Useful Links Pool

These are the links I collected so far from mostly you guys here on Dpreview Retouching Forum.

Add your links, correct or replace them with better ones to make it easier for us and newcomers alike.

I'm planning to reorganize them once in awhile.

Forums & Portals:
Dpreview.com
http://www.flickr.com
http://www.dgrin.com
http://www.retouchpro.com
http://forum.pbase.com/
http://photoshopnews.com/

http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.ee6b366/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/default.mspx

Understanding the DSLR: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/p_1_001.html

Composition:
http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html
http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut023.htm

Foundation articles and tutorials:
http://www.ronbigelow.com/articles/articles.htm

Tutorial Sites:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Ebinaryfx/
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials.html
http://www.heathrowe.com/
http://www.informit.com/articles/index.asp?st=41503&rl=1
http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html
http://shop.photoshopvideos.com/
http://www.photoshoptraining.com/
http://www.layersmagazine.com/
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.photoshoptv.com/
http://www.123di.com
http://radiantvista.com/
http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tutorials.shtml

sharpening:
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/learning-sharpening-toolkit.htm
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/smart_sharp.shtml

masking:
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/mask.tree/

hair selection:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=19880166

old poster look:
http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut024.htm

B&W:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=19931395

Vignetting:
http://www.brianjamesmedia.com/videotutorials/controllableburneddges.swf

LAB Color:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=18203
http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut025.htm

Bit Depth:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/bit-depth.shtml

Glamour Retouching:
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=209
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=213

Skin Tones:
http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/guest/skin_tone/skintone.html

HDR:
http://www.hdrsoft.com/examples.html
Photoshop HDR:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hdr.shtml
Digital Blending:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending.shtml
HDR discussion group flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/discuss/

Local Contrast Enhancement:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/local-contrast-enhancement.htm
http://www.photo-plugins.com/Plugins/Plugins/Local-Contrast-Enhancement.html

Color Calibration Links (KentC):
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=19705403

Depth of Field Calculator:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm

Photoshop plug-ins and enhancing software:
http://www.lucisart.com/
http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseProduct.asp?p=2
http://powerretouche.com/
http://www.pixelgenius.com/sharpener/index.html
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

Examples & Portfolios

ray of light:
http://www.pbase.com/zippo/rayoflight

Smudge Painting:

http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18&sid=ca488cc3937f7797341128e6acf40edb

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=19468474&q=smudge&qf=m

Professional Retouching:
http://www.fiscusphoto.com/
http://www.manipulator.com/
http://www.markusklinko-indrani.com/photoGallery/main.htm
http://www.taylorjames.com/photographic-retouching/html-version/home.html

Food Photography:
http://www.debbiewahl.com/clients/wahld/nav/frameset.shtml

Landscape Photography:
http://wildphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/856050/1/84131285