The Tutorial Thread!

[Antithesis]

Post any threads that you think are one of those questions that gets asked a billion times, or anything that will be useful to noobs. If you see any important sections missing too, just make a post and I'll start a new one.

Also, post tutorials or just general good information threads. I will compile them into a list for easy access for beginners.

Very important: If a camera is being sold somewhere for significantly cheaper than should be normal, check the vendor here: www.resellerratings.com (if it's too good to be true, it's usually a scam).

A good place to start... Books:

Understanding Exposure, by Bryan Peterson
BEST BOOKS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

General FAQs:

So you just a new DSLR (courtesy of radiorickm)
My beginner questions: (courtesy of Rachelsne)
Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO (courtesy of Tiberius47)
The Exposure Trinity (courtesy of Philly101)
Basic Exposure Settings (courtesy of Tiberius47)
Using P (Program), A (Av), S (Tv) and M (Manual) Modes (courtesy of Tiberius47)
White Balance (courtesy of Tiberius47)
Bracketing (courtesy of Tiberius47)
Article on buying a Compact VS dSLR
Ken Rockwell's technique guide
Pros and Cons of "Program mode" (interesting thread)
Good learning tool (thanks to JerryPH)
Photography by definition
Tutorial on making pano's
Depth of Field calculator: useful for finding the right aperture for a situation, and pre-setting hyper-focus


Lens FAQs:

What is Bokeh?
DSLRs & Lenses 101
Kit lens... Why???
Prime lenses vs. Zoom lenses
Must-have filters (people's opinions)
Are filters needed? (digital)
Are Protection (UV) filters needed?
Nikon 50mm: F1.4 vs F1.8 thread

Camera FAQs:

General DSLR Guide
BEFORE you ask "What Camera?"
D40 / D40x / D60 Advisory
What is crop factor?
Canon vs Nikon (The big inconclusion)
Sensor cleaning? Read this... (courtesy of William and/or Mitica 100)
Regarding Olympus and 4/3rds systems...

Lighting FAQs:

Strobist, a good place to learn about off camera lighting.
Canon EOS Flash part 1
Canon EOS Flash part 2
Manual Flash (courtesy of Tiberius47)

PP or Post Processing FAQs:

About RAW
To process or not to process... that is the question.
Why you should be shooting RAW
Excellent monitor comparison/knowledge thread
Sharpening tutorial
Another sharpening tutorial
Noise Reduction tutorial
Retouching by way of cloning (tutorial)
Processing and saving for the web

Equipment review sites, etc. (before you ask "is X any good?"):

DPReview, good for in-depth camera body reviews
Photozone.de, an excellent place to read reviews on lenses
Fredmiranda.com, good for lenses, bodies, and some other stuff.
Thom Hogan's site, mainly Nikon and general technique stuff.
Luminous Landscape, general reviews, etc.
www.the-digital-picture.com, a good place for Canon and some Sigma reviews.

Note: I rarely have time to update this thread anymore, so feel free to post your useful links in responses to the thread. Maybe I'll get around to an update at some point, but no promises

 

[Mav]

well here's a dump of my sig

Great Beginners Threads
Understanding Exposure | D40/D40x/D60 Advisory | DSLRs & Lenses 101
What is Bokeh? | What is Crop Factor? | Pixel-Peeper | KR Tech Guide
BEFORE you ask "What Camera?" | General DSLR Guide | About RAW

Also a personal favorite: Kit lens... Why???

 

[caspertodd]

Good Photography books:

http://thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123047&highlight=books

 

[Antithesis]

Hey, can a mod edit the title so there is a space between FAQ and Tutorials, like this: FAQ / Tutorial.

It's come to my attention that it's not searchable for that reason.

 

[Miaow]

Well I thought this article would be handy for a lot of people when I posted it.

Article On Buying a Compact Camera Vs SLR

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

I think "before you ask what camera" should be big and bold and on the first line.

 

[Antithesis]

I think "before you ask what camera" should be big and bold and on the first line.

I'll put the really common ones in bold. Thanks for noticing that.

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

Oh hey thanks for composing that. That looks like it took quite a bit of work. Great job.

 

[Valethar]

There are some nice tutorial links in Tiberius47's signature that may be of use for your list

 

[Rachelsne]

My beginner questions:

 

[Antithesis]

Updated, keep em coming people.

 

[jwkwd]

" I need a cheap, but sturdy tripod "

 

[davebmck]

Great idea, Antithesis. I would add a section for people asking about whether certain web dealers are reputable. Here is one link I would include: Resellerratings.com

 

[manaheim]

Awesome idea, antithesis... I was just talking to my buddy about this in the car on the way back from dinner, and how one of these would be useful. Too cool.

Would it make sense to ask for a sticky on this one?

 

[SanctuS]

I'm not sure that I see any articles on filters. Might just be me. I'll keep looking.