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General Photography Forums
- Business of Photography 303 New
Business of Photography
303 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Issues related to running a photography business
- Beginner Photography Questions 464 New
Beginner Photography Questions
464 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
A forum for all those beginner photography questions that you have been afraid to ask. All submissions require moderator approval before being posted, so you will not see any rudeness or jokes at your expense. Equipment specific questions should be asked in the respective forums. The Beginner forum is not intended to be a "what should I buy" forum.
- Casual Photo Conversations 944 New
Casual Photo Conversations
944 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Photography discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Think of this forum as a buffet of photographic topics.
- Photography Education 22 New
Photography Education
22 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For questions about formal photography education, such as college degree courses and workshops (also book reviews).
- Photography News 33 New
Photography News
33 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
(user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
- Philosophy of Photography 115 New
Philosophy of Photography
115 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.
Image Related Forums
- No Words Forum 1060 New
No Words Forum
1060 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
- Photo Critique Forum 5286 New
Photo Critique Forum
5286 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Request critiques of uploaded images. Contribute critiques to the works of other photographers.
- Photo of the Week Discussion 41 New
Photo of the Week Discussion
41 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
One image is chosen weekly by the Photo.net elves for discussion and critique.
Photography Practice & Technique Forums
- B&W Photo - Film & Processing 235 New
B&W Photo - Film & Processing
235 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Includes alternative processes.
- B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing 65 New
B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing
65 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The black and white darkroom.
- Digital Darkroom 787 New
Digital Darkroom
787 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, tearing up, starting over, reinstalling Windows, wishing you had stuck with film...
- Film and Processing 241 New
Film and Processing
241 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
B&W, color, slide, negative, commercial and home processing.
- Nature Photography 76 New
Nature Photography
76 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
- Portraits and Fashion 95 New
Portraits and Fashion
95 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
- Sports Photography 69 New
Sports Photography
69 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
If it involves a stick or ball or board or a winner & loser, this is the place to talk about it.
- Street & Documentary 253 New
Street & Documentary
253 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
- Travel Photography 99 New
Travel Photography
99 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Taking a trip? Need to know where the best tripod holes are? The travel forum is for you.
- Wedding and Event Photography 505 New
Wedding and Event Photography
505 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Beautiful, exciting, fast pace and stressful, wedding photography has many photographic challenges in one tidy package.
Photography Equipment Forums
- Alternative Cameras 27 New
Alternative Cameras
27 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
- Canon EOS 1136 New
Canon EOS
1136 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For people who like white lenses.
- Canon FD 173 New
Canon FD
173 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Manual focus cameras, popular in the Reagan years.
- Classic Manual Cameras 818 New
Classic Manual Cameras
818 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Enjoy the feel of an Argus C3? Love the glow of an old Yashica GSN? Join others longing for the past!
- Digital Cameras, Including Point & Shoot and Shopping 278 New
Digital Cameras, Including Point & Shoot and Shopping
278 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Got a point & shoot digital question? Here is the place for answers.
- Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories 72 New
Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories
72 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Active group of folks happy to discuss tripods, bags, technique, etc.
- Large Format 164 New
Large Format
164 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
- Leica and Rangefinders 438 New
Leica and Rangefinders
438 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Feisty bunch of guys wondering why a $5000 camera won't automatically take a great photo.
- Lighting Equipment and Techniques 269 New
Lighting Equipment and Techniques
269 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
This is where great photos are made.
- Medium Format 404 New
Medium Format
404 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For 645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, 6x12, 6x17 roll film plus digital backs.
- Minox 4 New
Minox
4 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
James Bond's choice.
- Nikon 1622 New
Nikon
1622 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For people who like yellow logos.
- Olympus and Four-Thirds 144 New
Olympus and Four-Thirds
144 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The interesting Olympus Four-Thirds system plus the old film OM SLR system.
- Pentax 581 New
Pentax
581 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
- Sony/Minolta SLR System 105 New
Sony/Minolta SLR System
105 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
They've changed the name, but not the lenses or technology...
Other
- Off-Topic 556 New
Off-Topic
556 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Photo.net's Off-Topic forum. Discuss most anything with your fellow photographers. Lightly moderated, but all photo.net rules/policies are still in effect. Keep everything clean and polite, but feel free to post about most anything.
- Active General Photography Forum Threads
- Is traditional photography dead | by Kevin O'Connell | 24 Responses
- client wants to reword contract | by Kristina Hill | 23 Responses
- sexy careers? | by Dan N | 20 Responses
- Active Image Related Forum Threads
- Yellow Things | by Dave Kee | 31 Responses
- Photoshop Creations | by Lacey Hughes

| 19 Responses - January 2009, So Far | by Signe Robertson
| 17 Responses
- Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads
- Will someone please critique my work? | by Amanda Reseburg | 21 Responses
- Obscured, Veiled, Slightly Askew | by Joe Gallo | 20 Responses
- What is in your photo bag? | by Amanda Reseburg | 17 Responses
- Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads
- WedNEsDAy PiC #2 | by Jose Angel
| 41 Responses - D300 - Which Lens for All Around? | by Jeff Ackerman | 32 Responses
- Leica Itch | by Eric Wickfield | 20 Responses
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