Photography & Film

Includes resources related to fine arts photography and filmmaking.

Sub-headings:

Photography Blogs

Blogs devoted to the making and appreciation of photography as an art form.

Resources in this category:

The American Society of Media Photographers
http://www.asmp.org/

"The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc. is a trade organization which promotes photographers' rights, educates photographers in better business practices, and produces business publications for photographers." You can find a particular photographer here by searching the ASMP Members Database, and also review many publications of this group.

The Daguerreian Society
http://www.daguerre.org/

"The Daguerreian Society, founded 1988, is an organization of individuals and institutions sharing a common interest in the art, history and practice of the daguerreotype." The site has a gallery of nineteenth century and modern daguerreotypes, resources on the daguerreotype, and information about the society.

Focal Point f8
http://www.f8.com/

³Focal Point f8 is ³a design and production group for the development of photographic, interactive, digital and democratic journalism on the World Wide Web.² They have links to current interactive projects, forums, resources and portfolios, and provide a Live Web Chat feature.

National Press Photographers Association
http://www.nppa.org/

The NPPA is 3an organization dedicated to the advancement of photographic journalism. The members include still and television photographers, editors, students and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry.2 They sponsor educational events, contests and seminars and provide links to News Photographer Magazine and to Regional news and information. They also have their own Job Information Bank.

The Photographic Historical Society of Canada
http://web.onramp.ca/phsc/index.html

"Our Objectives...are to advance the knowledge of, and interest in, the history of photography, particularly Canadian photography and to undertake and encourage the collection, preservation and exhibition of photographic equipment, literature and images. Our Roots...The PHSC was established in Toronto in 1974 by and for people interested in photographic history. We were incorporated as a non profit organization in Canada four years later (1978). All activities are performed by unpaid volunteers. We help camera and image collectors and others interested in the diverse aspects of photographic history share their enthusiasm and knowledge. We promote a wider public interest in photographic history through talks, awards, publications, fairs and auctions." You can find selected highlights from recent society journal articles, information about the society and its events, and galleries of pictures taken at recent exhibitions. A "page is provided for the free exchange of photographic research information."

Professional Photographers of America
http://www.ppa.com/splash.cfm

Professional Photographers of America is a non-for-proift association for professional photographers and image makers. PA offers consumers free referrals to photographic professionals, as well as acting as a locator service for finding the owners of images. This site provides news, product reviews, education, conferences, and business services to professional photographers and image makers.

White House News Photographers¹ Association
http://www.whnpa.org/

³The WHNPA was founded on June 13, 1921 by the 17 Photographers who regularly covered the Office of President Warren G. Harding. Until its founding, photojournalists were regarded as second class citizens around the Executive Office and didn't even have access to the press room! Within a year and a half, WHNPA members earned equal status with reporters. Our first contest and photo exhibition were held in 1941. To add prestige to the contest, Congressmen were selected to judge the photography. Traditionally, first place still and video winners are invited to the Oval Office to meet the President. Today, newspaper and news magazine readers and television viewers all over the world rely on our 500+ members for interesting, accurate, and responsible coverage of the President, Congress, and major news events in Washington, D.C. or elsewhere around the world.²