William's Photo Pages

I work in a little color minilab. I started taking pictures when I was six. Over the past 15 years I've learned a thing or two about pictures... I'd like to share those things with more people than I see at work every day.

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Some of these pages allow for comments to be added. Look for an "add/view comments" at the bottom of the page to add your particular piece of wisdom, or to see what someone other than myself has to say.

Please: per Angelfire rules, profanity, nudity, etc... aren't allowed on my pages. For this reason, please don't put them in the comments.

My opinions, articles, and whatnot.

Ask William about Photo stuff If you've a specific question you want my opinion on, here's your chance without pestering me too much in email.
APS REVIEW Why not to buy APS; what to say to your (boyfriend/wife/sister/puppycat) who wants to buy APS.
Scala review My brief review of Agfa SCALA, a Black and White reversal film.
Black & White photography A brief article.
Black & White processing It's easy, it's cheap, it's a lot of fun. Do it.
Black & White reversal B&W prints from slides, B&W slides at home, etc. The important part is the bleach & clearing bath, which is HARD to find information on.
How to take a picture Do your pictures look bad? want them to be better? Some ideas.
Tripods Some information about tripods, one of the most important camera accessories.
Cameras Some of my cameras.
William's Guide to Flash A beginner's clue to using an electronic flash effectively.
Glossary of Photographic terms Whole bunches of stuff. Some defined humorously.
Photo Galleries Some of my photography

Some photography links.

photo.net Philip Greenspun's photo.net. This is the place to go for a good big collection of photo information, images, technical reviews of equipment, etc. Please note that my goal is not to suppress this information; shucks, I think it's a good read. I just want to add my little part to the web.
PhotoArt House's Web page My favorite local camera shop. Well, local to me anyway, here in Madison Wisconsin. Their web page isn't great, but don't hold it against them.
Agfa Photo Agfa is Europe's largest film manufacturer. They're huge. IMHO: They make better stuff than Kodak. 95% of the time there is Agfa film in my camera, and 99% of the time it's developed with Agfa chemicals and printed on Agfa paper. Not that the other company's products aren't good, I just like Agfa.
Nikon USA Nikon USA's website. Ignore everything about consumer cameras, APS, etc. I had no idea that they made spectacle frames.
Santa Cruz High School Photography Resource Website This covers most of the basics, to disgusting levels of detail. Detailed descriptions are a must, however... someone had to write them, and I didn't want to.
The Massive B&W Developing Index In case, like me, you often need to look up time, temperature, etc for a film/developer pair. For a non-frames version, click here.
Photographer's Formulary These nice folks supply photographers with the "unusual" raw chemicals to make your own developers, bleaches, fixers, etc, as well as ready-made kits to prepare your own chemicals. If you want to get into alternative photography (i.e. platinum, palladium, gold, etc printing, making your own emulsions from scratch, exotic papers, etc), this is the place to look for supplies.

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