There’s lots of information out there for aspiring photographers, but it can be a bit scattered. However, it appears that the major camera manufacturers have been putting up photography lesson sites and pages to try and help push people into the digital age and, by association, their brands of cameras.

Some of these sites may be a bit vendor-specific, but that’s to be expected considering they have products to push. Here’s a list of vendor sites I’ve collected that offer free tutorials and online classes in the art of photography, in no particular order:

Plus, there’s tons of other sites out there designed to foster communication, learning and a community around photography.

Forums:

These sites are general photography sites offering tips, help, reviews and a multitude of other services:

The following places offer places to host your photos; many offer free services as well as paid services:

If you have your own web space, you can also install these freely available photo gallery software packages:

This is by no means a comprehensive list of any of these categories, but it should be enough to inundate you with information for now.