This is a single page that has digital imaging resource links for the Digital Imaging SIG of the Olympia Microcomputer User Group.  While the Digital Imaging SIG is part of OMUG, I have not advertised this site. It’s meant to be a perk for those attending the SIG. The group meets on the second Monday of the month at Capital High School’s Graphic Lab, in Olympia, Washington. If you’re interested, it’s free and open to the public and if you’ll e-mail me I’ll put on the mailing list, opps, if you’re reading this you should probably already be on the list!  <<he he>>

For those who haven’t seen my site look at the very bottom of the page.

This site was last updated on July, 2003.  New listings are listed with a pair of asterisks in front of them (**).  You can easily find all the new links by using your “find” command.

There is nothing fancy here, just a simple, basic text page with the links to various Digital Imaging resources. I have tried to do a bit of organization, but if they are misfiled, I’m sorry. There is also the good chance that a site fits in two categories.  I haven’t tried to  list them more than once, at this time anyway.

I make no representations that these links are accurate or non-offensive.  I’ve done the best I can to make sure they are good and interesting links. However, I’ve recently found out that one of my sites was linked to a nasty site. I’ve fixed it. But I’m a little disappointed that on one told me about the problem.  I’d have fixed it much earlier.

Does this mean that no one actually uses the links?  Or that people were afraid to tell me?  When I get no feedback it gets discouraging and I might just give it up. Be sure to let me knw if you actually use this resource. It’s time consuming to keep it updated.

Got some sites for me to list? Is a site worthless and should be taken off? Is a site dead or doesn’t exist anymore?  In fact, if you have any comments at all, please let me know.

Digital Cameras

Photoshop

Scanning

Other Resources

Resources not related to Digital Imaging

Gerecht Site

Enjoy.

Philip Greenspun is a fabulous resource. I can’t recommend his site strongly enough. It covers a huge amount of material, from cameras (digital and film) to photography in general. Give it a try and see if you don’t agree.  This is not the site for comprehensive reviews of every digital or film camera available. However, what he discusses is great.

One of my favorite site, Steve’s Digicams is a wonderful resource for digital cameras and associated stuff.

The Imaging Resource site is huge and has lots of information about lots of cameras. This is the place to check before you spend your money on a camera.

Phil Askey has a large site with some outstanding reviews of cameras, primarily.

Another source of news and reviews is Rob Galbraith’s site.

Digital Camera Reviews looks like a pretty comprehensive site. This site doesn’t beat around the bush, it advertises that you’re not more than three clicks away from the info you want.

Lot’s of reviews of digital cameras at Photography Review.  But it’s much more than that. They cover cinventional photography, including reviews of film.  And, unlike most sites, you can put up your own review, so you can see what real photographers think of the camera, lens, film, or whatever else you’re looking at.  Great site.

Image Acquire is another site with lot’s of reviews.

I’m not sure if this one belongs with the group of Nikon D1 programs or if it’s a generic digital imaging layout program.  It’s called ImageBuddy and is for the Mac only.

Ok, since I’ve bought a Nikon D1x, I’ve looked for some sites with info on the camera. Here are a couple.

The Nikon D1 User Group site.

The Nikonians (all Nikon Cameras, not just digital).

Nikon Digital (aka Moose Peterson) has alot of information about Nikon digital cameras in general and the D1x in particular.  He’s also published some books, digital as well as paper.

Nikon Field Guide site is by Thom Hogan.  Lots’s of reviews and information, not just about D1x, but lot’s of other stuff as well.

One of the few programs that can manipulate the NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) images that the D1x can make, in addition to TIFF and JPEG is QImage.  QImage does a lot more: it will catalog, make contact sheets, and make mulitple prints of images.  It’s PC only, sadly.

Bibble is another program that will maniplate NEFs, in fact, that seems to be it’s only purpose (it now supports the Canon CRW file format as well).  It got the demo and it’s very good.  I’ll proably pay the shareware fee of $99.  It’s available for both the Mac and PC.

 ProShooters sells Digital Pro, a professional solution to working with Nikon D1x files (though I suspect that It’ll work with any other digital camera as well.

If you want some serious information about Digital Infrared head here for the Basics.

Ok, not exactly D1x, but Nikon digital Infrared photos that are really impressive. Pixelagogo is a good starting point.

Another Coolpix Site with some really nice infrared work.  Beyond Red is excellent.

echeng is a great site with lot’s of into, photos and even pics of the cameras and filters.

If you want to make a larger image from your digital camera, but can’t get the quality you want?  Why be satisfied with a really beautiful 4x6 when with Altamira’s Genuine Fractals2.0 LE, you can have a beautiful 11x14.  It’s a plug-in and costs $50. Well, I’ve used it for awhile now and it does exactly what Altamira says. If you’ve got a digital camera, this program (there are several others similar to it) is damned near indispensable.  I’d now consider this as part of any digital camera purchase.  It’s now included with the Nikon 990, I understand.

A source of accessories (really interesting ones, I strongly recommend you head here) for Nikon digital cameras. CKC has adapters and other things.

Pro Photo Supply in Portland, Oregon is where I bought my Umax PowerLook III scanner, and two Nikon D lenses, and my Nikon 950 Camera.  They are competitive in their prices and still close enough to go pick something up.

Want “film” for your digital?  Ritek makes Compact Flash cards and more. High capacity, too.

Hey, want to do Near Infrared with your Nikon 990?  Check out this site and see how to do it. I’m VERY impressed.  I wonder if it would work with my 950?  Or any other digital? And this guy has some VERY impressive portraits taken with the new Olympus E-10.  I don’t know how long these portraits will last (I found them 12/8/2000) but if they’re still up, these are really great.

B&H Cameras in New York City is the Mecca for the professional and serious amateur photographer.  They are well respected and have everything, and generally at excellent prices.

KEH is a good, reputable mail order store in the south and has a nice web site. While I’ve never bought from them, I’ve gotten their catalogs in the mail for years.  Nice to see them on the web.

Glazer’s Cameras in Seattle is a really wonderful source of knowledge and equipment. They don’t give discounts, but they have a really wide array of equipment. I’ve bought cameras, leses, fil, photographic supplies, and printers from them.

Calumet is a great mail order source for all things photographic. I’ve bought from them for years, from my studio flashes to film. They’ve always been reliable and good.

Eventually, you’ll need to clean your CCD. Photographic Solutions (aka PEC) makes swabs for the purpose. They also make film cleaning supplies and lot’s of other specialized products for cleanliness.

Got a problem with a Compact Flash gone bad? Need to rescue the data? Try PhotoRescue.  What have you got to lose?

Want to check out the best “personal” telescope in the world?  Questar is simply the best. There is nothing else like it in terms of quality. I actually got to use one for about a month 20+ years ago and it’s simply incredible.  I hope I can find one someday at a price I can afford.  Price, of course is the problem here. The best costs!

Cameraid is a Mac only program that is supposed to be better than the program that came with your camera.  I haven’t tried it out, have you? Looks powerful and interesting.

If you want to catalog your images, there are number of programs available.  Here are several:

ThumbsPlus is a mainstay for PC users. I didn’t like it when I tried it, but a number of my friends love it.

ACDSee is an excellent shareware program that has lot’s of professional level features.

Digital Photo Librarian is a new one to me. Looks interesting, another PC program.

iView is for the Mac. I wasn’t terribly impressed with it, but it’s really inexpensive shareware. However, it’s been recently updated and you might want to check it out.  It’s now a regular commercial program.

Again, I’ve never heard of FotoStation, but who knows, it might be a great solution. This is not shareware, but a fully fledged commercial program developed in Norway.

Camera Bits has some interesting programs for digital camera owners to directly access and manipulate your images from the camera.

Fred Miranda has a variety of things on his site from digital images, to reviews of hardware.  I wasn’t sure where to put it, so here he is.

Lone Star Digital is a professional photographer who’s developed his own on-line magazine.  Looks very interesting. He’s also gota Nikon D1x and has a lot to say about it.

Came is a Japanese (visit the site, I can’t translate the name, Came is the name of one of the programs listed).  These are more programs to replace or supplement what came with your camera.

Quantum makes batteries for professional photographers. If you really want some serious power for your camera, check this one out!

this guy says he’ll give you personalized advice on buying a digital camera. Want to give it a try?  Digital Imaging Center.

Ok, I don’t recommend specific stores, but here’s a good generic one.  Wolf Camera/Ritz Camera is around in every mall in the country. Most mall personnel don’t know which end of a camera to look through, but at least here you can see it all.

Photoshop:

Well, I guess the obvious place to go is Adobe.  They’ve got lot’s of really great stuff on their site about Photoshop.  Head over and check it out.

 Planet Photoshop is a great store of info for users. Lot’s of good stuff and lot’s of associated information.

The National Association of Photoshop Professionals is a “user group” that has a great convention, an excellent magazine, and some good prices on stuff.  However, it comes at a price, it’s $100 per year, but you do get the magazine for free.

Luminous Landscape is a personal website that has some great photos and some really outstanding reviews of software and hardware.  The review of nic Sharpener Pro! has me drooling and lusting after it.

Web Reference is where you go if you need some help with the interface to Photoshop.  They’ve got almost a mini-manual here.

ActionXchange is where you can find lot’s of interesting actions for Photoshop. Actions are, in fact, macros. This is a free site to exchange actions with other Photoshop users.

Extensis has some really wonderful plug-ins for Photoshop. I’ve got a number of them and love them. They also produce some wonderful stand alone products, like Portfolio, which I love.  They produce some other products for Pagemaker and other DTP programs like it.

Andromeda is another source of some wonderful plug-ins for Photoshop. Again, I have several and they are simply great.

Xaos is another plug-in maker who’s almost indispensable for me. I love their Paint Alchemy.  Wildly creative, their plug-ins are great.

Tech-Nik has gotten rave reviews for a variety of Plug-Ins. I just bought (late September 2000) Nik Sharpener, but I haven’t really had a chance to work with it as of this writing. However, I’m very impressed with the functioning and the looks of the plug-in itself.  I think I’m going to like this beast.

Simple, high quality sharpening? Try Ultra Sharpen 5.0 and see how easy it is to get a great plug-in. Not only is this one Photoshop only, it’s Windows only (damn). Sadly, they have no plans (as of jan. ‘02) to put out a Mac version.

I guess this should go here, Sapphire Innovations has plug-ins for Photoshop and Painter. Primarily brushes, nozzles, and textures.

PC Resources for Photoshop is a fine site with lots of goodies.

Martin Evening, a British Photographer, has written a fine book about Photoshop. His site is selling his book, but has lots of additional information.

The Computer Darkroom site has lot’s of good reviews and technical information as well as tutorials. 

Phong has some great tutorials and a really impressive site.

Hands-on is a series of web based tutorials. They look pretty good.

More tutorials and good info from Pixel Foundry.

Just in case you need more than I’ve got here, PHoToSHoP Links has even more links.

The Ultimate Photoshop site has a enormous amount of information, including a store. Lot’s of information and goodies.

Grain Surgery? What the hell is that? Well, find out at Visual Infinity.

Like those cool frames I use all the time. AutoFX is the company that makes them. They have lot’s of other goodies, too.

Listservs provide an e-mail solution to an information exchange. Photoshp has been going for years and there’s an answer to almost any problem. Check here for information on signing up.  Another source of Listserv’s is Internet Photography, this is a huge list of mailing lists. Generally, I’d strongly recommend signing up for “digests,” which make the downloading and compiling of the messages much faster.

While not a Photoshop related link, I’ve heard incredible things about Studio Artist by Synthetik.  I’ve seen it used and it’s comparable to Corel’s Painter, but different.  It’s Mac only, of course.

I think they’re still in business (their website is still there), Cytopia makes a very nice filter package that emulates a lot of photographic camera lens filters. Their conversion filter from a color negative (orange mask) to a positive image is unique.

Scanning:

Wayne Fulton has produced what may be the ultimate scanning site.  It’s comprehensive and is well organized. This is, however, not for the rank beginner. It’s got lot’s of serious information. Great site and you can get it in printed form.

Sullivan’s Scanning is by an author who has lot’s of tips and sells his books and other stuff. Update -- Check it out, but this site is old and primarily there to sell.  Nowhere as good as Fulton’s site.

Want a comparison of a lot of different negative scanners, try this site, which is somewhat dated, but has outstanding reviews, all based on a standard slide.

Silversoft scanning software is supposed to be incredible. But you’d better have a lot of money to get into it. Ok, I bought a copy (not at list price, I assure you), and it’s very good.  Not worth the money, but very good. Not even as good as the software that came with my Umax PowerLook III.  However, the manual isn’t much help, so there may be more to it than meets the casual user.

This is not new, but if you want to try and understand what resolution to use when you scan, this is an academic answer to the question.

Ed Hamrick has developed some outstanding software for some scanners (notably the HP film scanner). He has also been extremely responsive to user input. A major update (8-10-01) -- Hamrick now has supported a very large range of flatbed and film scanners. While he may have dropped support for the Mac as of the date of this update (please see his site about this, he’s in the midst of revisiting Mac support), he might add support at any moment.  His software, as of this date (8/20/01) was priced at $40.  I’ve heard an on-line rumor that it may jump to $100 soon, there was no mention of a price increase at this site the last time I was there.

I’ve been touting Agfa’s scanning book for years.  Overpriced, but a great source of information.

Got a Umax and want some info about them?  This isn’t the official site, but in the Netherlands.

Printers:

The Digital Darkroom has an enormous amount of information about printers and cameras. If you want the latest scoop on the Digital Imaging front, this is a good place to start.

Epson printers are my favorites.  Check them out here at their official site.

As you might already know, the latest Epson printers (870, 875, 1270 and newer) have a little microchip stuck on every ink cartridge. This prevents refilling or using third party inks.  I haven’t explored this yet, but here is a site that let’s you reset the chip.

Just in case you have an Epson 870 or 1270 and have had problems with colors fading, you might want to check out the Epson Consumer Alert Page that has information about returning your printer and getting your money back.  If you want information about fading check out the Epson Blues Page for a lot more info about what’s going on with the otherwise superlative printer.

Jon Cone walks on water according to a lot of Epson users. He has a service bureau in New Hampshire and is one of the best people at knowing how to use Epson printers to get the best out of the printer. If you’re interested in archival/high quality information, this should be one of your first stops. He also has a great concept for getting great b/w images out of Epson printers. Check out Piezography for the details.  It sounds great to me.

Color Calibration tools can be found at ColorVision.  While not cheap, it’s much less than some solutions.  Does it work? I don’t have a clue, but check it out.

This is a great site that has lot’s of information about papers, sources to buy them, and lot’s of other information.

Computer Darkroom has a lot of interesting information about how to use custom profiles with Epson printers.

Tired of buying cartridges?  How about a continuous feed inking system? Sounds too good to be true, but I’ve read that it works.

How about archival inks? Check out Bulldog.

Lots of inks and papers at Digital Art Supplies.

Lots of papers and inks at Inkjet Solutions.

MediaStreet Network has lot’s of different types of ink and papers. Lot’s of archival information.

Another source of high quality paper and canvas is Atlantic Papers.

HP Marketing distributes all sorts of great stuff, including inkjet paper. They also cover lot’s of photographic items as well. If you need accessories for your camera, check them out.

Lysonic Inks are archival and have stood the test of time. Marrutt sells them.

Need some ink? Inksite has lots of different types, including archival inks.

Weink is another source of alternative inks.

Red River has some good paper.  I’ve used it an was very satisfied with it. The quality is good and so are the prices.

Luminos makes a variety of inks and papers that are archival, and others.

A very good source of paper is Pictorico.

Huge variety of papers at Adorama.  They’ve always seemed a bit sleazy to me, but they’ve got a lot of different brands.

Agfa is Europe’s largest photography supplier. They now make inkjet paper.  I’ve never tried it, but I’ll bet it’s pretty good, at the least. I’ve loved their B/W photo paper for years.

Parrot Color provides Graham Nash with his ink.  They seems to sell a lot of interesting things.  Check them out and see for yourself.

I guess this should go under printers. Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, and Nash -- singers) is a great photographer and was one of the first people to get good prints from a computer. He bought, one the serious advantages of being a rock star, an Iris printer ($250,000), and had new inks developed.  You can’t afford him to print your work, but you can afford to view his site.

Along with Nash, you might want to check out labs that use Lightjet printers.  The Lightjet uses lasers to expose conventional photo paper which is then conventionally processed. The results are simply awesome.  I can’t afford to get these prints, but I’ve seen a couple. The prices vary widely and you need to make some comparisons.  You also need to be aware that some of these places require that you use custom color settings (these companies always tell you exactly how to do it and make sure it’s easy).

West Coast Imaging is the first that I’ve found.

Calypso is another, though quite expensive lightjet outlet.

Autumn Color also does Lightjet prints.

Hamilton Color also is a lightjet user.

Want to do fabric transfers? Try Jacquard.

What to do with your color printer? Here are some ideas.

If you’ve got a Mac and OS-X, then you just might want to try Portraits and Prints for a nice solution of how to deal with all the photos that you want to print. this looks like a solution for a professional portrait studio.

Well, if you don’t have a really good printer but want some really high quality/really large prints, check out Old Town Editions.

Broke your printer?  Here’s a Do-It-Yourself printer repair site.

Other Resources:

Really want to know just how long your prints will last, check with Wilhelm Institute and find out.  He is generally considered to be the only independent tester around.  You’ll see many references to his site if you start looking around.

Lynda Weinman is the goddess of web graphics. Her main site has lots of information of a generic nature about graphics and the web. If you want more information about her series of tapes, CD’s and DVD instructional materials for a variety of programs (including Photoshop, but covers a lot of different graphic programs, check out her store site.

Sue Chastain seems to have a lot of information about a lot of graphics programs.  If you want a lot of info, check her out. This is a commercial site and has lots of ads. Still, there seems to be a lot of info here

Light Impressions has just about everything for the display of images.  If you’re an old fashioned photographer and want to mount and matte your images, this is the place to go. If you’re a new-fangled digital imager, this is also the place to find all sorts of mouting, matting, and other display stuff.  I’ve bought all my archival mountboard for them for years.

Want to label all those CDs you’ve been making with all those images?  Try LabelGear for a possible answer.

I wasn’t quite where to put this, it’s a company, U-lead, that produces some very interesting software, but also have a very nice series of tutorials about photography in general. Here’s the link to their tutorials.  They have a download section where you can find trial versions of their software, but you can also get a couple of freeware programs as well.

Deke McCelland is one of the great Photoshop gods. If you want training videos by him, check out his commercial site with lot’s of videos for different programs.

I guess Smartlens should go here, though it could just as easily have gone in the Photoshop sections, since there’s a software version as well.  Well, if you want an impressionistic look no further, it’s fascinating.

I’m not sure where this belongs, but here is a great source of graphic software and links.

If you need some training, the Maine Workshops have been around for a long time. I can’t afford them, but they sound absolutely wonderful.

If you can’t afford to go to Maine, how about Seattle. Ivey-Seright has some great classes, I’ve taken two of them, and they are excellent, though a bit pricey. Did I mention that they are also the best photolab in the Northwest and do great digital work as well?

Want to find out how to use the digital camera you just bought, and the manual doesn’t exist? Check out Short Courses.  They have not only courses, but manuals for all sorts of cameras. I bought one for my Nikon 950 and it’s great.  Look in their bookstore.

Need some digital training, check out the Digital Dog.

ProLab, in Seattle, is a full service photolab that also features full service digital imaging as well.

Photoarts has a lot of information about a variety of things.

If you do a lot of printing, you might want to consider laminating your prints to help them last longer. I bought a USI laminator and am very satisfied with the laminator and the materials I’ve bought from them.

Andy Ihnatko is a Mac columnist, if you read this column you’ll find that is a great commentary on the state of digital imaging about a year or so ago.

Evercolor is a service bureau specializing in fine art. If you need that type of printing, check it out.

Flip Books are an innovative way to not only display your photos, but to show other people, though you do need a CD burner to do it.

Want a different way to show off your photos?  Aunt Abagail has an answer.  make dynamic, interactive photo albums. Intriguing idea and odd site.

Want to put your “stamp” on a photo? Try Picture Shark.

Freestyle Sales Company has been around for over 50 years.  They are a great source for all sorts of darkroom things, and have gotten into digital as well.  Look for a nice variety of papers and such. 

Are you stuck on where to get some good output?  Try Imagexperts.  I’ve never used them, but they look intriguing.  Let me know if you try them.

Grafyxx is a Mac program that will give you lots of information about your files. This is primarily for advanced DTP users, I think.

Doing Digitial Retouching?  Here’s a great source of info, though it’s in the form of on-line forums.

Resources not related to Digital Imaging:

I make no claims about these sites.  I like them and you might also.  I’ve got some that might not be for the faint of heart, but I’ll try to warn you before you click. Otherwise, enter at your own risk.

The Silver Pixel Press published a lot of very good books covering photography, both digital and conventional.  I’ve bought several and they were quite good.

A great place to buy books on-line seems to be BookPool.  Great discounts on lit’s of technical books, including Photoshop and other graphic stuff.  I haven’t bought anything there... yet (as of 9/3/01, I’m probbly going to soon, however.

Mythago -- Strange site with some really beautiful images.

The Photographic Center Northwest is a school of photography that is very good. If you need some instruction in basics or advanced, look into their instruction.

Santa Fe Workshops has some great photographers and some fascinating courses, though they are pretty pricey.  They cover conventional, digital, and even video. Looks like a great place to spend a few weeks!

Milton Greene was a photographer who flourished many years ago. He did a lot of celebrity photography. His work is now being salvaged.  Benham Gallery in Seatle had an exhibit of his work and it was very impressive.  I was able to catch a lecture and later was able to chat with him (his son, Joshua) at the exhibit.

MGM movies had some of the really great stars.  Want to see some great photos of them?  Even buy some? they’ve been digitally restored, where necessary and you can get good prints of them.

I’ve subscribed to Photo Techniques magazine for awhile now.  It’s got the best mix of technical stuff and arts stuff that I’ve seen for a long time. They have an excellent digital section every other month. They have regular articles and columns by David Vestal and John Paul Caponigro, two really great people.

A really great magazine is Aperture.  High class and incredibly well printed. If you want to see great photo beautifully reproduced, find a copy, or head to their site.

Photo District News is a NYC based photo trade magazine for professional photographers. Oddles of good stuff.

PEI magazine is a small, but excellent magazine that’s dedicated to digital imaging at the professional level.  They have lots of tutorials and have the files you need for them on their site.

Like PEI, above, Digital Output magazine is dedicated to professionals. but in this case, it’s dedicated to large output printing. Large being at least 24-inches wide. some good stuff.

ArtByte Magazine is about Digital Imaging. The last issue was September/October 2001 and might be their last, due to an advertising shortfall after the 9/11 attacks. check out the site and see if it’s still there.  Very good.

Some really beautiful photo books are at Prestel Publishing.  Give them a look.

A really nice looking bunch of travel photography books is at PhotoSecrets.  I might have to pickup a couple for my brother for a Christmas present.

Gary Bernstein is an incredible photographer.  Great portraits and lot’s of other good things.  He’s developed a large and very interesting site that seems to do all for everyone. You can “join” and get benefits. I’m not too sure about that, but he’s got a lot of info there.

Beautiful B/W image, including some nudes, at Monoart

Lot’s of good photo links, mostly British.

Infrared Links at the Infrared Resource page.

B/W is the specialty here at this site.

Eric Meola is one of the best color advertising photographers around.  Here is his portfolio.

If you haven’t seen anything by Howard Schatz, you’ve missed some really stunningly beautiful photos.  His book Water Dance is simply awesome.  Please check out this magnificent photographer.  By the way he started out as an opthlamalogic surgeon.  His site is great.

Tami Meader is a new photographer who’s doing some really cutting edge imagery.

An excellent Norwegian Photographer, with a lot of excellent landscapes and some nice infrared work as well.

Just a page of beautiful digitral infrared photos, by Frank Lemire.

Berman Graphics has a whole bunch of really great info on Digital Infrared Photography.

The mother lode of art photos with infrared is Google.

Eiji Toyokawa is doing some really cutting edge digital photography.

I’m not sure of the Photographers name, but Lesauvage Studio has a lot of very high quality digital photographey on display.

Another good photographer is Jeanmiele.

Steven Johnson was one of the first really fine art photographers. His work oin national parks is awesome aned I highly recommend his site. You won’t believe the quality, until you read how he’s done it.

Pulitzer Prize photos are on display and available for purchase at their web site.

Artland has some really stunning images.  Not inexpensive, this may be your only chance to own one of these masterpieces.  Ever want a copy of Dorthea Lange’s Migrant Mother?  It’s here and for sale.

Want, or have, a Mamiya Camera, here’s the official site.

Brenda Tharp is a new photographer and has some really lovely work.

How did I miss the Eastman House?  This is a real mecca for photography enthusiasts. Lot’s of great stuff.

The Brooklyn Art Museum has a good site.

The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston site is another good museum.

The Museum of Contemporary Photography covers a lot of interesting ground.

Amercian Photography Museum is another good place to look at good photos.

Friends of Photography has been around forever.  It was started by Ansel Adams and supports fine art photography.

The International Center of Photography has also been around for a long time and has a wealth of material.

David Muench is a fabulous color landscape photographer

Chip Forelli is a great photographer and does some incredible long exposures.

Kim Cole is the grandson of Edward Weston, one of the really great photographers.  His work looks like it.  There is nudity on this site.

A German nude photography magazine.  Lots of good photos and many are hand colored.

The Sun is a rather sleazy British Tabloid. Lot’s of photos and most of them topless women. Be warned.

Want to know about handcoloring photos? Check out this site.

Ctein is an accomplished writer/photographer who is one of the few people left who knows what a dye transfer is, and one of the few who can actually make them.

How about some really wonderful landscape photos?  Check out Luke Powell.  They are annoyingly small, but very beautiful.

Need more memory (for your computer, of course)? I’ve bought from serveral and was most happy with Datamem.  I had a problem with one of their chips and they replaced next day air and paid to have the bad one shipped back to them. 

Want a really big site?  Then you need a real web hosting service. They might cost money, but 50-100 megs of storage space is generally the starting point and there are no ads. They almost all include a domain name. The down side? They cost money. I’ve got no recommendations at this time (Jan. ‘02) But I’m seriously considering. Here are a couple:

Pair Networks

Re@adyHosting is a one price ($99/year) system that looks very interesting.

Need software at low prices, check the Academic Superstore.  Any student will do, apparently.

Low prices for batteries at Thomas Distributing.  Their latest is an 1800 ma AA battery.  If you use a digital, these are an excellent investment. I bought some, their delivery was fast and their prices good.

Green Batteries is a bare, spare site that sells NiMH batteries.  You really need these, but there are other sources, still worth checking out.

Want to make a slide show? Check out Anixsoft.

I guess I ought to have a couple of stock photo houses.  Try Corbis (owned by Bill Gates).  They’ve got millions and millions of photos including some really great ones and they are all for sale. If you want another source, try Comstock, one of the oldest stock houses.  If you know of any more, please let me know.

Archie McPhee -- Ok, I don't even want to attempt to describe Archie McPhee's.  It's weird, strange, wonderful. It's best if you can get to Seattle and poke around, the staff is wonderful and fits right into the place. Their self-description is "Purveyor of Modern Culture."  Check it out yourself and see if they're right!

The official Ansel Adams site.

Lot’s of interesting photo related stuff at Photolinks.

The C Lab is a commercial photo lab in NYC. Their site doesn’t include a price list, but you might want to check it out.

Needs hundreds or thousands of prints? ABC Pictures can do it for you via the old fashioned printing press.

Here’s a site of local (Washington State) nature photography.  Sunny Walters has compiled it.

If you’re a really classy photographer, here’s the ultimate in high class... The Royal Photographic Society.

Some really elegant photos taken with x-rays.  Check these out, they are incredible. I’ve seen them live and they are works of art.

Studio Photography and Design is a professional Photography magazine. Lots of interesting aritcles and stuff.  They always tell you what equipment the photographers use (probably 90% use Apple computers, by the way).

Communication Arts Magazine is a very high class, professional publication.  Lot’s of interesting and good articles and photos.

Do you develop B/W film yourself?  Here’s a site with lot’s of information.

Kodak does produce a lot of products, both digital and conventional.

Fuji does some really great things.  Like Kodak, both conventional and digital.  Check out their new Acros film, for example, or their Fuji S-1 Pro digital camera and see what’s new.

B/W Conventional Photography.

Handmade Photographic Images has a lot of really good infor and photos.  Check out the Infrared.  He’s also got a very interesting Post Card exchange.

Lot’s of converntional photography equipment is made by Saunders, including Tiffen filters and Omega enlargers to name just a couple.

Mix your own chemicals from Photographers’ Formulary.  I’ve used some, it’s a lot of fun and very instructive.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate resource for the England Language.  It’s frightfully expensive ($550 per year) to subscribe to the internet version.  But if you go to the site, you can find the word of the day, which will give you an idea of what this is all about.

Well, I guess Technology Review (MIT’s magazine) might have some photo related topics, but they’ve got some really fascinating stuff. Before 9/11, they had a very fine article about biological terrorism.

Want some really great music?  Then you should head to the Seattle Symphony!

Want some good music?  check out Mondo Melodia.

I’ve been a subscriber to This is True for years now.  It’s some great humor.  All of it comes frrom legitimate sources (UPI, Reuters, etc.).

Damn, I love the Internet. Want to see the Thurston Country District Court schedule? Well, here it is.  Of course, you can also get to the main county shite easily, but this will let you see who’s being tried and for what (both civil and criminal).

90,000 mail lists at Liszt.  Covers all subjects imaginable.

Ok, I’ve spent many hours poring over the Edmonds Scientific catalog.  Here it is on-line, at last.

Ever been to Tasmania?  How about an interactive tour?

Canadian Photography magazine. Want to know what up, up north?

Check out your taxes at work.  A complete photo survey of Washington shorelines.  Very interesting and worth checking out.

Do you like Japanese art?  Then Carolyn Staley is for you.

Want to surf anonymously?  Then check out Anonymizer.  No, it’s not just paranoia, there are real reasons to use this.  It’s a very interesting idea and it looks very practical.Mac sites are pretty well known, but here are some:

Go2Mac is a good palce.

Macinstein is another.

Need some religion in your life? Well, take your choice.  Complete texts from a variety of religions, and not just Christianity.  Lot’s of them.

Thousands of web cams from all over the world at Leonard’s World.

Want the real scoop on CD-R & CD-RW? Check out the Orange Disk site. Frankly, I’m not sure if it’s the official site, but it’s got lot’s of interesting info.

Need some light to see what you’re doing with your computer and especially with your printer? Well, if you’ve watched Antiques Roadshow, you’ll have seen the little lights they have on their tables. They’re Ott-Lites.  Non-flickering flourescent, daylight balanced bulbs.  I’ve got one by my printer so I can judge the color balance of my prints and love it.

If you want to see what I’ve done with photography, this is the place to do it.  I’ve even got some serioius text pages about my computer and camera gear.

John’s Photo Site