Digital Photography for Beginners

Perhaps one of the most daunting aspects of photography is learning how to play with all the features one can find on a SLR/DSLR camera.

And most likely, the case with not being able to understand how shutter speed or aperture modes work, or ISO and etc. is not because you don't want to learn how to use it, but it's just that you don't own a camera that you can practice with!

So, this is the next best thing I'll offer: a DSLR camera simulator that allows you to fiddle with the various settings of the camera and witness the results of such a setting.

Of course the picture is fixed and is in no way better than learning from a real thing, but this I believe is a good introduction for me, or anyone who would like to just understand the functions on the SLR.

But with all that said, having any camera is as good as any because like we learned in photography class - shooting anything with whatever resources you have is better than nothing.

The Core Skills of VFX

While this may not be the traditional and 2d painting type information you are looking for. This Core Skills handbook seems like it is aimed at anyone that wants to work in the games and movie industry. I think alot of people are wanting to work in games at TAD, and theis a whole course for 3d entertainment as well besides the 2d route. This may come in handy for alot of people.

Core skills of VFX.

The section on matte painting and environments for VFX could be interesting to some of the 2d people that want to get into this field.