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Camera Repair Sites in Virginia

Richmond Camera Shop Inc

3128 W Cary St, Richmond, VA   map

Snap Shops Photo
3618 King Street
Alexandria, VA  22302  Map
1-703-379-6206

Dc-Camera
2020 14th St. # 510
Arlington, VA  22201  Map
1-703-527-3311
Metro Camera Centers
1657 Crystal Square Arcade
Arlington, VA  22202  Map
1-703-412-2808
Cary's Camera Center
2023 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA  22903  Map
1-434-293-4552
Professional Camera Inc
618 Forrest Street
Charlottesville, VA  22903  Map
1-434-979-1915

Photo Craft
6025 Burke Centre Parkway Suite C
Burke, VA  22015  Map
1-703-250-5555

Penn Camera
6699 Frontier Drive
Springfield, VA  22150  Map
1-703-924-2425
Groundglass Camera Repair Service
54 East Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA  22801  Map
1-540-434-1868
Quality Camera & Photo Imaging Inc
725 West 21st Street
Norfolk, VA  23517  Map
1-757-625-6726
Classic & Used Cameras
701 12th Street Southwest
Roanoke, VA  24016  Map
1-540-343-6521
Camera & Palette Inc
1 West Beverley Street
Staunton, VA  24401  Map
1-540-886-7291
King Photo
823 Richmond Avenue
Staunton, VA  24401  Map
1-540-886-4482
Strauss Photo Technical Service
375 Independence Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA  23452  Map
1-757-497-8040
Blue Ridge Photo
406 Cummings Street
Abingdon, VA  24210  Map
1-276-676-0702
King Photo
1025 West Main Street Suite C
Waynesboro, VA  22980  Map
1-540-942-2882
   

Photography Magazines and Publications

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/

http://www.phototechmag.com/

http://www.pcphotomag.com//index.html

http://www.naturephotographers.net/ 

www.freemanpatterson.com

 

Associations

http://www.nanpa.org/

 

Sites to Buy Photo Equipment

http://www.bhphotovideo.com  

http://www.keh.com                  

http://altex.com/

http://www.adorama.com/ 

 

Review Sites

http://www.photo.net/

http://www.epinions.com/

http://www.photographyreview.com/

http://photozone.de/

http://www.dpreview.com/

 

Equipment Sites

http://www.nikonusa.com/usa_home/home.jsp

http://www.canon.com/index.html

http://www.sigma-photo.com/

http://www.lowepro.com/

http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping

http://www.kirkphoto.com/Welcome.html

http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/

http://www.ippaper.com/hammermillretail/        

http://www.rue.com/

http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-Explore/Photography-Techniques/index.page 

 

Digital Sites

http://www.outbackphoto.com/index.html

http://www.timgrey.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

 

Photographers Sites

http://www.moose395.net/                    

http://www.birdsasart.com/index.html   

http://www.leppphoto.com/index.htm

http://www.jimmychinphotography.com

http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/     

http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/news.php#videos


On Line Training, Downloads and DVD's

Luminous Landscape: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/
Total Training: http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/home.asp

Uwe Steinmueller, in conjunction with Adobe, developed the Stack/Align/Crop script that is now in CS5. 

This script facilitates the creation of HDR images from hand-held captures.  

These papers give a good review of his approach to creating HDR images.   http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Guides/The_art_of_HDR_Photography_part_1_01.htm   http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Guides/The_art_of_HDR_Photography_part_2_01.htm  


Photoshop Cafe (Also has on line tutorials): http://www.photoshopcafe.com/video/videos.htm

Infinite Skills:

http://www.infiniteskills.com/training/photoshop-cs3-for-photographers.html

lynda.com CS4U (University): http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=327
Software Cinema: http://www.software-cinema.com/
NAPP: http://www.photoshopuser.com/

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/
http://www.kelbytraining.com/

http://diglloyd.com/  Lloyd Chambers  web site


On line Tutorials
The Mindful Eye: http://www.tmelive.com/index.php/pages/index.html

Grid

Kelby Photoshop tutorials. It is over 80-min. long so hang in there. You will learn a number of things about Photoshop, but the best portion deals with sharpening and it is about 2/3rd the way in. 
http://kelbytv.com/thegrid/2011/08/22/the-grid-special-grill-bryan-episode/



http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
DTown TV Weekly Show for Nikon DSLR Users: http://www.dtowntv.com/

Geoff Lawrence Photography Tutorials & Tips:

http://www.geofflawrence.com/index.htm
Lightroom tutorials: http://www.photoshopsupport.com/lightroom/tutorials.html

Going Manual -Photography and P{hotoshop Tutorials: http://www.goingmanual.com/photo/tutorial_index.php
Lexar Tips and Tutorials: http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/index.html
Mark S. Johnson Petrographic Workbench Tutorials: http://www.msjphotography.com/
Norman Koren Tutorials: http://www.normankoren.com/

Photoshop Cafe Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Learning Site: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/lightroom/index.html

Google Training Videos, for example Sharpening Video Tutorials: http://video.google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADBR_enUS212US216&q=sharpening+photoshop+tutorial&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

It is called Photoshop Mosaic
http://www.photoshopmosaic.com/

Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America's finest photographers. 
For over 30 years, professional assignments have taken him around the world. His
fascination with light, color and the moment.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZWNwqkat4o

The ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and the Library of Congress have put together a website for Digital Photography Best Practices that might be of interest to folks.
http://dpbestflow.org/Start-here

News of Advancments In Phoyography
http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224000253&pgno=1