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The links below are the primary sources for me in learning the art of photography.  This is the cream of the crop in photographic education.  It is not about equipment, it is about connecting with others on an emotional level with the photographic print.  If you want to know to whom I look for art and photographic instruction, the resources below have assisted me in developing my own photographic style.

The Luminous Landscape:  A website and DVD journal for enhancing your photographic skills.  One of the best contemporary resources for photography in the world.  Author is Michael Reichmann.

Fine Art Photography by Alain Briot:  Alain is my mentor.  I have learned nearly all I know about photography as an art from Alain.  A tremendous resource for aspiring photographers as well as beautiful photography.  I can't recommend the tools and resources that Alain offers highly enough.  I consider him to be the prominent teacher of color photography today. 

Lenswork:  One of the finest writers on photography is Brooks Jensen, editor of Lenswork.  One of the few podcasts I regularly listen to.  The publication is outstanding and a major motivation for me to improve my work. 

Mid-West Photo Exhange:  I can't recommend highly enough the folks at Mid-West Photo Exchange, particularly Jim Andracki.  Whether your needs are 35mm to large format or digital inkjet printing, please give the folks at Mid-West a call to see how they can most effectively meet your photographic needs.

Astrophotography Links:

My humble attempts at astrophotography would not have been possible without the online resources made available by these groups and individuals.

The Astrophotography Mailing List (APML):  Search the archives of this most resourceful film imaging listserv and you will likely find the answer to your film imaging questions. 

The SBIG Yahoo Group.  The world's finest CCD imagers participate in discussions on this list. 

Rob Gendler - The finest aesthetic CCD imaging on the planet.  Great articles on Photoshop mosaic, luminance layering, and multiple luminance layering.

Jerry Lodriguss: Mr. Lodriguss utilizes an Astrophysics refractor (and that is why I now have one). Jerry has the most useful information on astrophotography and digitally enhancing images on the web. His images provide inspiration and direction to my astrophotography pursuit. I have employed many of his digital enhancement techniques on my images. Things like reducing uneven field illumination, enhancing contrast, and stacking negatives.  He is the fountain of information on astrophotography and I am eternally indebted to him for sharing his expertise with the world.  Go to Mr. Lodriguss' web site if you want to know about: 

• what film to use
• hypering film
• how to frame an object
• digital enhancement of images
• what camera to use
• what is the right color of an object

or to just see some beautiful images

Jerry has just published a book on CD ROM (summer 2003) on Photoshop for Astrophotography.  This book is HIGHLY recommended for anyone interested in astrophotography!

My Astronomy Club:  The Ohio Valley Astronomical Society