Simonds Photographic(Links)-Photo equipment manufacturers and distributors,photo labs,photographers,and galleries

Simonds Photographic has put together some links we hope you find useful. Some link you to manufacturers of photo equipment that we supply. Others are just informative or interesting. We also offer links to area labs and photographers, though these lists are by no means all-inclusive.

MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS

Beseler: Enlargers and a variety of darkroom equipment.

BKA Photo: Distributor of Marshall's Photo Coloring, Pelican cases, and other supplies.

Bogen Photo Corp: Distributor of Manfrotto and Gitzo tripods, Metz strobes, Avenger stands, studio equipment.

Bowens: Studio strobes and continuous light sources.

Canon: 35mm cameras, digital cameras, and scanners.

Crane's: Specialty inkjet and artists' papers.

Data Robotics: Robots for fully automated data storage.

Dyna-Lite: Compact professional studio strobes.

Eastman Kodak Co.: Film, chemistry, and digital products.

Eizo: Monitors for the discerning professional.

Epson: Photo inkjet printers and papers.

Fuji Photo: Film and digital cameras.

Hahnemuhle: Fine-art inkjet papers.

Harman Technology: Barta-coated fiber inkjet papers.

Hasselblad: Medium format cameras.

Ilford: Black-and-white films, papers, and chemistry.

Inkpress Paper: Wide selection of fine-art inkjet papers.

JTL: Tripods and studio lighting and accessories.

LaCie: Computer monitors, color-management peripherals, and mass storage devices.

Lumiquest: Light modifiers and software.

MAC Group: Marketing and distribution group of Mamiya cameras, Toyo large format cameras, Sekonic light meters, Tenba bags, Profoto lighting, Monaco software, and Pocket Wizard radio slaves.

MK Digital Direct: Lighting systems for small product photography.

Nik Multimedia: Digital photo editing software plug-ins for Photoshop.

Paterson: Darkroom chemistry and accessories.

Photoflex: Studio lighting accessories.

Photographers' Formulary: Supplier of photo chemicals especially useful for historical processes.

PocketWizard: Manufacturer of radio slaves.

Polaroid: Instant films and scanners.

Quantum Instruments: Professional portable strobes, battery packs, and radio slaves.

Rosco Laboratories: Gels for lighting and studio props and accessories for the photo and film industries.

RTS: Distributor of Billingham, Bowens, Noblex, and Multiblitz.

SanDisk: Supplier of a variety of flash data storage media.

Sekonic: Light meters.

Sigma: Manufacturer of lenses in a variety of camera mounts.

Smith-Victor: Lighting for imaging and video.

Sprint: Easy to use black-and-white chemistry.

Superior Specialties: Seamless background papers and other materials.

Tenba: Gadget bags.

Think Tank Photo: Innovative camera bags and accessories.

THK Photo Products: Distibutors of Tokina lenses, Hoya filters, and Kenko products.

Tiffen: Filter manufacturers and distributors for Benbo tripods, Domke bags, Saunders easels, Silver Pixel Press photo books, and Stroboframe brackets.

Westcott: Backgrounds and lighting control systems.

LOCAL LAB SERVICES

Century Color: A full service digital processing lab marketing primarily to wedding/portrait photographers and corporate accounts.

Connecticut Photographics: A lab in western Connecticut offering custom traditional services as well as scanning, large archival inkjet prints, and other digital services.

Kula: Offers a range of processing services.

Photo Images & Promotionals: Film and digital services as well as graphic design services.

R.J. Phil: Traditional photographic printing and processing as well as photography of works of art.

INFORMATIVE & INTERESTING

Craig Camera: Sells original and reproduction photo equipment manuals and other photographic literature. If you can't find your camera instruction book here, it probably no longer exists.

The Daguerreian Society: Founded in 1988, an organization of individuals and institutions sharing a common interest in the art, history and practice of the daguerreotype.

Dan Burkholder: Photographer and author of "Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing."

Digital Truth Photo Source: A massive development chart for almost every film/developer combination, plus some tips, a bit of history, and some good links.

dPreview.com: Digital camera reviews, news, and forums.

Four Thirds System: Explains a developing digital format standard supported by Olympus, Kodak, and Fuji.

The Luminous Landscape: Dedicated to landscape and nature photography, including critiques, articles, and product reviews.

New York Public Library Digital Library Collection: Images from a number of the library's photo collection, including works of Lewis Wickes Hine, Berenice Abbott, and stereoscopic views of the tri-state region.

Pinhole Resource: Information, workshops, and galleries on pinhole photography.

Wilhelm Imaging Research: Conducts research on the stability and preservation of traditional and digital color photographs and motion pictures. The company publishes brand name-specific permanence data for desktop and large-format inkjet printers and other digital printing devices.

ORGANIZATIONS

The American Society of Media Photographers/Connecticut Chapter: The ASMP is a trade organization which promotes photographers' rights, educates photographers in better business practices, and produces business publications for photographers.

Connecticut Commission on the Arts: The state agency responsible for developing and strengthening cultural resources, and increasing public participation in and support for the arts.

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association: The CPPA is an organization that holds meetings, lectures, conventions, and competitions to further the ethical advancement of photography.

International Color Consortium: Established in 1993 by eight industry vendors for the purpose of creating, promoting and encouraging the standardization and evolution of an open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management system architecture and components. The outcome of this co-operation was the development of the ICC profile specification.

Photo Arts Collective: The Photographic Arts Collective was founded in 1996, under the auspices of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, CT. Since that time, the Collective has worked persistently in bringing quality photograpy related events to New Haven.

Shoreline Arts Alliance: A nonprofit regional arts organization which has become a major force in the cultural and artistic life of Southeastern Connecticut. The Alliance organizes and sponsors exhibitions, concerts, dance programs, workshops and student scholarships.

LOCAL GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Gallery on the Green: Established in 1960, it is one of the oldest continuous running cooperatives in Connecticut. There are three spacious galleries and an outdoor sculpture garden.

New Britain Museum of American Art: The New Britain Museum of American Art's founding in 1903 entitles the institution to be designated the first museum of strictly American art in the country.

Real Art Ways: One of the United States' leading innovative contemporary arts organizations, with programs in Visual Arts (commissioned public projects, curated exhibitions, education), Live Arts (innovative musics of all kinds, performance, spoken word) and Film and Video (feature films and artists' videos).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Established in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is America's oldest public art museum.

CONTACTS FOR MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)

Berg Toners: 800-424-9300 (emergency only) or 716-681-2696

Brandess Kalt: 800-621-5483 for Marshall's Products.

Heico Chemicals: 800-344-3426

Kodak: Chemicals.

Sprint: Chemistry.

3M Photomount Adhesives: 800-346-3577 or 612-737-6501.