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General Photography Forums
- Business of Photography 54 New
Business of Photography
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Issues related to running a photography business
- Beginner Photography Questions 93 New
Beginner Photography Questions
93 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 384 New
Casual Photo Conversations
384 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Photography discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Think of this forum as a buffet of photographic topics.
- Photography Education 6 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 29 New
Photography News
29 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
(user/staff-contributed) - Share and read photo industry news & events.
- Philosophy of Photography 77 New
Philosophy of Photography
77 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Discussion encompassing ethical, aesthetic and sociological aspects of photography.
Image Related Forums
- No Words Forum 911 New
No Words Forum
911 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Post a photo with a theme; responses come in the form of photos, without words.
- Photo Critique Forum 1586 New
Photo Critique Forum
1586 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Request critiques of uploaded images. Contribute critiques to the works of other photographers.
- Photo of the Week Discussion 29 New
Photo of the Week Discussion
29 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 100 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 38 New
B&W Photo - Printing & Finishing
38 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The black and white darkroom and anything related to its use. Printing, toning, dodging, burning, chemicals, etc.
- Digital Darkroom 251 New
Digital Darkroom
251 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Editing, manipulating, scanning, printing, Photoshop, batch processing, RAW conversion, etc.
- Film and Processing 84 New
Film and Processing
84 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 21 New
Nature Photography
21 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Equipment, technique, locations and ethics relating to nature photography.
- Portraits and Fashion 32 New
Portraits and Fashion
32 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Fashion photography & general portraiture questions.
- Sports Photography 3 New
Sports Photography
3 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 62 New
Street & Documentary
62 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Documentary photography and reportage, urban landscapes and candid portraiture.
- Travel Photography 25 New
Travel Photography
25 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 65 New
Wedding and Event Photography
65 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 502 New
Canon EOS
502 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The Canon EOS system (film and digital) lenses, accessories, etc.
- Canon FD 45 New
Canon FD
45 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Canon's manual focus camera system from the 80's and 90's.
- Classic Manual Cameras 254 New
Classic Manual Cameras
254 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 10 New
Deals and Discounts
10 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 186 New
Mirrorless Digital Cameras
186 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 17 New
Filter, Bags, Tripods and Accessories
17 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 80 New
Large Format
80 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
4x5, 5x7, 8x10 sheet film and digital backs for view cameras.
- Leica and Rangefinders 91 New
Leica and Rangefinders
91 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 195 New
Lighting Equipment and Techniques
195 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Studio and on-location lighting with hot lights, monolights, packlights and other flashes.
- Medium Format 208 New
Medium Format
208 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
For 645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, 6x12, 6x17 roll film plus digital backs.
- Minox 17 New
Minox
17 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Tiny spy cameras for the very sneaky. Also Minox 35mm cameras.
- Modern Film Cameras 21 New
Modern Film Cameras
21 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Any film cameras that require batteries to work.
- Nikon 982 New
Nikon
982 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Nikon SLR (digital and film) lenses, accessories, etc.
- Olympus and Four-Thirds 127 New
Olympus and Four-Thirds
127 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
The Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds systems plus the older film Olympus OM SLR system.
- Pentax 180 New
Pentax
180 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
35mm film and digital; Pentax medium format is in Medium Format.
- Sony/Minolta SLR System 11 New
Sony/Minolta SLR System
11 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Newer Sony DSLRs and older Minolta DSLRs and film SLRs,lenses, and accessories.
Site Help and Community
- New User Introductions 19 New
New User Introductions
19 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Say hello!
- ImagePRO Help 1 New
ImagePRO Help
1 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Have problems or questions regarding your ImagePRO site? Ask here.
- Site Help 37 New
Site Help
37 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Need help with any aspect of the Photo.net site? Ask here.
- Member's Photo News 0 New
Member's Photo News
0 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
Let our community know about your show, personal website, or other news about yourself.
Other
- Off-Topic 241 New
Off-Topic
241 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 0 New
Video
0 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 16 New
Website Creation
16 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
A forum for help, critique and discussion regarding the creation of
photography websites.
- Test Posting 3 New
Test Posting
3 NEW POSTS THIS WEEK
If you are new to Photo.net, you can make your test postings here to familiarize yourself with how things work.
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