When I first bought my DSLR (a Digital Rebel XT), I have to admit that I was a bit overwhelmed by all of the jargon that surrounded it. The learning curve was steep, but I think I’ve finally managed to learn the basics. I just wish I’d had this page to help me.
Focal Lengh and Aperture Explained for the Photography Novice:
http://www.photoaxe.com/understanding-the-lens-focal-length-and-aperture/
If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking for a cheap and easy way to light something while you’re trying to photograph it. Most folks are quick to pop their on-board flash up and fire away, but I generally hate using the flash. With that, I’ve become more of an “available light” photographer and, with that, have developed my eye for lighting.
I’ve been looking for a good way to setup a cheap photography “studio” — for portraits, product shots, and a handful of other tasks — and finally found two DIY projects to help me get there: a softbox and a lightbox.
With a little bit of engineering, you might be able to make one box serve a dual purpose … put the flash on the outside for a lightbox, move it inside for a softbox. Throw in a decent portrait lens (lots of folks rave about 50mm f/1.8 primes, usually available for under $100) and you’re on your way to doing headshots, product shots, and whatever else your $50 in lighting gear can handle. 
Softbox: http://lactose.blogspot.com/2007/03/hobo-diy-softbox-for-perfect-portraits.html
Lightbox: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
With one of the most obvious domain names possible, digital-photography-school.com aims to do its best to give you the insight and thinking process to become a better (digital) photographer. With categories ranging from case studies, gear, travel and portait photography, and a veritable slew of other things photographic, this is a great one-stop shop for anyone looking for an easy resource to start the long climb toward becoming a “better” photographer.
The author, Darren Rowse, has this to say:
This ‘School’ is not a formal one by any means. There are no classes, no teachers, no exams - rather it’s a learning environment where I think out loud about what I know and where in our Flickr Discussion Group we share what we’re learning by showing our photos and ask and answer each other questions.
If that sounds like something you’re up for, check it out: digital-photography-school.com.
If you’re anything like me (And, really, who is?), you’ve undoubtedly deleted a few digital photos from a memory card that you didn’t mean to delete. If not, then you’ve probably accidentally deleted a master image from your desktop before you backed it up and after you formatted your memory card. Either way, you’ve lost the original photo. What do you do?
You download a copy of PhotoRec — available for anything from DOS to Mac OS X — and hope for the best. It’s free, open-source, and even a great general purpose file recovery tool.
This is a really slick illustration of 10 of the top photography tips. There’s also links to more advanced ones.