Writing posts for FPR obviously involves many hours of scouring the web for both content, useful links and inspiration for the website and my own photography.
Whether this be photographs taken by others that I wish to include on the site, photographers that provide new ideas for my photography or Photoshop (and similar) tutorials that can be used in the post processing of photographs. Below are a few hand picked sites that are well worth a look!
Abduzeedo (Twitter)
Abduzeedo has a huge collection of photography and design inspiration including, photoshop tutorials, photography galleries, photographer interviews, free downloads of Photoshop brushes etc and givaways. The site is beautifully constrcted and easy to navigate and also has a user feed which provides countless links to other similar websites. There is also a ‘Daily Inspiration’ post which contains the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users.
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Some great articles;
- Incredible HDR Photos of Rome
- Most Beautiful Portraits by Zemotion
- 30 Impressive Ad Photographs by Marc Paeps
- Amazing HDR Photos: Berlin
- 30 Beautiful Expressive Portraits
Smashing Magazine (Twitter)
Smashing Magazine is primarily aimed at web designers but often features great hand picked photo galleries. Photoshop tutorials feature strongly on the website and are a great resources when processing your photographs. There is also a nice list of the posts on the home page to quickly find photography related articles.
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Some great articles;
- 40 Incredible Near-Infrared Photos
- 50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography
- (Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos
- 25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots
- 45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos
- 35 Beautiful Examples Of Rain Photography
- Beautiful Black and White Photography
Ron Dubin Photography (Twitter)
A great friend of FPR, Ron is a professional landscape photographer based in LA. His websites features his excellent work and reular posts on his blog. You can purchase Ron’s work (or win it in his competitions). Ron is also the author of ‘Bolivia – A Journey’ which can be purchased here. I have previously featured Ron’s work and also was lucky enough to interview him about his passion and profession.
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Smash & Peas Photography Blog (Twitter)
Smash & Peas regularly post great articles and tutorials about everything to do with photography. One of the really nice things about Smash & Peas is the huge effort that has obviously gone into the site. The articles are clearly written and the quality of the site overall is a real testiment to the guys that run it. From new gadgets to 5 day ’series posts’ this is at the top of my list for inspiration and new ideas!
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Some great articles;
- 5 Super Cool Photography Gadgets
- What Type of Photographer Are You?
- 36 Stunning Examples of Landscape Photography
- 10 Landscape Photography Tips
- Creating Your Own Rays of Sunlight
- HDR Photography
Smashing Apps
Smashing Apps is a great place to submit your link to their user feed. This section is an additional sources of photography resource and well worth a look. As well as loads of design tips they have great galleries of all kinds of photography. There are too many categories to list here but some of the great galleries featured on the site are;
- 5 Useful And Free Photo Viewers For Your Mac OS X
- 23 Awesome Photos That Look Like They’re Photoshopped But Are Not …
- 43 Of The Extremely Creative Wonders Of Macro Photography …
- Easy Photo Editing And Free Photo Effects With Pizap
- Transform Your Photos Into Tilt-Shift Miniatures
- Stock Photos – Free and Useful Online Resources
PSDTuts (Twitter)
Everyone has heard of PSDTuts, its pretty much the No1 Photoshop tutorial site on the web. This is a great source of photography post processing tutorials and the user feed also has some great website advertised.
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Some great articles;
- How to Use Content-Aware-Scaling in Photoshop CS4
- Quick Tip: Color Correction in Photoshop with the Curves Adjustment Tool
- Professional Photograph Restoration Workflow
- A Comprehensive Introduction to Photoshop Selection Techniques
- 40 Cool Beauty Amplifying Photoshop Effects
Noupe (Twitter)
Noupe is primarily a source for designers and so I use it for the user feed which always has great links to photography resources and articles.
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10Steps
I am quite a new visitor to 10Steps but what I have read so far has been great. There are some really nice tutorials and galleries and a link feed for additional content from other sites. Its a very nicely laid out site and easy to navigate and find articles of interest.
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Some great articles:
- 35 Photoshop Actions You Should Collect
- 40 Amazing Infrared Photography Images
- Transform Photo into Watercolor Painting
- 110 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration
TripwireMagazine (Twitter)
Tripwire is a great source of resource for Photoshop and so especially useful for photography post processing. With tutorials and free downloads this is a definate stop for your ‘finishing touches’ needs!
Some great articles;
- 85+ Photoshop Mega Toolbox, Brushes, Patterns, Tutorials etc.
- 60+ High Quality and Free Photoshop Tutorials
Flickr
We all know Flickr! It remains one of the best sources of photography inspiration on the web and features some incredible photogrphs and photographers!
Some great ‘Groups’ on Flickr are;
PhotographyBlog (Twitter)
Featuring techniques and reviews of the latest camera it is definatley worth a weekly visit to keep up to date with the latest equipment and photography ‘how to’s’.
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Some great articles;
- How to Hand-hold a Telephoto Lens
- How to Take Great Spring Photos
- How to Photograph Winter Landscapes
- How to Photograph Fireworks
- How to Create High Dynamic Range Photos
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