Resources

Photographers

• Martin Bailey Photography – Japanese based English ex-pat specialising in wildlife and sharing regularly via his podcast.
  www.martinbaileyphotography.com
• Scott Kelby – Head of Kelby Media and National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Damn fine photographer too.
  www.scottkelby.com
• Detroit Photographer – Rosh Sillars – commercial, advertising, magazine & corporate photographer based in Detroit.
  www.rosh.com
• Chase Jarvis – An amazing photographer, not just for his skill behind the lens, but his desire to share and his energy are incredibly inspiring.
  www.chasejarvis.com
• Gavin Gough – freelance travel and humanitarian photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand.
  www.gavingough.com
• Adam Barker – Exceptional landscape, action sports and commercial photography from Utah, the American West and around the world.
  www.adambarkerphotography.com
• Joe McNally – National Geographic legend and thoroughly entertaining.
  www.joemcnally.com

Equipment

• B&H – The best place on the net for photography gear. Extremely prompt shipping too. I placed an order Sunday night. Arrived Wednesday morning – all the way from New York!
  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
• Calumet – If you don’t want to order online, these guys are the best brick and mortar retailers.
  www.calumetphoto.co.uk

Apps

• Pro HDR (Android and iPhone) – “If you ever take photos using your iPhone, this app is a must-have.” – Gizmodo
• Tweetcaster (Android) – By far the best Twitter app for Android, in my opinion.
• Evernote (Android and iPad) – www.evernote.com – Where would I be about without this resource? It serves as a fantastic appendage to my ageing addled cerebrum, and with Android, iPad & Web apps I can access it from anywhere.
• Nozbe (Android and iPad) – Having tried several out, this is my latest GTD (Get Things Done) resource of choice, and it links to my evernote account and google calendars. Providing I remember to put tasks in it, I can never forget to do them.
• Zinio (iPad) – I consume a lot of media, especially printed media. But no longer do I have to wait for the magazines to be printed, shipped and delivered by the postman. They’re pushed down to my iPad which is with me always just ready for a spare 10 minutes at the dentist.
• Torch Flashlight (Android) – A very handy little app when you’re out after dark on a remote hillside and it dawns on you that you’ve left your torch behind in the car!
• TwitBird Pro (iPad) – The best (and most reliable) Twitter app on the iPad. I use Tweetdeck on my Macs, but found the iPad version to be about as stable as a teenager on a stag party in Blackpool.
• Outdoors (iPad) – Maps maps maps. I love ‘em. They’re very useful for a landscape photographer, and not just for planning. Extremely handy to have them with you when you’re out and about and on the verge of getting lost on some remote hillside. The Ordnance Survey maps themselves aren’t cheap, but a fantastic resource nonetheless.

Services

• Met Office – Weather straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.
  www.metoffice.gov.uk
• Met Check – Another very useful weather resource, when it’s up….
  www.metcheck.com
• Mail Chimp – If you want to send bulk targeted email, track opens and clicks, and make them look good too, this is the place to go.
  www.mailchimp.com
• Clients from Hell – a thoroughly entertaining read if you’ve a few spare minutes.
  www.clientsfromhell.net
• Lake District fells walking guide
  http://www.leaney.org.uk/
• Kelby Training – Fantastic money back guaranteed training from the world’s top pro photographers and photoshop experts.
  www.kelbytraining.com
• Altrincham Interior Photography – My Interiors and property photography site www.altrinchaminteriorphotography.co.uk

Books

• Sketching Light: An Illustrated Tour of the Possibilities of Flash – Joe McNally
  “Following up on the great success of The Moment It Clicks and The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light from Small Flashes, legendary magazine photographer Joe McNally takes us on another memorable ride with Sketching Light, another trip into the land of light–but this time running the gamut from small flash to big flash, and everywhere in between.”
• Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites – Matt Kloskowski
  “No matter if you’re a professional, an aspiring professional, or a hobbyist, Photoshop Compositing Secrets will sharpen your skills and open up a whole new avenue of photographic expression in an easy-to-understand way that will have you creating your own composites in no time.”
• Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers Using Photoshop - Scott Kelby
  “If you’re ready to learn the “tricks of the trade”–the same ones that today’s leading pro photographers use to retouch, tuck, tighten, and tone their images for that pro-retouched look–you’re holding the book that will do exactly that. It will radically change the way you retouch your portraits from here on out, and give you the best-looking, most natural retouches you’ve ever done”