The ShiaNet Technology Development Department Presents:

Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Introduction to Digital Photography

Following is a list of some excellent digital photography (DP) resources:

>> ShiaNet Photography Forum (www.shiawasseechamber.org/cgi-bin/forum/photoforum.pl) - Share ideas with other area photographers.

>> Shiawassee County Pictures (www.shiawasseechamber.org/community/tour/photos3.html) - An album of area photos.

>> Corunna High School Track and Field Website (http://tfxc.corunna.org/photoalbum.htm) - Hundreds of digital action photos of area athletes.

>> Owosso Area Camera Club (www.shiawasseechamber.org/cgi-bin/forum/directory.pl?read=68) - Join the local experts for their monthly meetings.

>> Intro to Digital Photography Power Point presentation  - Download the presentation presented by Doug Cornell and David Vaughn

>> Short Course in Choosing a Digital Camera (www.shortcourses.com/choosing/contents.htm) - This thorough guide explains it all - memory, pixels, lenses, batteries.

>> CreativePro.com (www.creativepro.com) - This library of articles provides solutions and ideas to help you create great-looking printed pieces. Topics covered include    design, layout, imaging, and printing using such products as Photoshop, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, and InDesign.

>> Roxio's Complete Guide to Buying a Digital Camera (www.roxio.com)

>> Digital Photography Review (www.dpreview.com) - An independent resource dedicated to the provision of news, reviews and information about Digital Photography and Digital Imaging.

>> The Digital Camera Resource Page (www.dcresource.com) - An unofficial resource for current or future owners of digital cameras. It is aimed more towards the consumer end, rather than high end professional cameras.

>> The Imaging Resource  (http://imaging-resource.com/) - Offers comprehensive, informative, and factually accurate digital camera information. Here you will find the latest digital camera, scanner and printer reviews as well as an exclusive image comparison database and a unique Camera Finder.

>> Digital Photography Captured, Vol. 1 (www.knowledgetrek.com) - An easy-to-understand DVD, covers all you need to know to get into digital photography.

>> DPChallenge (www.dpchallenge.com) - An on-line digital photo gallery and contest.

>> Ophoto.com (www.ophoto.com) - Image hosting website

>> TakeGreatPictures.com (www.takegreatpictures.com) - Massive amounts of photography information.

>> Fotki.com (www.fotki.com) - Image hosting website

>> Villagephotos.com (www.villagephotos.com) - Image hosting website

Looking for digital editing software?  Here's a list of some useful programs:

>> Paint Shop Pro (www.jasc.com) - Low cost alternative to Photoshop.  Decent DP editing.

>> Pixia (www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/download.htm) - Free image editing software.

>> IrfanView (www.irfanview.com) - Free image viewing and editing software.

>> Adobe Photoshop (www.adobe.com) - The best professional DP editor available, but also very expensive.

>> Adobe Photoshop Elements (www.adobe.com) - A lower-cost consumer-level DP editor.

>> Splats HTML (www.isbister.com/digitalsplats) - Create instant on-line photo albums.

>> VideoFactory (www.sonicfoundry.com) - Create digital films from still or moving images.  Very affordable.

>> AlbumDIY (www.visimon.com//index_en.htm) - Create albums of customized photos.

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