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General Photography Forums

• Business of Photography 16 New
  Business of Photography

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  Issues related to running a photography business
• Beginner Photography Questions 188 New
  Beginner Photography Questions

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  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 442 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 3 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 8 New
  Photography News

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  (user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
• Philosophy of Photography 61 New
  Philosophy of Photography

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  Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.

Image Related Forums

• No Words Forum 567 New
  No Words Forum

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  Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
• Photo Critique Forum 1343 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 44 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 41 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 35 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 237 New
  Digital Darkroom

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  Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
• Film and Processing 100 New
  Film and Processing

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  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 10 New
  Nature Photography

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  Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
• Portraits and Fashion 6 New
  Portraits and Fashion

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  Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
• Sports Photography 13 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 73 New
  Street & Documentary

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  Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
• Travel Photography 61 New
  Travel Photography

  61 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 77 New
  Wedding and Event Photography

  77 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 10 New
  Alternative Cameras

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  Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
• Canon EOS 269 New
  Canon EOS

  269 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Canon FD 18 New
  Canon FD

  18 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
• Classic Manual Cameras 260 New
  Classic Manual Cameras

  260 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 1 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 93 New
  Mirrorless Digital Cameras

  93 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 46 New
  Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories

  46 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 28 New
  Large Format

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  4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
• Leica and Rangefinders 218 New
  Leica and Rangefinders

  218 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 60 New
  Lighting Equipment and Techniques

  60 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
• Medium Format 195 New
  Medium Format

  195 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

  6 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
• Modern Film Cameras 8 New
  Modern Film Cameras

  8 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Any film cameras that require batteries to work.
• Nikon 596 New
  Nikon

  596 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Olympus and Four-Thirds 70 New
  Olympus and Four-Thirds

  70 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
• Pentax 77 New
  Pentax

  77 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

  35 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

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Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads

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