Technical Tidbits

These are some of the places I visit to pick up great technical tidbits of information.

Places to Learn about Photography & Cameras
This is a list of resources I have used to improve my knowledge about photography, cameras and Photoshop.
Clickin Moms Forum
The Info Palette - Damien
Ken Rockwell
I ♥ Faces
Digital Photography School

Calculators
Understanding Depth of Field and knowing when you will find beautiful light outdoors are two fundamentals the pros use.
Depth of Field
Golden Hour

Monitor Calibration
Calibrating is a must if you expect consistent results in printing.  I chose to buy the X-rite eye-one display 2 and found out that my monitor was pretty spot on, but it does tend to vary a bit over time and I need to trust what my eyes are seeing since I have Sentiments by Sarah where color matching is key. I was completely clueless on how to make the thing work, but these two sets of instructions were SO helpful.

Sarah Wilkerson - calibrating with the i1d2
Damien Symonds - calibrating with the i1d2 


Misc. Topics I didn't want to lose

Rules for new Camera Owners
Stop Shooting in Auto
Len Sharpness Testing
Tedious Explanation of the f/stop