Scott & Joyce's Favorite Links

This is a list of photographers, workshops, books, and videos which we have found useful and/or who's work we especially admire. The list is not exhaustive, but in our opinion they are all worth a look. I’m sure there are many others we are not yet familiar with!

We would be remiss without thanking Mr. Sean Glumace for the help he gave in the construction of this web site. He is an instructor and systems manager at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. Not only is he an excellent teacher but he is very patient in giving people like me the extra office time needed to become successful. He is also a fabulous graphic artist, and has done some really amazing projects. Check out his work at www.glumace.com.

www.dpreview.com This site has a wealth of up-to-date information on all phases of photography. Keep up on new products, check out extended (and I do mean extended) equipment tests, participate in forums on most anything you are interested in, etc. This site is rather unique in that the moderator doesn't tolerate any uncivil behavior! This is the site which I use for my home page.
www.digital-images.net Ron Resnick is an excellent photographer and teacher. His eBook is excellent, and he has just come out with a rather comprehensive video series. Difficult concepts to grasp, but well worth the effort it takes.
www.fredmiranda.com Fred Miranda has a wealth of information on his site. There are many galleries of other photographers for examination.
www.dykinga.com Jack Dykinga is a fabulous photographer and teacher. I have taken two workshops from him and greatly admire his work.
www.johnshawphoto.com Another great photographer and teacher. His books are excellent. His eBook is as good as it gets. His 2 day workshops are well worth your effort, although he only does 4 per year.
www.luminous-landscape.com Michael Reichmann has put together a another site with a tremendous variety of useful information. Many very good tutorials are for sale at this site, as well as a wealth of other very useful material.
www.mountainlight.com This is the site of the late Galen and Barbara Rowell. They were both incredible photographers who left us much too soon. The Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, California is well worth a visit. What Galen did with Velvia 35mm slide film is amazing.
www.tomulrichphotos.com Tom Ulrich is another photographer who’s work just plain dazzles me. Animals and birds are indeed his friends. He has a portfolio of stock photos which has got to be one of the most extensive in the world! He is one of the teachers at the Rocky Mountain Writers and Photographers workshop mentioned below. While shooting with him I have actually come up with a couple of pretty good bird images, which is definitely not my strength!
www.kenrockwell.com Ken has a wealth of tips on both equipment and technique. I find his site very refreshing and I am sure you will find something of interest there! It doesn't always have to be complicated or expensive!!! What a unique idea...

www.photosafaris.com Joseph Van Os conducts trips to exotic destinations all over the world. A first class operation with many very well-known photographers serving as instructors. I traveled with them on a week-long trip to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Many of the images in the Grand Staircase-Escalante Gallery section were taken on that trip. A fabulous adventure and highly recommended.
www.rmowp.org The Rocky Mountain Writers and Photographers conduct a yearly photo workshop in Estes Park, Colorado, just outside Rocky Mountain National Park. It is conducted by 3 professionals and limited to 12 participants. Great experience and very reasonably priced, I have done it twice.
www.leppinstitute.com George Lepp is an excellent photographer and writer in his own right, and one of his real strengths is the school he has set up in Los Osos, California. He recently sold it and moved to Colorado, but remains active in an advisory role. Instruction is great and his classroom is state of the art. A wide variety of classes are offered, most with field work. I have taken two classes specifically dealing with Photoshop and have benefited greatly.

Tim Grey (www.timgrey.com) I have read Photo Finish (with Jon Canfield), Color Confidence, Photoshop CS2 Workflow, Photoshop
For Nature Photographers (with Ellen Anon) and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide. All are excellent and I would recommend anything written by him. He has a very easy to read style. And also, he is a fabulous teacher having previously worked for the Lepp Institute and now heading up the digital imaging work being done at Microsoft.
Digital Photography by Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, and Tim Grey. A general book on digital photography, from basic to complex.
Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 by Bruce Fraser. If you use Photoshop with camera RAW, this is the book for you. Bruce passed on recently but has left us a tremendous body of work.
How to Wow, Photoshop for Photography by Jack Davis & Ben Willmore. This is a wealth of tips on all sorts of Photoshop stuff, not a tutorial as such. Something for everyone in this one. If you have a specific question, you will probably find the answer here.
Mastering Digital Printing by Harald Johnson. Although copyrighted in 2003 this is still a timely wealth of information regarding printing of digital images.
Photoshop Field Guide by John Shaw. I generally don’t like reading eBooks on the computer, so I just print them out and have Kinko’s bind them. This book covers a variety of techniques, primarily in Photoshop, and is excellent. I use several of his suggestions in my own personal workflow.
The Photoshop CS2 Book For Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. Scott is one of the best known Photoshop users, and this book is a gem. He is a funny guy. He also co-hosts PhotoshopTV, which is a very valuable Podcast.
Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS2 by Deke McClelland. While a little pricey, this series of 3 DVDs covers everything you would like to know about Photoshop. Deke has a fun and easy style which makes this very watchable.

Software:

ProShow Gold by Photodex. If you need to make a slideshow, this program is amazing. You can easily control all parts of the show from timing to audio tracks, then put the results on a DVD or CD for distribution or even boring your family by showing the vacation pictures on your TV! Can you remember the old family slide shows for friends??? This is even BETTER!!!
Adobe Photoshop. This is the classic program for image editing. If you can't do it with Photoshop it probably doesn't need to be done! Only problem with the program is the vertical learning curve! But once you get it there is not much you can't do.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. This my new favorite program for image editing. It has a classic interface, very highly organized and easy to use. It was in beta for over a year. Adobe spent the time getting input from photographers and making adjustments accordingly. And the learning curve is much more gradual!
Nikon Capture NX. While somewhat difficult to master and rather incomplete in features, it is the only program which will read all the internal shooting settings of Nikon cameras. Out-of-the-camera RAW captures are much better with Capture NX than any other program I have used, but in general Nikon users deserve better.