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General Photography Forums
- Business of Photography 157 New
Business of Photography
157 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Issues related to running a photography business
- Beginner Photography Questions 284 New
Beginner Photography Questions
284 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 571 New
Casual Photo Conversations
571 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Photography discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Think of this forum as a buffet of photographic topics.
- Photography Education 11 New
Photography Education
11 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For questions about formal photography education, such as college degree courses and workshops (also book reviews).
- Photography News 12 New
Photography News
12 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
(user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
- Philosophy of Photography 214 New
Philosophy of Photography
214 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.
Image Related Forums
- No Words Forum 1209 New
No Words Forum
1209 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
- Photo Critique Forum 3318 New
Photo Critique Forum
3318 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Request critiques of uploaded images. Contribute critiques to the works of other photographers.
- Photo of the Week Discussion 92 New
Photo of the Week Discussion
92 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 148 New
B&W Photo - Film & Processing
148 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Anything having to do with black and white film processing. Includes alternative processes.
- B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing 67 New
B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing
67 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The black and white darkroom and anything related to its use. Printing, toning, dodging, burning, chemicals, etc.
- Digital Darkroom 678 New
Digital Darkroom
678 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
- Film and Processing 228 New
Film and Processing
228 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 92 New
Nature Photography
92 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
- Portraits and Fashion 104 New
Portraits and Fashion
104 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
- Sports Photography 104 New
Sports Photography
104 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 167 New
Street & Documentary
167 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
- Travel Photography 27 New
Travel Photography
27 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 411 New
Wedding and Event Photography
411 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 13 New
Alternative Cameras
13 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
- Canon EOS 1030 New
Canon EOS
1030 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
- Canon FD 119 New
Canon FD
119 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
- Classic Manual Cameras 313 New
Classic Manual Cameras
313 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 9 New
Deals and Discounts
9 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.
- Digital Cameras 249 New
Digital Cameras
249 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 112 New
Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories
112 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 109 New
Large Format
109 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
- Leica and Rangefinders 214 New
Leica and Rangefinders
214 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 230 New
Lighting Equipment and Techniques
230 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
- Medium Format 493 New
Medium Format
493 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
Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
- Nikon 1466 New
Nikon
1466 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
- Olympus and Four-Thirds 114 New
Olympus and Four-Thirds
114 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
- Pentax 490 New
Pentax
490 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
- Sony/Minolta SLR System 74 New
Sony/Minolta SLR System
74 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Newer Sony DSLRs and older Minolta DSLRs and film SLRs,lenses, and accessories.
Other
- Off-Topic 429 New
Off-Topic
429 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.
- Video 1 New
Video
1 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
As video and still photography grow ever closer, many photographers are interested in learning about filming video with their digital cameras. Ask equipment, lighting, editing, outputting, encoding, etc questions here.
- Website Creation 57 New
Website Creation
57 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
A forum for help, critique and discussion regarding the creation of
photography websites.
- Active General Photography Forum Threads
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| 41 Responses - Fantasy | by Fred Goldsmith

| 18 Responses - 1D M4 will it be out done by the 6d in a year or so? | by Richie Boone | 15 Responses
- Active Image Related Forum Threads
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| 26 Responses - Numbers | by Peter Giraudin | 21 Responses
- November 20 Universal Children's Day | by Luis Triguez

| 20 Responses
- Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads
- How do you isolate subjects in crowded street? | by Linda McLellan

| 25 Responses - Upgrade Options - What do I do?? | by Francis Higgins | 23 Responses
- How hard is it to get into Wedding Photography..?? | by Sreehari Sundararajan
| 17 Responses
- Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads
- The ''TILT'' part 2....critique away :) | by Javier Gutierrez

| 18 Responses - You thoughts on the big video-function craze? | by Michael C

| 18 Responses - Can Capture NX2 do it all? | by Will Daniel
| 16 Responses
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