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7 Digital Photography Blogs Everyone Should Read

Digital photography enthusiasts have lots of company. Today, it seems
that everyone has a digital camera, and we’re all looking for ways to
improve our skills and get better pictures. Online communities and
blogs are great ways to learn tips and tricks and see what has worked
for other photographers. You can also share your own successes and
failures and post your work.

Dedicated to Digital

Another great way to improve your skills is to read photography blogs.
These blogs will provide useful insight and lots of tricks to help
improve your photography skills. Following are seven of the best blogs
dedicated to digital photography.

Digital Photography
School
– This site is great for beginners and advanced
photographers alike. You’ll find tutorials, blogs and galleries. You
can also sign up to receive an email newsletter. You’ll learn about
techniques and equipment from other photographers, and from the
professionals who blog on the site. This is probably the most highly
ranked and read blog on digital photography.

Photopreneur – This is a
great blog and news site for photographers. You’ll get industry news
along with photography tips and tricks. They cater to the professional
photographer and the amateur trying to make the most of his digital
camera.

Photodoto – A great site for
anyone with a digital camera – amateur and professional alike. You can
share your photos and learn how to take better ones. You’ll also get
plenty of news from the photography world. You’ll find some very good
equipment reviews on this site, as well.

Complete
Digital Photography
– Lots of great blogs, tutorials and equipment
reviews. There are also great tips for specific photography situations
- like how to photograph the Grand Canyon! This is a great site,
whether you’ve just purchased your first digital camera, or you’ve
been shooting digitally for years.

Digital Photography
Blogs
– A site dedicated to blogs and articles about digital
photography. This site literally has something new every day. You’re
sure to enjoy reading all the great articles. Subscribe to their RSS
feed so that you don’t miss any of their posts.

Motivation -
Photographer Howard Grill’s blog, designed to inspire and motivate
other photographers. Grill is a self taught photographer and he has
great experience to share. His photographs have been featured in
several museums.

Photonovice – This is a
great blog that includes photos from famous photographers and amateurs
alike. You’ll find plenty of inspiration along with practical tips and
tricks on this site. This is a particularly good blog for helping you
pick out the best new equipment. I also like this blog for helping to
find other niche blogs.

As you can see, there are many blogs and sites dedicated to digital
photography. Most of them have RSS feeds, so you can see the most
recent posts as they happen. The seven I’ve listed here are great
general sites, and many can help point you to more targeted sites,
like Strobist, for photography lighting tips. With so many choices in
information and blogs, there’s no excuse for not improving your skills
and techniques in digital photography.

Mary Ward is a freelance author and writes about design job topics,
such as how to choose a web
design school
, artist career tips, and more.


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  • Great list. I hope someday my blog http://digitalslrphotographyguide.net makes it to your list lol :)
    Thanks for sharing.

    Take care.
  • That's a really useful list of sites... good information! thanks for the share!
  • Thanks for this list, I always like to find new photography blogs. I've heard of the first 2, but not heard of the rest.
  • Here is another blog, http://digitalslrphotographyguide.net (well it's mine) Please leave a comment there. Thanks.
  • Yeah photopreneur is a great site for learning some new tips and strategies in the photo business. I go there all the time.
  • Great list of interesting digital photography blogs and some of having extraordinary stuffs.
  • Damien, these are great blogs you recommend in this article. Below are mine 3 favorite photography related blogs (audio podcasts) I would like to share with everyone here. I really recommend listening to photography podcasts - you can do that when you're away from your computer, commuting to work, doing houseworks etc.

    So here they are:

    Photofocus - by Scott Bourne - that's a great resource with tips on photography (updated daily)
    http://photofocus.com/
    This blog is accompanied by a great podcast where Scott and Rick Sammon answer readers' questions (it's great for novice and advanced photographers):
    http://photofocus.com/category/audio-podcast/

    This Week in Photography:
    http://www.twiplog.com/episodes/
    That's a weekly podcast hosted by Frederick van Johnson with his co-hosts well known photographers. They discuss what's interesting in the photography world, invite interesting quests etc.

    The Candid Frame - by Ibarionex Perello
    http://www.thecandidframe.com/
    That's great resource - podcast - full of interviews with well known photographers. It's not about technology, more about the people and their lives as photographers.

    Enjoy!
  • Thanks for mentioning my blog as well. As a fellow blogger, I am sure you know that sometimes we write but are uncertain if anyone is really reading or getting something useful from it. I really appreciate the positive feedback!!!

    Howard
  • Damien,

    Congratulations to your blog and thanks a lot for mentioning my blog and sending readers my way.

    Best regards,
    Tibor
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