Helpful guides for shutterbugs

Published: 12:00am, 21 Jan 1997

Photography is a form of art that anyone can take up, but like all arts, it requires skill.

Whether you are an amateur who does not know much about photography, a beginner who has just started learning, or an experienced photographer, the information available on the Internet will come in handy.

Before learning how to take pictures, you must decide what kind of camera to buy.

You will find some helpful tips at http://www-swiss.ai. mit.edu/photo/what-camera-should-I-buy.htm.

If you are interested in pinhole cameras and pinhole photography, you may want to try to make one of these basic cameras yourself.

Visit http://webspace.com/ markv/pinhole.html for instructions on how to make one.

Pinhole photographers will also find helpful information at http://everest.hunter.cuny. edu/rwheeler/pinhole.html.

The Eastman Kodak Home Page located at http://www. kodak.com/ features information, history, products and services from Kodak.

The Media History Project Connections Page (http://www. mediahistory.com/photo.html) offers historical articles, exhibits, archives, people and organisations and other information about photography.

Apogee Photo Magazine (http://www.apogeephoto. com/) is updated on a regular basis to give web surfers the latest information on photography.

A group of artists and photographers have set up a web site at http://www.commerce. com/thesight.

It consists of an exhibition catalogue on display at galleries, galleries that collect photographer's works, and other photography-related topics.

Ever wondered how to tell if a photograph is a fake made up of two or more images? 'Digital photomontage' is discussed at http://aleph0. clarku.edu/bmarcus/home. html.

Depth of field is an important factor in photography, especially when taking pictures of scenery.

You can go to http://www. cais.net/2pixel8/ to find out all about depth of field and how to take good pictures.

The site at http://members. aol.com/atticweb/fototips.htm offers useful tips on how to take great family pictures.

Photographers who have problems during photographic processing with, for example, mixing photochemicals and developing baths, can go to gopher://gopher.tmn.com:70/ 00/Artswire/csa/arthazards/ visualarts/photohazards for help.

For information on photographers and reviews of photographic works, go to Sight Fine Photography Online at http:// www.sightphoto.com/photo. html and you will get what you want.

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