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General | Alternative | Supplies/Equipment/Software | Magazines | History | Digital | Scanning
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Bengt's Photo Page -good reference sources for photographer

PhotoshopNews -latest information

Daney's Photography Page -images, good source for photography links

All Things Photo -search engine for standard & digital photography

Photo Sites -directory of many sites

Craig Camera -source for equipment & repair manuals, tips & more

Internet Photography List -mailing-list subscription lists

PhotoForum -list of photography mailing-lists

ArtSupport -resources for fine art photography

Photography at About -articles, forums, chat, links

Digital Photo Contest -daily contest with monthly prizes, forums

Focus on Photography - camera basics, composition, lighting

BetterPhoto photo guide, workshops, tips, cameras, digital, more

Photographica -a group weblog, upload, share, review, photos online

PiezoMagic -photography, graphics, inkjet printing, color theory

Film Grain & Aliasing -article on film scanning & grain

Fotografia de Nature -insects closeup, techniques, articles, more

The Nocturnes -night photography, articles, tips

FilterZone -guide to photography filters

Cokin Filter System -filters & how to use them, charts, tips

Digital Darkroom -imaging & printing techniques

Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight -computing for many cities around the globe

Making a Digital Negative -tutorial, book

RetouchPro -information for photo-retouching & restoration

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching -companion site to book, tips

PhotoZone -reviews, techniques, lens tests, exposure, more

Digital Outback Photo -outdoor photography using digital cameras

Computer Darkroom -Photoshop, color mgt, retouching, much more, excellent site

Lighting Magic -educational website for professional photography

Lex-Pix -35mm photography basics, tips & tricks, more

The Luminous Landscape -articles, forum, techniques, more, excellent site

DigitalTruth -techniques & data, newsletter, forum, more

Digital Reconstruction of Faded Color Photographs

Exposure -a beginners guide to photography, excellent site!

Hyperfocal Distance & Depth of Field -calculators

Simple Astrophotography -how to article

Simplifier Zone System -tutorial

Color Theory -color, lights & photochemical process

PhotographyREVIEW -reviews, news, swap, & more

Photo-Seminars -free online seminars for photographers

Web PhotoSchool -online training

Photo.net - photographs, reviews and tutorials

National Georaphic Photography -tips, places, photographers, links

Fodor's Focus on Photography -travel, lighting, techniques, more

Online Photography -fine art photography, articles, & more

High Speed Photography -exhibit & how to information

Monitor Calibration -test strips for visual calibration

Monitor Calibration -helpful tools to calibrate your monitor

Do It Yourself Inkjet & Laser Printer Repair -fix your own printer

Gamma Correction -articles

Cicada Photo Resources -formulas, Zone System & more

Apogee Photo Magazine -using the Zone System in the field

Zen and Photography -essay with images

Nikon Field Guide -for digital, 35mm, flash, more

Minoxography -Minox cameras, history, specs, and more

Leica Gallery -equipment, techniques, darkroom & more

Rollei -twin and single lens, manuals, products

Medium Format Cameras -articles, reviews, guides, links

The Graplex Speed Graphic Page -the large format camera

Large Format Photography -faq, equipment, and tips

The FStops here -large format photography


ALTERNATE PROCESSES

Alternative Photographic Process FAQ -non-standard processes

alt-Photo-Process-Archives -archived messages from news group

Gum Bichromate Photography -images, printing, & resources

Albumen Printing -history, technique, science, presentation

Platinum Photography -how to make platinum prints, gallery

David Michael Kennedy -Palladium printing articles

Hacker's Guide to the Polaroid SX-70 -all types of resources

Polaroid Image Transfer -Polaroid and Fuji Image-Transfer process

Poloroid -image & emulsion transfers tutorials

Polaroid Transfer & SX70 -resources, creative use of film

Spearmint Guide to Infrared Photography -in-depth guide

Infra-Red FAQ

Stereoscopy -3d images, supplies, equipment and how-to

Sterophotographica -steroscopes, cameras, photos, & more

Sterographs -printing and equipment

Stereocopy.com -the world of 3D, FAQ, cameras, news, more

Sterographs -how to make your own

Oatmeal Box & Alternative Photography -pinhole & other processes

Pinhole Photography -history, images, cameras, & formulas

Pinhole Visions -news, resources, discussion list, gallery

Pinhole Photos -camera construction, exposure, links

Pinhole Visions -the art of pinhole photography

Pinhole Format Company -how to make 8"x10" pinhole cameras

PTGui -front end to the free app on the 'Panorama Tools' site (below)

Guide to Panoramic Photography -how to, software, gallery, & more

Panorama Tools -articles & software

The Panorama Factory -free & shareware program for making panoramas

Panorama Tips -helpful information

Panorama Photography Workshop

Panoguide -guide to panorama photography

QTVR -creating QuickTime VR panoramas

Handmade Photographic Images -infared & ultraviolet, pinhole,
alternative processes

Handcolor -handcoloring b&w photographs

The Photography Workshop -techniques, processes, links, more


SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE

Rockland Colloid -source for photographic emulsions

Freestyle -products, supplies, technical info, & catalog

Calumet Photo -darkroom, books, field cameras, how-to

Photogon -used photography equipment, cameras, auctions, more

ColorVision -calibration & profile software, monitors, printers, scanners, Mac, PC

Image Manipulations Downloads -calibration & gamma charts, filters, more

Color to B&W Conversion -nice Photoshop style plug-in

Photoprinter -free thumbnail contact sheet utility for digital camera pix

RobWare -identifies files by content not just by file extensions

Bostick & Sullivan -materials & chemicals for alternative processes

Light Impressions -archival storage, albums, frames, matting, etc

Superior Archival Materials -matt boards & other archival supplies

FrameFit -source for your framing needs

Graphik Demensions -frames and accessories

Altamira Group -Genuine Fractals, make large prints from small files

Nik Multimedia -great plugins for many tasks

DisplayMate -color calibration software

ColorVision Monitor Spyder -an indepth review

Digtal Light & Color -PictureWindow, software for photographers (PC)

Qimage -inexpensive multiple images printing software + much more (PC)

Batteries -source for your battery needs

Photo Batteries -hard to find batteries for vintage/classic cameras

Green Batteries -info on rechargable batteries/chargers

Scopetronix -digital camera attachment for telescopes, more

Lens Adapters - digital camera adapters for all kinds of scopes

PhotoSolve -some neat items for digital photography

SunShield -sun shield for the LCD on Nikon 950

Kaidan -panorama and VR solutions

Lowepro -quality camera bags for all purposes

USI Laminate -laminator hardware and supplies

OTT-LITE -source for full spectrum, true color, lamps & fixtures

InkJet Mall -inks and papers

Photo Inkjet -inks, media, supplies, more

MIS Supply -inkjet supplies and tips

IT Supplies -laser & inkjet printer supplies

Wilhelm Imaging Research -testing permanence of inkjet inks/papers

Color-Accurate Inkjets Made EZ -article

Mitsubishi Diamond Jet Inkjet Paper -list & specs

Luminos Photo & Inkjet Imaging -paper & inks, tips

Jet Print -inkjet printing papers

Redriver Paper -premium inkjet paper

Arkwright -inkjet supplies

Paper-Paper -inkjet, specialty papers, & more

Ace Index -inkjet paper/media manufacturers

Paper Weights & Sizes -comparison charts, + other info

Guide to Paper Sizes -international coverage

Printer Calibration -how to articles

Epson Inkjet Mailing-List Archives

Epson Printers -another Epson mailing-list, from Yahoo

Epson Inkjet FAQ -great source of information for Epson printer owners

Inkjet Solutions -for achieval fine art prints

Digital Art Supplies -inkjet papers, inks, accessories

Art Papers -papers, technical, glossary, links

International Standard Paper Sizes -indepth coverage

MediaStreet -archival inkjet supplies

Atlex -source for HP, Epson, Canon, Lexmark inkjet papers & inks

Daige -affordable acid free applicator for adhering photos, etc

20th Century Plastics -photo organizers, albums, scrapbooks

uBid -good source for refurbished & closeout equip & software

Price Watch -price comparisons for shopping on the internet

Decal Paper -inkjet & laser paper for making decals

Mat Cutters/Paper Cutters -comparisons & reviews

Digital Distributors -discounted prices for digital imaging equipment

ACDSee -photo management and image viewing

Film for Classics -hard to get film for old cameras

Camera Stores -a long list of mailorder stores to stay away from!

Where to Buy a Camera -list of retailers with customer comments

Adorama -cameras, accessories, supplies, digital & traditional

B&H Photo/Video -equipment, supplies, digital & traditional

Porter's -online photo store

Norman Cameras -source for photography equipment, digital & traditional

Refurb Depot -refurbished electronics & computer items

Collectable Cameras & Accessories -over 2,500 items, many brands

Buy.Com -good prices on many consumer items

eCost.com -excellent prices for computer & electronic items

NewEgg -good prices on computers, equipment and software

ZipZoomFly -good prices on many computer products

TechonWeb -online source for computer equipment and & supplies

ResellerRatings -check here before buying online


MAGAZINES

LensWork -journal of photographic essays and articles creative process

Shutterbug -articles, reviews, hints, links

Popular Photography -online version of this magazine

Photo District News -newswire, links, products for the professional

Rangefinder Magazine -photography articles, editorials, tips, & reviews

Photo E-Zine -from the New York School of Photography

photobetty -ezine for women photographers

Kodak eMagazine -monthly online photography magazine

Vivid Light -online magazine, techniques, articles, news, gear

Professional Photographers Magazine -published for the industry

PhotoTechniques Magazine -online version, articles, guides, more

The British Journal of Photography -news, tutorials, more

Digital Photo Magazine Resources -articles, tips, reviews, more

Studio Photography & Design -magazine, reviews, articles, tips

WorldPhoto -aticles, auction, forums, resources, & more

eDigitalPhoto -magazine, news, reviewers, tips, glossary

Light Factory -education & presentation of photographic arts

Focus Online -film & digital photo magazine

PCPHOTO -a guide to photography using computers


HISTORY

The Daguerreian Society -history, science, and art of daguerreotypes

The History and Practice of the Art of Photography -(1849)

American Handbook of Daguerreotype -early process of the making of daguerreotypes

Secrets of the Dark Chamber -the art of American daguerreotype

History of Photography -from earliest times to the 1920's

Midley History of Photography -daguerreotype, diorama, other

Technology of the Photographic Image -early cameras & photographic equipment

American Photography -a century of images, history of photography, art, digital, cultural

American Museum of Photography -history, early processes, exhibits

The Getty Photography Collection -many photos, different processes, audio/video

ArtsMIA -Minneapolis Institute of Art, photography collection, text

Photography Processes, Preservation, & Conservation -exhibit at the Met, NYC

Civil War Photography -ambrotypes, ferrotypes, stereographs from the war

History of the American West -LOC & Denver Library archives

Antique American Field Cameras -large format history with images

BoxCameras -antiques, old ads, accessories, history, 1880-1930, great site!

Kodak Collectors Page -kodakabilia

Time Exposure -William Henry Jackson, early western photographer

Walker Evans -exploring his photography, Getty & MOMA exhibits

Ansel Adams at 100 -multimedia presentation from the SFMOMA

Friends of Photography & Ansel Adams Center -exhibits, & more

20th Century Photographers -biographies, resources

The Magic Lantern -precursor to film & slide projectors, hitory

Collodions & Clopinettes -history, Daguerre & other pioneer photographers

American Masters: Alfred Stieglitz -1864-1946, photography as an art form

Alfred Stieglitz -biography, photographs

Margaret Bourke-White -pioneer Life magazine photographer, biography, photos

Taking the Long View -panoramic photographs 1851-1991

Masters of Photography -porfolies, articles, photographers

Antique and Classic Cameras

Leica Historical Society of America -history & cameras/equipment

Stereoviews of the 19th & 20th Century -old stereo pictures, history, & links


DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Jay Maisel Interview -using a digital camera for fine photography

How Digital Cameras Work -basics

Minolta Dimage 7 -prerelease, indepth review of this 5 megapixel camera

All Digital Camera Page -resources, Photoshop tips, equipment, reviews

Open RAW -dealing with RAW data

Fred Miranda Photography -digital camera tips & tech., actions, more

Digital Photography -high-end equip., news, reviews, links, more

Digital Camera Experiments -several brands used

The Imagine Factory -digital imaging tools

Barrel Distortion Correction -tutorial

Digital Camera Tools -tools for adjusting digital images

PicMeta -PIE, picture information extractor for digital cameras

DeskTopDarkroom -tips, forum

Photography in the Digital Era -free online course in digital photography

Digital Secrets -great techniques & tips CDROM for Nikon digital cameras

A Short Course in Digital Photography -online book

Accurate Image Manipulation -setting up system for digital photography

FRCN Digital Imaging -techniques, tips, software, references, more

Digital PhotoCorner -images, tools, talk, & help

ephotozine -zmagazine, equipment, techniques, news, & more

Digital Photography Review -news, reviews, specs, forums, tips

Digital Camera Resources Page -news, reviews, msg board, links

Digital Camera Tools -software and more

Imaging Resources -tips, articles, forum, accessories, & more

FRCN Digital Imaging -lessons, reviews, references

Electronic Photo-Imaging -art & science of digital imaging

Digital Eyes -information on scanners & digital cameras

Megapixel -digital cameras, reviews & latest information

Steve's Digicam -reviews, info, & links for digital camera

Internet Brothers -digital photography tips & techniques

Digitally Handcoloring -technique for b&w photos, Photoshop

Photo Paper Saver -print several pictures on one page

BermanGraphics -Nikon Coolpix accessories

Nikon Cafe -forums

Nikonlinks -all things Nikon

Nikon Digital Support -technical support, firmware updates, forum


SCANNING PHOTOGRAPHS

Scanner FAQ

Sullivan's Scanning Tips

Scanner World -online magazine of desktop scanning

Scanning 101 -how to use a flatbed scanner

Hamrick Software -VueScan, film & flatbed scanner software

Graphic Design Resource Center -scanning tips & techniques

Scanning -no more moire

Film Scanner Reviews -indepth article with charts on major scanners<

Slide Scanners -transparency scanning

Digitizing Slides -using a fluorescent flashlight & flatbed scanner

Scan Calculator -download software for calculating resolutions