Where & What to Learn

[scubi]

Hi
I have had my 10D now for about two weeks and its fantastic. No more paying out cash for bad prints.
I think this is a fanatstic Forum and there are a number of people that know whats going on in the digital field.

My question is, what course or what do you read to get to know all about colors, color space, white balance & working with digital photos etc.
The 10D manual just tells you that it is Color space, but I need to know why you use it etc.

Where did you guys learn all this info, any of you take courses.
Thanks for a great Forum guys keep it up. I will keep reading, but I need more.
Thanks
Vaughan

[KarlJones]

Oh my, the list is way too long. Just start with something like The Luminous Landscape.com (http://luminous-landscape.com/). Lots of great stuff in there to get you started. Good luck!

[w10d]

Karl's suggestion is a good starting point, even a few Google searches will soon give you more info than you can handle :)

Not sure that courses are such a good idea, you may be best learning this stuff at your own pace, and many courses are out of date before you've even started them.

my 2 cents...

[scubi]

Thank you guys for your help.
I will just keep on reading all your advice, it's all great.
Thanks
Vaughan

[Jesper]

http://www.normankoren.com was my intro into digital darkroom techniques. It has a lot of info on colour spaces, calibrating and profiling your monitor etc.

http://www.photo.net is a very nice community with lots of articles and info.

The Luminous Landscape was already mentioned, also lots of info.

http://www.rogercavanagh.com also has good info about the 10D and using it and an easy intro into colour spaces etc. (click on "Help and Information").

[ssim]

I have found that the best experience for improving your shooting techniques is read a little and practise alot. I normally key in on one subject at a time and research that on the internet and then try the recommendations/suggestions. Practice doesn't necessarily make perfect but it sure points you in that direction.

When I first started in Photoshop I felt like I was floundering in it. This thing is so powerful and massive that I found it hard to master anything on my own. I did take a course at a local college and it was worth it's weight in gold. Gives you a great understanding of the tools and the proper way to use them.