Links

Here is a list of places I frequent--many of them end up in my news sections. (This list will continue to grow--these are just the first ones in my mind)

• DIYPhotography.net -DIY Photography and Studio Lightin -- Great source of "Do it yourself" studio/photography equipment tips.
• Ken Rockwell -- Ken covers quite a bit about photography and other topics. He has great reviews of Nikon lenses and equipment.
• Digital Phtography Review -- The venerable all things digital review site. This is usually my first stop when researching a new purchase.
• fashionphotographyblog.com -- Explore the glamour side of photography and see how the real world creates such lovely imagery.
• Strobist -- A really awesome site for lighting tips and techniques (and they even have a cool badge! -- below)

Buddy list:

• David Herrold -- Coworker at Chron.com. He has a lot of stuff on web tech and general geekdum.
• Ask Dr. Ding -- A truly great source of satire, sarcasm, deep existential angst, and just plain fun filled adventure of life.
• Steven Evatt -- Technology guru, uber geek, and SEO expert.
• Tim Sanders -- Director, filmaker, and general cool dude. See also his site Axiomized.com
• mypack1550 -- Robert Birkline, cool site for cub scouts. Roberts also a kick-A web developer.
• Jason Armstrong -- web design extraordinaire.

Professional Contacts:

• Spark Digital Media -- Mark Sullivan does Digital Video Production and Post-production Services with the Red One
• Lunatic Fringe Pictures -- Larry McKee is a one stop shop, Houston based, motion picture production company. Larry also now has a Red One!

Print Services:

• SnapGalaxy.com -- Print service for professionals and consumers. Customer service is out of this world awesome!
• Digibug.com -- Print service for professionals and consumers. Excellent service and prices.

I highly recommend both of these.

Tools of success:

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• Looking for badges for Apache, Drupal, and Linux