[Stepmc10]

I would LOVE to learn to take better pictures. I have no interest in becoming professional by any means. But, I would like to learn the basics of taking better pictures at home, like with artificial lighting, backdrops and MANUAL MODE!!!!

Any good websites you can recommend?

THANKS in advance,
Stephanie

[IansMom]

www.danheller.com
It is awesome... he's got a photography tip section as well http://www.danheller.com/techfaq.html

Also, you can join for free to http://www.usefilm.com
and post pictures for people all around the world to critique. There are forums with a ton of helpful comments and you can post any questions that you might have there. I was very active on there until the birth of Ian, and I found it very helpful when I was first starting out.

[Stepmc10]

www.danheller.com
It is awesome... he's got a photography tip section as well http://www.danheller.com/techfaq.html

Also, you can join for free to http://www.usefilm.com
and post pictures for people all around the world to critique. There are forums with a ton of helpful comments and you can post any questions that you might have there. I was very active on there until the birth of Ian, and I found it very helpful when I was first starting out.[/b]

thanks Iansmom! I'll check them out!

[Annie]

You could also try this one

www.photographers-corner.com

very friendly, lots of helpful tips and advice, and tutorials for beginners onwards. and it's free to join.

[Alison79]

The Photo Forum is another great resource There are all levels of photographers and the site is very friendly.

[tabbymichelle]

I love http://www.betterphoto.com/ I have learned a lot from that site!