
SSA Recommends: Books, Products, Links
Books
If you go into any bookstore, you’ll find an overwhelming selection of photography books. These are the ones that I own and love, and reread on a regular basis.
Products
Websites
Copper Hill Images sells excellent products for cleaning your camera and its components. They also have an excellent, detailed tutorial on sensor cleaning.
Strobist is an excellent resource for learning about off-camera lighting and lighting techniques.
Flickr is the site that I use for hosting and sharing images. A basic account is free, and a fully-featured one is only a few dollars a year. Image hosting at Flickr is pretty simple.
LensRentals is an excellent resource for renting lenses in order to try them out, or when you just need a special lens for a little while. I’ve had excellent service from them.
dpreview does excellent in-depth reviews of digital cameras. Their side-by-side comparison tool is great if you want to look at the differences between different cameras.





Hi, Patti! The very best general basic photography books I’ve ever come across are _Photography_ by Londone, Upton, Stone, et. al., and _Digital Photography_ by Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, and Tim Grey.
Very well written post however, I would recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section.
Keep up the good work.
Hmmm… what was the name of that website that reviewed camera equipment? Thought I’d find it here.
dpreview.com — I just added it.