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Recommended Reading
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
The photoshop book for digital photographers by Scott Kelby

Editing software
Adobe Photoshop (PSCS3) Free 30 day trial http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

PaintShopPro (PSP) Free 30 day trial
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satelli.../1152796555406

What's the difference? A side by side comparison of cameras.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

Free Font Sites
http://www.fontgarden.com/
http://www.dafont.com/

Installing Fonts
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/fonts...tall_fonts.htm

Online Digital Labs
http://www.mpix.com/
http://www.whcc.com/
http://www.millerslab.com/

Free Model Releases
http://www.reedservices.com/standard.htm

Free Actions
http://www.atncentral.com/
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchang...c=16&loc=en_us
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/photoshop-tools.htm


Tips on Composition
http://digital-photography-school.co...position-tips/

Understanding Histograms
http://digital-photography-school.co...ng-histograms/

Exposure Triangle
http://digital-photography-school.co...l-photography/

Popular DSLR lenses
http://digital-photography-school.co...r-dslr-lenses/

No Sew tutu
http://www.gophotography.com/forums/...read.php?t=136

DIY Backdrop Stand (PVC pipe)
http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_st...backdrop_stand

Royalty-Free Music
http://ghostnotes.blogspot.com/
http://www.stock20.com/commerce/index.php

Pillowcase Dress Instructions
http://andersonsplace.net/sewing/pillow_case_dress.htm

Converting to B&W
http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/bw...ting_to_bw.htm
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...lack-white.htm

Understanding USM (unsharp mask)
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...sharp-mask.htm

DOF calculator
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...calculator.htm

White Balance
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...te-balance.htm

Levels
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/levels.htm

Curves
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...hop-curves.htm

Skin tones
http://www.smugmug.com/help/skin-tone

Cleaning your digital camera
http://cleaningdigitalcameras.com/howto.html

Stock Photography
http://www.sxc.hu/

Pay it Forward photography resources
http://payitforwardphoto.blogspot.co...nds-owner.html

Grey Card & Exposure
http://home.nc.rr.com/tspadaro/The_Grey_Card.html

Making your own digital background
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Cr...yle-background

Make a texture
http://community.livejournal.com/awm...78.html#cutid1

Free Textures
http://community.livejournal.com/awm...78.html#cutid1

Free Online Magazine
http://www.popphoto.com/americanphoto/

Free Photoshop Brushes
http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes
http://tutorialblog.org/free-photoshop-brushes/