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My Favorite Artists

 
  Mark Schultz, pastels
  Susie Fowler, the Shadetree Potter
  Mark Mallia makes superb exotic wood boxes with inlays and parquets
  Gabrielle Matlock, colored pencil on wood
  Janice Anderson and Bob Jones
  Lee Carrell, Fine Art Jeweler & Sculptor

Organizations

 Texas Photographic Society
Spicewood Arts Society

Galleries

  
  Elgin Art Walk
Austin Galleries  
  UT Ransom Center
  f8 Fine Art Gallery
  Oswald Gallery has incredible photographers. Well worth a visit.
  Stephen L Clark Gallery
  Amon Carter Museum , Dallas
Out of state Galleries  
  Photographers Directory by PhotoLinks
  Agora Gallery Logo
Agora Gallery Contemporary fine art gallery established 1984, located in Chelsea , New York art galleries district. The public is invited to the gallery art openings receptions. Sponsor of the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition and publisher of ARTisSpectrum magazine. Painters, sculptors and photographers are welcome to submit their portfolios for review.

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My glossary

Some of my Favorite Photographers

  
  Elliott Porter at the Amon Carter Museum
  Arthur Myerson
  Imogen Cunningham
  More to be added
Other Artists  
  Lynette Hampton
  Elgin Art Walk

Photographic Technique, Equipment, Software

  
  Cleaning a CCD
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Products that I use and recommend

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Nikon 24-85mm zoom for sale

 

 

SpyderPro ColorVision

 If you want to get prints that are very close to what you see on your monitor, you need to have an accurately calibrated monitor. After your monitor is calibrated, you use a color profile specific to your printer/paper and the resulting print should be very close to the image displayed by your monitor, if you view the print in the proper light. If you view it under standard tungsten light the color match may not look very close. There are standard, inexpensive flourescet bulbs that simulate daylight that are better for print proof reading.
This product is quite easy to use. I had some initial problems not being able to get a stable baseline calibration. A call to the support line resulted in a download of an upgrade and all the problems vanished.
Photoshop 7 Artistry
Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler		 This is an excellent teaching book. My Photoshop skills jumped dramatically as I worked through the book. Concepts are explained clearly and then you are walked through examples that demonstrate exactly what to do. Highly recommended.
Masterclass in Photography
Michael & Julien Busselle		 Although this is an educational book, it is worth its price just to look at the photographs. Most pictures are in color and cover a range of topics - landscape, travel, people. The format is interesting and refreshing. For each photograph the photographer briefly discusses the goal and the problems and how he approached them. The other author then critiques the photograph. You will learn and enjoy.
The Photography of Alfred Stieglitz. Georgia O'Keeffe's Enduring Legacy
Edited by Therese Mulligan		 An interesting history and collection of photographs by Stieglitz. He was an influential photographer working in the late 1800's until his death in 1946. His career and relationship with O'Keefe is descrbed in 30 pages and there are 40 single page photographs from his collection.
Photoshop CS This is the gold standard program for digital photograph production. There are more tools than any one photographer will ever use, but the ability to edit your work seems limitless. If you are really serious about printing outstanding digital photographs, this is for you.
In comparison to Photoshop 7, I use the Camera Raw plug in feature, the batch rename, and the 16 bit layer functionality. Otherwise the differences for me are relatively small. On the other hand, these features alone have made the upgrade worthwhile to me and there are many others.
Kodak Portra 160 NC This is currently my favorite color negative film. It has a wide dynamic range, fine grain, excellent color.

Focus on Nature


John Shaw		 This is loaded with useful tips and techniques, not to mention great pictures. This was one of the first books I studied for taking photos of nature.