A group for new photo enthusiasts to post their creations and receive support from other users. We'll all get better by helping each other grow. Please don't post pictures or topics with adult content, we have young members in this group and would not like to cause offense to anybody - thank you. CHECK OUT ALL OUR FUN 'MISSIONS' - WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM, YOU ARE WELCOME TO START ONE FOR THE GROUP ---- If you would like to use this image for comments use this code, just copy and paste into the comments section and it will look like this Here's the code... < href="http://flickr.com/groups/newandlearning”> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/422026823_cee69854f7_o.jpg"”></a> ---- To add a photo within a thread 1. Open up the picture you want to post 2. Click All Sizes it is one of the links along the top of the picture, under the title. 3. Select the size of image you want small or medium 4. Copy the code that starts with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/... it is in the box under the picture. 5. Open thread you want to post the picture in. 6. Paste the code into the reply box. SOME USEFUL LINKS: Creative photography General Photography Hints & Tips "Got a digital camera for Christmas? Learn how to use it here." digital-photography-school.com/blog/got-a-digital-camera-... How to do Anything Photographic www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm Digital Photography Review - tips for beginners www.dpreview.com/learn/ ¿Qué Sabes De? Spanish web about digital photography www.quesabesde.com/camdig/noticias.asp photography community photography-on-the.net/forum/index.php Specific Camera Make and Model Sites info about all Canon's products, along with astrophotography guides, tips for using Speedlite flashes, and so on. web.canon.jp/Imaging/BeBit-e.html S3IS Discovery Home www.canons3is.com/ Kodak - Taking Great Pictures www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38&pq-l... Flick Toys & Grease Monkey Scripts Check out this thread for loads of useful links to make life on Flick more fun! http://www.flickr.com/groups/newandlearning/discuss/72157594587819053/#comment72157594587859392 Digital Photo Editing HDR tips guides and how to's backingwinds.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-create-professio... Cloning - a post-processing tutorial. Take this link to energyface.com for a great tutorial on using post-processing software to clone people in pictures. www.energyface.com/tutorial-how-to-clone-people/ Thanks to Torl Porl for providing this link. How to Clone yourself - By Denise www.flickr.com/photos/realtorchick/409513019/ How to apply the Orton Effect - thanks to Ovaunda for the link. http://www.pcin.net/update/index.php/2006/11/01/the-orton-effect-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/ Also, a video tutorial for applying Orton (thanks again ovaunda) http://lakehyatttrout.blogspot.com/2007/03/3-layer-orton-video.html Also, for an alternative Orton method, check out this Flickr thread, kindly supplied by Jenny_shots. Creating Dreamy Portraits Thread about Noise Reduction software: Noise Reduction Software Walk through for creating panoramic shots using Hugin - thank to bloke_with_camera for this link. http://exolucere.ca/articles/create-panorama Some free plug-ins for photoshop (Mac & Windows), thanks to Perla for the link. http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html How to acheive the Lomo Effect, thanks to Jenny_shots for the link. http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-make-digital-photos-look-like-lomo-photography/ Some links for fake Tilt-Shift picture effects http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/ How to do the effect in Photoshop Elements 3 http://www.flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/discuss/72057594073050904/ How to do it with GIMP http://www.flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/discuss/72057594073514981/ Help to do it with PSP http://www.flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/discuss/72057594073593644/ Want to make Amazing Circle pictures? Here's the link (courtesy of ~Katie) http://brilliantdays.com/how-to-create-amazing-circles/ or try this tool from http://www.dumpr.net/ Digital Photo Tutorials & Assignments Jodie Coston's Free Online Photography Course www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php Great information and includes homework assignments PhotoFortnight www.photofortnight.com/ PhotoFortnight is free and open to all. Every two weeks, the site provides a fresh assignment to inspire photographers of all skill levels. Photo Laureates.org, a website containing various tutorials and advice for different shooting conditions. www.photolaureates.org/tutorial/sunlight/ Thanks to teekaygee for this link. Cambridge in Colour. A variety of tutorials relating to digital cameras, taking photos and post-processing. www.cambridgeincolour.com Thanks to floridainvestigator for this link. How to photograph smoke - check out this weblink and Flickr thread for tutorials to get the perfect smoke shot. Thanks to jenny_shots for the links. http://www.photocritic.org/2007/artsmoke-photographing-smoke/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/technique/discuss/72157594252051944/ Photography Equipment & Accessories How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-s... A link to a company who sell tabletop reflectors for lighting control, supplied by garybart. http://www.lightrightreflector.com/