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Professional photography is now a global industry and photographers work in a global marketplace. This Web site puts ASMP members and other photographers in touch with associations and groups around the globe and from here you can obtain, and benefit from, information vital to your business as a visual communicator.

Links to supporters of ASMP

Copyright Information:

• APIC Worldwide -- Association for the Protection of Internet Copyright; education about Internet copyright law
• Copyright Clearance Center, Inc -- rights licensing (primarily to large corporations) and royalty distribution
• Copyright Law of the United States -- get it from the source
• from Cornell University -- the copyright laws with annotations
• U.S. Copyright Office -- all the forms, instructions, FAQs and news bulletins about registering your copyrights in the U.S.
• Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School -- news, court decisions, procedure primers and the statutes for Federal, State and international jurisdictions
• WWW Multimedia Law -- no longer maintained, but has links to useful material
• Findlaw Internet Legal Resources -- portal and search engine for a wide range of specialized legal needs

Image Licensing/Stock Resources:

• Creative Eye -- cooperative of independent photographers and illustrators
• MIRA, Media Image Resource Alliance -- stock agency affiliated with Creative Eye Cooperative
• Stock Artists Alliance -- professional association for stock shooters
• Stockphoto Network Web site -- search engine scans multiple stock agency archives
• Online guide for stock photography pricing
• Guide for Web stock photo pricing
• Help in calculating stock prices

Photographic Information:

• Communications Arts -- online magazine and jobs portal
• The Digital Journalist -- Dirck Halstead's photojournalism review
• Nikonians.org -This non-profit organization is the largest community for Nikon(R) users on the net.
• PDN, Photo District News -- online edition of the industry's premier monthly magazine (requires paid subscription)
• PhotoMedia -- regional publication covers "west of the Rockies"
• Picture Magazine -- print-only publication, target students and emerging pro photographers
• W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund -- established in 1979 to seek out and encourage the independent voices who are working against the fashions and economics of modern publishing
• Women in Photography -- nonprofit, promotes the visibility of women photographers and their work
• Photo Talk Radio -- weekly Internet radio show

Professional Organizations:

• AAP, the Association of American Publishers, Inc
• AIGA,The American Institute of Graphic Arts
• AIPP, Australian Institute of Professional Photographers [email]
• ASCAP, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• APA, Advertising Photographers of America
• ASPP, American Society of Picture Professionals
• The Authors Guild
• BMI, Broadcast Music Inc
• CAPIC, Canadian Association of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications
• EFF, the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• EP, Editorial Photographers
• EPN World Reporter
• GAG, the Graphic Artists Guild
• The Harry Fox Agency, Inc
• Motion Picture Licensing Corporation
• NPPA, National Press Photographers Association
• PACA, Picture Archive Council of America
• PPof A, Professional Photographers of America
• SAA, Stock Artists Alliance
• SPA, Software and Information Industry Association
• WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization

School and Workshop Web sites:

• Art Center College of Design
• Brooks Institute of Photography
• Greek Island Photography Workshops
• The Workshops
• Photoworkshop (an online community of photographers)
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
• Santa Fe Workshops

Sites to help you in your business:

• Adobe Systems, Inc., 1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box 7900, Mountain View, CA 94039. 415-961-4400 voice, 415-961-3769 fax, 206-628-5737 fax on demand
• Adobe's Photoshop page, See Photoshop lists described below.
• Agfa Division, Bayer Corp., 100 Challanger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660. 201-440-2500 voice, 201-440-5733 fax
  
• Agfa photography
• Arca-Swiss, 442 West Belden Lane, Chicago, IL 60614. 773-248-2513 voice, 773-248-2774 fax, email: arca-swiss@wanadoo.fr
• Backdrop Outlet, 2215 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616. 800-466-1755 or 312-842-6550 voice, 312-842-6546 fax
• Beattie Systems, Inc., 1300 Mt. Read Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14606. 716-647-6287 voice, 716-254-4940 fax
• Benbo, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• Bencher Inc. Maker of copy stands
• Berg, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• Beseler, 1600 Lower Road, Linden, NJ 07036. 908-862-7999 voice or 908-862-2464 fax
• Billingham, Distributed in the US by Leica Camera Inc.
  
• Bogen Imaging, professional photographic equipment and accessories
  
• Brightscreen, 1905 Beech Cove Drive, Cleveland, TN 37312. 800-235-2451 or 423-478-1451 voice, 423-478-2774 fax
  
• Bronica is now a division of Tamron.
• Paul C. Buff, Inc., 2725 Bransford Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204. 800-443-5542 or 615-383-3982 voice, 615-383-0676 fax
  
• B+W Filters, The U.S. Distributor is Schneider
• Cachet Paper
• Canon U.S.A., Inc., One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042. 516-488-6700
• Chimera, 1812 Valtec Lane, Boulder, CO 80301. 888-444-1812 or 303-444-8000, 303-444-8303 fax
  
• Cokin Filters, The U.S. Distributor is Minolta.
• Contax
  
• Cullman/Titan. The U.S. distributor is Beseler.
• Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., P.O. Box 137, Warsaw, IN 46580. 219-267-8101
• Deardorff & Sons, Inc., 312 South Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60607. 312-829-5655
• Denny Manufacturing, P.O. Box 7200, Mobile, AL 36670. 334-457-2388 or 800-844-5616 voice, 334-452-4630 fax
  
• Digital Camera Headquarters Reviews, prices and advice on digital cameras.
• Durst - system solutions for image reproduction.
• Duracell Photo Batteries
• Dyna-Lite, 1050 Commerce Avenue, Union, NJ 07083. 908-687-8800 or 800-722-6638 voice, 908-686-6682 fax
  
• Elinchrome, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen.
• Energizer Photo Batteries
• Fuji Film USA, 555 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523. 800-788-3854
• Gepe, The U.S. distributor is HP Marketing.
• Gitzo, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen Imaging.
• Gossen, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen Imaging.
• Graflex
  
• Hasselblad USA Inc., 10 Madison Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004. 973-227-7320 voice, 973-227-7320 fax
  
• Heliopan Filters. The U.S. Distributor is HP Marketing
• Hensel Studiotechnik
• Horseman
  
• Hoya Filters. The U.S. distributor is THK Photo Products.
• Ikelite Underwater Systems, 50 West 33rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208. 317-923-4523, 317-924-7988 fax
• Ilford Photo, West 70 Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07653. 201-265-6000, 201-265-0894
• JOBO Fototechnic, P.O. Box 3721, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. 313-995-4192 or 800-627-5511
• Kapture Group Manufacturer of high speed trigger controls and large format digital camera back adapters
  
• Kinnetronics
  
• Eastman Kodak Co., 343 State Street, Rochester, NY 14650. 716-724-4679
  
• Kodak Pro
• Konica, 440 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. 201-568-3100
• Kostiner, Manufactured by The Saunders Group.
• Kyocera, 100 Randolph Road, Box 6802, Somerset, NJ 08875. 908-560-0060 x4378(Contax) x4315(Yashica) voice, 908-560-9221 fax Contax and Yashica
  
• Larson Enterprises, Inc., 365 South Mountainway Drive, Orem, UT 84058. 801-225-8088 voice, 801-225-8097 fax
  
• LEE Filters, 2237 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505. 800-576-5055 or 818-238-1220 voice, 818-238-1228 fax
• Leica Camera Inc., 156 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647. 800-222-0118 voice, 201-767-8666 fax
  
• Lightform, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen.
• Lightware, Inc. (cases), 1329 W. Byers Place, Denver, CO 80223. 303-744-0202
  
• Lindahl Specialties, Inc., 800 West Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46514. 800-572-2011 or 219-296-7823 voice, 219-296-7636 fax, email: lindahlinc@lslindahl.com
• Linhof Präzisions-Kamera-Werke GmbH, The U.S. Distributor is HP Marketing.
• Lowel-Light Manufacturing, 140 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. 800-334-3426 or 718-921-0600 voice, 718-921-0303 fax
• Lowepro USA, 3171 Guerneville Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. 800-800-5693 voice
  
• Lumedyne, Inc., 6010 Wall Street, Port Richey, FL 34668. 813-847-5394 voice, 813-841-0000 fax
  
• LUKSA Instruments, 3150 Innisdale Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 7T3. 905-785-9018 voice, 905-785-0292 fax Makes tripod that telescopes to sixty feet
• Lumiquest
  
• Lumijet Ink Jet Printing Media
• Mamiya America Corp., 8 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523. 914-347-3300 voice, 800-321-2205 or 914-347-3309 fax
  
• Manfrotto, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen.
• Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc
• METZ-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Ritterstraße 5, 90763 Fürth/Bay., Germany. +49-(09 11)-9706-0 voice, +49-(09 11)-9706-340 fax email: metz.werke@t-online.de. The U.S. Distributor is Bogen.
• Minolta Corporation, USA, 101 Williams Drive, Ramsey, NJ 07446-1293. 201-825-4000 voice, 201-934-4631 fax
  
• Minox Cameras
• New Seagull Paper Company, P.O. Box 28499, Santa Ana, CA 92799. 714-842-9868
• Nikon USA Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747. 516-547-4200 or 800-645-6687 voice, 516-547-0299 fax
  
• Nikon Camera's Pro Web Site
  
• Nikon Customer Service: 800-NIK-ONUS
  
• Nikon Digital: 800-645-6689
  
• Nikon Photo Products Division
  
• Nikon Professional Services: 631-547-4397
  
• Nikon Repair: 800-NIK-ONSV
  
• Norman Enterprises, Inc., 2601 Empire Avenue, Burbank, CA 91504. 818-843-6811 voice, 818-843-5776 fax
  
• Novatron, 8230 Moberly Lane, Dallas, TX 75227. 800-527-1595
  
• NPC Corporation, 1238 Chesnut Street / P.O. Box 245 , Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464. 617-969-3487 voice
  
• Oympus America Inc., 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747. 1-800-6-CAMERA
  
• Omega Satter, 191 Shaeffer Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157. 410-857-6353 voice, 410-857-8587 fax
  
• Ontrax Systems, Burns Photography, 439 Wood Street, Johnstown, PA 15902-2013. 800-598-4008 or 814-539-0334 voice, 814-536-3979 fax. Muslin backgrounds and mounting system - muslin backgrounds to studio ceilings.
• Paterson, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• Pelican Products, 23215 Early Avenue, Torrance, CA 90505. 310-326-4700 voice, 310-326-3311 fax
  
• Pentax Corporation, 35 Inverness Drive East, P.O. Box 6509, Englewood, CO 80155-6509. 800-877-0155 or 303-799-8000
  
• Photek, 549 Howe Avenue, Suite 307, Shelton, CT 06484
  800-648-8868
  
• Photoflex, 333 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 800-486-2674 or 408-454-9100 voice, 408-454-9600 fax
  
• Photogenic, 525 McClurg Road, Youngstown, OH 44512. 800-682-7668 or 330-758-6658 voice, 330-758-3667 fax
• Polaris, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• Polaroid
• Prat Paris Presentation Materials
• Printfile Archival Storage Systems
• Profoto AB, Box 2023, S 12821 Skarpnack, Sweden. +011-468-930-980 voice, +011-468-604-1794 fax
  
• Quantum Instruments, 1075 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. 516-222-6000 voice, 516-222-0569 fax
  
• Reflecta, The U.S. Distributor is Bogen.
• Ricoh
• Rimowa, The U.S. Distributor is HP Marketing.
• Roadwired Bags and Gear
• Rodenstock, The U.S. Distributor is HP Marketing.
• Rollei Fototechnic GmbH & Co. KG, Salzdahlumer Straße 196, Postfach 3245, 38126 Braunschweig, Germany. +49-531-6800-319 voice, +49-531-6800-243 fax
  
• Romney Publishing, Box 487, Drayton, SC 29333. 864-597-1882 publisher of advanced camera repair manuals.
  
• Saunders (a division of the Tiffen Company), 90 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788. 631-273-2500 voice, 631-273-2557 fax
  
• Schneider KreuznachSchneider Corporation of America, 400 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797. 516-496-8500 voice, 516-496-7508 fax
  
• Schneider Optics, Inc., 285 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788. 516-761-5000 voice, 516-761-5090 fax
  
• Sekonic, Sekonic is now a division of Mamiya
• Sigma Corporation of America,. 15 Fleetwood Court, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. 516-585-1144 voice, 516-585-1895 fax
  
• Sinar Bron Imaging, 17 Progress Street, Edison, NJ 08820. 908-754-5800 or 800-456-0203 voice, 908-754-5807 fax. Leaf, Sinar, Broncolor, Foba
• Singh-Ray Filters, 2721 SE Highway 31, Arcadia, FL 34266. 800-486-5501 or 941-993-4100 voice, 941-993-4160 fax
• Slik, The U.S. Distributor is Tocad America.
• Speedotron, 310 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607. 312-421-4050 voice, 312-421-5079 fax
• Stroboframe, Manufactured by The Saunders Group.
• Sunpak
  
• Superior Specialties
• Tamrac, 9420 Jordon Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311. +1-818-407-9500 or +1-800-662-0717 voice, +1-818-407-9501 fax
• Tamron Industries, Inc., 125 Schmidt Blvd., Farmingdale, NY 11735. +1-516-694-8700 or +1-800-827-8880 voice, +1-516-694-1414 fax
• Tenba, 503 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. 212-966-1013 or 800-328-3622 voice, 212-334-0841 fax
• Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation, 90 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788. 516-273-2500
• ToCAD America Inc., 300 Webro Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 973-428-9800 voice, 973-887-2438 fax. Slik, Sunpak, Zero Haliburton
• Tokina, The U.S. distributor is THK Photo Products.
• Total Training, Inc. - a pioneer in innovative video-based training for leading creative design, digital video, and office productivity software programs.
• Toyo a division of Mamiya.
• Visual Departures Distributor of Dedolight and Flexfil
• Vivitar Corporation, 1280 Rancho Conejo Boulevard, P.O. Box 2559, Newbury Park, CA 91319. 805-498-7008 voice, 805-498-5086 fax
• Vue-All, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• Wein, The U.S. Distributor is The Saunders Group.
• F. J. Westcott Company, 1447 Summit Street, PO Box 1596, Toledo, OH 43603. 419-243-7311 or 800-886-1689
• Wisner Classic Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 21, Marion, MA 02738. 508-748-0975 or 800-848-0448
• Wholesalers-Direct; Home of the photography enthusiasts resource directory, and retailer of digital camera equipment and accessories including Kodak, Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Tarsus and more. At near wholesale prices, and everything is brand new!
• Yashica
• Carl Zeiss Inc., One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594. 914-681-7300 voice, 914-6817485 fax
• Zero Haliburton, 200 North 500 West, North Salt Lake City, UT 84054. 801-299-7390 voice, 801-299-7350 fax. The U.S. Distributor is Tocad America.
• Zing Designs
• Zone VI Studios

Sites with Comprehensive Photo-Related Links:

• Francisco Silva's Photography Page
• Hindsight Ltd., Links to Noteworthy Sites
• Michael Schwarz
• The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

Digital Photography Resources

Business and marketing:

• Nikon's Internet community and marketing systems for pro photographers
• Comprehensive pricing guidelines and list for digital image production, by photographer Peter Krogh

Color management and workflow:

• Photoshop actions and profiles
• Professional Adobe Photoshop articles by Dan Margulis
• High quality color management and profiles
• New products, technical advice, color management and lots of other information
• Information on digital workflow, file management and related topics

Equipment reviews and news:

• The latest information on digital photography, equipment reviews and imaging news. Highly rated
• Camera reviews and other technical and how-to information
• Variety of information on Nikon and Nikon/Fuji equipment

General, variety of information:

• A website entirely devoted to media ethics and accountability systems
• A comprehensive site for digital photojournalists, news, and instructive forums
• A comprehensive general resource with numerous links to other useful sites
• A site by photographers Moose Peterson and David J. Cardinal on a wide range of Nikon products, reviews, articles, and general information
• Listserv for large pro digicams
• Discussion group on Nikon D1 cameras
• Nikon D1 users group forums
• A comprehensive source of information on digital cameras
• Shooting-Digital.com - companion site for book Shooting Digital: Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera

Manufacturers, suppliers:

• Adobe Systems, Inc
• Calumet Photographic
• Canon U.S.A. Inc
• Epson
• Eastman Kodak
• Fuji Photo Film U.S.A, Inc
• Olympus

Publishers:

• The Digital Image, Lepp Photo
• Sybex, Inc
• New Riders

Software:

• Robin Road Software, LLC. Developers of Full Spectrum - a business and image management software program for photography
• Suppliers of professional photo manipulation software
• Publishers of software for digital cameras
• Hindsight Ltd. (Management software for the creative professional)

Supplies, equipment:

• Source for equipment, reviews, links to related sites
• A source for equipment, reviews, comparisons
• Latest digital products and information for underwater photography
• Good source and prices for ink and paper products and reviews on techniques
• Media Supply, the largest distributor of blank CD-R media in the U.S. Suppliers of Mitsui Gold CD-R
• Mitsui Gold CD-R; also technical information and FAQ

Techniques, technical:

• Adobe Expert Support or phone 1-866-MYADOBE
• A leading professional's guide on digital photography underwater
• Great resource on techniques, archiving, Photoshop, workflow, shooting locations, product reviews and more

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