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Today’s site is http://www.largeformatphotography.info. There are plenty of resources here to learn how to operate a large format camera and develop large format film. Whether you are a beginner looking for articles to get you started or a very advanced photographer looking for more information or dialog with peers about techniques, there is something for you in this site.

Some of the articles are date stamped. It’s almost a shame because you might think some of the articles are too old. Remember, we’re talking large format cameras here. Most of the technology has been stable for a while.

If you are interested in how to take large format pictures or how to improve your skills as a large format photographer, you will find information on this site.

There is a very active large format photography forum. It’s worth going to and seeing some of the work the members have.
The community ranges from basic beginner to photographic artists and camera builders.

This video on how to focus a large format camera by Thomas Christopher Moore gives a very good demonstration of focusing a large format camera on a plane. It shows a practical method of utilizing the Scheimpflug principle. You don’t have to understand the complicated math in the wikipedia article to understand the video.

Here is another resource – text based this time. www.largeformatphotography.info has a good article that explains how to focus the view camera.

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If you’re one of the five or so people on the web who haven’t managed to come across strobist.com then I’m officially telling you about it. This blog has a very large and very vocal following and deservedly so.

It’s a “must read” blog if you are interested at all in off camera flash.  One of the highlights is Lighting 101, a series of articles that get the reader familiarized with the camera, flash, and flash synchronization methods such as PC cords and Pocket Wizards.

David Hobby, the owner of the site, also has the On Assignment section which shows how he approached making several photographs.

His techniques don’t rely on using very advanced auto-everything flash equipment. Rather, he tends to rely on manual flash with remote operation.

The site is very highly recommended.

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