Photographic Resources

We come across a lot of related sites that we've found useful and/or interesting. In our main resources page we have tried to keep the focus fairly narrow on specific topics. This is where we put lots of other great stuff. Don't forget, we have digital black and white, Apple Mac, and usability/design pages as well.

Topics

Art sites

Photo Libraries

Photo Business

Lighting

Batteries

Other aids to better pictures

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Art sites

Try something different! Some varied sites, we enjoyed browsing

http://wwar.com/
Varied collection of Arts related resources

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/default.htm
Explore the Tate Modern (without the hassle of visiting London :-))

http://www.moma.org/collection/depts/photography/index.html
Photography at Moma

Photo libraries

http://ozimages.com.au/
OzImages Stock Photography

Photo Business

http://www.photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm
Stock price calculator - US$ price estimator

http://www.nppa.org/
National Press Photographers Association

http://digitaljournalist.org/
The Digital Journalist

Lighting

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/02/welcome-to-strobist.html
The Strobist site - lots to learn about using lighting effectively and creatively

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1025&message=7351593
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1025&message=7490406
Lighting 101, and Lighting 102. from Chuck Gardner

http://www.photo.net/studio/primer
Introduction to studio set-up from Photo.net.

http://lightingmagic.com/topics.htm
Comprehensive guide to lighting

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
Making a cheap macro studio - cardboard box+ paper

http://jzportraits.home.att.net/
Very thorough guide to portraiture

http://www.mvwire.com/dynamic/article_view.asp?AID=10564
Some common misconceptions in Lighting.

http://www.photo.net/learn/studiolighting/
Studio lighting info from Kevin Connery

http://www.theflashcentre.com/
Lots of info from 'The Flash Centre'

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/
Using flash on Canon EOS cameras - very comprehensive info and discussion

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
Flash (strobe) trigger voltages - will your old flash kill your new digital camera?

Photographic backdrops - expand your creative range ;-)

Batteries

Canon Camera batteries
A guide to the range of batteries and chargers used in Canon EOS DSLR cameras

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/
FAQs and loads of other useful battery info

http://www.steves-digicams.com/nimh_batteries.html
Charger and NiMh battery info from Steve's Digicams

http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM
Comparisons of different makes from a serious battery tester

Other aids to getting better pictures

http://www.susdesign.com/sunangle/
Calculate the sun angle for anywhere in the world at any time. An example of its use would be to work out the best time to return to a site for that shot you visualised, but the sun was all wrong. Unfortunately it does not guarantee the sun will actually be out.

http://www.2filter.com/faq/faq.html
All about filters... from filter specialists. Lots of useful info for digital and film use.

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Digital Black and White. Keith was recently interviewed about digital black and white photography for a magazine article. We have an expanded version here covering some of his thoughts, techniques and tips for those thinking of trying black and white.

As well as our Commercial Photography services and Training there is a growing collection of photography Articles and Reviews on the site aimed at helping you get the best out of your own photography. We also have a growing collection of Photography related information and links that we hope you find useful.

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