July
Newsletter
Greetings from
Porter's Camera Store!
Whether you
are interested in all aspects of photography or your passions lie in specialized
areas, there's a multitude of sites that will entertain and educate you.
Here are a few we've seen that are particularly informative.
Kodak's Web Site
is huge and contains a wealth of information. For travelers, Kodak has
an excellent technical information bulletin that describes and illustrates
the effect of airport x-ray scanning on various types of film, along with
recommendations on how to travel by air with unprocessed film. Find this
information at http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5201.shtml.
Another interesting area on Kodak's site is the Kodak E-Magazine. This
monthly magazine contains a variety of feature articles, tips to help
you improve your photography and an archive of conversations with famous
photographers. Visit this site at http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/magazine
Speaking of magazines,
one that is synonymous with quality photography is
National Geographic.
One can spend hours reading articles and viewing images at their site.
On their home page, click on Photography and go to Galleries to view images.
Or read photographer biographies, frequently asked questions about their
method of creating top-notch photos or "borrow" images by downloading
photos as wallpaper for your computer. Visit this site at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com.
Here are two Web sites devoted to photographic specialties: The first
camera ever invented was a Pinhole Camera,
a camera with a tiny pinhole to focus light rays instead of a lens. Even
with all of today's sophisticated 35mm and digital cameras available,
there is a devoted following for the art of pinhole photography and the
resulting soft focus, long exposure images. Many photographers make their
own cameras, while others buy ready-made ones. (See the 120 Roll Film
Pinhole Camera 05-0030 on P. 24 of Porter's A-70 Catalog.) For a site
with galleries of pinhole images, frequently asked questions and complete
information on making pinhole cameras, visit
http://www.pinholevisions.org.
The popularity of Stereo (or 3D)
Photography may wax and wane like the ocean tide, but
the interest never goes away. It started with stereopticon prints and
viewers over 100 years ago and peaked in the 1950s with 3D movies and
slides. Today, the Vivitar 3D Cam Stereo Camera (02-0339, P. 18) that
we sell is a fun and effective way to take stereo snapshots. A small firm
in California that specializes in stereo photography is Reel 3D. They
market all sorts of supplies for the serious stereo photography buff including
stereo slide mounts, prints, viewers and have a source list for processors
of 3D slide and print film. Visit them at
http://stereoscopy.com/reel3d.