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EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
These sites give detailed reviews of most cameras including digital SLR’s. I’ve found these to be helpful. An on-line search for camera reviews will locate many other sites as well.
Steve’s Digicams (http://www.steves-digicams.com/DEFAULT.HTM)
DP Review (http://www.dpreview.com/)
Rob Galbraith DPI (http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp)
Photography Review (http://www.photographyreview.com/)
Photo-I (http://www.photo-i.co.uk/index.html)
Thom Hogan (http://www.bythom.com/index.htm) (Primarily dedicated to Nikon equipment)
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION
These sites are excellent sources of information about photography techniques, digital workflow and software as well as equipment reviews.
Julieanne Kost: Adobe Evangeline: http://www.jkost.com/ has excellent videos on different aspects of Photoshop and Lightroom.
Luminous Landscape (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/)
This site has much to offer and is highly recommended. It’s essays, tutorials, Understanding series, and equipment reviews are excellent. Its video tutorial for Lightroom 2 is outstanding.
The Online Photographer Blog http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html
This is a very interesting site edited by Mike Johnston. It is frequently updated and part of the fun is not knowing what topic will show up next. Articles on photography books.
Naerfoto Bjorn Rorslett (http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html)
Excellent articles on Nikon lenses and cameras. Also information about infrared photography.
Photo District News (PDN) http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/index.jsp
These are the friendly folks who bring us Photo Expo every October. Diverse topics.
Shutterbug Magazine http://www.shutterbug.com/ Articles on equipment, techniques, accessories, blogs, and more.