Photography Forums

General Photography Forums

• Business of Photography 85 New
  Business of Photography

  85 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Issues related to running a photography business
• Beginner Photography Questions 199 New
  Beginner Photography Questions

  199 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 354 New
  Casual Photo Conversations

  354 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Photography discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Think of this forum as a buffet of photographic topics.
• Photography Education 3 New
  Photography Education

  3 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  For questions about formal photography education, such as college degree courses and workshops (also book reviews).
• Photography News 6 New
  Photography News

  6 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  (user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
• Philosophy of Photography 153 New
  Philosophy of Photography

  153 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.

Image Related Forums

• No Words Forum 727 New
  No Words Forum

  727 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
• Photo Critique Forum 1659 New
  Photo Critique Forum

  1659 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Request critiques of uploaded images. Contribute critiques to the works of other photographers.
• Photo of the Week Discussion 40 New
  Photo of the Week Discussion

  40 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 67 New
  B&W Photo - Film & Processing

  67 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Anything having to do with black and white film processing. Includes alternative processes.
• B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing 25 New
  B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing

  25 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The black and white darkroom and anything related to its use. Printing, toning, dodging, burning, chemicals, etc.
• Digital Darkroom 345 New
  Digital Darkroom

  345 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
• Film and Processing 145 New
  Film and Processing

  145 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 42 New
  Nature Photography

  42 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
• Portraits and Fashion 31 New
  Portraits and Fashion

  31 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
• Sports Photography 7 New
  Sports Photography

  7 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 108 New
  Street & Documentary

  108 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
• Travel Photography 40 New
  Travel Photography

  40 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 97 New
  Wedding and Event Photography

  97 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 7 New
  Alternative Cameras

  7 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
• Canon EOS 439 New
  Canon EOS

  439 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Canon FD 27 New
  Canon FD

  27 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
• Classic Manual Cameras 273 New
  Classic Manual Cameras

  273 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

  3 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  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 107 New
  Mirrorless Digital Cameras

  107 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 41 New
  Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories

  41 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 72 New
  Large Format

  72 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
• Leica and Rangefinders 192 New
  Leica and Rangefinders

  192 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 193 New
  Lighting Equipment and Techniques

  193 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
• Medium Format 188 New
  Medium Format

  188 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  For 645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, 6x12, 6x17 roll film plus digital backs.
• Minox 0 New
  Minox

  0 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
• Modern Film Cameras 23 New
  Modern Film Cameras

  23 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Any film cameras that require batteries to work.
• Nikon 713 New
  Nikon

  713 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Olympus and Four-Thirds 69 New
  Olympus and Four-Thirds

  69 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
• Pentax 182 New
  Pentax

  182 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
• Sony/Minolta SLR System 13 New
  Sony/Minolta SLR System

  13 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

Active General Photography Forum Threads

• A good photograph/photographer or work of art/artist you don't like . . . | 89 Responses
• any resources of photography that is actually art, and not just perfected craft? | 82 Responses
• Your last hurrah for film. | 35 Responses

• Love and hate? How do you feel about Flickr and other pro photographer sites? | 33 Responses
• What photographer(s) inspire your photography | 29 Responses
• Superbowl Logo - Trademark/Copyright | 28 Responses
• Passion, Ecstasy, and the Heart-o-meter: The Way of Dionysus. | 28 Responses
• Hyperdrive for iPad | 19 Responses

Show More Active Forum Threads Hide More Active Forum Threads

Active Image Related Forum Threads

• Black & White of the month | 36 Responses
• by Dimitar Variysky | 36 Responses
• Stony Faces | 25 Responses

• Benches | 25 Responses
• look | 23 Responses
• A new "old' photo. | 21 Responses
• Anything manipulated in your graphics editor! | 20 Responses
• Presentations in stores windows | 19 Responses

Show More Active Forum Threads Hide More Active Forum Threads

Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads

• Aperture 3 V. Lightroom 3 | 57 Responses
• Wedding Photo of the Week--First Dance--1/30/12 | 41 Responses
• Defining a Film Purist... | 50 Responses

• As film dwindles...so does the health of photographers. | 35 Responses
• W/NW - Graffiti | 23 Responses
• POTW | 22 Responses
• Replacing blown highlights in PS CS5 | 22 Responses
• Filters that might darken the sky without also diminishing shadow detail? | 19 Responses

Show More Active Forum Threads Hide More Active Forum Threads

Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads

• Nikon Wednesday 2012: #5 | 89 Responses
• Canon Thursday Photo 2012: #5 | 59 Responses
• Does the additional stop of the F/2.8 70-200 compensate for the additional weight? | 47 Responses

• ROBUST dSLR recommendation for a 6 year old ?? | 44 Responses
• Unrepairable Nikon D7000 | 44 Responses
• D700 and D300S Officially Discontinued | 40 Responses
• w/nw Pic of the Week # 5 | 39 Responses
• Pentax K-01 images -- what do you think? | 37 Responses

Show More Active Forum Threads Hide More Active Forum Threads