Photography 101 tips, tricks, and tools

The Daily Post at WordPress.com has an excellent Photography 101 series. The tips, crafted by guest photography bloggers, are written with a more general audience in mind. As someone who is newer to the hobby, I appreciate the non-technical approach to the topics. Posts in the series include:

• Philosophy of Photography

• Viewing the World with a Photographer’s Eye, I

• Viewing the World with a Photographer’s Eye, II

• The Fundamentals of Light

• The Quality of Light

• The Rules and Elements of Composition

• Finding the Best Shot — Portrait or Landscape?

• Finding Your Focus

• Establishing a Point of View

• Shape, Line, Texture, and Pattern

• A Primer on Color Photography, I

• A Primer on Color Photography, II

• Shooting in Black and White

• Editing Basics