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17 May 12 - Hello! Welcome to Self Taught Photographers!

This is a network for photographers of all skill levels, we are here to, share knowledge, encourage fresh blood, and discuss issues relating to photography.

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STICKY  Value of this Group? jose120photo 6 7 days ago
STICKY  The New Critique Thread - May 2012 ciao_chao 3 2 weeks ago
STICKY  New Rules - Existing members please read! ciao_chao 0 13 months ago
STICKY  Index of threads ciao_chao 0 20 months ago
Searching for a model . . . lncw 0 3 days ago
What is a Self-Taught Photographer? TomBrooklyn 9 7 days ago

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About Self Taught Photographers

This group is for all of us self taught photographers who did not learn how to photograph through any formal classes. It is ok if you have taken one since, but this is more for those of us who just jumped on in.

Here is a list of our main threads
Special Threads
Charitable Photographic project
General resource index
Lighting resources index

Professional Interest
Starting up your own business
Pricing and valuing your work
More pricing debate
Shopping Online and how to stay safe
A word of warning for prospective startups
Turning pro as a second career
Marketing and Publicity

Skills and technique
A rather interesting article on composition
How to use colour with impact
A Crash Course on Portait lighting
Lighting like Avedon
Book recommendations
Tricks and cheats
Approaching people on the street
What I learned while shooting a wedding

Technology and how to use it
Image cataloging and workflow
Screen Calibration
Rescuing images from card
Storage, backups

General discussions and debate
The Flickr community, a guide for new users
Will technology kill the photographer?
Creativity can it be learnt?
Has digital devaluated photography?
Photoshop: Use vs. Abuse
We're photographers, why don't we...
Does fitness/health matter?
How do you know if you have an eye for photography?
The Studio Disease
Is Flickr Really For Photographers?
Can you spend too much time thinking about photography?
Quotes by or about photographers
The educated
Do you really think you know the result beforehand?
Do you have to explain why you're carrying a camera?

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