{"id":1939,"date":"2011-11-14T21:04:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T02:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2012-11-19T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T19:46:30","slug":"photography-recommendations-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"The Best of the Best: Photography Recommendations For The Best Photo Gear, Books, Software, and Online Photo Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Nov. 19, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

This time each year I put together a collection of articles recommending the best photo gear, books, software, and photo labs.\u00c2\u00a0 Here’s the list of linked articles.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO LABS<\/strong><\/p>\n

How To Get The Best Results From The Best Online Photo Labs<\/a><\/p>\n

BUYING ADVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Deal? Don’t Get Burned!<\/a><\/p>\n

“Gray Market” Photo Equipment<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inexpensive ($4 – $80) Gifts for Photographers<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Digital Cameras – 2011 (also includes 2009 and 2010)<\/a><\/p>\n

Tripod Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n

Light Modifiers (Softeners) for Accessory Flashes<\/a><\/p>\n

AlienBees: High Quality, Economical Studio Lights<\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the Best Tripod Heads<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Incident Light Meters<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Memory Cards for Digital Cameras<\/a><\/p>\n

The Best Digital Photo Storage<\/a><\/p>\n

Keeping Your World Straight With A Double Bubble Level<\/a><\/p>\n

The Best Camera Quick Release System<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Panorama Gear: Living In Pano Heaven<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO SOFTWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Image Editing Software<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 Calendars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calendars for Photographers<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the Best All Purpose Photography Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Book On Photographic Lighting<\/a><\/p>\n

Another Great Book Review from a Professional Photographer<\/a><\/p>\n

Another Great Review for Digital Photography Exposure for Dummies<\/em><\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 This is my own, highly reated photography book. It is one of the most detailed and comprehensive “exposure” books on the market, and a great introduction to all things photographic with chapters on people, landscape, wildlife, flower, and sports photography.<\/p>\n

Best Advanced Exposure Book<\/a><\/p>\n

Photographic Composition: The Best Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Recommendations: People Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Great “How To” Nature Photography Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Two Excellent Nature Photography Books by Tony Sweet<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding Wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Astrophotography Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Books From The Master: Ansel Adams<\/a><\/p>\n

Basic And Intermediate Books On Photoshop And Digital Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop Series<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop: Adobe Camera Raw<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop: Advanced Color Correction, Part One<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop: Advanced Color Correction, Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop: Retouching, Part One<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastering Photoshop: Retouching, Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n

PURCHASE LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of the items on these lists are available at my photography store (powered by Amazon.com) which you can find here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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