Photographers:
Richard Avedon was a photographer that was born on May 15, 1923 and died on October 1, 2004 at the age of 81. He specialized in minimalstic portraits that showed the person's (being photographed) essense and truth. Richard Avedon was passionate about photography and he is one of the most famous photographers of all time because of his photographic techniques and push towards turning photography into more than just pictures.
Jerry Uelsmann is a photographer that was born on June 11, 1934 and is 82 years old. He specializes in surreal and thought-provoking images. Years before Photoshop he started to use collage and multiple imaging and still does. Uelsmann's works are in tons of museums around the world.
Scott Kelby is a photographer, author and "Photoshop Guy" based in Florida, who was born on July 6, 1960 and is 56 years old. He shoots sports, people, travel and fashion.
Skills:
Aperture is a hole which opens and closes to let light in. Represented by 'f' over a number ex: f/8. The higher the number, the more the background is in focus, the lower the number the more focused the foreground and more blurred the background.
White balance is all to find TRUE WHITE. True white is that color (shade) of white that has no other sort of hue like blue, purple or yellow.
Shutter speed is the length of time of how long the shutter stays open.