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PhotosGuy

26th of June 2004 (Sat), 08:49

I haven't anything just for the G3, but if you're just starting out, here are some links that should help:

How Cameras Work
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/camera.htm
SLR vs. Point-and-Shoot
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/camera7.htm

MONITOR CALIBRATION - a good place to start
Monitor Calibration and Characterisation + Photoshop CS Colour Settings
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8-colour/ps8_1.htm
http://www.ltlimagery.com/monitor_calibration.html
Then: Colour settings in Photoshop
http://www.dcmag.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=247&SP=336525370515510295520&v=2
Part 1 - Monitor Calibration and Characterisation
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7-colour/ps7_2.htm

Monitor (or System) Calibration with Adobe Gamma
http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/photoshop/v6/adobe_gamma.htm
Continue to Photoshop v 6.0 calibration
http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/photoshop/v6/color-settings.htm
Accurate Image Manipulation for Desktop Publishing - GREAT VISUAL DEMO!
http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/evaluation/gamma_error/index.htm

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38&pq-locale=en_US

Photo basics:
http://photos.msn.com/
http://photos.msn.com/department/photobasics.aspx
http://www.grumpysworld.com/photoguide/photoguide.htm
http://www.grumpysworld.com/photoguide/basics.htm

Understanding Exposure - A Complex Subject Made Simple for Beginners
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understandexposure.shtml
Accurate Exposure with Your Meter
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/af9/

Excellent Camera lessons: Resolution, White Balance, Depth of Field (Focus), Product, & more.
http://www.webphotoschool.com/newschool/default.asp
White balance - good article
http://www.webphotoschool.com/newschool/freelessons/lessons/d560wbIn/index.html
Using the Kodak Gray Card to determine a 'starting' exposure:
http://www.rogercavanagh.com/helpinfo/29_graycard.htm

"Shanzcan Tutorials"
Petterie's photography lessons - Excellent
The Rule of Thirds;Simplification; Street photography; Phony subject; Geometry; Light; Available light situationals; Fun at 28 mm; The Faithful 50
Post-processing:
Levels; Sharpening;Sharpness, resolution, and accutance; What does USM do?
What to watch out for: haloes, noise, and aliasing
Setting the variables; Recap: how to sharpen with USM
An extra twist: de-fogging
When to apply USM?
Assignments
Matting and framing
Curves
Layers and Masks
http://www.seittipaja.fi/data/Photography_lessons/a_Photography_lessons.html
http://www.seittipaja.fi/data/Photography_lessons/Processing/Lesson_2/_Sharpening.html

Taking Photos of Reflective Objects
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/reflect.htm

Macro Photography
http://www.photo.net/macro/primer

Portrait Photography - an exhibit/tutorial by Philip Greenspun
http://www.photo.net/portraits/intro

PHOTOWORKSHOP.com - Recommended by Canon tech support:
http://www.photoworkshop.com/
http://www.photoworkshop.com/public/pages/sitemap.html
Canon Digital Learning Center (Lessons):
http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/index.html
Canon Explorers of Light Galleries:
http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/explorers/index.html
http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/explorers/lobby.html (Skip intro)
Robert Farber interactive photography workshop:
Register for monthly newsletter -
http://www.photoworkshop.com/registered/pages/darkroom01.html
In the Office: Fees (realplayer)
http://www.photoworkshop.com/registered/pages/office.html
Digital File Naming Conventions
http://www.photoworkshop.com/double_exposure/publish/article_326.shtml

Photoshop for Photographers
http://www.epaperpress.com/psphoto/index.html

Being "in The Moment"
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/telling.shtml

I took the pic. What do I do now?
Color Management
http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_colormanage1.htm

Instant Photoshop - A Fast-Start Introduction to Photoshop For Photographers
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/instant_photoshop.shtml
Photoshop techniques: (If you work through them all, you'll probably know more about the program than I do!)
http://www.arraich.com/ps_intro.htm

Understanding DSLR Workflow
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/digital-workflow.shtml
A Digital Workflow Primer
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/techniques/process.shtml
An Image Processing Workflow - Step-by-Step Processing of Photographs using Photoshop
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/workflow1.shtml
Scripted workflow
http://www.rogercavanagh.com/actions.htm

A SMART SHARPENING TUTORIAL (& High Pass method)
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/smart_sharp.shtml

Printing:
Why do we need soft proof preview?
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps6_softproof/ps6_softproof_1.htm
PSCS - Configuring Colour Management
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8-colour/ps8_1.htm + 6-8 too.
PS7&CS - Managing Colour When Printing
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_print/ps7_print_mac.htm

Combining images:
http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_combine1.htm

Photo$Hop Elements users
http://www.arraich.com/elements/psE_intro.htm

Artistic Filtering
http://www.arraich.com/elements/pse_ooutline1.htm

That should keep you busy for awhile!
;-)