient ways to help professionals and amateurs calculate some of the most needed camera settings. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photobuddy/id290785551?mt=8
   
   

Other Photography Related Sites

Description

Link
Naturescapes A resource for Nature Photographers. Check all the Article Categories http://www.naturescapes.net/docs/index.php/articles
Alltop collects the headlines of the latest stories from the sites and blogs that cover a topic. Search for Photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc. http://alltop.com/
http://my.alltop.com/scottkelby
The Mindful Eye. Education and Inspiration for the Mind and Spirit of the Photographer.  (previously on RadiantVista)

http://www.tmelive.com

Join (free)
click on "Content" and explore.
The Best Photography Resources for Kids and Teens http://dealnews.com/pages/articles/best-photography-resources-kids-teens/
Photography Laws (legal) by Photography Bay

http://www.photographybay.com/photography-laws/
Photographer's Rights - when stopped or confronted for photography. http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
Copyright Information http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html
http://www.copyright.gov/
Kuler: Find and create color themes. Use color wheel or create from an image. Great for website design. http://kuler.adobe.com/
Reference Images for color & BW. Use to view monitor, check printers & projectors.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/test_images.html

Picture Correct General Photography Tips

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/

Steve’s DigiCam Digital Camera Info and Reviews

http://www.steves-digicams.com

Vivid Light Photography Web Magazine

http://www.vividlight.com

Digital Info Specializing in Nikon & Canon

http://www.nikondigital.org
The Big List Photo Resources http://www.bigphotolist.com
Lighting by Strobist http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/
lighting-101-start-here.html
Lighting Tips for Photographers http://www.delmarfans.com/lighting-tips-photography/
HDR - High Dynamic Range. Photomatix Software. http://www.hdrsoft.com/
Helicon Focus is a program that creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas. http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html
George Lepp article:
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/component/zine/article/359-unlimited-sharpness-with-helicon-focus.html?q=helicon#
More Articles:
http://d-studio.com.ua/products/helicon_focus/articles/index.html
Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines http://www.updig.org/

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