Best Photography Blogs

I was out on Scott Kelby’s blog when I saw he linked to a post on The Top 100 Photography Blogs. I looked through the list, and Scott’s is on the list (why he linked to it in the first place), but not all the places I check in with on a mostly daily basis are there. It got me thinking. Where and why do I check in with different blogs? So here is my much smaller list of photography blogs I read regularly and why.

  • Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider – I just love this guys writing style. He is very honest, genuine and fun. I come here to read about general photography and shooting stuff, and for pure entertainment. I just like reading this blog. I think it was one of the first photography blogs I came across, and I have ben hooked ever since.
  • David DuChemin’s PixelatedImage – This is blog about vision. About one mans quest to take his inner vision and turn it into images. It is a very interesting read. David often “rants” about the industry and can provoke discussion. I got caught up in one of his rants once, but it is almost always worth a read. My own vision I find somewhat elusive, and through David’s blog I am looking for it bit by bit.
  • David Zizer’s Digital Pro Talk – This is all about the wedding photographer. Sort of. He is an amazing portrait photographer, and offers many tips and insights into gear, the business, weddings shoots, portrait and location shoots, using flash, and more. He writes well, and you can always pick up some useful piece of information from this blog.
  • Joe McNally’s blog – He makes long rambling stories into posts that just have to be read. I always get a chuckle out of things he has written. I think of Joe as Mr. Speedlight. His blog and books are all about this travels, shoots and the half dozen or so Nikon Speedlights he seems to carry with him.

That is about all I really check in with on a daily basis, but there are several others that I will stop in a check out as well. These are in no particular order, but I usually stop by once every week or so.

  • David Hobby’s The Strobist – The number one stop on the internet for a off camera small flash education. There is lots of material here to look at other than the blog, and I have spent some time going through the 101 and 201 intro how to classes.
  • Jao Van de Lagemaat’s blog – I “met” Jao on the ArsTechnica forums, and check into his blog every once in awhile. He takes great landscape pictures, and has posted some interresting things about color, lightroom, RAW, and other things.
  • Steve Weller’s Bagelturf – Another small blog that I happened upon while looking up Aperture related items. I check in on this guy from time to time to see if any Apple/Aperture/programming things he is up to are interesting.
  • Dave Cross Dave Cross Online – I have to check out the Canadian every once in a while. Some of his recent “finish the sentance” interviews have been funny. He also stars with Scott Kelby on the Photoshop User TV video blog that I try to watch each week.
  • John Paul Caponigro’s Bog – If you want to learn about light, here is the place to go. The blog can be technical, but practical, and you will learn all things light and photoshop.
  • Moose Peterson’s Blog – Wildlife photographer extraordinaire, Moose will teach you tons about taking that great wildlife or landscape shot. Lots of entries from his blog are from the seminars that he takes part in, including the DLWS, that I would love to take part in.
  • Sly Arena’s PixSylated – He is often giving great tips on using small flashes and other fun photography stuff.
  • Matt Brandon’s The Digital Trekker – Matt is a travel photographer creating pictures out of his vision of the world. Along the way he tries to pass his insights and thoughts on in his blog. He lives in Singapore and travels quite a bit, which puts a neat spin on his insights.