Recommended

I do business with these companies often and I recommend them highly. I find that they all have good products, prices, and customer service.

EVERYTHING

I do most of my online shopping at Amazon. They sell almost everything including camera gear and software. If you can’t find it on Amazon.com, it probably isn’t available. Prices are usually as low as you’ll find anywhere. Plus, they ship fast and, often, for free! Click here to visit Amazon.

CAMERA GEAR

B&H Photo is always my first choice for camera gear. They offer the largest selection, the best customers service and, almost always, the best prices. Click here to visit B&H.

Adorama offers a huge selection of camera gear including some unique Adorama-branded items. They have a huge selection and, for most items, you won’t find a lower price. Click here to check out the Adorama website.

COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE

I’ve been using Adobe software since version 5 of Photoshop. Now, I own an arsenal of Adobe software including the latest version of Photoshop. I also own Illustrator for graphic design,  Dreamweaver for web design,
Premiere Pro for video editing, Audition for sound editing, and Adobe’s latest and greatest software for photographers: Lightroom. Every photographer should own this excellent photo tool.

Newegg.com is the first place I check for computer hardware and software. They offer a huge selection, their customer service is top-notch, and their prices are usually the lowest you’ll find anywhere. Click here to visit Newegg.com.

I use ACDSee Pro in addition to several other image processors because it has features not included with the others. For example, the “batch processor” in ACDSee Pro allows you to save all sorts of presets to easily edit images and it is the easiest way to add professional-looking watermarks to your images with just a few clicks.

TRAVEL

Travelocity is an easy-to-use travel booking site. Find flights, hotels, car rentals all in one place. I’ve used them many times and their customer service is superb. You can actually reach them on the phone if you need to! Click here to visit Travelocity.

WEB HOSTING

My websites (photocitizen.com and alanhaynes.com) are hosted by Dreamhost because it is the best value on the web. Top-notch support, low prices, all sorts of one-click software installations (Wordpress for example). What more could you ask for? Sign up for a year or more of service and save $40 with this code: PHOTOCITIZEN40.