Venkat's handpicked articles and websites :

1. American society of cinematographers - listing of new products and services
                     Theasc.com - American society of cinematographers official site - organization represents the upper echelon of talent and is dedicated to the advancement of cinematography.

2. Cinematography.net - share ideas , get help from other cinematographers.
                     The aim of CML is to promote the free exchange of ideas among fellow professionals, the cinematographer, their camera crew, manufacturer's, rental houses and related businesses. Kodak, Arri, Aaton, Panavision, Otto Nemenz, Clairmont, Optex, Schneider, Tiffen, Fuji, Panasonic, Thomson, K5600, BandPro, Lighttools, Cooke, Plus8, SLF, Atlab, Kinetta and Fujinon are among the companies represented.

3. On the Road With Little Miss Sunshine - James Careless
                     Cinematographer.com is a fantastic site with lots of interviews and articles.

4. Shooting A Prairie Home Companion - Matt Hurwitz
                    Cinematographer of Far From Heaven, Erin Brockovich speaks about shooting using HD camera for this project.

5.ARRI Ceramic Studio Lights - James Careless
                     Cinematographer.com - ARRI introduced the 250-watt Studio Ceramic 250 and X Ceramic 250, both of which can be deployed for overhead or portable lighting.

6. Aerial Cinematography
                    Aerialcinematography.com is an informational backbone to the craft of aerial cinematography. The entire scope of aerial cinematography is covered from camera mounts and aircraft to crew personnel.

7. Satyajit ray about his cinematographer Subrata Mitra
                     satyajitray.org - Subroto, my cameraman, has evolved, elaborated and perfected a system of diffused lighting whereby natural daylight can be simulated to a remarkable degree.

8. Cameraguild.com
                     The International Cinematographers Guild represents the most talented camera professionals in the world.

9. The British society of Cinematographers
                    bscine.com has listed the responsibilities of camera operator, Role of Director of photography in this section.

10.About Authorship Rights for Cinematographers - Editorial
                     Imago.org - the European Federation of Cinematographers.This article is a must read."There is no reason for any filmmaker in the world not to recognize the Director of Photography his right to be an artist and co-author of a film. After all, there is no respect for history. The cameraman was the inventor and he is the key contributor to the film."

11.Interview Hou Yong :Zhang Yimou's Cinematographer
                     My favourite director Zhang yimou's cinematographer - i love this article.

12.Master cinematographer Chris Doyle on Asian pride and the problem with America
                     filmmakermagazine.com interviews cinematographer of one of my favourite film "Chungking Express"

13.How to Be a Cinematographer - Matt Ryan - Newenglandfilm.com
                     Learn about the creativity, skills and tools that make a cinematographer.

14.Cinematography As Poetry - The DV Challenges
                     Its a old interview but its for those of you who are shooting on mini Dv.

15.Canadian Society of Cinematographers
                     The Canadian Society of Cinematographers has grown with the country's film and television industry, and continues to uphold the objectives for which the non-profit organization was founded in 1957.

16.Panavision cameras

I look farward to add more articles and sites as and when i come across them. Please send your Articles , recommendations to venkatrocks66@gmail.com