General Information
- The American Museum of Photography
- PBS American Photography: A Century of Images
- Information about the history and social impact of photography. Sections include: Art, Photography and War, Digital Truth, Presidential Image Making, Persuasion, Social Change, Cultural Identity.
- Photography information from How Stuff Works.com:
Digital Photography / Digital Cameras
- Digital Photography Review
- Reviews, news, and information about digital cameras, related hardware and software, digital photographic techniques, and more.
- Digital Photography School Tips & Tutorials
- Topics include Tips for Beginners; Portrait Photography Tips, Landscape Photography Tips.
- Digital Photography Tutorials
- Learn how to take and edit digital photographs using visual tutorials that emphasize concept over procedure, independent of specific digital camera or lens. This is a complete listing of all tutorials on this site; click the drop-down links in the top menu to see particular topics." From Cambridge in Colour.
- dpBestflow.org
- Your resource for nearly anything you want to know about digital photography." Topics include Quick Reference, Best Practices, Workflow, Resources. See also: Glossary - A glossary of digital photographic terms. Aimed at professional/commercial photographers.
- 5 Tips for Preserving Your Digital Photos
- From the Kansas City Public Library.
- How Digital Cameras Work
- From How Stuff Works.com.
History
- America's First Look into the Camera
- The Library of Congress has put its 725 daguerreotypes on this site. Most are portraits from Mathew Brady's studio, but also include portraits by Robert Cornelius, James P. Ball, and Francis Grice. There are also some early architectural images by John Plumbe.
- The Daguerreian Era and Early American Photography on Paper, 1839-1860
- From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- The Daguerreian Society Image Galleries
- Includes Gold Rush Images, Occupational Images, Military Images, Postmortem Images, Home Scenes, City Scenes, Country Scenes, Portraits, Couples, Groups and Paintings & Artwork. You can click on the images to zoom in.
- Daguerreobase
- A database of daguerreeian images. To search by subjects, click on "Tags" in the right hand column. From the Daguerrerreian Society.
- From the Franklin Institute:
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- Daguerreotype Photography
- First Motion Pictures
- Includes the moving images of horses and deer.
- Kodak Brownie Camera
- Includes a outside diagram of the brownie camera.
- The History of Photography: Pinholes and Polaroids to Digital Images
- From ThoughtCo.com.
- Photography Archive Timeline
- From 1725 to 1955. From The History of Photography Archive.
- Preserving & Protecting Photographs: A Buyer's Guide
- Topics include Enemies of Photographs, Small Format Photographs, Family Albums and Collections of Loose Images, Unmounted Albumen Prints, Larger Photographic Prints, Special Cases: Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, & Tintypes, Beyond Preservation: Expert Advice. From the American Museum of Photography.
Photo Editing Software
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
- Draw, paint, convert, or edit images, photographs, and computer graphics.
- See also: Image Creation & Editing Software category
Photographic Techniques & Tips
- Advanced Photography Techniques
- Includes travel tips, lighting, monochrome and more. From DigitalPhotoPro.com.
- Astrophotography Tips
- Articles from Sky & Telescope Magazine.
- Cameras and Photography - Tips and How-Tos
- From Techlicious.com.
- Kodak Moments Project Center
- Activities and articles.
- National Geographic Photography Tips:
- Digital Photography Tips
- Landscape Photography Tips
- People and Portrait Photography Quick Tips
- Travel Photography Tips
- Photography Tips and Articles
- Look to the right to see categories, which include Cameras and Gear, Portraiture, Wedding Photography, Travel Photography, Nature and Landscape, Sports and Holidays. From the New York Institute of Photography.
- Travel Photographers Share Secrets for Memorable Photos
- Ten tips from the professionals. From AARP.
Photography - Preserving
- Ask an Expert: Preserving Your Photographs: Windows to the Past
- From Minnesota Historical Society. Adobe Reader PDF format.
- Personal Archiving
- Information on how to preserve your digital memories. Includes 8 page pamphlet (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/documents/PA_All_brochure.pdf). From the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, Library of Congress.
- Preserving Digital Photos
- Preserving the Past: How to Care for and Protect Old Photographs
- From ThoughtCo.com.
Storage, Sharing, Photography Communities & Forums
- Flickr.com
- Imageshack
- The Photo Forum
- Photobucket.com
- Photography.net
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