Photo Links and Resources Page 1 - fine art photos by jim coe, Everyday Magic!



archives & museums
master!	ansel adams home page
	type: Archive
	url: http://www.book.uci.edu/AdamsHome.html
	features: Works by Ansel Adams
	comment: Ansel Adams was not only a creator of many beautiful images - he was also the inventor, master and teacher of a technique of photography called the "Zone System". This technique makes it much easier to visualize and assure a final image, as seen by the viewer, that is true to the photographer's vision at the time of exposure. If you're serious about the craft of photography, you owe it to yourself to understand this system. Even if you don't use the system, your understanding of photography will be enhanced. Look for reprints of his three "Zone System" manuals. The Zone System is generally considered to require working with single sheets of film, usually with view cameras. This is so that each exposure is on a separate piece of film, which can be chemically processed according to its unique lighting situation and the photographer's pre-visualization of the final image. With the coming of inexpensive, high quality digital cameras and the ubiquitous use of digital post-processing, I predict a resurgence of some digital version of Ansel Adams' Zone System.

	california museum of photography
	type: Art museum - University of California at Redlands
	url: http://138.23.124.101/
	features: Photo Exhibits
	comment: Exceptional site. Very active. Many good shows.

	george eastman house
	type: Art museum - International Museum of Photography and Film
	url: http://www.eastman.org/
	features: Selections from the permanent collection and on-going exhibits
	comments: George Eastman founded Kodak and has certainly had a major influence on the history of photography. The name "Kodak" was said to be used by Mr. Eastman because it reminded him of the sound of the early box camera shutter. Like so many others, my interest in photography started when I was given a Kodak box brownie as a child. Kodak's great free educational materials gave me my first training and a good grounding in the workings of light, color and human perception. Many of the products in my first photo lab, as well as my first films and papers were made by Kodak and sold very inexpensively. I owe a lot to George Eastman's company.

individual photographers
	alan babbet
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.abproductions.com
	features: Color photos. All kinds of subjects.

My published BriefMe review	Good Clean Fun
My published BriefMe review	For fine photos that don’t take themselves too seriously, yet deliver a full payload of pleasure, you can’t beat Alan Babbitt’s work. His simple sensitive seeing and fun frisky color will put that smile back on your pus and take a load off your soul. Too bad more artists don’t have this much fun! And, he has nice photo quotes to go with.

	clicio barroso
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.clicio.com.br/frame1.htm
	features: Black & white and color photos. Mostly people and their environments. Massive collection of photo links.
	comment: Energy, passion and pleasure pour from his images in a celebration of human life. Clicio's photos always come straight to the point - see for yourself.

	dymitry konradt
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.art.spb.ru/izo/photo/konradt/index.en.html.
	features: Color photos. Mostly streets and buildings, mostly at night.

My published BriefMe review	“Yes, it IS art!”
My published BriefMe review	Doubters are directed to Dmitry Konradt's site. The soulful, colorful, luminous, dark, elemental and elegant photos of Russian Dmitry Konradt are simply not to be missed. Students will learn from his Spartan seeing and use of light sources in the image. Web publishers should learn from his fearless display of full size images, sans annoying copyright stamps. Those shunning non-people shots may realize that there are two amazing characters deep in drama in every good photo – the photographer and the viewer. B&W only elitists can experience the higher expressive bandwidth of color channels. And for all, a visual feast both delicious and nourishing. As for yours truly - well, I keep going back for more….

	nick djordjevic - Genesis Fine Art Photography
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.genesisfineart.com.au
	features: Specializes in images of thunderstorms and lightning
	comment: Dramatic and compelling images. Very strong use of color. An interesting story behind this work too.

	saelon
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.saelon.net
	features: Fine art black and white prints. Many also hand colored. Photo links.
	comment: Beautiful images of extraordinary grace and power, landscapes, nudes and others. Not your average nudes! Don't miss seeing these fine images!

	joyce tenneson
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.pdn-pix.com/MasterTenneson/joyce.html (why do people throw uppercase characters into a URL?)
	features: Extraordinary color photos
	comment: Beautiful and very personal images of the photographer herself. Joyce Tenneson explorers her spirit, place and growth in a searching series of annotated self-portraits of extreme grace and sincerity. A study in human expression and gesture.

master!	jerry uelsmann
	type: Photographer's own photo gallery
	url: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/2301/jerryulesmann.html url: http://www.jmoca.org/photo/ulesmann.html
	features: A master photographer and early pioneer of photo collage and photo surrealism (print images made from more than one negative).
	comment: Very powerful and emotive images. Mr. Uelsmann created a whole new field of photography and also took it to a very high level. Highly recommended. (He may not call his work photo collage or surreal - those are my terms.) November 1997 - Mr. Uelsmann's old home page is defunct, but I found an archived show of his.

online galleries & magazines
		aperture gallery
sell	type: Online photo gallery
	url: http://www.aperture-photo.com
	features: Shows, international awards, links, submissions
show	comment: Specializes in fine art photos, with emphasis on fine printing. Sells photo and digital prints in archival mounts to collectors. Very well made site. You must pay to exhibit, although a fully sponsored area for budding artists may be available in the future.

	apogee magazine - Photography Zine
show	type: Online photo magazine
	url: http://www.apogeephoto.com
	features: Shows, articles, reviews, editorials, discussions, links, index of tours, schools and workshops, submissions, contests. Enthusiastic and friendly webmaster.
	comment: Very popular, high quality 'zine.

	Focus Online Photo Zine + Gallery
	type: Online magazine, gallery, tips, directory, links photo contests
	url: http://www.focus-online.com
show	features: Several galleries each contain the work of one photographer, selected by the editor. The galleries are changed regularly. This results in quite a few photos to enjoy! The photos are of many types, but have a high level of quality in common. A public contest provides for a vote on the best of the month. The magazine covers both topics of special interest to Web-centric photographers, such as Web copyright issues, and also more general fare. User submitted equipment reviews are included. Unique features include the "Copyright Watchdog", where sites alleged to be ripping-off photographer's works are listed. A "Techniques" section displays user submitted tips.
submit site	comment: Good to Excellent photos, professional site design, good place to submit work. You can submit your site to their link list, but a link back to them and a display of their logo (above) on your site is REQUIRED. The site has an elegant and easy to navigate design - under a layer of pimpy ad banners. Unhappily, even the photo galleries aren't free from blinking ads (in the left frame and page top). This gives an otherwise excellent photo site some of the feel of an ugly commercial Web portal. While I can understand the need to fund a site which requires a lot of ongoing work, there must be prettier was to do so. Anyway, don't let the ads keep you from enjoying the worthwhile images and such.

	sight - Photography Zine
	type: Online photo magazine
	url: http://www.sightphoto.com
show	features: Fine art photos, gallery for shows, section for public submissions, links, discussion group.
	comment: Excellent photos, well made site, good place to submit work, enthusiastic, thoughtful and friendly webmaster.

	revue - Photography Zine
	type: Online photo magazine
	url: http://www.revue.com/index.html
	features: Eight photographers present a bimonthly common theme. French or English versions. Just professional looking photos, no ads, articles, etc.
	comment: Very nice interface, strong images, mostly black and white. Consistently good photos and compelling themes for years now (not something you can say about many Web sites).

	cycloid fathom group
	type: Gallery
	url: http://www.cycloid-fathom.com/gallery/
show	features: Several gallery "rooms" with different types of images, submissions, poetry, discussions, links, catalog
	comment: A lot of variety, many images. Home-made look & feel.

	online photographic image critique
	type: Gallery
	url: http://w3.one.net/~davev/photo/
submit for critique	features: A site just for public photo critique. You may submit one photo per week in several categories (be sure to read the posting rules, as there are exceptions). A very flexible and friendly interface makes it easy to submit photos that are already on the Web and to do text formatting.
	comment: A lot of excellent photos here that I don't see elsewhere on the Web. Lots of variety. Intelligent critiques with lots of nitty-gritty design and photo commentary. A high level of photo quality is maintained. A very positive and civil group - nary a flame or grumble. In return for this opportunity, you should be sure to provide feedback on the photos of others. Highly recommended!

My published BriefMe review	Photographer’s Cyber-Critique
	Critique sessions, where everyone comments on each other’s photos into the wee hours, are a valuable activity in photo classes. Now you can submit photos from your Web site for evaluation, or hone your reviewing skills, at Online Photographic Image Critique. Though neither the first nor the only site for photo review, this is the best. Comments are civil, keen and cogent. Egos are well suppressed and flames absent, a refreshing change from other venues. No distinction is made between amateur and pro. Image quality and visual expression are the main topics. You can even add a link back to your own site. Of course, you don’t have to be a photographer to enjoy the fine images, add your comments or just look in on a photographer’s cyber-critique.

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