Photography Forums

General Photography Forums

• Business of Photography 162 New
  Business of Photography

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  Issues related to running a photography business
• Beginner Photography Questions 303 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 548 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 13 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 12 New
  Photography News

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  (user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
• Philosophy of Photography 252 New
  Philosophy of Photography

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  Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.

Image Related Forums

• No Words Forum 1217 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 3337 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 91 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 155 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 64 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 678 New
  Digital Darkroom

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  Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
• Film and Processing 232 New
  Film and Processing

  232 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 75 New
  Nature Photography

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  Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
• Portraits and Fashion 98 New
  Portraits and Fashion

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  Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
• Sports Photography 108 New
  Sports Photography

  108 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 212 New
  Street & Documentary

  212 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
• Travel Photography 21 New
  Travel Photography

  21 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 468 New
  Wedding and Event Photography

  468 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 15 New
  Alternative Cameras

  15 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
• Canon EOS 970 New
  Canon EOS

  970 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Canon FD 116 New
  Canon FD

  116 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
• Classic Manual Cameras 349 New
  Classic Manual Cameras

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  A place to discuss any camera made before the autofocus/electronic era. If it's manual, it has a home here.
• Deals and Discounts 7 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.
• Digital Cameras 231 New
  Digital Cameras

  231 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 122 New
  Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories

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  Looking for a tripod, filter, flash bracket, backpack or any other photographic accessory? This is the place to find advice.
• Large Format 108 New
  Large Format

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  4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
• Leica and Rangefinders 223 New
  Leica and Rangefinders

  223 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 229 New
  Lighting Equipment and Techniques

  229 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
• Medium Format 498 New
  Medium Format

  498 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

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  Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
• Nikon 1442 New
  Nikon

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  Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Olympus and Four-Thirds 128 New
  Olympus and Four-Thirds

  128 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
• Pentax 506 New
  Pentax

  506 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
• Sony/Minolta SLR System 62 New
  Sony/Minolta SLR System

  62 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

Active General Photography Forum Threads

Fantasy | by Fred Goldsmith | 27 Responses

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Active Image Related Forum Threads

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Quiet places | by John Lovelace | 20 Responses

Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads

How hard is it to get into Wedding Photography..?? | by Sreehari Sundararajan | 24 Responses

How do you isolate subjects in crowded street? | by Linda McLellan | 22 Responses

How Am I Doing? | by Mitch W | 16 Responses

Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads

D700 discussion with wife | by Kent Shafer | 25 Responses

Older Nikkor 28mm f/4 PC MF Manual | by Lil Judd | 21 Responses

The Speed Graphic and Dreams of the Wild West | by Louis Meluso | 19 Responses