LEARN: PHOTO HOW-TO + SCHOOLS, WORKSHOPS, FESTIVALS, GALLERIES

by: Photo Start Sheet

LEARN

>>> GENERAL How-To

Cambridge in Colour

Brilliant tutorials, fab photos, informative graphics. What more could you want?

CanonDLC

Video training, Canon live learning, & expert blogs help you improve your skills.

Creative Live

Over 1,500 curated classes by the world's top experts, for creative people.

Digital Photography School

Free tips and tutorials, plus fully infomative courses you can purchase.

Expert Photography

Popular guides on landscape, portrait, and other genres, plus full online courses.

Geoff Lawrence

From basics to expert level, all you need to know to turn snapping into photography.

Improve Photography

With sections for landscape, portraits, equipment, processing - even business.

iPhone Photography School

Start using your iPhone for serious photography: taking, editing and sharing.

Lynda

6,000+ courses in business, technology and creative skills taught by experts.

Norman Koren

Photo tech for the expert who wants to become more expert. Very impressive.

Northrup

Informative & up-to-date, photo tutorials on video with engaging presentation.

Photography Life

Landscape, wildlife, and portrait photography workshops, tips and tutorials.

PhotoNaturalist

A learning centre for nature photographers, with free weekly newsletter.

Photo.net/learn

Inspirational interviews, lighting & software tutorials, and much more.

PictureCorrect

Thousands of informative photography tips, plus articles on techniques.

Practical Photography

Improve your camera, Photoshop and Lightroom skills with expert tutorials.

PsmegTV

Digital imaging, photo editing & web design "made easy" on video.

ShortCourses

Long-established on-line library of digital photography.

SleekLens

Many Lightroom and Photoshop tutorials, plus free presets.

SLR Photo Guide

Learn how to use your digital camera, ideal for beginners.

>>> ARTICLE for Beginners: "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Photography" from HobbyHelp. Concise, accurate and genuinely helpful.

>>> TOURS, TUITION, TALKS and more: "clik-trip". With events, online courses, and recommended international speakers.

>>> LIGHTROOM How-To

Adobe

Direct to the most authorititive source of Lightroom information.

50..51..etc. Best

A detailed guide to the Best FREE Lightroom Tutorials to Enhance Your Photos.

Julieanne Kost

Adobe's principal digital imaging evangelist shares her knowledge here.

Lightroom Queen

Victoria Bampton helps amateur and professional photographers alike to understand Lightroom.

LightroomTV

In-depth and beginner tutorials from the PsmegTV group, with tips, tricks and popular techniques.

LR Tutorials

Covers Lightroom Mobile as well as studio work, with tutorials for beginners and others.

Killer Tips

From KelbyOne — the "online educational community for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Photography."

Laura Shoe

Free tutorials and tips, commercial courses and private instruction.

>>> PHOTOSHOP How-To

Matt Kloskowski

Experienced Lightroom, Photoshop and photography coach, strong on landscape and portraiture.

Photoshop Cafe

Curves, layers, advanced design: nothing is too tricky for this group from Southern California.

Photoshop Essentials

Step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels, with beginners in mind.

Photoshop Roadmap

Guides, tutorial, add-ons, examples, books, plug-ins, apps and online courses.

Photoshop Star

Generous number of free tutorials, with premium members' area and useful newsletter.

Photoshop Tutorials

Hundreds of tutorials, from orange & teal effects to dehazing, dot grids and dehazing.

SloDive350

Beginners' guides to photo enhancement, with web development and design tutorial archives.

>>> DISTANCE Learning

AI of Pittsburgh

Use this link as a gateway to Arts Institutes across the USA and choose your subject.

BetterPhoto

Each course has its own online "classroom," and allows interaction with fellow students.

Learning With Experts

Expert videos, collaborative group learning, & tutor guidance, all in your own time.

OCA Courses

Distance learning Open courses for BA in photography, from UK's University for the Creative Arts.

PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOLS

>>> PHOTOGRAPHY Schools: USA

Directory

Portal for finding a photography class, school or college depending on its location, USA & worldwide.

Art Institutes

Submission form to request info from these non-profit schools throughout the United States.

Columbia (Chicago)

Commercial, fine art, and fashion photography, leading to BA at private, nonprofit college.

Daytona State Coll.

Includes educational and adventurous workshops at the Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida.

MICA (MD)

Famous photography school, established 100 years ago and now teaching digital and other techniques.

Rocky Mountain

Take risks, try something new: they'll encourage you all the way in Missoula, Montana.

ICP (NY)

The initials say it all: surely the world's leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture.

NY Film Academy

Direct link to the Photography School at the NY Film Academy: degrees, workshops, classes.

NYIP

Online courses for all categories of photography. Ex-students include famous photographers. Offers 2 weeks free trial.

Parsons NYC

The only American art and design school within a comprehensive university, great for fashion photography.

CIAS (Rochester, NY)

Study for Photographic Sciences or Photographic Arts for career prep with high job success rate on graduation.

SVA NYC

New York City's School of Visual Arts offers courses on digital and fashion photography

>>> PHOTOGRAPHY Schools: Multi-Country

Miami Ad School

Global network of schools: N & S America, Europe, Australia. Innovative, practical courses include ad-related photography.

SCAD

The University for Creative Careers. Atlanta & Savannah (GA), Hong Kong, and Lacoste (France).

Spéos-Photo

Photo & video school with campuses in Paris and London. Great teachers; latest equipment.

Study Abroad [Guide]

Use this special portal to find Photography Study Abroad Programs.

>>> PHOTOGRAPHY Schools: UK

UCA.ac.uk

Several of the UK's top art schools combined to form the University for the Creative Arts.

LCC

Study for a BA (Hons) Photography degree at London College of Communication. Fine art, documentary and commercial.

LondonSoP

Workshops and full-time/part-time professional courses for international students.

Westminster

The Photography Department at the University of Westminster offers BA, MA and PhD degrees in Photography.

>>> PHOTOGRAPHY Schools: Europe

Accademia Italiana

Both the Florence and Rome institutes have departments of Photography and New Media.

cfp Bauer

Courses in Photography and New Media, along with others in web, game, and graphic design.

ECAL (Lausanne)

Bachelor course is provided in the framework of the Visual Communication Department for multi-disciplinary skills, inc. film, design.

ENSP (Arles)

Short courses in Arles include technical and practical learning, as well as historical and theoretical work. Magnificent venue.

Fabrica (Italy)

Design, visual communication, photography, interaction, video, music and journalism courses, based at a 17th-century villa.

FAMU (Prague)

Check back later for these 3-year BA + 2-year MA courses at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts.

IED (Italy etc.)

Istituto Europeo di Design: campuses in Italy, Spain, Brazil. Study fashion photography (Milan) and documentary (Madrid).

ISSP (Latvia)

Runs an International Summer School of Photography. Students and tutors come from over 30 countries

NABA (Milan)

Obtain a one-year Master's in Photography and Visual Design at Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano.

Paris Coll of Art

Work for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, with ops for cross-disciplinary study in fashion and comms design.

SPÉOS (Paris)

Studio & fine art photography or 2-year Photo-Reportage and Press Magazine programme in Paris (French language only).

RAA (The Hague)

Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, offers 4-year full- or part-time courses, leading to a BA in Photography.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

>>> PHOTO Workshops: Directories

Apogee

Photo tours USA and worldwide workshops from lots of specialist companies.

ePHOTOzine

Powerful directory and search facility for photo holidays, courses and workshops, from top UK publication.

FisheyeConnect

A searchable database exclusively for photography workshops/events. Helps instructors connect with students.

Shaw Guides

Continually updated guide to photo workshops, photography classes, courses and field travel programs. Over 700 of them.

>>> PHOTO Workshops: USA

Eddie Adams

Intense four-day annual gathering of top photography professionals, along with 100 carefully selected students.

Horizon

Photography workshops by Steve Gottlieb and friends in northeast Maryland, Western US and beyond.

Maine Media

You can attend for a week, a summer, or take a full degree course, surrounded by the inspirational landscapes of Maine.

MediaStorm

Learn video, multimedia production and business skills with MediaStorm's master classes

NatGeo

Learn from National Geographic photographers on photo-study trips to faraway places.

Photo Workshop Adventures

Over 100 photo destinations in 50 countries: real adventure tours for beginners, enthusiasts or semi-pros.

Slonina Photography

Trips across North America to many wild places with award-winning nature photographer John Slonina. Book early!

Santa Fe

State-of-the-art photographic education in Santa Fe, Cuba, or San Miguel, or join an On The Road workshop.

>>> PHOTO Workshops: Europe

36exp (UK)

Learn studio lighting, flash, beginner and night photography in London: great for beginners.

Cortona (Italy)

10-day and one-week photo workshops in Italy, aimed at stimulating your creative thinking while expanding technical know-how.

GEO Pictorial

Nature and landscape photography workshops in spectacular European locations with George S Blonsky.

EyesInProgress (Europe)

Masterclasses by distinguished photographers, open to professional photographers and advanced amateurs.

Going Digital (UK)

Learn the secrets of photography "at a venue near you." 120 UK venues. Inc. street photography.

Greece PhotoWorkShops

These aim to "share the heart and soul of Greece with you" - trips, tours and holidays for people of all skill levels.

Tatra Photography

City, landscape, safari and wildlife workshops, in Europe and beyond. "Pure Photographic Indulgence."

SpazioLabo (Bologna)

Courses in digital photography, organized by Spazio Labo, including a training course with basic, intermediate and advanced levels.

>>> PORTFOLIO: Reviews

Eyeist

Online photography portfolio review service that connects you with the top experts in the industry.

PDN PhotoPlus

America's premier review event for commercial & fine art photographers.

Photolucida

A get-together of photographers, reviewers, volunteers, guest speakers, and publishers. Book early.

The Curator Ship

A collection of useful articles on contemporary photography and visual arts. Check for portfolio reviews.

ORGANISATIONS & FESTIVALS

>>> ASSOCIATIONS: Societies & Clubs

Photo Associations

Our own list of major photographic associations and industry bodies.

PSA Directory

Massive index of clubs and councils from the Photographic Society of America (Worldwide).

UKCameraClubs.com

Our own extensive list of photographic societies and camera clubs in England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland.

World Photo Org

A global platform for photography initiatives spanning 180 countries. Runs the Sony World Photography Awards.

>>> FESTIVALS: Major Photo Festivals

Arles

Held every summer since 1970, "les Rencontres d'Arles" offer around 40 exhibitions in the delightful, South of France setting.

Breda

A biannual international photo festival in the Netherlands (2018, 2020, etc). State-of-the-art contemporary photography based on an internationally relevant social theme.

Brighton

Brighton Photo Biennial has run since 2012 under the management of national development agency Photoworks.

FotoFest

India's leading festival of photographic arts, featuring reviews, seminars and a fine print auction.

Les Boutographies

Oriented towards young, emerging European talent, now held in the centre of Montpellier. "The principal criterion for selection is the originality of the author's approach."

MOPLA (LA)

A showcase for LA's photography community, inclusive of commercial, fine art and photojournalism.

ParisPhoto

World's top fine art photography event, held at the Grand Palais in Paris in November. 180 galleries and publishers take part.

PhotoBookFest

Moscow international emerging photography and photobook festival. Held at The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography in Moscow. Includes portfolio-reviews.

PhotoIreland

"Ireland's International Festival of Photography & Image Culture."

PhotoLondon

A world-class photography fair held in Somerset House in The Strand during July.

Triennale der Photographie Hamburg

Held every 3 years in Hamburg: "a humanistic statement on sustainability and change.

Unseen Amsterdam

Has become a leading platform for contemporary photography: a channel for up-and-coming talent.

PHOTO CONTESTS

ePhotozine List

This online magazine keeps a useful and constantly updated list of ongoing photo competitions.

I Shot It

Add funds to your account and enter the site's own competitions, judged by a panel of photographers. Some free comps., too.

Photocompete

A popular source of photo contest information with most of the active ones listed on a single Ongoing page. Good idea!

Photo Contest Guru

Index to lots of contests with cash prizes, together with tips and tricks in "How To Win a Photo Contest."

Photo Contest Information

Photo contests on all subjects, categorised, including architecture, beauty, b&w, cityscape, fashion, landscapes, macro, nude, ocean, people and pets.

Photo Contest Insider

Over 120 photo contests around the world. "Photo contests are manually reviewed by our team to ensure only the very best make it on to our website."

Sony World Photo Awards

Four competitions: Professional (10 categories), Open (10 categories), Youth (for 12-19yrs) and Student Focus (for photo students).

ViewBug

"We host the world's best photo contests, judged by world-renowned photographers, and powered by great brands."

MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERIES

>>> See our new Article/Directory: 200 Photography Galleries You Can Visit in the Real World : in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and elsewhere.

Amsterdam: Huis Marseille

Confusingly named (it's the building!) this is Amsterdam's premier photo museum and gallery.

Atlanta, GA: Jackson Fine Art

World-class gallery, specialising in 20th century and contemporary photography.

Antwerp: FOMU

The Fotomuseum in Antwerp, Belgium, has a huge exhibition area and a young team of curators. Watch this space.

Berlin: CameraWork

Has shown contemporary photography and vintage masterworks since 1997. Runs CWC Gallery too.

Los Angeles: Annenberg

The Annenberg Space for Photography offers themed exhibitions, lectures, workshops, master classes and other events.

London: The Photog'rs Gall

There's always a good exhibition in at least one of its many rooms, sometimes several. Near Oxford Circus.

Melbourne: CCP

The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) is Australia's premier venue for the exhibition of contemporary photo-based arts.

New York City: ICP

The ICP school explores the history and future of imagemaking through its museum exhibitions.

Paris: MEP

For its exhibition, la Maison Européenne de la Photographie ("la MEP") can draw upon over 20,000 images, created 1950-present.

Stockholm: Fotografiska

With additional venues in London and NYC, Fotografiska is open till late in Stockholm.

Tampa, FL: FMoPA

A spectacular and well-run gallery with modern architecture and great community interaction.

Tokyo: TOP

Dedicated to collecting, displaying, preserving, studying, and popularising photography. Offers money-saving passport for multiple visits.

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