Directory of Techniques and Styles Resources

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General photography techniques. Sites in this category should provide tips and techniques or include photographs with an explanation of how the photograph was taken. This may include use of the equipment, composing the photograph, visualizing the shot, interacting with subjects, or interacting with clients. This does not include pictures of models or subjects without explanation or commercial sites which do not include a tutorial section.

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• Panoramic and 360°
• Pinhole
• Polaroid Processes
• Road Photography
• Tilt Shift
• Toy Camera
• Underwater
• Workshops and Courses

Resources in This Category

• Farzad's 5-stop Approach

  http://www.spotmetering.com/pentaxsp/
  Spotmeter technique uses Farzad's simplified 5-stop approach that can be used with all films.

• Fotoopa

  http://users.skynet.be/fotoopa/
  Experimental, primarily high-speed photography, explained in English and Dutch.

• How to Photograph Holiday Lights

  http://www.nyip.com/ezine/holidays/holidaylights.html
  Article from the New York Institute of Photography. Site offers tips how to make quality photos with the assortment of illumination that is displayed during the holidays.

• Large Format Photography

  http://www.largeformatphotography.info/
  A non-commercial community of large format photographers. Includes a selection of primers, how-to articles, user reviews of equipment and a discussion forum.

• Spot Metering

  http://spotmetering.com/
  The site is an overview of a simplified (5-stop) spot metering book, including links to cheat sheets for many of today's 35mm and digital cameras.

• Unblinking Eye

  http://unblinkingeye.com/
  Features technical articles on darkroom techniques, historical and alternative processes and print finishing. Includes developer formulary, developing times, travelogues and image galleries.

• Weather Photography

  http://www.weatherscapes.com/
  Photos and timelapse video clips of clouds, atmospheric optics, lightning and astronomy. Extensive how-to information on weather photography.

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