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Photography, from exposure to a photo you like

The three exposure controls until they are automatic, then seeing — light, composition, colour — then lenses, people, places, and editing.

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Stage 1 · Exposure: the three controls

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Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, explained simply

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  1. 1My Approach Basic Settings - Manual Mode & Auto ISOyoutube.com
  2. 2Shutter Speed Basics - Techniques, Tips and Panningyoutube.com
  3. 3Aperture & Depth of Field Explained Simplyyoutube.com
  4. 4QT#15 ISO Explained Simply and Auto ISOyoutube.com
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Manual mode, and why photos come out blurry

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  1. 5Aperture & f/stop Tutorialyoutube.com
  2. 6How to Use Manual Mode on Your Camerayoutube.com
  3. 7Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, & Light Explained-Understanding Exposure & Camera Settingsyoutube.com
  4. 8SHUTTER SPEED: Master it to get the SHARPEST, CLEANEST Picturesyoutube.com
  5. 9ISO: The Ultimate Guideyoutube.com
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The same ground in writing

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  1. 10Cambridge in Colour — photography tutorialscambridgeincolour.com
  2. 11Photography basics: the complete beginner's guidephotographylife.com

Stage 2 · Seeing: composition, light, colour

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The habits that make photos better immediately

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  1. 12Photography Terminology Every Beginner Should Knowyoutube.com
  2. 133 Mistakes All Beginner Photographers Makeyoutube.com
  3. 1410 Tips to INSTANTLY Take Better Photosyoutube.com
  4. 15How to Shoot in Manual Mode in 12 Minutes!youtube.com
  5. 165 Photo Techniques EVERY Beginner Should Know!youtube.com
  6. 178 Reasons Why Your Photos Suckyoutube.com
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Composition, histograms, colour theory

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  1. 18Composition-A Digital Photography Tutorialyoutube.com
  2. 19Histogramsyoutube.com
  3. 20Color Theory MASTERCLASS for Photographersyoutube.com
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Bad light, low light, subframing, colour

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  1. 21How to Take Photos in Bad Lightyoutube.com
  2. 22How to Take Better Photos in Low Lightyoutube.com
  3. 23Every Good Photographer Knows This Technique (Subframing Tutorial)youtube.com
  4. 24Taking Your Photos to the Next Level with Color Theoryyoutube.com

Stage 3 · Lenses and gear, without buying nonsense

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Primes, kit lenses, focal length

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  1. 255 Reasons you should own a prime lensyoutube.com
  2. 26Should You Buy a DSLR with Kit Lens?youtube.com
  3. 27How Focal Length Affects Perspectiveyoutube.com
  4. 285 Quick Tips for Sharper Images with any camera and lensyoutube.com
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Prime versus zoom, and the best cheap lens there is

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  1. 29Which Lens? Prime vs Zoom!youtube.com
  2. 30The Best Camera for Beginners?youtube.com
  3. 31The "Nifty Fifty" is the BEST $100-$200 you'll ever spendyoutube.com
  4. 32You (probably) DON'T Need Polarizing, UV, or ND Filters: Simulate them for FREE!youtube.com
  5. 33Which camera mode should you use? P, A, S, M, Tv, Av 🤷youtube.com
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For when you want to know why

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  1. 3420 Things Most PHOTOGRAPHERS Get WRONGyoutube.com
  2. 35Dynamic Range & Stopsyoutube.com
  3. 36ISO: The Ultimate Guideyoutube.com
  4. 37Megapixels: Do you need more?youtube.com

Stage 4 · People, places, night

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Portraits

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  1. 38Portrait Photography Studio Tour: Strobes, Reflectors, Softboxes, Beauty Dishes, and Backdropsyoutube.com
  2. 39Lightroom Portrait Editingyoutube.com
  3. 40Dodging & Burning in Lightroom: How to Contour a Child's Portraityoutube.com
  4. 41Editing Eyes in Adobe Photoshop Lightroomyoutube.com
  5. 42Outdoor Portrait Retouching in Photoshop Lightroom (Natural Light)youtube.com
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Landscape

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  1. 43Landscape Photography Essentialsyoutube.com
  2. 44Lightroom Landscape Editing (Machu Picchu!)youtube.com
  3. 45How to Photograph Waterfalls (a waterfall photography tutorial)youtube.com
  4. 46Fringing = LAZY Editing!youtube.com
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After dark

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  1. 47Light Painting Photography Tutorialyoutube.com
  2. 48How to Photograph the Moonyoutube.com
  3. 49How to Photograph Fireworksyoutube.com
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Posing people who are not models

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  1. 507 Easy Portrait Lighting Setups in 70 Secondsyoutube.com
  2. 519 Portrait Location Ideas in 90 Secondsyoutube.com
  3. 52SIMPLE Studio Lighting for Beginner Photographersyoutube.com

Stage 5 · Editing

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Developing a photo, and how far to take it

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  1. 53How to Edit Colour and Create your own Styleyoutube.com
  2. 54To Edit or Not to Edit your Photography? (How far to take your post processing)youtube.com
  3. 55Controlling Colour in your Photography (Hue, Saturation and Luminance)youtube.com
  4. 56Natural Skin Editing for Portraitsyoutube.com
  5. 57Finishing an image with Colour, Contrast and Sharpening.youtube.com
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Lightroom, start to finish

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  1. 58Learn Lightroom in Under 30 Minutes! MASTERCLASSyoutube.com
  2. 59One-Click Lightroom Photo Presets!youtube.com
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Reference for the tool you end up using

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  1. 60Lightroom Classic helphelpx.adobe.com
  2. 61The Lightroom Queen — tutorials and troubleshootinglightroomqueen.com
  3. 62r/photography's wikireddit.com
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The courses these videos come from

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  1. 63PhotoRec TV: Start Here for Better Photos (12 videos)youtube.com
  2. 64Tony & Chelsea Northrup: Beginning Photography Essentials (26 videos)youtube.com
  3. 65Mango Street: Beginner Photography (50 videos)youtube.com
  4. 66Tony & Chelsea Northrup: Portrait Photography (61 videos)youtube.com
  5. 67Tony & Chelsea Northrup: Photography Technicals (for Geeks) (48 videos)youtube.com
  6. 68Sean Tucker: Editing and Post Processing (22 videos)youtube.com
  7. 69Tony & Chelsea Northrup: Landscape Photography (10 videos)youtube.com
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How to use this path

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  1. 70The gear question, answered once
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