Links and Resources
Photography Terms 8 Ways to Describe and Measure Your Photos
American Society of Media Photographers Best Practices and Workflow http://www.dpbestflow.org/ Nikonians Nikon USA Learn and Explore Thom Hogan Nikon Guru Canon Digital Learning Center The Luminous Landscape PhotoFocus Podcast and Blog Depth of Field Online Calculator, iPhone app too Camera Exposure Simulator: http://www.andersenimages.com/tutorials/exposure-simulator/ Sensor Cleaning Info Lens cleaning Info Landscape Shooter's Super Sharp Focus Tips: 7 Tips for Wildlife Photographers RAW vs. JPG: Luminous Landscape Article - DPS article PhotoForum.com's Tone Scale. It is best to calibrate your monitor of course but at least make sure you can see all the tones in this helpful graphic:
http://nikonians.org
http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-Explore/index.page
http://bythom.com
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=HomePageAct
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/index.shtml
http://photofocus.com
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/methods.html
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-should-i-clean-my-dslrs-lens
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-get-super-sharp-landscape-photography-images/
https://backcountrygallery.com/7-quick-tips-for-wildlife-photographers/
Ansel Adams' Zone System Chart, basically 10 one stop changes creates 11 zones from black to white.
Shooting Sequence of Thoughts and Decisions:
-What is the subject or idea?
-That will lead you to thinking about composition and/or lighting.
-That will lead you to thinking about whether DOF is more important or Shutter Time.
-That will lead you to set the correct ISO and choose your Mode: PAS or M
-That will lead you to think about other tools like tripods, lights, props etc.
-Shoot, evaluate, and adjust