Here is a list of some useful sites for vendors and for photography. I have included the links of these sites for your information. I do not have any affiliation with these commercial web sites. I enjoy most of the sites for obtaining information and buying equipment. They are an excellent resource for all camera users.

*** Links for vendors ***

* Perfect Wedding Guide

* Allweddings.com

* Preferred vendor listed in the Raleigh, North Carolina Photographers section of Decidio.com

* Photolinks

*** Wedding planners ***

* Cherished Moments Event Planing

* A Joyful Occasion

* Sudden Elegance

*** Cakes ***

* Ashley Cakes

*** Officiants ***

* Wedding Officiants (Chris and Kay Sanford)

***Musicians***

* One Great Band

* Paul Bomar - Jazz Guitarist

* Blue Sands Music

*** Photographers ***

There is a list of photographers we admire and we learn from. Let us know if you need some advice.

*** Photography ***

1. Equipment

• Adorama
• Amazon
• B and H
  
  Tripod-related, Quick release, etc.
• Really Right Stuff
• Acratech
• Kirk Enterprises
• Wimberley

 

Lighting, reflectors, backgrounds etc.

• Photoflex
• Alienbees
• Lastolite
• Filters - Rosco
• Batteries
• Rechargeable batteries and chargers -California Integrated Waste Management Board with information on the issue
• Starbatteries.com with FAQs - good information on batteries and chargers, and a FAQ section
• Batterybob.com - great prices on batteries
• Quantum instruments - professional batteries and flashes
  

2. Education/ reviews/online community

• www.camerahobby.com by Edwin Leong
• www.bobatkins.com - good resource for equipment and information
• www.andylim.com
• Planet neil - great photos and excellent tips
• CTLow's photography basics
• M. Plonsky Fine art photography - excellent closeup photos
• Norman Koren - Zone system and monitor calibration (excellent resource)
• Andrew Whyte - free ebook on digital photography (basic information)
• Christopher Maxwell - some tips on wedding photography
• Steve's Digicams - a very nice site for equipment reviews
• The Luminous Landscape - a great site with reviews and valuable information
• Photographybay.com - a nice blog with photographic reviews

3. Web schools

• Web Photo School

4. Other web sites

• All Things Photography - Wedding photography tips
• About.com - Wedding photography
• Strobist - an excellent blog for lighting techniques
• Dpreview.com - Digital Photography Review
• Photo.net - an ultimate source for all kinds of questions, reviews, and tips you may have in photography
• New York Magazine - photographer directory

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