Photography sites of the BigList

Shortcourses' Digiscoping Info has some great pictures and a good collection of links.
Digibird has information on digiscoping including a primer.
Digiscoping Adapters is full of specialized adapters to connect your camera to a scope.
Scopetronix has adapters for digiscoping.
Eagle Eye sells various specialty equipment including a digiscoping adapter.

Digital Photography Review Forums - many forums with a lot of participation
Photo.net Forums
Photography Review Forum - lots of traffic
The Photo Forum - lot of messages - lot of topics.
Photographyblog
Photo Argus is a photo blog with some very interesting tutorial articles not found on other similar sites.
Photodoto is a blog with a lot of tutorials.
PetaPixel - news stories related to photography.
Photography Blogger is a blog with a lot of tutorials and information.
Lens - New York Times photo blog
Digital Scrapper has a lot of material aimed at Photoshop users.
Best Photography Forums - 12 sites from the ExpertPhotography site.
Photography Reddit - very active discussion group.
AskPhotography Reddit - very active discussion group that answers questions about all aspects of photography posted by the public.
Camera Reddit - very active discussion group that discusses cameras and lenses.
PhotoCritique Reddit This is a discussion group that will offer honest (sometimes very honest) critiques of submitted photos.
PostProcessing Reddit This is a discussion group where a poster will show the original photo and the final edit version. The post process used to arrive at the final photo is available for commentary.
Lightroom Reddit Discussions about Adobe Lightroom techniques
Canon Reddit

Steve's Digicam Reviews reviews digital equipment in detail.
Digital Photography Review has exhaustive reviews.
Lens Reviews rates SLR lenses and has news about lenses. Good reviews.
Digital Camera HQ - camera reviews with question and answer section after each review.
Photography Review has plenty of reviews and advice on just about every aspect of photography.
The-Digital-Picture - much about Canon equipment with some general tutorials - includes reviews of cameras and lenses.
LensPlay - Bob Atkins lens reviews database.
Photozone Lense Reviews includes some very technical stuff but has a nice balance between opinion and testing data.
Cannon-Reviews where the reviews of various sites are collected, arranged, and linked for each lens.
EFlens also aggregates and links reviews from various sites for each lens
SLR Lounge - camera and lens reviews.
Imaging Resource has a nice list of 'picks' or recommended cameras.
Photographyblog Reviews - camera reviews.

New York Camera and Video has a wide selection of cameras, camcorders, and other optics. Deals in used equipment, also.
OpTech sells bin, scope, and camera cases.
Ritz Camera
Adorama has camera equipment and film with a simple search facility. (Also, they tell you how much shipping will be as soon as you select an item rather than after you enter all of your credit card and address information. Thank you.
B&H
Abes of Maine
Sigma
Mediachance has a collection of digital imaging software tools that you can purchase.
Online Photo Editing Services is a 2018 review of 5 sites that help you do simple edits to photos like adding background or text or blurring private areas.
Erase.bg clears the background of submitted photo. You can replace the background with other images also.
PhotoWipe is software that gets rid of unwanted material in photos and uncovers what is beneath/behind
Smugmug - photo printing service and gifts (mugs, tiles, puzzles, shirts, etc.) with your pictures on them. Site hosts your gallery with unlimited space at a number of subscription rates.
Shutterfly - photo sharing and storage, photo printing service, photo books and gifts.
PhotoOnWeb - is an online service hosting your photographs. The client software creates the upload and their server is used to host your photos. They give you a URL to send to others to whom you want to show your pictures.
Canvas Discount Submit your photo and it creates photo art for your walls - canvas, acrylic, metal, etc.
Fractureme This site puts your photo on glass for wall mounting or other methods of display.
Printique Mounts photos on a variety of paper, metal, acrylic, etc. Kind of expensive but gets good reviews for quality.
MPix Mounts photos on a variety of paper, metal, acrylic, etc. Also does cards and gifts.
Nations Photo Lab Mounts photos on a variety of paper, metal, acrylic, etc. Also does cards and gifts.
Whitewall Mounts photos on a variety of paper, metal, acrylic, etc. Also does cards and gifts. Quality reviews but site is cumbersome for the uninitiated.
Keepsake is an app for iOS devices. It lets you choose a size and style for a frame for a photo that you send to them through the app.
One-Click Websites That Make Your Photos Look Better This article describes 5 free Websites that will improve a photo.
Review of Web Based Photo Printing Services
AI Photo Editors This 2020 article reviews a handful of online services that can transform photos (for free). One of the services turns your portrait into a singing characture.
LensRentals - rents cameras, lens, and accessories.

How to Calibrate a Monitor for Photography
Monitor Calibration This site has graphics that help you adjust your monitor to get your best display.
Monitor Setup from the Norman Koren site
LCD Monitor Calibration has a bunch of tests that help you calibrate your LCD monitor.
Calibration Screens
5 Online Tools for Monitor Calibration - 2020 MakeUseOf article
How to Calibrate Your Monitor Settings This is a rtings article that has a bunch of test images to help manually calibrate monitors.
Gamma Assessment is an Web site image that helps with assessing the gamma settings of yoour monitor/display.

Digital Secrets tips on using a digital camera. They also show a useful line of supplies (for information purposes) which they don't sell. The 'Breaking News' section has notices of firmware updates.
Digital Photo Tips - 10 main tips and then a series of responses from the public.
TakeGreatPictures is a great site with pictures, advice, forums, book reviews, etc.
200+ Photoshop Tutorials is a collection of links to tutorials covering over 200 effects.
Shortcourses is a guide to digital photography including a collection of links to photo editing software. Also includes some short courses on using digitial cameras, book recommendations, camera buying guide, reviews, etc.
ePhotoZine has some articles on digital photo techniques.
Digital Camera Tutorials - tutorials and technigues - very detailed and informative explanations of topics like 'unsharpen mask' and 'circle of confusion'.
Post Production Tips from the Digital Photography School.
Photoshop Tutorials
Digital Camera Tutorials from Cambridge.
Digital Photo Tutorials
Worth 1000 Tutorials - unusual Photoshop tutorials
RetouchPRO Forums - improving photos post-production
Adorama Academy has material covering a variety of subjects including technique and equipment.
NYI Articles - has some good tips from the New York Institute of Photography.
Geoff Lawrence Photograph Tutorials is a nice collection of tutorials including technical concepts and techniques.
Visual Photo Guides is a collection of how-to videos on photography.
Adorama's 100 Lessons
Beyond Megapixelsis a digital photography site with reviews and tips for the beginner and moderately skilled camera-person.
Numbers on a Lens - explains all of the numbers on a lens.
How to Test Your DSLR For Autofocus Issues
Depth of Field Tables showing the distance behind and in front of the focal plane that is in focus given a specific focal length and aperture.
Hyperfocal Distance Chart
Understanding the Hyperfocal Distance
Hyperfocal Distance Excel charts and a short explanation.
Geoff Lawrence Tutorials
ProPhotoInsights.net - tutorials videos.
Photo Answers Online - tips, advice, news, forums, reviews
Tutorial Outpost has a section for photography and PhotoShop.
MIT Courseware MIT has released 12 photography courses to the public for free. The courses are, at least, a good source of reading material.
Very Short Tutorials The Light Stalking folks have collected a wide variety of links to very short Web articles on photography.
Testing Lens Sharpness This is an article by Bob Atkins and includes free test patterns you can download, print, and use to test your lens.
CreativeLive has free photography lessons that can be streamed. Some are live.
Photographycourse.net has free photography lessons.
Post Processing Tips for Beginners
Dragan Effect Photoshop tutorial on how to add the Dragan high contrast effect to portraits.
Dragan Effect II Photoshop tutorial on how to add the Dragan high contrast effect.
Dragan Effect III Corel tutorial on how to add the Dragan high contrast effect.
Dragan Effect - step by step instructions but very little graphics
Dragan Effect II - step by step instructions with a forum discussion that includes many examples of the effect
PostProcessing Reddit This is a discussion group where a poster will show the original photo and the final edit version. The post process used to arrive at the final photo is available for commentary.
Lightroom Reddit Discussions about Adobe Lightroom techniques
10 Lightroom Tips
Photographing The Moon - a good introduction
Picture Frame Sizes to match with picture and mat sizes.

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