Appendix C: Resources
When it comes to learning photography, there’s never been more information and resources available. The immediate feedback of digital capture and elimination of consumable expenses, like film and processing, make it easy to keep practicing and developing new skills. Online learning sites, how-to DVDs by top pros, iPad apps, books, workshops, magazines, and trade shows all help put high-quality, reasonably priced photographic education within the reach of just about everyone.
For this appendix, I pulled together the best of the best here for you. These are the resources that have helped me grow as photographer, craftsman, and businessperson. I continue to turn to these resources daily to keep learning, improving, and striving to be the best I can be. In this appendix, you find my favorite resources to help you learn more about using the Canon Speedlite System, lighting, posing, working with handheld flashes, starting and maintaining a business, and improving your photography in general. I include my favorite websites, workshops, iPad apps, trade shows, trade associations, DVDs, books, and equipment.
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Websites and Online Learning
Creative Edge. www.creativeedge.com
creativeLIVE. www.creativelive.com
Kelby Training. www.kelbytraining.com
Lighting Essentials. www.lighting-essentials.com
Lynda.com. www.lynda.com
Model Mayhem. www.modelmayhem.com
One Model Place. www.onemodelplace.com
Photo Resource Hub. http://photoresourcehub.com
PhotoshopCAFE. www.photoshopcafe.com
PhotoTraining4U. www.phototraining4u.com
Salvatore Cincotta, Training for Professional Photographers. www.behindthe shutter.com
Steele Training: Photography Tutorials and Courses by Phil Steele. www.steele training.com
Strobist. www.strobist.com
Studio Styles. www.studiostyles.net
DVDs and Video Downloads
Bambi Cantrell’s Weddings Volume 3 DVD: The Language of Lighting and Posing DVD. http://cantrellportrait.com/extra/online_store.php
Bob Davis’s A Master’s Approach DVD. http://davisimpact.wordpress.com/2008/ 01/28/a-masters-approach-with-bob-davis-dvd-finally-here
Boudoir Photography with Master Craftsman Photographer James Schmelzer DVD. www.amazon.com/Boudoir-Photography-Craftsmen-Photographer-Schmelzer/dp/ B006M4D0NC
Damien Lovegrove’s Speedlight Mastery DVD. www.lovegroveconsulting.com/dvds.aspx
Damien Lovegrove’s Studio Portraits DVD. www.lovegroveconsulting.com/dvds.aspx
Dean Collins DVDs. www.software-cinema.com/trainers/6/dean-collins
Don Chick Confident Photographer DVD Series. www.donchick.com/store
Don Giannatti’s Lighting Essentials Advanced: Creating Dimension with Light. www.dongiannatti.com
Don Giannatti’s Lighting Essentials Basics: Understanding Subject Centric Light. www.dongiannatti.com
Doug Gordon’s Posing DVDs. http://douggordonworkshops.myshopify.com/collections/ videos
Evans Creative Training Downloads. www.evanscreativetraining.com/products.html
Frank Doorhof’s Lighting DVDs. www.frankdoorhof.com/shop2
Hanson Fong’s Posing DVDs. www.hansonfong.com
Inspiring Beauty: Photographic Techniques of Matthew Jordan Smith DVD. www.software-cinema.com/training/photography/matthew-jordan-smith/131/inspiring- beauty-photographic-techniques-of-matthew-jordan-smith
Jack Reznicki’s Lighting Essentials DVD. www.software-cinema.com/training/ photography/jack-reznicki/18/lighting-essentials
Joe McNally’s The Language of Light DVD Set. www.joemcnally.com/blog/ the-language-of-light
Joel Grimes Video Tutorials. www.joelgrimesworkshops.com/Joel_Grimes_Photography/Video_Tutorials.html
Joey Lawrence’s Session with Joey L DVD or Download. www.joeyl.com/shop/package/session-with-joey-l
Karl Taylor’s Photography Masterclass DVD. www.karltaylorphotography.com/learn-photography-dvd-series.htm
Ken Cook’s Facial Analysis and Corrective Lighting Double Volume DVD. www.cooksphotography.com/Seminars.aspx
Ken Sklute’s Location Lighting for the Wedding Photographer DVD. www. software-cinema.com/training/photography/ken-sklute/20/location-lighting-for-the- wedding-photographer
Mark Wallace’s Studio Lighting Essentials DVD. www.studiolightingessentials.com
Mike Larson’s Photographic Business and Lighting DVD Set. www.sunbounce.com/en/workshops/mike-larsons-photographic-business-and-lighting-lecture-dvd/mike-larson-dvd-3.html
Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography for Everyone. www.software-cinema.com/trainers/14/monte-zucker
Peter Hurley’s The Art Behind the Headshot. www.peterhurley.com/dvd
PhotoVison DVDs and Online Training. www.photovisionvideo.com
Scott Kelby’s Lighting DVDs. http://kelbytraining.com/dvds
Shannon Michelle’s boo.dwa Workshop DVD. www.shannon-michelle.com
Strobist Lighting Seminar DVD Set. http://mpex.com/strobist-lighting-seminar-dvd-box-set.html
Tim Kelly Portrait Lighting and Marketing DVDs. http://timkellyportraits.com/ proshop
Tony Corbell’s Portrait Lighting on Location DVD. www.software-cinema.com/training/photography/tony-corbell/21/portrait-lighting-on-location
TriCoast Wireless Flash TTL 2 DVD Set. http://tricoastseniors.photobiz.com/cart/product_detail.cfm?productID=159309&categoryID=29200
Zack Arias’s OneLight DVD. www.zackarias.com/workshop/onelight-dvd
iPad Apps
DSLR Camera Remote Professional Edition. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dslr-camera-remote-professional/id316771002?mt=8
Fashion & Beauty Photography Lighting Secrets by Karl Taylor. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fashion-beauty-lighting-secrets/id386806696?mt=8
iRelease. www.ireleaseapp.com
Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook. http://kubotaimagetools.com/lighting-notebook/app.html
Light It Digital Magazine. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-it-digital-magazine/id 455243692?mt=8
Lights, Camera, Capture! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lights-camera-capture/id 399732384
RadioPopper JrX Guide. http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/rp-jrx-guide/id459281316?mt=8
Sylights (lighting diagrams creator and community). www.sylights.com
Books
Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook: 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers, Kevin Kubota, 2011
Lights, Camera, Capture: Creative Lighting Techniques for Digital Photographers, Bob Davis, 2010
Workshops
After Dark Education. www.afterdarkedu.com
Bob and Dawn Davis Workshops. www.davisworkshops.com
Damien Lovegrove. www.lovegroveconsulting.com
Doug Gordon Workshops. www.douggordonworkshops.myshopify.com
FisheyeConnect. www.fisheyeconnect.com
Joel Grimes. www.joelgrimesworkshops.com
Kubota Digital Bootcamp. www.kubotaimagetools.com
Lighting Essentials Workshops. www.learntolight.com
Salvatore Cincotta Workshops. www.behindtheshutter.com
Santa Fe Workshops. www.santafeworkshops.com
Skips Summer School. www.mei500.com
TriCoast Photography Workshops. http://tricoastphoto.com/blog/about
Zack Arias OneLight Workshops. www.zackarias.com/workshop
Trade Shows
Imaging USA. www.imagingusa.org
PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo. www.photoplusexpo.com
Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers. www.swppusa.com
Wedding Photographers Association (WPPI). www.wppionline.com
Magazines
Photo District News. www.pdnonline.com
Professional Photographer Magazine. www.ppmag.com
Rangefinder. www.rangefinderonline.com
Associations
Your local Professional Photographers of America affiliate group
Find your local Strobist group on Google.
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). www.asmp.org
Professional Photographers of America (PPA). www.ppa.com
Light Modifiers
Enlight. www.orbisflash.com
ExpoImaging. www.expoimaging.com
F.J. Westcott. www.fjwestcott.com
Fotodiox. www.fotodiox.com
Foursquare. www.lightwaredirect.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=LightwareDirect&Category_Code=GSR
Gary Fong Lightsphere. www.garyfongestore.com
Honey Grids. www.honeycombgrids.com
Honl Photo. www.honlphoto.com
Lastolite. www.lastolite.us
Mola Softlights. www.mola-light.com
Photek. www.photekusa.com
Light Stands
Manfrotto 5001B. www.manfrotto.com/nano-black-stand
Photogenic. www.photogenic.com
Reflectors
California Sunbounce. www.sunbounce.com
Eyelighter. www.theeyelighter.com
F.J. Westcott. www.fjwestcott.com
Foam Core Stands. www.foamcorestands.com
Lastolite. www.lastolite.us
Brackets
F.J. Westcott. www.fjwestcott.com
Foursquare. www.lightwaredirect.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=LightwareDirect&Category_Code=GSR
Frio Cold Shoe Adapter. www.friocoldshoe.com
IDC Photo. www.idcphotovideo.com/store/lighting
Lovegrove Consulting. www.lovegroveconsulting.com/lovegrove_collection.aspx
MF-X II. www.ep-designs.com
Lenses
Canon. www.usa.canon.com
Lensbaby. www.lensbaby.com
Radio Triggers and Remotes
PocketWizard. www.pocketwizard.com
PocketWizard Accessories. www.hildozine.com
RadioPopper. www.radiopopper.com
Vello. www.vellogear.com
Backdrops and Support Systems
Backgrounds by Maheu. www.backgroundsbymaheu.com
Barbour Backdrops. www.barbourbackdrops.com
Drop it Modern. www.dropitmodern.com
Pro Photo Connect. www.prophotoconnect.com
Cords and Cables
Michael Bass Designs. www.michaelbass.blogspot.com
Off-Camera Gear E-TTL Cord. www.ocfgear.com
Equipment for Tethered Shooting
Tether Tools. www.tethertools.com
Filters
ExpoImaging. www.expoimaging.com
Honl Photo. www.honlphoto.com
Lastolite. www.lastolite.us
LEE Filters. www.leefilters.com
Rosco International. www.rosco.com
Bags and Cases
Lightware Direct. www.lightwaredirect.com
Think Tank Photo. www.thinktankphoto.com
StandBagger. www.standbagger.com