lynda.com is a great resource for soft­ware video edu­ca­tion, but what you may not know is that Lynda.com also has edu­ca­tion videos on pho­tog­ra­phy and pro­files on pro­fes­sional pho­tog­ra­phers.   I’m a visual leaner and I expect a good major­ity of you are too. Video train­ing is per­fect for me.  Learn­ing from a book or user man­ual takes a lot of time and, let’s face it, will prob­a­bly put you and me to sleep.  I really like Lynda.com.  This site has over 940 train­ing courses and Over 57,000 tuto­ri­als on all sorts of sub­jects, includ­ing,  of course, pho­tog­ra­phy.  But, it also has courses on Pho­to­shop (all ver­sions),   Light­room 2 & 3, video edit­ing, web design, MAC & PC oper­at­ing sys­tems, com­puter  pro­gram­ming, MS office and much more.  You can visit Lynda.com for a com­plete list of courses.  For a low monthly sub­scrip­tion fee you have access to all of the courses avail­able and you can can­cel at any time.  What I really like is that the courses  are set up into small mod­ules by indi­vid­ual top­ics, which means you can view only the parts you need.  Another thing I like is, lets say you’re look­ing to pur­chase a photo edit­ing pro­gram and can’t decide if it’s right for you, you can take a few lessons for that pro­gram to see if its right for you.  Any­ways, if you’re look­ing to learn some­thing new or sharpen up your skills for your job or even a new employ­ment, lynda.com is a real bar­gain and may be right for you.  Since this is a site on pho­tog­ra­phy, below is a list of pho­tog­ra­phy courses you may be inter­ested in.  Many of the courses are also avail­able on DVD for pur­chase.  One more thing — you can pre­view some of the mod­ules for any of the courses for free.  Look for lessons with the under­line and click on them to pre­view the les­son or mod­ule.  I use lynda.com and can highly rec­om­mend it.  So check this out!

Click here to get your 7-day free trial to lynda.com.

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Below are a few Pho­tog­ra­phy Courses at lynda.com

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Foun­da­tions of Pho­tog­ra­phy: Exposure

Descrip­tion

Author: Ben Long     Der­a­tion   (hr:min):  3:24      DVD com­ing soon!

Arriv­ing at the best expo­sure for a photo is part sci­ence and part art. In Foun­da­tions of Pho­tog­ra­phy: Expo­sure, Ben Long helps  Pho­tog­ra­phers expand their artis­tic options by giv­ing them a deep under­stand­ing of shut­ter speed, aper­ture, ISO, and all other crit­i­cal expo­sure prac­tices. This course cov­ers the basic expo­sure con­trols pro­vided by all dig­i­tal SLR cam­eras, as well as most advanced pointand­shoot mod­els. Learn how to mas­ter a camera’s meter­ing modes, how to use expo­sure com­pen­sa­tion and brack­et­ing, and much more. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to develop an “expo­sure strat­egy” that will allow you to effec­tively employ your expo­sure knowl­edge in any shoot­ing situation.

NOTE: In this course, the author men­tions a forth­com­ing install­ment in the Foun­da­tions of Pho­tog­ra­phy series, Foun­da­tions of Pho­tog­ra­phy: Lenses. We expect to pub­lish this course later this quarter.

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Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy Prin­ci­ples: The Camera

Descrip­tion

Author: Der­rick Story    Dura­tion (hr:min): 3:17      Also avail­able on DVD

Even the sim­plest, most com­pact dig­i­tal cam­era is capa­ble of tak­ing magazine­quality shots, once the user has a work­ing knowl­edge of its fea­tures. In Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy Prin­ci­ples: The Cam­era, Der­rick Story shows how to mas­ter and take advan­tage of every­thing from basic res­o­lu­tion set­tings to the lat­est imag­ing tech­nolo­gies. He teaches even begin­ning dig­i­tal pho­tog­ra­phers how to apply tech­niques that will have friends ask­ing, “How was that shot taken?”

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Prod­uct Pho­tog­ra­phy for ECommerce

Descrip­tion

Author: Dane Howard       Dura­tion (hr:min): 1:46       Also avail­able on DVD

In Prod­uct Pho­tog­ra­phy for E­Commerce, designer Dane Howard shows how to take professional-looking pho­tographs that show­case prod­ucts and build buy­ers’ trust. Using a prac­ti­cal approach, Dane cov­ers objects from col­lectible coins to real estate, and the lessons can be applied to just about any­thing that can be sold online.When it comes time to cap­ture images in the stu­dio, Dane dis­cusses how to select a cam­era and other equip­ment on any bud­get. He shares his favorite tips and tricks for get­ting the most out of cam­era angles, back­grounds, and scene light­ing. He reviews image edit­ing basics, such as crop­ping and retouch­ing pho­tographs, and explains how to take a pre­sen­ta­tion beyond a 360-­degree view with the inte­gra­tion of rich media.

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Other Courses

Below is a list of video courses just related to dig­i­tal pho­tog­ra­phy. Of course, there are many more titles, too long to list here.  This site has over 940 train­ing courses and over 57,000 tuto­ri­als, most are full length courses equal to a full semes­ter of col­lege.   For a full list visit lynda.com

Descrip­tion  -  Dura­tion (hrs:min) — Release Date

Deke’s Tech­niques    0:30    01/11

Foun­da­tions of Photography: Exposure    3:24    12/10

Richard Koci Hernandez, Multimedia Jour­nal­ist    1:45    12/10

iPhoto ’11 Essen­tial Train­ing    4:13    12/10

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 9 Essen­tial Train­ing    11:20    11/10

Pho­to­shop Light­room 3 Advanced Tech­niques    6:45    11/10

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 9: Scanning and Restor­ing Pho­tos    2:38    11/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 One­on­One: Mastery    20:01    09/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Athletic Retouch­ing Projects    6:10    09/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Fashion Retouch­ing Projects    4:29    09/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Creative Com­posit­ing    4:41    09/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Selections in Depth    3:45    08/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 One­on­One: Advanced    26:25    08/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Creative Effects    7:19    07/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Painting with the Mixer Brush    2:27    07/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Portrait Retouch­ing    11:02    07/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 for the Web    5:59    07/10

Pho­to­shop CS5: Landscape Pho­tog­ra­phy    6:43    07/10

Photo Assignment: Off­Camera Flash    0:49    07/10

Natalie Fobes, Photographer    0:54    07/10

Pho­to­shop Light­room 3 Essen­tial Train­ing    13:24    06/10

Pho­to­shop Light­room 3 New Fea­tures    3:32    06/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 for Photographers: Camera Raw 6    6:28    05/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 for Pho­tog­ra­phers    12:25    05/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 One­on­One: Fundamentals    17:34    05/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 Top 5    1:09    05/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 Essen­tial Train­ing    11:15    04/10

Aper­ture 3 Essen­tial Train­ing    8:03    04/10

Pho­to­shop and Bridge CS5 for Pho­tog­ra­phers New Fea­tures    2:47    04/10

Pho­to­shop CS5 New Fea­tures    2:49    04/10

Get­ting Pro Results from a Com­pact Cam­era    1:01    01/10

Pho­to­shop Top 40    7:13    12/09

Prod­uct Pho­tog­ra­phy for E­Commerce    1:46    12/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Image Com­posit­ing for Pho­tog­ra­phers    2:47    12/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Smart Objects    8:11    11/09

Photo Assignment: Backlit Por­traits    0:24    10/09

Photo Assignment: Fill Flash Por­traits    0:17    10/09

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 8 for Mac Essen­tial Train­ing    6:41    10/09

Photo Assignment: Natural Light Por­traits    0:22    10/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Sharpening Images New Fea­tures    0:58    09/09

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 8 for Win­dows Essen­tial Train­ing    8:50    09/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Layer Masks in Depth    4:20    08/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Color Cor­rec­tion    6:58    08/09

Flickr Essen­tial Train­ing    4:09    07/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Selections in Depth    3:51    07/09

Rick Smolan, Photographer    1:17    06/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 Power Short­cuts    6:21    06/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Image Adjust­ments in Depth    3:46    06/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 One­on­One: Mastery    13:08    05/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Blend Mode Magic    2:58    05/09

Pho­to­shop CS4: Layers in Depth    7:40    05/09

iPhoto to Aperture: Going Pro    2:40    05/09

iPhoto ’09 Essen­tial Train­ing    2:56    05/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 One­on­One: Advanced    20:58    05/09

iPhoto ’09: 10 Things to Know About Face­book    0:52    04/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 Retouching: Fashion Pho­tog­ra­phy Projects    7:02    04/09

iLife ’09 New Fea­tures    2:18    04/09

iPhoto ’09: 10 Things to Know About Flickr    0:42    03/09

iPhoto ’09: 10 Things to Know About Places    0:45    03/09

iPhoto ’09: 10 Things to Know About Faces    0:46    03/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 for Photographers: Desktop Print­ing Tech­niques    5:11    02/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 Por­trait Retouch­ing Essen­tial Train­ing    12:23    02/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Color    4:28    01/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects    7:50    01/09

Pho­to­shop CS4 for Photographers: Camera Raw    7:04    12/08

Pho­to­shop CS4 One­on­One: Fundamentals    14:24    12/08

Pho­to­shop CS4 for Pho­tog­ra­phers    14:50    11/08

Pho­to­shop CS4 Essen­tial Train­ing    7:56    10/08

VUVOX Collage: Online Media Mashups    1:30    10/08

Pho­to­shop CS4 Get­ting Started    2:05    09/08

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 6 for Mac Essen­tial Train­ing    8:23    09/08

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 7 for Win­dows Essen­tial Train­ing    6:42    09/08

Pho­to­shop CS4 New Fea­tures    1:38    09/08

Big Space­ship Ani­mated Logo: Start to Fin­ish    0:17    08/08

Pho­to­shop Light­room 2 Essen­tial Train­ing    8:15    08/08

Aper­ture 2 Essen­tial Train­ing    5:50    07/08

Pho­to­shop Express Beta Essen­tial Train­ing    2:26    06/08

Beyond Skin: Going Deeper with Pho­to­shop CS3    3:57    06/08

Dou­glas Kirkland, Photographer    1:15    05/08

Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy Principles: The Cam­era    3:17    03/08

Pho­to­shop CS3 Por­trait Retouch­ing Tech­niques    8:36    03/08

Pho­to­shop CS3 Por­trait Retouch­ing Essen­tials    10:20    03/08

Pho­to­shop Light­room 1.3 for Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phers    7:19    02/08

Pho­to­shop CS3 Sharp­en­ing Images    10:33    02/08

Aper­ture 2 New Fea­tures    1:17    02/08

Pho­to­shop CS3 Chan­nels & Masks: Advanced Tech­niques    20:48    11/07

iPhoto ’08 Essen­tial Train­ing    4:18    11/07

Pho­to­shop Light­room 1.1 New Fea­tures    2:06    10/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 Chan­nels & Masks: The Essen­tials    12:30    09/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 Cre­ative Pho­to­graphic Tech­niques    10:59    08/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 for Pho­tog­ra­phers    13:20    06/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 Color Cor­rec­tion    7:14    06/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 One­on­One: Advanced Tech­niques    9:36    04/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 One­on­One: Beyond the Basics    10:47    04/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 One­on­One: The Essen­tials    8:42    04/07

Pho­to­shop CS3 New Fea­tures    1:35    03/07

Pho­to­shop Light­room Essen­tial Train­ing    5:24    02/07

Dig­i­tal Asset Man­age­ment for Pho­tog­ra­phers    4:14    02/07

Aper­ture 1.5 Beyond the Basics    3:36    12/06

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 5 Essen­tial Train­ing    12:57    10/06

Pho­to­shop CS2 Mas­ter­ing Cam­era Raw    11:49    10/06

Secrets to Sell­ing and Pub­lish­ing Pho­tog­ra­phy    5:57    08/06

Aper­ture 1.1 Essen­tial Train­ing    6:42    07/06

iPhoto 6 Essen­tial Train­ing    5:38    06/06

Enhanc­ing Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy with Pho­to­shop CS2    14:34    03/06

Picasa 2 Essen­tial Train­ing    4:19    10/05

Get­ting Started with Paint Shop Pro X    4:14    09/05

iPhoto 5 Essen­tial Train­ing    4:39    08/05

Fam­ily Photography: Taking and Shar­ing Great Pho­tographs    5:12    07/05

Pho­to­shop Ele­ments 3 Essen­tial Train­ing    10:56    07/05

Pho­to­shop CS2 Essen­tial Train­ing    10:57    06/05

Enhanc­ing Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy with Pho­to­shop CS    13:13    10/04

Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­phy Prin­ci­ples    5:08    08/04

Learn­ing iLife: iTunes 4, iPhoto 2, iMovie 3 and iDVD 3    5:51    07/03