A Fountain of Bargains - Photography
The digital SLR hit that sweet point where they are a must in every photographer's kit. The Internet not only makes it easier to share photos online. The net makes it easy to buy sell and research cameras. Below I list a few of my favorite camera stores.
I have been placing my own photography on the site ProtoPhoto.com. This gallery takes viewers on a tour of the towns and scenery that define the Western United States.
Kodak has a long history as an innovator in photography. The Kodak store lets you buy direct any of the compact, high quality digital cameras they manufacture along with printers, printing supplies and technology for sharing digital images.
Since 1973, B&H Photo has been the choice camera and optical store for professional and serious amateur photographers. The site has a massive selection of quality cameras and lenses and can help you find the right equipment to capture images that will stand out from the crowd.
M-Track makes quality camera bags. The bags are ideal for outdoor excursions or travel. The web site lets you order cases for all major brands and designs of camera equipment.
The Flip is a stylish miniature HD Camcorder. The slim design means that you can always have it with your (ready to capture that unforgettable moment.) The cameras are fun to use and can take hours of quality video.
ScanCafe.com is an award winning service for scanning old slides and negatives. The company uses top quality scanning equipment and gives detailed attention to each slide to assure the best color correction and restoration possible for each picture.
Find the equipment that the professionals use by visiting Calumet Photographic. Calumet offers an impressive line of digital camera and video equipment for serious photographers. I like to start my visit to Calument on the daily steal page.
PosterBrain (from Denver) can turn your photographs into archival quality posters. This printer focuses on a single market and contrate on providing a clean interface for the specific purpose of producing posters. This allows the program to have a high turn around in producing posters. I think it's a great ideas for photographers to make at least one high resolution poster simply to explore the capabilities of the camera.
RitzPix.com is service that allows you to upload your photos and order professionally finished prints and photo products at professional photo finishers including Inkleys, Wolfs Camera or other participating photo finishers.
The most interesting coffee table book is that coffee table book about you. PhotoWorks.com lets you create a Photo Book from your digital images. This is a great program for companies and organizations wanting to make a book showing the highlights of their year. Amateur digital photographers love the program as it lets them create a physical record of their efforts.
Taking the pictures is only half the challenge. Adobe provides the professional quality software needed to manipulate and publish your vision. The Adobe line of software includes Micromedia Flash for animations, Dreamweaver for web page design, Acrobat for pagelayout and Photoshop for perfecting images.
Unleash the artist within you! DAZ 3D offers 3D Software and 3D Models from graphic artists. They have a community oriented web site to help designers get up to speed with the latest computer animation technologies.
Cameta Camera is an independent digital camera specialist with a great selection of digital cameras, digital SLRs, lenses and expertise. (more bargains)
Vanns is the place to find the top of the line electronics. If you are more concerned with quality and service than price, Vanns is an authorized dealer for many of the top brands in electronics, optics, plasma TVs and digital cameras. (more bargains)
WolfCamera.com is willing to lend you their expertise. Whether you are shopping for a personal or professional camera, Wolf Camera will have what you need. The store also carries digital accessories, GPS, telescopes and other equipment. (more bargains)
Create your own bag. SnapTotes will add the image of your choice to a quality hand bag. Customized hand bags are are great way to give a gift that really stands out.
So, what is a chocolate company doing in the photo section? Well, Dan's chocolate will let you ship a box of chocolates with a customized box bearing your photo or company logo. Think of the chocolates as premium photo paper...paper with a deep rich creamy texture that you can almost taste...Come to think of it, you can taste them. What better way to get a picture noticed?
BigStockPhoto is another of my favorite sources for Microstock. This is a great gift for bloggers. Microstock companies sell the right to use graphic designs and photos in blogs. Using stock photo adds an extra degree of thought to blog posts.
Image Station by Sony allows you to upload your digital photos. You can then share your images online or have them printed on quality photo paper or on a variety of objects including mugs, magnets, posters, calendars and mouse pads.
