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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
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