Mentoring Library The Principles of Composition - presentation slides “The Art of using Aspect Ratios in Digital Photography”, by Andrew S. Gibson, on photography.tutsplus.com “Divine Composition with Fibonacci’s Ratio (The Rule of Thirds on Steroids)”, by James Brandon on Digital Photography School White Balance - presentation slides Kaleidoscopes Templates by Lloyd Williams a professional photographer in Colorado: lloydwphoto.com/downloads.htm Whirls and Twirls - Instructions on how to create your own art. “Landscape Photography Design Part 1: Composition Primer”, written by Daniel Laan in FStoppers.com an online magazine (June 8, 2016) goes right along with our first mentoring meeting on composition. https://fstoppers.com/education/landscape-photography-design-part-1-composition-primer-134280 “Mastering Black and White Photography”, by Chris Rutter, Techradar, January 9, 2017 is a well written article on how to previsualize your images before you shoot them and then convert them into Black and White.  We will be talking about this idea at the February 21, 2017 mentoring meeting. http://www.techradar.com/how-to/photography-video-capture/cameras/black-and-white-photography-how-to-make-monochrome-stunning-1320967 Reflections, Negative Space and Shadows - presentation slides Looking for the number of actuations or number of times your shutter has been clicked on your DSLR? Click on this link: https://digital-photography-school.com/finding-your-cameras-current-shutter-actuations/ Bird photography Basic Bird Photography Skills - hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/5-basics-of-good-bird-photography/ Digiscoping Birds - hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/basics-of-digiscoping/ Blending into the Background - by Tim Gallagher, editor-in-chief of Living Bird magazine. This article was originally published in the Autumn 2000 issue of Living Bird magazine. Hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://www.allaboutbirds.org/blinds-and-camouflage-how-to-get-close-enough-for-a-photo/#top Camera Equipment, Photo Labs, Printing Paper and Image Software Color Labs -Northern Indiana D&M Imaging - http://dmimaging.net/ Imaging Software Plug-Ins Google Nik Software - https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ On1 - http://www.on1.com/ Topaz Labs - http://www.topazlabs.com/store Photographic Paper Moab - http://moabpaper.com/ Red River Paper - http://www.redrivercatalog.com/ Education / Gallery South Shore Arts - Hammond, IN - http://www.southshoreartsonline.org/welcome.htm History of Photography http://www.cctvcameraworld.com/evolution-applications-camera.html Landscape Photography 16 Simple Landscape PhotographyTips - http://www.great-landscape-photography.com/photography-techniques/16-simple-landscape-photography-tips/ Night Landscape Photography - by Steve Paxton and hosted by PictureCorrect - http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/night-landscape-photography/ Macro Photography Amateur Micrography -  http://www.amateurmicrography.net BugGuide - http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740 Extreme Macro Photography - http://extreme-macro.co.uk/ Fine Art Photography by M. Plonsky - http://www.mplonsky.com/photo/article.htm http://www.photomacrography.net/ Tiny Landscapes - Mike Moats - http://tinylanscapes.wordpress.com/ Kenneth G. Libbrecht - http://snowcrystals.com/ Model Release Forms For information about how to use a model release form, please click here to read the "Property and Model Releases Guide" by The Association of Media Photographers, (ASMP). Please click here to read about Photographer's Rights Published by Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law, 6665 S.W. Hampton Street, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97223, www.krages.com Model Release Forms Model Release for a Minor Child Permission For Photography Long Form Permission For Photography of Property Permission For Photography Short Form Newsletters Digital Photography School - A wealth of photography knowledge by Darren Rowse - http://digital-photography-school.com/ Photography Organizations CACCA - Chicago Area Camera Club Association - http://caccaweb.com/index.php NANPA - The North American Nature Photography Association - http://www.nanpa.org/ NPPA - National Press Photographers Association - https://nppa.org/ PPA - Professional Photographers of America - http://www.ppa.com/ PSA - Photographic Society of America - http://www.psa-photo.org/ Photography Online Magazines Black and White Magazine - http://www.bandwmag.com/ Digital Camera World - http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/ Digital Photo - http://www.dpmag.com/ Digital Photo Pro - http://www.digitalphotopro.com/ Outdoor Photographer - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/ Popular Photography - http://www.popphoto.com/ Shutterbug - http://www.shutterbug.com/ 24 Free Online Photography Magazines - http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/magazines.shtml Photo Assignment Sites National Geographics http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/assignments-stories/ Photo Contest Sites BytePhoto - http://www.bytephoto.com/ Photo Sharing Sites Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/ Photobucket - http://photobucket.com/ PBase - http://www.pbase.com/ Photography Sites From Around the Web Calibrating Monitors http://epaperpress.com/monitorcal/index.html http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html#Monitorsetup How to Select/Purchase the Correct Lens http://www.bestbuy.com/site/buying-guides/lens-buying-guide/pcmcat329300050006.c?id=pcmcat329300050006&type=category The Proper Care and Maintenance for DSLR and Smartphone Cameras http://www.thesnugg.com/the-proper-care-and-maintenance-for-dslr-and-smartphone-cameras.aspx https://www.slrlounge.com/how-to-clean-your-cameras-sensor/ Photography Sites for Kids and Teens http://dealnews.com/pages/articles/best-photography-resources-kids-teens/ Training Video Sites Adobe TV - Adobe software tutorials - http://tv.adobe.com/channels/ Become a better photographer today! - http://www.betterphoto.com/ Cambridge In Colour - A learning community for photographers - http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/ Software learning site - http://www.lynda.com/ Adobe Photoshop and Photogragphy Lessons by Scott Kelby - http://kelbyone.com/?gclid=CIeezJXUkcsCFRIoaQod3dUNpg Total Training - Software training site - http://totaltraining.com/course-listing/ Night Photography Presentation