What kind of Camera do you recommend for a friend of a friend of a friend...

Lately, I’ve had a lot of questions from people that have a friend or relative interested in photography. “So, my friends uncle is really into photography, what kind of camera or class would you recommend”. Or “How did you become a commercial photographer”. I love talking about anything I’m passionate about and always try to take time to explain some of the things I’ve learned along the way as well as provide a few quick recommendations for how I got started. This post will serve as a little black book of websites that I’ve collected over the years to get anyone interested in photography off to a great start


Forums I read and post to:

www.fredmiranda.com --- Post your work for critique here
www.photo.net --- same thing
www.luminouslandscape.com
www.strobist.com --- awesome lighting forum

Free Photoshop Tutorials:

http://www.msjphotography.com/
http://www.photoshopusertv.com/ (just found this, but kinda commercially)

email me! [info@kevinwinzeler.com] I have roughly 50+ photoshop tutorials I’ve downloaded over the years that I’m happy to burn to disc for anyone interested. Some really great content.

Pricing commercial, stock and advertising photography:

These are a couple of guys that have their price lists posted for the world to see.

http://www.johnharrington.com/dc-photographer-pricing/pr-event-photography.shtml
http://www.sethresnick.com/price/price.html

Website & hosting:

www.flickr.com (free place to post your work and join groups for critique)
www.smugmug.com (get your own website here)
www.godaddy.com (cheap and reliable hosting)

Close the door Son.