Hyper-links information contained here primarily obtained from
PC
Magazine and
Advanced Technology
Associates Hawaii. There are gathered here to assist people seeking pictures and
artwork. Hyper-links are also provided to benefit artist, photographers,
web developers & other graphics professionals. There are also links
related to Hawaii near the bottom of this page.
Artwork Hyperlinks
To browse, search and buy stock photographs and artwork
from multiple websites instead of visiting each site separately, go to
www.creativepro.com.
This site actually searches the royalty free collections of six websites
simultaneously. The web sites that it searches are
www.artville.com,
www.corbus.com,
www.eyewire.com,
www.gettyone.com,
www.photodisc.com,
and www.photospin.com.
For those with deeper pockets and those who desire more exclusive
images go to
www.gettyone.com
website. This site is a portal to more traditional licensed images.
Art libraries accessible from it include All Sports Concepts, The Bridgerman Art
Library, Hulton Getty, The Image Bank, and Tony Stone. At this site
royalties are charged based on usage.
Animations, video footage and illustrations are also available
from sites like:
www.eyewire.com
and from
www.photodisc.com.
Also see
www.lastfrontierfootage.com for fabulous 35mm Alaska footage (whales,
eagles, glaciers, northern lights and scenery).
Two of the largest stock photography collections are available
at: Comstock Images
www.comstock.com
and FPG International
www.fpg.com.
These web sites have both royalty free and rights protected images.
Hyperlinks for Artist
You can easily and economically display your artwork on the web. The
following online portfolio services are great:
Portfolios.com
is free and offers a search engine to help others find your work.
Clevercontent.com
provides a free Java based portfolio service that prevents people from ripping
off your online artwork.
The
Graphic Artist Guild
will let you put ten pictures up on the web for free. This is provided you
pay a low $10 per month membership fee.
Protect your images (music and video too) from unauthorized usage with digital
watermarks. Digimarc (www.digimarc.com)
provides Photoshop compatible plug-ins. MediaSec Technologies (www.mediasec.com)
also provides digital watermarks. Both these companies provide that
spiders that will search the internet to check for copyright infringement.
Hyperlinks for Photographers
Win big time, up to $1,000 per month, if your photos win at:
Online
Photo Contest highly recommended.
PhotoReflect.Com
is a stock photo service. Here professional photographers can
easily set up their own internet web site and then automatically sell
their photos online. The first year of membership is free, its a
great value. This is also a great place to shop for stock
pictures. This site's online ordering facilities make for quick
order fulfillment.
Want to sell your pictures online.
ShareYourWorld.com
is an amateur stock photo service. Here you can make some money with still
shots and digital video footage.
Snapfish.com
is considering starting up a similar service.
For those with Sony Mavica cameras the following resources are
available:
www.mav-magazine.com,
www.mavican.com, and
www.mavican.nu
Photographers can purchase
pages in stock photo catalogs and on CDs at places like Direct Stock,
www.directstock.com,
and Stock Workbook,
www.workbook.com.
These agencies allow the buyers directly contact the photographer for
licensing images and negotiate fees. The Stock Connection,
www.pickphoto.com,
is an agency that represents over 140 photographers. They provide
a print catalog, CD-ROM or online viewing. They also work with
duplicates, negotiate the sale, handle delivery and billing, then pay
the photographer 65% of the licensing fee.
The latest development in stock
photo sales is online cooperative agencies. These were founded by
professional photographers to help photographers market their stock
photographs. These agencies negotiate the fees and deliver the
image electronically. In Great Britain there is British Speed Pix,
www.speedpix.com,
and Neofoto,
www.neophoto.com
in Los Angeles. The photographer must provide these agencies the
film or high resolution digital files of the images.
Outdoor Photographer is a wonderful magazine for those interested in
nature photography. Scenery, wildlife, travel and sports are
covered by this publication.
PC Photo is a magazine gives excellent picture taking tips. It
is also great for keeping abreast on latest advancements in digital
photography.
See our
Hawaii photographs books
page for more wonderful pictures and other information about Hawaii.
Web Development Hyperlinks
The following sources provide free online animated GIF banner
software, for a simple text message:
Adobe
and
Spinfrenzy.com
Free online GIF and JPEG optimization software are available
at:
GIFWorks! and
Spinware
Download various robust Java applets that do image edge
treatments, check for prepress errors and adjust the color balance of scanned
images. To obtain these applets go to
www.creativepro.com.
Blue
Dolphin Networks offers affordable web hosting services for Hawaii
residents. They also offer web and graphics design services and technical
writing services.
Visit Our Sponsors
Advanced Technology Associates Hawaii -
Web Site Development, Promotion, Computer Graphics, Digitial Photography,
Computer Aided Drafting and Software Tutoring Services
Hawaii Marine Company -
Hawaii Marine provides naval architecture, boat and yacht design, marine
engineering, computer aided engineering and drafting, marine expert
witness, stability testing, extensive technical reports and marine digital
photography services. These services include form, stability and
marine structural analysis. Specialties include helping others
obtain USCG & ABS certification for all types of commercial, private &
public vessels. NAVIC 10-92 services are available to expedite
submittals made to the USCG.
CWR Hawaii, Inc. -
This
firm houses the largest rigging, cordage and webbing inventory in the
Hawaiian Islands. This firm
is a cost effective and quality source for
the material handling needs
of Hawaii and the Central Pacific Basin.
They sell wire rope, rigging supplies,
cordage, webbing, chain, and
other material handling supplies,
accessories and equipment. Their services
include wire rope sling fabrication, wire rope and load cell testing and
certification, webbing assembly fabrication, chain sling fabrication,
cordage splicing, manual, mechanical and electrical hoist and winch
repairs.
The Phoenician,
LLC -
The
Phoenician LLC is the largest boat and yacht repair facility in Hawaii.
This firm has a 80 ton travellinb boat hoist and supported by machine,
welding, wood, pipefitting, electrical/electronic, rigging, blasting and
painting shops.
Wiseco Development Corporation, Kapolei, Oahu - Hawaii's Premier
Choice for ICF, Insulating Concrete Forms Homes Construction
IntegraSpec - Hawaii Product Distributor, Makakilo, Hawaii, this
cutting edge ICF construction materials line produces comfortable,
econmomical and environmentally friendly homes
Builder Assistance offered to California wildfire victims
Full Service Kitchen Remodeling obtainable from Leeward Oahu
Hawaii General Contractor
Never Green Pools Hawaii - Pool, spa, solar and salt
water system services including maintenance and repair, serving all Oahu
including Windward and Leeward Oahu, as well as all of Honolulu,
Mililani, North Shore & Hawaii-Kai.
All kinds of information about Hawaii available at:
www.search-hawaii.com.
Marine Life Photography - underwater photography of
tropical reef fish,
marine mammals, coral reefs, seabirds and seaweeds
BIG
ISLAND - The Big Island of Hawaii with its warm tropical beaches and
snow capped Mauna Kea (13,796 feet) is a vacationers paradise.
Volcanoes still erupt here.
KAUAI
- Is called "the Garden Island." It is the oldest of the
major islands in the island chain. Magnificent white sand beaches,
the vast Waimea Canyon, the Fern Grotto, Wailua Falls and green
mountains are some of the attractions this islands visitors.
MAUI
- The term "Maui no ka Oi" greets you at the airport. It means
"Maui is the Best." This island has perfect beaches, wonderful
golf courses, Haleakala National Park, waterfalls, world class dive spots and
lots more.
OAHU
- This island has the cosmopolitan metropolis of Honolulu. Here you will
find Diamond Head, Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Haunama Bay and many other attractions.
But the island also boast some of the best scenery in the state. The gorgeous
mountains and forests, fantastic beaches, and the parks are wonderful
attractions that any visitor would enjoy.
Sports Related Resources
Alaska Halibut Fishing Trips, Expect a fishing vacation where we will
not have to settle for anything less! Superior customer service, a warm
and inviting atmosphere. The ultimate Alaska experience at an
all-inclusive lodge.
Sports Momorabilia Where America shops for sports collectables and
memorabilia including NFL, NCAA, MLB merchanidise. We have a vast
selection of 20,000 products.
Multi-Service Hyperlinks
MarketingTool.com
provides listings for web developers, public relations experts, copywriters,
flash designers, photographers and illustrators. This service is
international.
Moving companies: Worldwide moving companies directory and moving guide.
