This Month In Great Photographers:
Saul Leiter
“I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty – a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don’t think one should have to apologize for it.” Saul Leiter
The American artist Saul Leiter (1923–2013) became enchanted by painting and photography as a teenager in Pittsburgh. After he relocated to New York City in 1946, his visionary imagination and tireless devotion to artistic practice pushed him to become one of the iconic photographers of the mid-twentieth century. An innate sense of curiosity made him a lifelong student of art of all kinds, and he retained his spirit of exploration and spontaneity throughout his long career, in both his fashion images and his personal work.
Find out more about him here: The Saul Leiter Foundation
Resources To Develop Your Photography Skills:
The Exposure Triange for Beginners
For many starting out in photography, the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO can be confusing. To further muddy the water, the terms ‘stop’ and ‘f-stop’ are often used interchangeably but refer to different things. This beginners guide to the exposure triangle will set you straight in no time.
The Art of Photography
The Art of Photography is Ted Forbes excellent YouTube channel covering all things photographic, It's well worth checking out his videos, especially the earlier ones that cover composition and intent. Ted's now the author of an excellent photography book: Visually Speaking which is all well worth a look and a spot on your bookshelf.
Adobe Tutorials For Lightroom
Too many Lightroom users fail to explore or use the HUGE amount of really great learning materials provided by Adobe themselves. Don't be one of those people...
The Lightroom Queen
And if you are using Lightroom and can't find a specific answer to your question, then you probably need The Lightroom Queen. She produces an FAQ and Missing Manual to Lightroom, both of which are excellent and kept bang up to date. But the real benefit of this site are the excellent user/member forums. Check them out!
The Royal Photographic Society
As an educational charity, the RPS offers free resources to all those with an interest in photography. These include our model release form, inspiring teaching materials linked to our exhibitions, access to the archive of our RPS Journal going back to 1853 and information on copyright and best practice for photographing wildlife.
The Photographers Gallery
From interviews and discussions with photographers on their influences and practices, to a multitude of reflections on the role of photography and its relationship to other art forms, through to radical new thinking and research into the changing shape of the medium in a digital age. You can explore content through format, category or through a range of specially curated themes which propose edited perspectives on photography's relationship to art and culture.
Zone Focusing for Street Photography
James Mahers' excellent guide to zone focusing will free you as a street photographer and help you bag mpre of those elusi.ve great shots.