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Photography
Ken Rockwell
Already well known not only for his numerous in-depth reviews of lenses and cameras, but for his articles on photography as an art, and how to be the best at it. He also has an extensive portfolio of work mostly done with large format 4 x 5 film. I think you'll find his site as a whole to be very enlightening.

Adorama
Good prices on new gear, and better deals in their used gear department. Yes, that means they'll buy your old photo stuff. They also have a huge learning center with how-to's, news, contests, forums, etc. I get most of my gear/film at Adorama, because they ship fast and their returns are hassle-Free with a capital Free.

North Coast Photographic
Wonderful cost-efficient lab. I get my film processed and scanned at 5035 x 3339 for a total of $23, and the CD/DVD arrives with the negatives back at my door. That's Minnesota to California and back in less than a week.

Photo King
Local lab in Wayzata, MN. They offer digital prints from their free online user albums, as well as good ol' 35mm processing. Their scans are "only" 3000 x 2000, but I use them if I need to see my film scans ASAP, which is less than an hour for them.

Pearson Imaging
Another local business. Up to 4000 ppi scans from just about any size film you can imagine. From 35mm negatives, this means about 5500 x 3665, or 20 megapixels. Very quick turn-around time; of course, I live within bicycling distance anyways. Definitely reccomended if you have a ton of old slides or negatives lying around, which was my case.

Luminance HDR (formerly Qtpfsgui)
Free program for merging differently exposed images to form one of higher dynamic range.

Hugin
Free program for stitching two or more images together for a panoramic photo.

3D Art
Horo
A seasoned Bryce guru discusses varied subjects, from astronomy to photographic panoramas. Dozens of extremely helpful tutorials for Bryce.

ShareCG
A growing community of art enthusiasts like myself. Stunning art/animation. Free 3D models (freebies) that you can use in your own Bryce, Lightwave, Carrara, & Poser scenes. Many text and video tutorials for all the 3D applications noted above and more. Signing up is free (you don't have to sign up to download stuff) and you get unlimited space for all your uploads, plus a fancy portfolio to show off your best content. See my portfolio at ShareCG.

Bryce
Currently in its 7th version, Bryce is developed by DAZ 3D. The Beta version is constantly being tested by Bryce users around the world.

Wings 3D
A great, simple, and free 3D modeler. Especially recommended for those who don't like Bryce's boolean modeling.

Ivy Generator
You import a 3D model, set the growing parameters and starting point, press Start. Viola! A 3D ivy plant grows onto, into, through your model before your eyes.

General Art
Plymouth Fine Arts Council
A community organization in my home town which sponsors local art exhibits in the town hall and Plymouth Creek Center. They are also responsible for Primavera, the popular Plymouth spring art fair.

Create
Developed by Stone Design, this is an excellent page layout program. Use the built-in graphics library or your own for posters, brochures, signs, etc.

Web Authoring
The Site Wizard
All you need to know and more if you ever want to start a website of your own. Dozens of tutorials for many web authoring applications that cover every topic related to the business of building web pages. D² Photographic would not be possible without the help of Christopher Heng, the author.

The Free Country
If you are serious in your desire to make a website, be sure you visit this one, also by Christopher Heng. Packed with links to free web developing tools and other applications, this library is to a webmaster what a hammer and saw are to a carpenter.

KompoZer (new version of Nvu)
Free "what you see is what you get" web page creation and editing program.