In this increasing age of digital, you would be forgiven for thinking that analogue photography was going the way of the dodo. Not so, in fact it’s benefiting from something or a resurgence over recent years.
But having been in this position myself a few years ago, I appreciate that knowing where to start to acquire darkroom and film bodies is not necessarily the most straightforward of things. Google searching provides a limited list, and you don’t know if you can trust the dealers of not.
So here I present my list of shops. These are the ones I have either purchased from, or have heard enough to consider well enough to shop from. There are various shops dealing with chemicals, paper, darkroom equipment and film cameras, with reasonable prices for the aspiring amateur in mind.
I hope it proves of some use to you.
http://delicious.com/kianronan/photogshops
At BarCamp Sheffield we were asked to create a tag cloud to represent our interests. Rather than quickly doodle one out at the venue, I took a blank back with me on the Friday evening to my hotel and drew one in Bob instead. A few people have asked me to post the tag cloud so here you go.
And indeed photographic proof that it was “worn”:
(From ianibbo’s Flickr stream)
I’ve just been forwarded details of this rather intricate phishing scam from Aquarion. Please read the details, it’s subtle and not your usual muppet-catching routine.
This one is pretty slick since they provide Y O U with all the information, except the one piece they want.
Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you’ll be better prepared to protect yourself.
One of our employees was called on Wednesday from “VISA”, and I was called on Thursday from “MasterCard”.
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