Photography Forums

General Photography Forums

• Business of Photography 65 New
  Business of Photography

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  Issues related to running a photography business
• Beginner Photography Questions 114 New
  Beginner Photography Questions

  114 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  A forum for all those beginner photography questions that you have been afraid to ask. This forum is strictly moderated to allow beginners to feel comfortable, 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 415 New
  Casual Photo Conversations

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  Photography discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Think of this forum as a buffet of photographic topics.
• Photography Education 8 New
  Photography Education

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  For questions about formal photography education, such as college degree courses and workshops (also book reviews).
• Photography News 11 New
  Photography News

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  (user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
• Philosophy of Photography 126 New
  Philosophy of Photography

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  Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.

Image Related Forums

• No Words Forum 803 New
  No Words Forum

  803 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
• Photo Critique Forum 1608 New
  Photo Critique Forum

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  Request critiques of uploaded images. Contribute critiques to the works of other photographers.
• Photo of the Week Discussion 35 New
  Photo of the Week Discussion

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  One image is chosen weekly by the Photo.net elves for discussion and critique.

Photography Practice & Technique Forums

• B&W Photo - Film & Processing 97 New
  B&W Photo - Film & Processing

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  Anything having to do with black and white film processing. Includes alternative processes.
• B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing 31 New
  B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing

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  The black and white darkroom and anything related to its use. Printing, toning, dodging, burning, chemicals, etc.
• Digital Darkroom 212 New
  Digital Darkroom

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  Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
• Film and Processing 65 New
  Film and Processing

  65 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Color, slide, negative, commercial and home processing. B/W questions can be asked here, but are better asked in the B/W forum and may be moved there.
• Nature Photography 20 New
  Nature Photography

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  Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
• Portraits and Fashion 14 New
  Portraits and Fashion

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  Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
• Sports Photography 6 New
  Sports Photography

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  If it involves a stick or ball or board or a winner & loser, this is the place to talk about it.
• Street & Documentary 91 New
  Street & Documentary

  91 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
• Travel Photography 29 New
  Travel Photography

  29 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 78 New
  Wedding and Event Photography

  78 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 9 New
  Alternative Cameras

  9 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
• Canon EOS 429 New
  Canon EOS

  429 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Canon FD 25 New
  Canon FD

  25 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
• Classic Manual Cameras 276 New
  Classic Manual Cameras

  276 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  A place to discuss any camera made before the autofocus/electronic era. If it's manual, it has a home here.
• Deals and Discounts 3 New
  Deals and Discounts

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  This forum is for announcing, sharing, and discussion of coupons, sales, rebates and other deals or discounts that photo.net users come across for photographic (or related) gear.
• Mirrorless Digital Cameras 180 New
  Mirrorless Digital Cameras

  180 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  A general catch-all forum for questions about digital cameras. Posts about specific models and 'Which camera is right for me' questions are on topic.
• Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories 10 New
  Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories

  10 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Looking for a tripod, filter, flash bracket, backpack or any other photographic accessory? This is the place to find advice.
• Large Format 100 New
  Large Format

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  4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
• Leica and Rangefinders 147 New
  Leica and Rangefinders

  147 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  A forum for Leica M, LTM, Voigtlander, Zeiss, Contax, FED and ALL other rangefinders, plus Leica's film and digital SLRs. Dedicated to continuing and advancing the art and practice of Leica and Rangefinder photography.
• Lighting Equipment and Techniques 183 New
  Lighting Equipment and Techniques

  183 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
• Medium Format 245 New
  Medium Format

  245 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  For 645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, 6x12, 6x17 roll film plus digital backs.
• Minox 3 New
  Minox

  3 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
• Modern Film Cameras 25 New
  Modern Film Cameras

  25 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Any film cameras that require batteries to work.
• Nikon 788 New
  Nikon

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  Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Olympus and Four-Thirds 89 New
  Olympus and Four-Thirds

  89 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
• Pentax 234 New
  Pentax

  234 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
• Sony/Minolta SLR System 15 New
  Sony/Minolta SLR System

  15 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Newer Sony DSLRs and older Minolta DSLRs and film SLRs,lenses, and accessories.

Active General Photography Forum Threads

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Active Image Related Forum Threads

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Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads

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Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads

Nikon Announced D800 and D800E, 36MP FX-Format | by Shun Cheung | 79 Responses

Nikon Wednesday 2012: #6 | by Matt Laur | 54 Responses

New 24 and 28 primes with IS. | by Scott Ferris | 24 Responses