Photography Forums

General Photography Forums

• Business of Photography 245 New
  Business of Photography

  245 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Issues related to running a photography business
• Beginner Photography Questions 416 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 955 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 18 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 23 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 1264 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 4049 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 38 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 106 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 692 New
  Digital Darkroom

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  Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
• Film and Processing 374 New
  Film and Processing

  374 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 117 New
  Nature Photography

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  Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
• Portraits and Fashion 82 New
  Portraits and Fashion

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  Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
• Sports Photography 49 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 202 New
  Street & Documentary

  202 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
• Travel Photography 55 New
  Travel Photography

  55 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 767 New
  Wedding and Event Photography

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  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

  10 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Cell-phone, pinhole, zone-plate, home-made, disposables, toy cameras such as Holgas, Dianas, and Lomos.
• Canon EOS 808 New
  Canon EOS

  808 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Canon FD 76 New
  Canon FD

  76 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
• Classic Manual Cameras 499 New
  Classic Manual Cameras

  499 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.
• Digital Cameras 144 New
  Digital Cameras

  144 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 87 New
  Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories

  87 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 124 New
  Large Format

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  4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
• Leica and Rangefinders 399 New
  Leica and Rangefinders

  399 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 133 New
  Lighting Equipment and Techniques

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  Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
• Medium Format 356 New
  Medium Format

  356 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 1454 New
  Nikon

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  Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
• Olympus and Four-Thirds 100 New
  Olympus and Four-Thirds

  100 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
• Pentax 472 New
  Pentax

  472 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

  35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
• Sony/Minolta SLR System 72 New
  Sony/Minolta SLR System

  72 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK

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

Active General Photography Forum Threads

Leica is far better than all DSLR | by Morten Sørensen | 47 Responses

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Active Image Related Forum Threads

Something Blue | by Peter Giraudin | 29 Responses

Summer | by Mário Azevedo | 23 Responses

Sand and Water | by Joseph Leotta | 22 Responses

Active Practice & Technique Forum Threads

camera quality | by Bob Bernardo - LA area. | 15 Responses

wedding photog prices | by mark beaumont | 12 Responses

need some advice please! | by Manda Joyce | 12 Responses

Active Photography Equipment Forum Threads

Nikon 18-200mm VR - Are you happy with its results? | by Rohit Nanekar | 28 Responses

AA Battery Experience | by Elai Elaios | 17 Responses

POW, Sunday, July 5 | by robert colameco | 16 Responses