Suggested Reading List

 Introduction

There is a wide range of photography information readily available online though the quality of that material varies enormously.  The following is a list of sites I have found useful.  I intend to update it as I find more resources so keep checking back for updates.

Magazines

Most photography magazines offer online versions with free content in an attempt to entice readers into taking out subscriptions.  Hint: You can read many of these titles free online using Wiltshire Libraries or Apple News+ (a paid for service).  These resources are usually of high quality and very professional compared to many "bedroom bloggers".

Amateur Photographer

A weekly UK based magazine.  I had a print subscription to this for many years but now read it online most weeks.   It has a lot of content about shiny new photographic equipment but also has useful theory and technique articles.  It has recently started to increase its smart phone camera content having previously been geared very much towards traditional camera users.  The website has some free content and it is worth subscribing to their newsletter in order to be notified about any online articles or videos that may be of interest to you.

Digital Camera World

A monthly glossy magazine.  Their website has a lot of free articles and videos.  It is worth subscribing to their newsletter.  I usually scan through the magazine each month to look for articles of interest.

EOS Magazine

A high quality quarterly print and online magazine for Canon camera users.  I have subscribed to this magazine for many years since it started.  It offers good technical support and training courses.  Highly recommended but only if you use a Canon camera.

Photography Blogs

There are many photography blogs out there of greatly varying quality.  It always pays to Google specific questions and then see what is returned.  I prefer written responses whenever I can but, increasingly the answers are in YouTube videos and many of those are of poor production quality though technically good. There are a couple of good sites that have cropped up in several of my searches.

The Creative Photographer

A good quality blog with good training videos.  A mix of free and paid content.  I find him good for questions on Adobe Lightroom.  He tends to philosophise in some of his articles but generally they are readable.

iPhone Photography School

Good quality content including some free.  Geared towards attracting you to take a course.  The courses seem expensive but they always seems to be in the last few hours of a sale.  I recommend signing up for the newsletter to get a taste for what they offer before thinking about the course.

Training Sites

Udemy

A large scale provider of online training over many subjects including photography.  Another site that always has sales and special offers so do not expect to pay full price for anything.  Most of the short photography courses are in the region of £10 though their book price is £50.  Not surprisingly for a site of this scale, the quality of the courses varies a lot but most courses offer a free sample so you can "try before you buy".

Domestika

Appears to be a similar site to Udemy and is recommended by The Creative Photographer (above) though there is a note that some of the courses are in Spanish with English subtitles.  Course names appear very similar to Udemy.

Portfolios

Henri Cartier-Bresson

YouTube

Adorama TV Adorams îs a US photography retailer.  They have a very large portfolio of free high quality training videos including some presenters from the UK.  While there is quite a lot product of placement and plugging, the videos are nonetheless very informative.  Admittedly though of more relevance to traditional camera users rather than mobile devices,

Wex Photo Video Web are my usual online photo equipment supplier and also have a YouTube channel.  Perhaps more equipment advertising than the Adorama channel they do have some good content.