Free photography e-books, cheat sheets

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Free e-books


Street Photography e-books by Thomas Leuthard:

(1) Going Candid - An unorthodox approach to Street Photography (96 pages)

(2) Collecting Souls - What Street Photography means to me (99 pages; 10.91 MB)

(3) Street Faces – The Art of Candid Street Portraiture (55 pages)

Street Photography by Alex Coghe (51 pages; 71.8 MB)

Street Photography by Daniel Hoffmann

The street portrait manual by Eric Kim

31 Days to Overcoming Your Fear of Street Photography by Eric Kim

Street photography for the Purist by Chris Weeks (160 pages; 10.29 MB)

The Shy Photographer’s Guide to Confidence (115 pages; 45.51 MB; registration required)

Photojournalism, Technology and Ethics: What’s Right and Wrong Today? (57 pages; 1.07 MB)

Adorama Learning Center e-books: Sports Photography (73 pages; 25.32 MB); Family Photography (59 pages; 3.23 MB); Snapshooting (40 pages; 2.56 MB); Shooting raw on your DSLR (22 pages; 6.56 MB); Getting started in studio lighting and backgrounds (51 pages; 5.8 MB); Take better travel photos (22 pages; 5.34 MB)

E-books by David Duchemin: The Vision Driven Photographer (24 pages; 5.59 MB); Craft and Vision 1, 11 Ways to Improve Your Photography (68 pages; 36.61 MB); Craft and Vision 2, More Great Ways to Make Stronger Photographs; Ten Ways to Improve Your Craft Without Buying Gear

The Textbook of Digital Photography by Dennis P. Curtin from www.photocourse.com (4.48 MB, 111 pages)

Digital Photography (1.62 MB, 29 pages)

My Five Easy Steps to Shoot in Manual (11 pages; 1.04MB)

The Traveling Photographer: A Guide to Great Travel Photography by Sandra Petrowitz (224 pages; 188 MB)

Inspiration The Pros’ Secrets to Finding and Keeping it (12 pages; 879.66 kb)

Books by Scott Bourne: (1) Essays on Inspiration, Creativity and Vision in Photography (47 pages; 3.02 MB); (2) Nine Motivational Essays on Photography (42 pages; 2.44 MB)

Bicycle Touring Photography (52 pages; 6.36 MB)

Insights from Beyond the Lens, by Robert Rodriguez Jr (45 pages; 25.23 MB)

Good Photos in Bad Light (20 pages; 24.7 MB)

Get More From Your Digital SLR - Photo Answers (5.09 MB, 22 pages)

Using your Digital SLR by photoanswers.co.uk (5.27 MB, 22 pages)

A Photographer’s E-Guide To Making Sharp Photographs - Animoto (803 KB, 20 pages)

A Guide to Digital Photography - Digital Photography Tips (1.62 MB, 20 pages)

Ultimate Field Guide to Photography, National Geographic Photography Basics (471 KB, 23 pages)

Introduction to External Flash Photography (1 MB, 9 pages)

The Photographer's Guide to Depth of Field, A Light Stalking Guide (574 KB, 11 pages)

10 Tips For Creating Tack Sharp Photos (3.54 MB, 14 pages)

Shooting Black and White on your D-SLR by photoanswers.co.uk (7.15 MB, 22 pages)

A Photographer’s Handbook, How to take pictures of an EU funded project (1.81 MB, 15 pages)

Picture Perfect: Set Up Your Own Photoblog, by Nancy Messiah (31 pages; 2.42 MB)

Creative lens techniques How to shoot images with impact by photoanswers.co.uk (21 pages; 7.28 MB)

Top 5 Creative Photo Techniques by PhotoExtremist.com (48 pages; 5.85 MB; e-mail registration required)

Photojournalism in War and Armed Conflicts (125 pages; 488.47 KB)

Sebastião Salgado and Fine Art Photojournalism (42 pages; 422.54 KB)

Photojournalism – TAJE (Texas Association of Journalism Editors) (16 pages; 119.84 KB)

Visual Truth In The Digital Age: Towards a Protocol for Image Ethics (12 pages; 34.77 KB)

A Photojournalist's Field Guide: In the Trenches with Stacy Pearsall (58 pages; 6.97 MB)

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/

Free photography cheat sheets


Beginner’s free printable cheat sheet: Introducing ISO, shutter speed and aperture and how they are manipulated to give correct exposure

Manual Photography Cheat Sheet

Mastering manual exposure with an SLR camera

The 3 Elements of Exposure (Pinterest)

Free portrait photography cropping guide

Free family portrait photography cheat sheet

Free portrait lighting cheat sheet

Free portrait lighting guide: 24 essential studio lighting set-ups

6 simple lighting setups for shooting portraits at home (plus free cheat sheet)

How to shoot fast-moving objects: free photography cheat sheet

3 ways to affect depth of field: free cheat sheet

How to calculate hyperfocal distance: free photography cheat sheet

6 Reasons Why We Should Ditch the Exposure Triangle



The Science of Exposure and Metering



Diving into Dynamic Range

3 ways to affect depth of field: free cheat sheet

How to calculate hyperfocal distance: free photography cheat sheet

Free f-stop chart: master your aperture

What is exposure compensation? Free cheat sheet for photographers

Histogram: photography cheat sheets for achieving perfect exposure

Metering mode cheat sheet: how they work and when to use them

From Pinterest: photography; portrait photography; landscape photography; exposure; night photography; depth of field.

Free cheat sheets from Digital Camera World


Portrait posing guide

Headshot posing guide

Focal lengths

White balance presets

In-camera Wi-fi

How to understand f-stops

How to take the perfect landscape shot

How to hold your camera properly

How to freeze a fast-moving subject

Wide vs narrow aperture

How to read a histogram

Which Shutter Speed Should You Be Using?

Pro lighting setups

Depth-of-field decisions

How to take the perfect landscape shot

Free photography magazines


PBase Magazine 2005 - 2010:

Issue No. 1; Issue No. 2; Issue No. 3; Issue No. 4; Issue No. 5; Issue No. 6; Issue No. 7; Issue No. 8; Issue No. 9; Issue No. 10; Issue No. 11; Issue No. 12 (47 pages; 14.58 MB); Issue No. 13 (51 pages; 15.77 MB)

Free PDF resources on fill flash


Flash Part 2: Fill Flash by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle

Sony lighting guide (fill flash discussion on page 10)

Fill Flash by Mark Greenland

Daylight Fill in Flash by Rick Sammon

Fill Flash cheat sheet

Articles and cheat sheets from Tech Radar


http://www.techradar.com/how-to/photography-video-capture/cameras/77-photography-techniques-tips-and-tricks-for-taking-pictures-of-anything-1320768For beginners

How to get started with a DSLR

How to become a professional photographer

77 photography techniques, tips and tricks for taking pictures of anything

10 essential accessories for your new camera

First camera crash course: simple solutions for mastering your new DSLR

Best photo editing tips for beginners: 18 quick fixes to common image problems

7 daily exercises that will make you a better photographer

Famous Photographers: 225 tips to inspire you

The 55 best photographers of all time. In the history of the world. Ever. Definitely.

99 Common Photography Problems (and how to solve them)

How to prevent camera shake

52 photography projects: A photo idea to try every week of the year

5 essential photography filters (and why you can't live without them!)

44 essential digital camera tips and tricks

How to take manual control of your camera

How to enhance any photo in 6 simple steps

How to paint with light

25 flower photography tips for beginners

10 reasons your photos are blurry (and what you can do about it)

10 reasons why your photos aren't sharp (and how to fix them)

10 best camera focus techniques

How to master manual focus

Portraiture

How to pose a portrait: 54 creative ideas

How to shoot the perfect portrait

10 portrait photography mistakes every photographer makes (and how to fix them)

Take stunning natural light portraits

How to add lens flare to a portrait

How to liven up your portraits with motion blur

14 portrait photography tips you'll never want to forget

Free portrait lighting guide: 24 essential studio lighting set-ups

18-55mm lenses: how to shoot stunning portraits using just your standard lens

Double exposure portraits: a simple tutorial for making surrealist images

What is the best aperture and focal length for portraits?

6 simple lighting setups for shooting portraits at home (plus free cheat sheet)

The best camera settings for outdoor portrait photography

Free portrait photography cropping guide

Free family portrait photography cheat sheet

Free portrait lighting cheat sheet

Shutter speed

How to avoid common mistakes at every shutter speed

Program Mode Explained: how to creatively shift aperture and shutter speed

How to shoot fast-moving objects: free photography cheat sheet

Best shutter speeds for every situation

Flash photography

Top tips for shooting with external flash

How to master off-camera flash

Flash photography made easy: master it all from pop-up flash to multiple flashguns

DIY Photography Hacks: soften pop-up flash with an empty milk carton

Photography Lighting: how to take control of everything from natural light to flash

Depth of field

How to master depth of field for landscape photography

Camera lenses explained: focal length, aperture, stabilisation and more

Deep Depth of Field vs Shallow: 10 common questions and answers

What is Depth of Field? How aperture, focal length and focus control sharpness

3 ways to affect depth of field: free cheat sheet

Apertures: when to go small and when to go wide

How to calculate hyperfocal distance: free photography cheat sheet

Free f-stop chart: master your aperture

Landscape / composition

The 10 rules of photo composition (and why they work)

Camera Angles: 5 ways to add impact with unusual perspectives

The 10 Laws of Landscape Photography

How to photograph a tall building from up close

How to predict the angle of sunrise for the perfect landscape photography

30 essential wildlife photography tips

How to photograph the moon: an easy way to shoot moon pictures full of detail

How to photograph anything: best camera settings for landscape photography

26 landscape photography tips every pro still uses

Silhouette

How to capture a silhouetted sunset

Sunset

How to capture a silhouetted sunset

Sunset photography: how to balance exposures and get accurate colours

Best camera settings for sunsets (free photography cheat sheet)

Point of view

Photography basics: Angle of view

Camera Angles: 5 ways to add impact with unusual perspectives

Shooting at night

ISO settings in low light: when, and how, to increase your camera's sensitivity

Night Photography Tips

Night Photography: set up your camera to shoot anything

Night photography settings your camera wants you to use

Black and white or color

White balance explained: how cameras correct the color of different types of light

What is color temperature: free photography cheat sheet

How to make monochrome photographs stunning

Wedding photography

10 wedding photography mistakes every beginner will make (and how to get better)

ISO

What is ISO: camera sensitivity settings (and the best ways to use them)

Exposure

The Exposure Triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO explained

What is exposure compensation? Free cheat sheet for photographers

Bracketing explained: what you need to know about maximising detail

Dynamic range in photography: how to capture all the tones in a scene

Histogram: photography cheat sheets for achieving perfect exposure

Metering mode cheat sheet: how they work and when to use them

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