Photography websites

Fstoppers

Nikon Rumors 

Photo Rumors

Canon Rumors

DxOMark

DPReview 

B & H

 

Learn Photography

Polk Museum of Art Classes

creativeLIVE (learn photography or software online)

Lynda.com (learn software online)

Strobist (learn to use your flash)

Learn Lightroom in 30 min (not really but it’s a start!)

CreativeLIVE Lightroom Course (really learn it)

 

Other Helpful Sites

PolkMuseumofArt.org

';--have i been pwned? - Find out if your accounts have been compromised

Equifax Credit Freeze

TransUnion Credit Freeze

Experian Credit Freeze

TimeandDate.com - Time calculator

Send.FireFox.com - Send big files to someone

Squoosh.app (resize a photo) - Resize a photo- that’s it!

Technology Links

 ARS Technica

 The Verge

Sophos Naked Security

Infragard

Speed Test

LogMeIn

LastPass

ITProTV

TWiT.TV


 




 

 

NPS

Photography Software

(Note: You need both an editing program like Photoshop and an organizing program like Lightroom. Some programs like ACDsee does both)

Adobe Lightroom Classic & Photoshop ($10 per month) (My organizing and editing software of choice)

ACDsee Ultamate ($99) - Powerful and FAST editing and organizing software

Darktable (Free Lightroom Alternative) - Organizing

GIMP (Free Photoshop Alternative) - Editing

Liminar ($138) - Photo editing and organizing with an emphasis on automatic retouching and editing

Affinity Photo ($49) - Editing

PortraitPro Studio ($69) - Portrait retouching software

Animoto ($96 to $264 per year) - Animated slide/video show software

ImageResizer - Window image resizing tool

Video Editing Software

Adobe Premiere Pro ($21 per month) (My software of choice)

DaVinci Resolve (Free or $299)

Audio Editing Software

Adobe Audition ($21 per month)

Audacity (Free)

Drawing/Vector Software

Adobe Illustrator ($21 per month)

Inkscape (free)

Computer Animation Software

Adobe Affer Effects ($21 per month)

Blender (free)

My favorite photographers

Jordi Koalitic

Stuart Paton

Vladimir Rys

Peter Stewart

Frank Doorhof 

Trey Ratcliff 

Jeremy Cowart 

Peter McKinnon

Sean Tucker

Chase Jarvis