I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread with all the useful links as a spotter.

Add this thread to your favourites for easy find.

If you know any useful links post here and I shall add to the initial post.

Reviews

www.cambags.com
Camera bag user reviews with photos to show capacity.
www.digitalcamerainfo.com
Digital camera technical reviews.
www.dpreview.com
Professional camera reviews.
www.fredmiranda.com/reviews
Thousands of user reviews on photography kit.
www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm
Technical camera and lens reviews. (Scroll down.)
www.motleypixel.com/reviews/index.htm
A range of lens sample shots.
www.photozone.de/8Reviews
Technical lens reviews.
www.slrgear.com
Technical as well as user reviews on everything to do with SLRs.
www.the-digital-picture.com
Reviews for Canon compatible gear.
www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/index.htm
Technical reviews. Mostly Canon lenses and some bodies.

Shopping

www.123fstop.com
Highly competitive prices on SLRs and lenses.
bentonvillemall.co.uk
Price on some lenses even beats CPB.
stores.ebay.com/Sterlingtek-Camera-Accessories
Reliable high capacity camera batteries for affordable prices.
www.bigcitydigital.co.uk
Some very competitive prices on digital cameras.
www.bristolcameras.co.uk
Some truly great prices.
www.camerapricebuster.co.uk
Fantastic price comparison site.
www.ebay.co.uk
Get things imported cheap from Hong Kong.

Printing

NEW www.myfotowall.com
Print your photos as wallpaper!
www.photobox.co.uk
Great quality prints at great prices. May also sell your prints.
www.snapfish.co.uk
Use discount code "TIMEOUT" to get 8p prints instead of 10p.

Others

www.deviantart.com
All round digital arts site as well as selling your work.
customs.hmrc.gov.uk
HMRC VAT and import duty chart.
www.istockphoto.com
Host and sell your photos.
www.shutterstock.com
Host and sell your photos.
www.sirimo.co.uk/media/UKPhotographersRights.pdf
Photography rights explained.

thank u sooooo much :)
have been wanting to buy a camera for a long time and those sites really helped!

I bought a camera phone to take my pics but the quality aint as good as i thought it would be with all the flashing lights and that.I also recorded some of events i go but you just cant hear the music properly cos its too loud so does that mean i should turn the volume down or is there settings on my phone that i can adjust so the sound is more clearer(i cant find any and i have a ericsson w800i)

cheers :)

Oh dear...

Why did you buy a phone if you wanted to take pictures?
Should've got a camera mate... lol

Seriously tho, the mobile cameras are extremely limited in what they can do, so I wouldnt expect you'd be able to tweak it much to improve your pics I'm afraid...

try putting a finger over the microphone, or holding the phone in a way where the mic is pressed into the palm of your hand. That could reduce the vibration level hitting the mic enough to stop is distorting but let enough through to hear something
Worth a try innit?

Perfect!! Just what I was lookin for...! Nice one buddy

Thanks

Add this thread to group homepage John.

Get paid per photo sold AND per photo UPLOADED!!!!!!
Stockphotospot.com
Check out their pricing table on the link above.

Beware that Stockphotospot.com has a different spin on the royalties system - in the long term they're only really intending to pay you $1 for the initial upload (the $0.20 for each download is only a "limited time promotion"), so although you do get a buck a photo, you don't reap the rewards of the photo if it becomes popular. Not saying that's a bad deal, just something to be aware of.

Yeah, I did notice that, but most people I know who do this have their photos on more than one stock site, so could be an easy quick "lump sum" just for uploading their stock to one more site.
Fair (and good) point tho!

Could you add this link to the list???

Its basically a pdf explaining the law and rights regarding photography. Useful reading.

http://www.sirimo.co.uk/media/UKPhotographersRights.pdf

UPDATE: added www.slrgear.com and www.the-digital-picture.com.

TheWrongun is always right on! thanks man!!

Nice one honey bun!

blimey you've given us a lot of reading material for those long winter nights ahead of us

:)

www.stockphotospot.com
Get paid per photo upoad. Requires model release form(s).

Actually this appears to be a bit of a scam - id avoid at all costs.
http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php/topic,1084.0.html

Good call. I shall investigate.

Added
www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/index.htm
Technical reviews. Mostly Canon lenses and some bodies.

4 links added.

Has anyone got any links to some good filters for Photoshop CS3?

filters

Go and wash your hands now!