Camera Equipment Reviews & Info

• DP Review - DP Review is the best site for finding reviews on any modern camera gear.

• Ken Rockwell - Ken Rockwell’s site has a great collection of reviews, lessons, and tips.

Online Camera Stores

• B & H Photo/Video - Top shelf store for all photo needs, not open on Saturdays (store or website).

• 42nd Street Photo - Discount NY Camera Shop

• 47th St photo - Discount NY Camera Shop

• Adorama - Major online retailer.

• Amazon - beware 3rd-party resellers, who sometimes swap out cheap lenses in new camera ‘kits’. Check the feedback.

• eBay - sometimes great deals, sometimes junk, buyer beware.

• Craig’s List - also hit & miss

Legal & Copyright:

• United Scenic Artists Local #829

• Actors’ Equity Association: Agreement and Rules Governing Employment in Small Professional Theatres

  • Refer to Section 42 specifically.

Popular Camera Brands

• Nikon - One of the top brands out there, and my go-to.

• Canon - Also a great brand.

• Sony - Sony jumped out in the lead early on mirrorless cameras.

• Nikon D200 Manual - If you want to look at the manual for my DSLR camera.

Lenses, Rentals & Accessories

• BorrowLenses.com - one of several places to rent lenses.

• LensRentals.com - another rental option.

• NewEgg.com - great place for memory cards and external hard drives.

• Lighting Passport Light Meter - not a ‘photographic’ light meter, but very useful for evaluating color temperature and spectral distribution.

• Gossen Meters - traditional light meters.

• Color Munki - screen color calibrating tool.

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Photographers:

• Martha Swope Bio - One of the original & most prolific stage photographers.

• Martha Swope Historical Collection

• Joan Marcus Photography - Excellent modern stage photographer.

• Richard Finkelstein - Stage Photographer for USITT

Other Camera Brands

• Pentax (now owned by Ricoh)

• Minolta (Konica Minolta) - no longer made, but links to support for used models.

• Leica - major German-made brand, excellent lenses.

• Sigma - budget lenses, made to fit other brands.

• Olympus

Photo Software

• Adobe PhotoShop

• Adobe Lightroom

• Mac Photos

• f.Lux Color Calibration

• Aurora HDR

Books

• Farrell, Ian. Complete Guide to Digital Photography. 2nd Ed. New York: Metro Books, 2014. ISBN: 978-1848667037

  • One of the best references I’ve found for modern DSLR Photography.

• National Geographic Complete Photography, 2011. ISBN: 978-1426207761

• Browar, Ken and Ory, Deborah. The Art of Movement. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-316-31858-7

  • Incredible collection of studio photographs of dancers in motion.