J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art, Photographs
A beautiful collection of photographs. Teachers and students can explore dozens of images done through a variety of photographic techniques. Clicking on the image will pull up a brief description of the work's history and content.
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House
Photography legend George Eastman's house has been converted into a fascinating museum. Full of photography images and teaching/learning resources.
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Cambridge University: Digital Photography Techniques
These techniques on digital photography are presented in three primary areas: depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view. A link to digital photography tutorials is also provided.
Duke University
William Gedney: Photographs and Writings
A beautiful collection of black and white photographs from around the world. Taken by William Gedney in the 1950s-1980s they show true artistry.
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George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House Tips Take Better Pictures [Pdf]
A great resource from the George Eastman House Museum on what you can do to become a better photographer. Focuses on the elements of composition, story, and tools.
Scholastic
Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.
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Costa Rica Images Gallery
Take a virtual trip to Costa Rica by looking at these beautiful images on a variety of subjects.
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Cambridge University: Sharpness Tutorial
This tutorial on sharpness describes the clarity of detail in a photo. Using a comparison technique, the tutorial demonstrates the various properties of sharpness.
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Cambridge University: Understanding Digital Camera Sensors
This helpful tutorial on digital camera sensors is divided into sections including Bayer Demosaicing, Demosaicing Artifacts, and Microlens Arrays.
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Cambridge University: Camera Metering Tutorial
This helpful tutorial on camera metering and exposure is divided into sections including metering options, when to use partial and spot metering, center-weighted metering, and exposure compensation.
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Cambridge University: Depth of Field Tutorial
This helpful tutorial on depth of field in photography is divided into sections including circle of confusion, controlling depth of field, focal length, and depth of focus.
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Cambridge University: Color Management Tutorial
This tutorial on color management reviews the need for reference colors in digital photography and provides an overview of color management.
Read Works
Read Works: Forms of Art Ansel Adams
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a brief biography of the photographer Ansel Adams and his straight photography style. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
Read Works
Read Works: Forms of Art Photography
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses cameras act like the human eye. The article discusses how photography makes our lives richer in many ways.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
Read Works
Read Works: Cool Prize
[Free Registration/Login Required] The photographing of snowflakes is the topic of this informational text passage. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Lord Rayleigh Biographical
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum, you can read about the scientific work of Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919 CE). This article includes information on his education and experiments with light and sound waves.
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Photo Kaboom
Lots of links for photography teachers. Learn new things, buy software, get handouts and more, more, more.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Selected Photographs From the Collection
A tour of nine of the collections' newer photographs from the National Gallery of Art. These are from 1936 and before from artists like Bill Brandt, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Charles Sheeler, and more.
Media College
Media College: Types of Photography
List of common types of photography. Includes descriptions of each type. Some of the types listed are linked to more complete descriptions and provide example photographs.
Media College
Media College: Introduction to Photography
An introductory tutorial on the technical and creative aspects of photography.
Media College
Media College: Photographic Composition
Tutorial on photographic composition and links to suggested guidelines.
Media College
Media College: Still Photography Cameras
An introduction to the different types and components of still photography cameras.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press: Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange's Photographs
The University of Chicago Press offers an extended excerpt from the book "Daring to Look", by Anne Whiston Spirn. This book takes a close look at documentary photographer Dorothea Lange's career and her unpublished 1939 portfolio.
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Nez Perce Photography
A site that follows the history of the Nez Perce, from the late nineteenth century to the present, using historical photographs of Chief Joseph, battlegrounds, and the Nez Perce people.