Please suggest links you think may be useful. If you
find a dead link in this list please let me know.
Podcasts
- photocast
network
- Follow this link to find links to several photo related podcasts.
The photocast network is a community of podcasters producing
content related to photography. We’ve banded together to
form the photocast network for mutual support and to cross promote
our shows.
- academic
podcast directory
- Maintained by Duke University. A great place to find lectures
and more and from several colleges, universities and other sources.
- itunes ohlone
- Ohlone lectures available as podcasts.
Cameras, Tech Info and Equipment Reviews
- dpreview
- An extensive site for researching all things digital. Read
reviews and specs of cameras, and compare cameras side-by side.
This is not a retailer.
- lets
go digital
- A lot like dpreview. Forum boards allow you to share insights
of other camera users. Clicking on digital camera comparison,
not only takes you to a comparison page, but also provides a
camera advisor, that will search for a camera with all of the
features you input. Site is also portal to many retailers, allowing
for price comparison and purchase.
- nikon users group
- Forum of users of Nikon Digital SLRs
- luminous
landscape
- Tons of info and tutorials, some available at a cost.
- b&h
photo/video
- Often the cheapest place for mail-order purchases of photography
equipment.
- Looking
Glass Photography
- Buy your supplies in-person from real people at an actual photo
supply store in Berkeley.
- Keebel
& Shuchat Photography
- Buy your supplies in-person from real people at an actual photo
supply store in Palo Alto.
- Digital
BW: The Print
- A yahoo group founded for the discussion and exchange of information
about all the technologies and techniques that can be used to
produce a quality B&W print from a digital source.
- Clayton
Jones
- The master of how-to print bw images from digital sources.
Clicking on his name above will take you to the page of his site
where he keeps the information link.
Following the information link takes you to his writing on the
subject.
- pacific
rim camera
- Dealers in collectable cameras
- butkus.org
- Downloadable user manuals for tons of older cameras.
Imaging Software
- gimp
- GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely
distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching,
image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating
systems, in many languages.
- project
photoshop lightroom
- Tutorials and more regarding Adobe's image organization and
processing application Lightroom.
- team
photoshop
- Photoshop tutorials and more
- lynda
- Absolutely the best subscription site for software tutorials.
You'll pay, but it'll be worth it.
Bay Area Galleries
- Fraenkel
Gallery
- Gallery specializing in photography. Downtown San Francisco
- easy to get to on BART. A few short blocks from S
- Haines
Gallery
- Also downtown San Francisco. Check for exhibits.
- Rena
Bransten Gallery
- Occasionally showing photography. Also downtown SF.
Photography Collections and Museums
Photo and Art Organizations
- Art
in Context
- An international collection of mostly contemporary work.
- Photography
- Now
- If you're planning a trip to Japan, Syria, Australia or any
of several other destinations and you want to know about photography
exhibitions in the area, then this site is for you.
- lenswork
- LensWork is an exploration of the path of creative photography.
Through an exchange of ideas, insight, personal experience, and
opinions it is hoped LensWork will inspire photographic artists
to create work which truly bears their signature.
- FotoFest
- FotoFest's purpose is to promote the exchange of art and ideas
through international programs and the presentation of photographic
art.
- Lens Culture
- International
online magazine celebrating contemporary photography, art, media,
and world cultures.
Documentary Photography
Self Publishing, and book arts
Photo books and literature
- Photo Eye
- A terrific place to find photography books. Used and out of print.
Also some image galleries.
- Light
Research
- Articles, reviews, interviews, galleries and more from a project
directed by respected photography writer Robert Hirsch.
Alternative Process and Alternative Cameras
Found photos and other ephemera
Legal
- www.krages.com
- Bert Krages Attorney at Law Photographer's Right Page including
a downloadable flyer explaining your rights when stopped or confronted
for photography
- photopermit.org/
- About keeping photographers out of trouble, and supporting them
when trouble looms.
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