Resources

Flickr Website

To upload your photographs to our Flickr website, you must be a paid member. The instructions are available for download. Contact our club treasurer for user name and password.

Web Resources

• General Guides
  • Lens Buying Guide
• Camera Reviews
  • DP Review
  • Imaging Resource
  • Ken Rockwell’s Camera and Lens Reviews
  • Tom Hogan’s Nikon Camera, DSLR, Lens, Flash & Book site
• Camera Rentals & Stores
  • BorrowLenses.com
  • Service Photo (Baltimore)
  • District Camera (DC & Burke, VA; Eldar Verdi, owner, spoke to the Club in Oct 2020)

• Print Lab Resources

• How to find exhibits/galleries
  • Entrythingy.com - You can search Calls for Artists by region
  • mdfedart.com - Annapolis area
  • www.eastcityart.com - Mostly DC metro area
  • bmoreart.com - Local/National/International
  • exposeddc.com - Contest each year with exhibit for winners (January deadline)
• Free Webinars
  • Maryland Photography Alliance Artist Spotlight series
  • Nik Software Webinar Calendar
  • Sekonic Webinar Archive
  • X-Rite Photo Webinar Archive
• Courses & Tutorials
  • Capital Photography Center
  • Washington Post “Great Digital Photography: Learn from the Pros”
  • National Geographic Traveler Photo Seminars (often in DC)
  • Smithsonian Resident Associates Studio Arts Program
  • Lynda - on-line tutorial courses in photography as well as common applications
  • Sony’s intro to dSLR photography (videos)
  • 9 Steps to Accurate Printer Color
• Photo Outing Opportunities
  • PhotoTourismDC
  • Washington Photo Safari
• Groups/Meetings
  • Maryland Photography Alliance (MPA) (We are members!)
  • Maryland Professional Photographers (MDPPA)
  • Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
  • Photographic Society of America (PSA)
• Legal stuff
  • The 5 Most Common Questions about Street Photography (and the answers)
  • Copyright Guide
  • Photographer’s Rights
• Other
  • Photo Club Exhibit Guidlines and Selection Process
  • Print Resolution and Aspect Ratio Primer (Useful for people printing photos for the Photo Club Exhibit in Building 1)

Equipment Available

To use any equipment, you must be a paid member. We have the following:

• Calibration Software: ColorMunki Photo calibrator, with software
• Green screen setup
• Art Wolfe “Travels to the Edge” DVD set (Seasons 1 and 2; Thirteen 30-minute episodes per season; 4 DVDs per season)
• Fundamentals of Photography, Joel Sartore (DVD set: 24 half-hour classes)
• Kodak carousel slide projector
• Books
  • “People Photographs” by Harry Benson (1991)
  • “Photography Year / 1982” by Time Life Books (1982)
  • “50 Portrait Lighting Techniques for pictures that sell” by John Hart (1983)
  • “How to Photograph Women Beautifully” by J. Barry O’Rourke (1986)

Club members can add to this list by contacting the webmaster.