Last Updated:
11/22/2008

If you're photographing in color you show the color of their clothes - if you use black and white, you will show the color of their soul. Author Unknown

 

Regional Camera Clubs:

Camera Club of Hendersonville - www.cameraclubofhendersonville.com
Land of Waterfalls Camera Club (Brevard, NC) - www.lowccnc.com
Carolina Nature Photographers Assoc. (CNPA) -
www.cnpa-asheville.org
 

Digital Photography Click Here for Links

PhotoLinks Photography Search Engine - just in case it isn't here...
 

General Information

Art happenings in the Asheville area:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AshevilleArtists/

Blue Ridge Parkway weather and road closures: http://www.nps.gov/blri/pphtml/weather.html

The Luminous Landscape Landscape photographers paradise. Reviews, tutorials, lots of info.

Short Courses An amazing resource with an emphasis on digital photography.

Discussion Forum http://hv.greenspun.com/bboard/index.tcl

Analog Photography Users Group Black & White traditional photography forum

Photo.net More discussion forums

NY Institute of Photography Email Newsletter with lots of tips and photo ideas linked back to their online school website.

 

Supplies (equipment, paper, film, etc.)
 

General Supplies

B & H Camera

www.Porter's.com

KEH Camera (Atlanta - A good source of used equipment)

Adorama

17th St. Photo
 

Film (specialty)

Film for Classics(odd film sizes)

C entral Camera (odd film sizes)

A photographer's place on the web

Buyer's Index Listings for Photo Supplies & Equipment


Chemicals

Photographers' Formulary, Inc.

Rockland Colloid Photo Emulsions

Photo & Printing Techniques on glass


Darkroom

Focal Point (not your typical supplier - includes parts for Omega & Bessler enlargers and other darkroom parts. Lots of links too.)

The Camera Hunter(Hard to find equipment/parts)


Archival Supplies

Light Impressions Direct

Clearbags.com good prices on clear bags for prints

University Products http://www.archivalsuppliers.com

Get Smart Product s

Archival Products, Inc

Icon USA

Printfile archival photo supplies
 

Camera Repair

SK Grimes Services and Products for Large Format Photographers - - - specializing in shutter and lens repair

LeicaDrum Shutter Tester (make it yourself!)
 

Medium Format

PAQ PRO XL 6x9 Camera System
 

Large Format (4x5 and up)

Large Format Photography Info - an online goldmine!

Large Format Photography Forum

On-Line Discussion for Large Format (Especially equipment).

Cut film holders - a review of types, advantages, etc.

Graflex.com(More than you ever wanted to know)

Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic (a review & history)Fixing bellows

Turner Bellows

SK Grimes Services and Products to Large Format Photographers (shutters,


Framing Resources

Guide to Preservation Matting and Framing Library of Congress

Framing Supplies.Com (formerly Presto) 828-693-1333 (ask for retail outlet) Large outlet/retail place with just about anything you need for matting and framing (their main business is wholesale and internet). They also will frame your pictures. 1237 Shipp Street, Hendersonville, NC 28791(see web site or call for directions)

Framers Chop Service (no website) (828-254-9104) 95 Cherry Street North, Asheville Located behind the “Frugal Framer”. You enter via a loading dock. All kinds of framing supplies, good prices, but you have to more or less know what you want. They are a wholesale supplier of "chopped" or chopped and joined frames.

Franken Frames Johnson City, TN

American Frame Corporation 888-628-3833 Good place to shop online for all kinds of supplies. Watch their special offers.

Metropolitan Frame High quality frames with very cool contrasting splines

Light Impressions Archival supplies. Shop online or ask for their free catalog. Anything from photo albums to frames.

Carolina Art, Craft, & Hobby 258-2227 128 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville (next to Hajoca plumbing supplies) Located in a warehouse type building. They cater more to craft and hobby people but worth checking out for all kinds of things.

Of course also check out “Ben Franklin Crafts” in Biltmore Square and “Michaels Arts and Crafts” in Asheville.

 

Alternative Processes

On-Line Discussion of Alternative Processes

Bromoil.Com

Platinum Printmaking made simple By Gary Auerbach

Mike Ware's Alternative Photography Pages (updating some old methods)

THE DYE TRANSFER WIZARDRY OF CTEIN

Alt-Photo-Process Mailing List Archive - (1994 to present) out of U. of Saskatchewan
 

Polaroid & Image/Emulsion Transfer

Mary Jo Brezny Photography -www.maryjobrezny.com (f/32 member) Polaroid workshops and photography. See her website for her workshop schedule in Asheville, John C Campbell Folk School, and on the road.

Polaroid Image and Emulsion Transfer Home Page

~Polaroid Transfer & SX-70 Manipulation Resources - creative uses of Polaroid films

~Holly Dupre - Book - Polaroid Image Transfers(in PDF format)

THE DARKROOM - (Transfer)

Daylab

Using a Polaroid Pack Camera

User guides--instant pack films guide -.pdf

Hard-to-find Photo Batteries made easy

Emulsion Transfer from b&w print! (nudity, content, Russian language)

John Reuter Photography

~Mark Uliasz

The Land List - Polaroids of all types

Polaroid 545 back repair instructions (SK Grimes Services and Products to Large Format Photographers)
 

Pinhole Photography

Pinhole Resource Online

The Pinhole Format Co.

The Penultimate Pinhole Photography Site

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (April each year)

~FAQ - Pinhole Camera Questions

The Art of Pinhole Photography

Visions - Art of Pinhole Photography

Unblinking Eye

Pinhole Visions

Pinhole Book

The Luminous Landscape

Pintoid - Pinhole photos with an Altoid can

Lenox Laser Pinholes/slits, calculator, photos
 

Diana/Holga Cameras and information

Camera Works Photo Essay (washingtonpost.com)

MILLICENT HARVEY PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography by Christine - Holga Gallery

http--www.funktography.com-holga.html

~John Blodgett's Holga page

Doug Hopfer Photography Holga Collage
 

Lens Babies

http://www.lensbabies.com A new twist on the shift lens for very interesting effects.
 

Stereo/3D Photography
 

National Stereoscopic Association (includes links, convention, etc.)

3-D Photography Links

 

Images to See

Southeast

Asheville Art Museum - numerous photo exhibitions throughout the year

Marie-Terrell Gallery, ( f/32 member) Figurative Fine Art

Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville often has photos

Penumbra Gallery - Sylva, NC (downtown)

Center for Documentary Studies - Duke University, Durham, NC

The Light Factory - Contemporary Images- Charlotte, NC

DownTownes - A Fine Art Gallery Greenville, SC

David W. Ball Gallery - Fine Art Photographs Greenville, SC

Atlanta Photography Group(somewhat like f/32 but bigger)

~Photography Center of Atlanta(also has discounted photo books)

Jackson Fine Art Atlanta (Contemporary & Historical Photographs)

Southeast Museum of PhotographyDaytona Beach CC, FL

Louisiana State Museum Photography Collection

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Black Mountain, NC Occasional photography exhibitions

Hugh Magnum Museum of Photography (no web site yet) Durham, NC - Permanent displays of photography and equipment of early 20th-century local photographers. Contemporary exhibits featured on rotating basis. Open Sat. and Sun. 1-5pm. Phone:(919)471-1623 West Point on the Eno Park (5101 North Roxboro Rd.,)

Online Exhibitions

Smithsonian online Photography Exhibits (Divided into General, Landscape, Nature, Aerial/Space/Astronomical, Documentary, & Portrait.

California Museum of Photography (UC Riverside)

LA County Museum(click on agreement)

American Museum of Photography(on-line only)

Photographer.ru Russian Photography (English available)

Hint Fashion Magazine

Masters of Photography

~Polaroid Transfer & SX-70 Manipulation Resources - exhibitions

Eyestorm - art and photography prints by contemporary artists.

Journal E Real Stories From Planet Earth

Picture-ProjectsUCR California Museum of Photography

Black and White Art

Establishing an Internet Presence- This article, by Royce Bair, provides advice for photographers interested in creating a Web site.

Traveling Around the World

Center for Creative Photography - Tucson

Society for Contemporary Photography - Kansas City

The Museum of Photographic Arts- San Diego

The Museum of Contemporary Photography- Chicago

The Metropolitan Museum of Art- NYC

Houston Center for Photography

Houston Contemporary Art Museum

FotoFest - Vine Street Studios - Houston

Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts- a museum

National Press Photographers Association Digital Gallery

~University of Missouri Pictures of the Year

California Museum of Photography - Riverside

Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography - Ottawa

The Arctic Circle Museum

Fox Talbot Museum - UK

 

Calls for Entry (Opportunities to show/sell your work, get exposure, build a resume)

Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery provides an opportunity to show your work - work is juried 3 times per year. They maintain a listing of competitive exhibitions on their website.

Atlanta Photography Group Ongoing exhibitions, some regional/national, requires membership.

On Line Photo Contest.Com

Photo Contest Guide

Women in Photography

DMOZ

Foto Fanatic

Hand Color.Com Fine Art Photography

http://www.serbin.com/Contests/index.html

Photo Projects

Santa Fe Workshops

Gordon Parks Photo Competition (deadline end of September)

Nikonians - Nikon users

 

Magazines

Lens Work

Camera Work (see Lens Work if this link does not work)

Aperture

Photo Technique

Blind Spot

Photo Arts: Fine Art Photography (on-line magazine)

Sight (on-line magazine)

Apogee: The Internet's Photography Magazine(on-line)

Shots - a B&W Magazine

National Geographic Photography

Photography-Guide.com (NY galleries/essays & other info)

Nature Photographers Online Magazine the official web site of the Nature Photographers Network.

The Digital Image a quarterly journal published by George Lepp

The Natural Image a quarterly journal published by George Lepp

DoubleTake (documentary photography and writing) - suspended publication in '03

 

Links to Pages of Photography Links

Photolinks.ch

Photography

The Photo Page(1200+ photo links)

Art Photography online

American Museum of Photography - Links

~Photojournalism Resources

~Glenn Stewart's Phabulous Photo Home Page

Photography Links

Art and Photography Search Engine and Directory

The Land List -- Instant Links

Art-Support: Fine Art Photography Links

Nerd World: Photography

~PhotoForum

Art Bridge -

Ace Indexes

PhotoQuotes.com

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams