Photographer’s Online Resources

What kind of resources are there online for the up and coming photographer?  TONS.  But here are the most frequent destinations that I visit on a regular basis, broken down by category.  In researching the various links below you’ll find a tremendous amount of resources for learning and improving your craft.  You’ll also find links to those who I currently consider some of the greatest wedding photographers of our generation.  I put a good amount of time into making this list, so if you are linking back to it please also comment that you are doing so.  Also if you have recommendations on additional resources or suggestions for sites or blogs to be added to this list I would love to hear from you – just leave a comment and I’d be happy to look into it.  Thanks!  -Mike

Off-camera Lighting:

• Strobist
• Tangents by NeilvN
• Photoflex LiteBlog
• PocketWizard Blog
• Profoto USA Blog

Digital Photography News, Reviews and Insights:

• The F STOP
• Joe McNally’s Blog
• Photozone.de (MTF Charts and the most comprehensive scientific analysis for most bodies/lenses)
• DPReview (Prosumer level reviews)
• The Digital Picture (Real World reviews)
• Rob Galbraith
• A Photo Editor
• Lighting Rumours
• Canon Rumors
• Nikon Rumors

Branding and Marketing:

• Tofurious
• Paperie Boutique
• Style Me Pretty
• Sarah Q Design

Website/Blog Design Companies:

• Big Folio
• Blu Domain
• Creative Motion Design
• PhotoBiz
• Intothedarkroom
• ProPhoto Blogs
• Showit Sites

Photography Forums:

• Fredmiranda.com
• Canon Digital Photography Forums
• Digital Wedding Forums
• Nikonians

Photographic Labs that we have first-hand experience with:

• Simply Color Lab
• Canvas on Demand Pro (Our canvas supplier of choice)
• White House Custom Color
• Miller’s Professional Imaging (Our lab of choice)
• Black River Imaging (Our guestbook supplier of choice)

Album Companies whose albums we have first-hand experience with:

• Finao
• Graphistudio
• PictoBooks (Our album provider of choice)
• Forbeyon
• Zookbinders

I have heard good things about:

• Queensberry
• Renaissance Albums

Photography Magazines:

• Arizona Highways
• Popular Photography
• Professional Photographer
• Shutterbug
• Digital Photo Pro
• Rangefinder (I have authored articles for this magazine – see HERE)
• Photo District News

Tutorials and live learning:

• Creative Live
• Layers Magazine
• Lynda.com

HDSLR / Cinema:

• CheesyCam
• Planet5d
• EOSHD
• Cinema5d
• Vincent Laforet’s Blog
• Philip Bloom
• Stillmotion
• DSLRMotion
• Zacuto

Tech News & Reviews:

• CNET
• Engadget
• Gizmodo
• Android Central
• Slashdot
• Wired
• Anandtech

Photographers whose image style influences yours truly:

• Greg Gibson – Based in Washington, D.C.
• Dina Douglas – Based in Los Angeles, CA
• Jerry Ghionis – Based in Victoria, Australia
• Todd Laffler – Based in Scotch Plains, NJ
• Bruce Dorn – Based in Prescott, AZ
• Yervant – Based in Victoria, Australia

Videographers whose cinema style influences yours truly:

• Michael Y. Wong
• Joe Simon