PhotoWiki

The first wiki had only plain text.

Many wiki now allow in-line images that the text flows around.

At least one wiki has only images: PhotoWiki http://photowiki.ywp.d2g.com/ (Currently mostly photos of kittens)

discussion: http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?PhotoWiki http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PhotoWiki

But those images are static; they cannot be collaboratively edited, only replaced all-at-once.

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Is Visual Wiki the best wiki for talk about photography ? Image composition, proper lighting, etc.

proper lighting, etc.

• OldTimeyWiki: Practical Photo Tips

• "Digital Photography, Clocks, and Watches" by John Kuraoka 2004

• "Food Photography Tips" by Heidi, July 21, 2006

• An Insider’s Look At Food Photography: "If You Can Shoot Food, You Can Shoot Anything!" by Dennis Davis 2004

panoramic photos and stitching

Many times we have a lot of small photos with a bit of overlap between them, and we want to "stitch" them together to make one big photo. For example, you can stand in one spot, turn and make many photos, and then later piece them together to make a panorama (see Wikipedia: panoramic photography). Or perhaps you have many top-down views of an area, and you want to make a map (note: "Don't fly planes over secure National Labs!").

Software you can use to stitch those photos together:

• PTgui by New House Internet Services BV, originally based on Panorama Tools

• Hugin by Pablo d'Angelo and others, a front-end for Panorama Tools

• Panorama Tools aka "PanoTools" by Helmut Dersch.

• QuickTime VR from Apple

PanoTools has a wiki: http://wiki.panotools.org/

camera acessories

"Photographing Barnswallows in Free Flight" article by Mr Andrew Davidhazy, October 24, 2004 http://www.howtodothings.com/ViewArticle.aspx?Article=2

camera reviews: choosing cameras

Is Visual Wiki the best wiki for camera reviews ?

film cameras

• 35 mm film camera reviews http://www.consumersearch.com/www/photo_and_video/35mm_cameras/

• APS camera reviews (24 mm film) http://www.consumersearch.com/www/photo_and_video/aps_cameras/

digital still cameras

• Michael Carr has many camera reviews: "Cameras Under $200", "Top Camers Under $400", "Buying a Digital Camera" etc. http://cameras.about.com/

• "Choosing a digital camera" article by Mr Anthony Barton, October 20, 2004 http://www.howtodothings.com/ViewArticle.aspx?Article=10

• digital camera reviews http://www.consumersearch.com/www/photo_and_video/digital_cameras/

• $129.99 DXG-308U Digital Underwater Camera, 3.1 Megapixels, Up to 5 Meters Depth http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=317475&pfp=cat1

video cameras

• digital camcorder reviews http://www.consumersearch.com/www/photo_and_video/digital_camcorders/

building digital cameras from scratch

• http://rdrop.com/~cary/html/machine_vision.html#CCD

camera modding, upgrading and repairing

• repair4camera: free take apart instructions, disassembly pictures, upgrade and repair manuals, recovery HOWTOs as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks for cameras.

image processing

• Image processing : CCD Techniques

• http://rdrop.com/~cary/html/machine_vision.html#offline

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RetouchPro has some nice tutorials on digital image enhancement ... mostly Photoshop, some Paintshop Pro ...