ACDsee
Major developer of photo editing software and over twenty years of experience in digital asset management technology.
Adobe
The industry standard in photo enhancement and editing with the Creative Cloud versions of Photoshop & Lightroom. Plus Illustrator, InDesign & Typekit fonts.
Affinity
From Serif Software, the Affinity Suite - Designer, Photo, and Publisher - is up-market, fully pro software with CMYK and 16-bit capabilities.
Akvis
Huge range of special effects products for artists, including Sketch, SmartMask, ArtWork, Refocus, Coloriage and OilPaint.
Alien Skin
Developers of the award-winning RAW photo editor Exposure X3, together with sophisticated photo enlargement software for making huge, sharp prints.
Apple (Photos)
Having abandoned Aperture, Apple offers Photos in macOS, which is helpful in keeping your photos organised while also performing some editing functions.
ArcSoft
Its products enable mobile camera manufacturers to improve the capture process & picture/video quality of their hardware.
Breeze
Developers of specialised software for photo booths, camera control and events. DSLR Remote Pro is great for tethered shooting with Canon cameras.
ColorByte
Its ImagePrint software for photo printing from Mac or Windows is packed full of page layout, image adjustment, and output technology.
Corel
World class Canadian co., with famous brands including PaintShop Pro, CorelDRAW, Painter, VideoStudio, WordPerfect Office and WinZip.
CyberLink
The Director Suite is a video, audio & photo editing collection; PhotoDirector is a complete photo adjustment and design package.
Datacolor
Colour management instrumentation, together with the software and support you need, aimed at insuring colour accuracy throughout your workflow.
DxO
DxO Photo Lab is an industry standard for RAW photo editing and now has seamless U Point technology for making local adjustments to the image.
ErgoSoft
Professional RIP (Raster Image Processing) solutions to ensure that printers deliver consistent, color correct, high quality output.
FastStone
Very small company with one of the most convenient image viewers: FastStone MaxView. Also offers photo capture and resizing software. Windows only.
ImageRanger
German company with a new approach to image management. Software helps you filter and search images in big collections.
Magix
Magix PhotoStory Deluxe lets you create moving slideshows with exciting effects, animations and music. Company also offers music and movie editing software.
Nero
Its Platinum Suite aims to manage your everyday
digital life, dealing with photos, videos, movies, and music on PC, smartphone, tablet, and smart TV.
Nik (DxO)
DxO is now the home of the famous Nik Collection of photo enhancement software. Download it by following the above link.
onOne
onOne has the confidence to invite users to switch from Lightroom to ON1 and provides resources for making the switch as smooth as possible.
Phase One
Major developer of Capture One photo editing and workflow software, widely used in professional studios.
PhotoScape
Fun and easy - and free - photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.
Pixelmator
Pixelmator Pro is an intelligent image editor with a reimagined editing workflow and simplified editing tools.
QuadTone RIP
For printing black & white images there's nothing quite like QuadTone RIP. With a densitometer it can profile any inkset and works on Windows or Mac.
Skylum
Macphun became Skylum. The newly branded company offers the Luminar photo editor and Aurora HDR for achieving high dynamic range effects. Aims to challenge Adobe.
Topaz Labs
Texas-based co. with a whole range of photo software including the photographer's editing toolbox Topaz Studio with creative add-on packs like Texture Effects.
X-Rite
Having taken over several other co's in the colour management space, X-Rite is top - with its
Pantone,
Munsell and X-Rite brands.
Zoner
Offers highly automated photo enhancement software which makes instant adjustments of shadows, lights and contrast.
DiCentra
From Wilbur Imaging, DiCentra allows photographic societies and clubs to manage and run their digitally projected competitions.
Magic Lantern
Projected Digital Image (PDI) and print competition software for camera clubs. Used by many UK photo clubs.
Photo Entry
A subscription based web application for managing photography competitions. Makes life easier for both members and competition secretaries.
The Photographer's Ephemeris
A tool to help you plan outdoor photography in natural light, especially landscape and urban scenes. Desktop (browser) version, Android and iOS.
Adobe Photoshop Express
Edit files and make collages from your device, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, Facebook, or Google Photos.
Adobe Lightroom CC
Adobe invested heavily in making Lightroom work well on mobile photos. Now it offers "anywhere editing" of full-resolution photos.
Adobe Mix
Brings serious Photoshop editing to your mobile device. Lets you combine elements from different images, blend layers and apply looks.
Camera FV-5
From German co. FGAE Studios, Camera FV-5 for Android puts all the controls of a DSLR camera into your mobile device.
Camera.plus
Renowned iPhone app (iPad too) for enhancing photos quickly and effectively. Separates exposure from focus; and has sharing capabilities.
EyeEm
With its advanced computer vision technology, EyeEm Selects helps you find the strongest photos on your camera roll while maintaining privacy.
fotor
An online photo editing service which lets you adjust colour, size, and contrast, then add photo effects or retouch your work.
Meitu
Photo/video apps which use facial recognition and machine learning to map users' faces, then add virtual makeup suited to skin tone.
PicsArt
PicsArt Photo Studio is an easy-to-use photo editor, collage maker, and a powerful drawing tool with millions of users around the world.
pixlr
Pixlr is "a fun and powerful photo editor that lets you quickly crop, rotate, and fine-tune any picture, free."
Retrica
For iPhone and Android, photo-sharing and editing apps. "Express yourself with mesmerizing filters."
Snapseed
A top-rated photo app for iPhone and Android, developed by Nik Software and available from Google Play or iTunes. Click name above for support.
Image Quality
For pro-level image quality testing the top co. is Imatest. Imatest Master tests everything from sharpness and distortion to colour and illumination.
Lens Calibration
With Reikan FoCal you attach a calibration target to the wall, connect your camera to the computer and start calibrating for sharper photos.
Sensor Tests
For sensor tests it's LumoLabs. Range includes noise measurements, noise reduction, image recombination algorithms and much more.
Studio Simulation
Set.a.light 3D Mac/Win software lets you build virtual studio & lighting sets, then export a setplan with documentation. Now with Speedlights.
Paul Buff
Practical and affordable studio and portable flash. Brands include White Lightning, AlienBees, Einstein and DigiBee.
Cowboy (US)
Sells professional photographic lighting and studio equipment for the photography, film, and video industries. Dallas, TX.
Dynalite
Portable and studio flash kits with a full range of light modifiers and accessories.
Hensel
Wide product range from this German company, from Puristic Integra Mini compact flashes to complex Nova generators for big studio jobs.
Elinchrom
Compacts, battery packs, power packs, remote controls, light shapers, studio flash and more. Everything you need, flashwise.
Lencarta (UK)
Refurbished and new products, from studio flash equipment to portable units and on-camera flash. Plus umbrellas, stands, gimbals and stabilisers.
Metz
With a factory in Zirndorf, Germany, Metz is the premier European company for compact flash. Available via dealer network. Catalogue online.
Profoto
Professional lights and light-shaping tools, with remote controls and accessories. Has an online academy which teaches photographic lighting.
Smick (UK)
Independent supplier of studio and video lighting, LEDs, and accessories: modifiers, bulbs, bags, tripods and supports.
Speedlights
A Buyer's Guide from B&H. Here you can read up on speedlites made by Canon, Nikon, Nissin, and other manufacturers.
Studio Flash Repairs (UK)
Repairers of Bowens Monolights, Quad, Quadmatic, Esprit, Estime, Courtenay, Multiblitz, Prolinca and Elinchrom photoflash lights for over 40 years.
The Flash Centre (UK)
Stores in London, Leeds and Birmingham, plus online sales of all types of flash equipment.
Gary Fong
A famous name in flash modifiers, now with an entire range of products, plus video courses on the Lightsphere Collapsible system.
Graslon
Flash diffusers which use mirrors to spread the light source before sending it through the diffusing lens.
Honl
Extensive range of flash modiļ¬ers produced by photojournalist David Honl. He started by devising cardboard snoots for speedlights while covering the Iraq War.
Lastolite
Flashgun accessories, backgrounds, reflectors, diffusers, softboxes and umbrellas: quality products, now under Manfrotto ownership.
Lumiquest
Over 25 different devices designed to solve real lighting problems in the field.
Opteka
From being a top manufacturer of converter lenses and filters, Opteka has expanded to include flash brackets, accessories, and much else.
Rogue
Portable, versatile and durable lighting equipment such as FlashBender modifiers, for professional and amateur photographers.
Stofen
Manufacturer of the Omni-Bounce, a very compact and lightweight modifier for on-camera flash which fits easily into your pocket or gadget bag.
Cactus
Wireless flash triggers, wireless portable flash, laser triggers, and other lighting and camera accessories.
PocketWizard
PocketWizard radios are the industry leaders in wireless control and synchronization of cameras, flash lighting and light meters.
RadioPopper
Designed the world's first radio TTL flash system. It now sells its reliable and versatile lighting control worldwide.
Yongnuo
Offers a huge range of relatively low-cost flash triggers for Canon, Nikon and other brands of camera. Sells direct.
Alzo
Offers a large range of dimmable, LED full spectrum light bulbs, together with lighting and camera accessories, video lighting, tripods and supports.
Aputure
Lighting and high-end camera accessories including LED lights, field monitors, microphones and follow focus systems.
Ikan
1,000+ products tailored to the needs of motion picture production, broadcast TV, and still photography. They include on-camera, flat-panel and fresnel LEDs.
Kaiser-Fototechnik
Video light, softlights, light stands, ring lights, umbrellas, together with light tables, light boxes, copy stands and paper trimmers.
Interfit
Extensive range of flash, LED and tungsten lighting. LED range includes both Interfit and Nanguang brands.
Ledkia
A leading European lighting wholesaler with over 3,000 products. Sells a huge variety of LED lights direct at factory prices.
Lume Cube
Claims to be the world's most versatile light. The Photographer Kit is the first all-in-one flash/constant light for on-camera use.
Manfrotto
Not just tripods anymore, Manfrotto offers a substantial range of lighting and accessories, including high-quality LEDs for pros and enthusiasts.
Nanguang
UK supplier Fast Forward Time is a good place to find the Nanguang range of LED lights and accessories, along with lots of other products.
Rotolight
A pioneering British technology company, specialising in creating award winning LED lighting products for photographers and filmmakers.
Rosco
Products in more than a dozen categories, including LED lighting, backdrops and digital imagery, image and effect projection equipment, staging products and projection screens.
Vibesta
Capra and Verata on-camera lights, larger panel lights, monitors and accessories. Support page on website says "Lorem Ipsum..." which is worrying.
Backdrop Source (UK)
As well as the huge range of custom and studio backdrops, Backdrop Source offers an excellent range of reasonably priced softboxes.
Chimera
It not hard to find great lighting if you use Chimera. It offers Lightbanks for Strobes and for Film & Video, plus Speed Rings and modifiers.
FJWestcott
Durable, high-end lighting equipment for professional filmmakers and photographers (and umbrellas since 1899). Makes the Flex line of flexible LED mats.
Lastolite
Direct link to the Lastolite range of Multifit softboxes & umbrellas "the cornerstone of any photographer's studio or location equipment."
Photoflex
LiteDome, OctoDome, SilverDome, MultiDome, large and small grids: a full range of softbox lighting and accessories.
Essential Photo
Specialist in studio lighting equipment and accessories for the digital, film and video industries. Very large range of softboxes.
PhotoGeeks (UK)
Very low cost and highly effective softbox kits, ideal for product photography, vlogging, and other applications.
Your Last Resort: DIY
As a last resort you can build your own softboxes, as shown in this article on DIY Photography.
2filter
With 25 years experience in camera filters, this reseller offers filters from LEE, Formatt Hitech, Tiffen, Marumi, Schneider, B+W, Vu Filters, NiSi, Canon, Cokin, and Go-Pro, together with accessories.
Beach
Great for minor accessories such as lens blowers, battery grips, and screen protectors, plus TVs, audio equipment, and other non-photo goods,
Enjoy Your Camera
This amazing European reseller offers a colossal range of accessories. Very browsable.
Phottix
From hot shoe flashes, battery grips and tripods, to cables, light tents and Trafo Video Rigs for pro video with a DSLR, Phottix has it.
2019 Best
Shotkit article: Best Camera Bags in 2019. But don't take their word for it. Check out the other links we have here.
Billingham
Among the highest quality bags for cameras, laptops and tablets. Billingham travel bags are also distinctive and stylish, made to withstand the heaviest downpours.
Case Logic
One of the largest brands in the Thule Group, based in Malmö, Sweden. Holsters, lens cases, slings, shoulder bags, action cam bags, and backpacks.
Crumpler
A popular Australian range of backpacks, workbags, and travel bags, sold around the world. "The Haven is truly designed to keep your camera and accessories safe."
LoveCases.co.uk
The largest online retailer of luxury bags and functional cases for a variety of devices in the United Kingdom.
Lowepro
Founded by mountaineer, photographer, filmmaker Greg Lowe, Lowepro is one of the premier brands for adventurous outdoor photographers.
Tamrac
From "the studio to the Sahara, and everywhere in between," Tamrac's shoulder bags and backpacks are highly suited to carrying cameras and lenses.
ThinkTank
Camera carrying solutions for working professionals: not just shoulder bags and backpacks, but also hard cases, video cases and rolling cases.
Kinetronics
World leaders in anti-static brushes, cloths,
and anti-static film cleaners, with dealers and distributors all over the globe.
Just (UK)
UK supplier with a huge range of accessories, especially cloths, fluids, blowers and brushes, for cleaning lenses and sensors.
LensPen
The LensPen is a product specially designed to be the most efficient lens cleaning system.
Visible Dust
Inventors of the world's first sensor brush, capable of attracting dry dust with enhanced static-electric charges.
Barton
Annie Barton is the name of the shop; Barton1972 is the name of the camera strap. Lovely straps, from Hong Kong.
BosStrap
Body harness straps for carrying heavy cameras, some with Sliding Sling functionality.
BlackRapid
Company strapline [sorry: Ed] is: "The World's Most Trusted Camera Strap." Has a whole range, including a smartphone safety tether system.
Gordy's
Made of Latigo belt leather, hand made camera straps that are tough, flexible, and pliable, with a natural lustre that just gets better with time and use.
HoldFast
Straps that are crafted or assembled by hand in Oklahoma, USA, using either leather or synthetic materials.
Lance
Classic braided straps, adjustable or fixed length, including neck straps, wrist straps, and accessories. Handmade in USA.
Street
"You no longer have to sacrifice comfort for security," says the manufacturer of Street Strap. Made with round nylon weave that won't irritate your skin.
UPstrap
Award winning camera straps with soft sling-neck pads to provide relaxing comfort. Range includes non-slip straps, slings, and leather wrist straps.
Cavision
Rigs and accessories for 3D video cameras, DSLRs, prosumer and professional video cameras.
Cinevate
Canadian manufacturer of motion control systems, sliders, camera dollies, cranes & jibs, hi hats and follow focus systems. And rigs.
Edelkrone
Manufacturers of PocketRig, "the world's most portable DSLR rig," and other products including foldable, all-terrain camera stands, tilting pano heads and follow focus devices.
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ikan
ikan offers a very extensive range of gimbal stabilisers - rigs - including 3-axis systems for motion picture cameras and a handheld stabiliser with AI called WenPod.
Jag35
Small, start-up company with a range of sub-$1K rigs, including Full Shoulder Rig Pro and the much less expensive Street Runner.
Redrock
Designed and built in Dallas, Texas, Redrock rigs are sturdy, innovative, with original designs, made by and for filmmakers.
Zacuto
Production grade, filmmaking camera accessories, made in the USA. Its Next Gen Recoil rig is compatible with every camera, from a tiny mirrorless to the largest cinema camera.
3 Legged Thing
Coloured tripods? You must be joking. But why not? These 3 Legged Things are a new concept in tripods: tall, extra-strong, and...pretty.
Benro
Award-winning, innovative tripods from Chinese maker based in Guangdong, using high strength carbon fibre tubes. Make bags and filters, too.
Feisol
Company started as a manufacturer of carbon fibre tubes, then evolved to become a world leader in camera support systems.
Gitzo
Manfrotto bought the French company Gitzo back in 1992 and has retained the brand name. It has top-quality tripod ranges for travellers and mountaineers.
Kenro
UK supplier of photo accessories such as albums, frames and mounts. Sells tripods, electronic & panoramic heads, clampods & gimbal heads.
Manfrotto
The range of Manfrotto-branded tripods and monopods is superb. When you acquire a Manfrotto tripod with head kit, you're getting a valuable photographic tool.
Novo
Designed in the UK, the Novo brand is owned by UK Optics Ltd., and consists of pro- and enthusiast equipment made with carbon fibre. Great monopods as well as tripods.
Oben
With design derived from practical experience in the field, Oben tripod systems are tough, stable and accurate, with precision ball heads.
Really Right Stuff
US co. RRS now ships to 120 countries around the world. It makes a full range of carbon fibre and aluminium tripods, with plates and brackets for most cameras.
Sirui
With leg joints made of aircraft-grade aluminium, Sirui supports are rigorously stress tested. All types, from a selfie sticks to large studio tripods.
Slik
Winner of 6 prestigious awards from Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry, Slik tripods, monopods and heads can cope with most camera support requirements.
Vanguard
Competitively priced, Vanguard tripods and monopods are popular and effective. VEO travel tripods, for example, have 5-section legs for compactness.
Canson
Old established? How about 1557, when Ambert papermaker Jacques Montgolfier moved to Beaujolais? Now, "every print is a masterpiece."
Innova
"More Than Paper." Yes, well, it's mainly paper - very good paper, created especially for digital fine art printing.
Hahnemühle
Get out your umlauts, it's the most famous fine art photo paper in the world, a name synonymous with premium quality.
Tecco
German company founded in Cologne in 1980 by Werner Braun and Karl-Josef Frings. Terrific range of photo papers for all applications.
Legion
A major paper supplier, Legion scours the world to find the best products and currently offer 3,000 papers from sixteen countries. Search by brand name on the website.
Museo
Museo sells its fine art printing paper through Legion in the USA and
Sentec International (large format specialist supplier) in Europe.
Premier Art
Noted for its PremierArt line of Wilhelm Certified fine art papers and canvas, this co. provides printing and finishing solutions for photographers and artists.
Red River
A great place online to buy inkjet paper from inkjet paper experts. Offers guaranteed compatibility with Canon, Epson, and HP brand inkjet printers. Dallas, TX.
Fine Art Foto
Online source for Hahnemühle, Innova, and Impressora fine art papers + Olmec photo paper. Also canvas, printers, and Pinchbooks from Spiral Binding for photo display.
Fotospeed
A good source for Hahnemühle fine art papers, Kaiser photographic equipment, Herma adhesives and Canson Infinity papers.
OnlinePaper
"The Online Paper Specialists." You can browse by brand or go straight to the good stuff, such as Fibre based Baryta inkjet papers. Well organised UK site.
Papergraphics
Major UK supplier of large-format inkjet print media. Sell fine art photo papers, indoor and outdoor print media, digital wallcoverings, and more.
Paper Spectrum
UK supplier of photographic, fine art and giclée papers for use with inkjet and laser printers. Based in Leicester, East Midlands. Online sales but callers also welcome.
Permajet
The home of PermaJet, Nova Darkroom & Nova Digital. UK and European suppliers of inkjet photo paper, fine art & canvas products.
PhotoPaperDirect
High quality inkjet media direct from the warehouse to UK European and worldwide customers. Money back guarantee. Free UK delivery.
Silverprint
Suppliers of photographic products since 1984, offering a wide range of traditional, digital and alternative photographic materials.
Candela
Oakland, CA, print studio specialising in full-service printing and presentation of fine art and high craft works. Upload & order.
Fine Art Printing LA
Los Angeles-based printer with a comprehensive range of services. Over 45 papers, 75 fabrics, 20 hard surfaces, 10 canvas types.
FullColor
Professional printing lab providing a full range of services to photographers, artists, designers and media co's. Based in Dallas, TX.
Giclée Today
Print services "to meet the needs of every artist," using high quality cotton canvas and paper. Can drop ship to your client.
Photo Laboratory
Full range of high quality photo printing with online ordering from Berkeley, CA, based lab. Does film scanning and film processing, too.
Picture Salon
High quality printing on canvas or paper, with good informational guides for handling ICC colour profiles, choosing paper and process, adding borders and selecting size.
Scale Up Art
Founded by John-Paul Jespersen and Dylan Ozanich to provide "the best possible art products and services at the fairest prices." Paper, metal or canvas prints.
DigitalArte
High quality fine art printing, together with film scanning, digital retouching and artwork reproduction, for artists, galleries and photographers.
dStudio
Award winning print studio serving artists, illustrators and photographers worldwide. No minimum order, free drop shipping, expert finishing.
OneVision
Uses large format Epson printers combined with Fuji, Hahnemühle and Permajet papers for fine art photo printing. Online ordering. Full range of supporting products.
Point101
Fine Art Trade Guild-accredited photographic and fine art printer, champion of emerging artists. Offers gallery-quality prints to stay vivid for 200 years.
Redcliffe
Uses archival quality pigmented inks on canvas, fine art and photo-based papers. Long-established firm, now offering many services including portable displays and exhibition stands.
Spectrum
Professional imaging lab specialising in high quality fine art and photographic printing, as well as archival mounting. Located in Brighton. Order online.
The Print Space
Pro-lab printers, the largest selection of pro-grade fine art papers and hundreds of framing and mounting options. Serves online and visiting customers. Has exhibitions, too.
Zabbage
Online printmaking business started in 2012 in Clerkenwell, London. Inkjet printing on papers by Hahnemühle paper with archival pigment inks.
Blurb
The gold standard for making beautiful, hard or soft cover photobooks, with easy or sophisticated and versatile layout facilities.
Bob Books (UK)
Founded in 2006 and now well-established, this firm lets you design and print your own photobook then publish it in the Bob Bookshop.
Mixbook (US)
Highly rated by reviewers, Mixbook is ideal for easy-layout photobooks, yearbooks, baby books, wedding books, in a variety of themes - "from rustic to bohemian."
PhotoBox (UK)
"Make one in an instant." Alternatively, take your time and pay attention to detail -- it's worth it! Everything gets hand-checked by PhotoBox staff.
American
Highly rated by professional artists and serious hobbyists across the USA. With a full range of both printing and framing services.
Decor Frame
Metal picture frames at wholesale prices. A supplier of picture frames since 1974, to photographers, artists, and galleries.
FrameUSA
"We have customers who need thousands of frames and those who need 10." All kinds of frames, in wood or metal, for posters, photographs, diplomas - with 24-hour shipping.
PictureFrames.com
Graphik Dimensions, of High Point, NC, runs this valuable dotcom - with upload, print & frame service, constant innovation, and easy-to-use site.
DIY
Frame it yourself? Here you can learn from the "UK School of Framing" and purchase all the framing materials you need."
easyFrame
Picture frames in many popular frame sizes and "made to measure picture frames, made easy." Standard frames, multi-aperture frames, box frames - all kinds.
eFrame
Based in Cambridge where it was founded in 2002, eframe is fast approaching half a million customers. It offers thousands of different frame styles.
ReadyMade
Established in 1981 it has been manufacturing quality wood frames in the UK for the art, photographic and gift markets ever since.
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