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Learn the basics of photography in 77 minutes…..Guaranteed. This downloadable step-by-step video series covers the basics of photography, from how your camera works, exposure, shutter speed and aperture, all the way to what inspires you and how to compose your images for maximum impact. Brent goes into detail and demonstrates each essential photographic ingredient in these fun, casual and easy-to-learn videos. Join Brent as he photographs portraits in the studio and outdoors as well as go on location to capture landscape and sunset pictures. You will never have to shoot in auto mode again, GUARANTEED (or your money back).

A Canon DSLR in Auto mode produces amazing photos, but real creative control comes when you step outside of Auto. Learn the basic elements of Exposure and how simple adjustments create beautiful photo effects.

It seems as though teens are becoming conditioned to be "on call" through texting with cell phones. Some youth say they feel social pressure to answer each other's text messages regardless of the time of day, and that's causing problems at home and at school. Teachers are concerned about the impact of interruptions on learning, and school administrators are responding with policies on cell phone-use in schools. But how can the education system guide teens through confronting compulsion if students are conditioned to be "on-call"? Can kids find the self-control to plan time with their cell phones efficiently?

Transparency can be both empowering and inhibiting. Ask some of my students who try to make excuses for work not being done. Since my classes are fully digital, the Internet catches these folks every time...date stamping, digital attendance notes, permanent links. Plausible deniability just doesn't cut it. Because of this, youth need to learn a whole new accountability. Fortunately, many of my students are stepping up...and they're going places with this whole new mindset.

Learn how to create a button, work with basic functions, link a button to a webpage, link a button to a frame, work with scenes and create a basic scene selection menu. This tutorial is good if you are completely new to Actionscript.

Taking better photos has more to do with attitude than technique, knowing a few tricks can only help... Photonhead offers a blend of photographic concepts and tips for the digital era. Shopping for digital cameras? Visit the buying guide for a look at new and popular models. Don't miss the SimCam, a great way to learn about exposure. Enjoy your visit and remember: take more pictures!

Great webcast on what kids learn with Digital Media. This is from a Nov 2009 panel put on by the MacArthur Foundation in Philly.

Photoshop has tons of potential for improving photos in one way or another. No matter how much experience you have with Photoshop there is probably more that you can learn in these areas. This is a categorized collection of tutorials that will show you some new tricks for photo touch-ups.

Photography as both a profession and a hobby is an incredibly expansive topic that covers a remarkably vast range of subjects from science and art. No matter where you lie on the professional spectrum, there is simply always more to learn. We spent countless hours scouring the web for the best content we could find and share with you, and today we'll help you expand your knowledge with 100 photography related tutorials!

Great find Peter! Nice and simply explained.

Great site for learning the basics of Photography

helping students use social media for their careers

We're taking professional profile shots in my grade 12 Comm Tech class as a way of learning 3-point lighting...here's the guide on real world application.

Fantastic tool for taking notes while watching videos-notes sync to video as it plays.

Some excellent videos for learning about the Adobe products.

They covered everything I've been researching for my documentary I'm producing while off work for the year I'm going to have to find a new angle.

Cartoon lions! Cartoon tigers! Cartoon bears! Who doesn't love cartoon animals? Ever since I was a kid, drawing animals has always been a favorite.

I'll use this site as inspiration for my students when learning how to draw characters in Flash.

A great tutorial for learning the basics of Cascading Style Sheets.

Excellent site!