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About The Photography Forum

NEW! See below for discussion index.

We are here to discuss all things photographic from film to digital; compact cameras to large format. All styles and types of photography are welcome as long as you are passionate about what you do.

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Discussion index

A lot of work to do on this, but its a start!

Photographers
A chimpanzee! (hey, its not easy placing some of this stuff, but its a cracking self portrait taken by a chimp... I wonder if he chimped his LCD?) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8615859/...
Eugene Smith: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Gursky (most expensive photo): www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
David Hockney: What's wrong with photography: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Alex Nail (landscapes) www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Vivian Maier (the woman photographer who almost went unnoticed): www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Mike Mitchel (fab four photos): www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

Links to various useful/inspirational websites: Vivian Maier

Software
Lightroom and black and white: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Lightroom export settings: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
First thoughts on LR - learning on the job, processing a wedding: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Eduardo's Renewed enthusiasm for B&W (I think this is a silver-efex thread) www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Photoshop, Eduardo's smart object tip: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Photoshop: Alexring fixing distortions: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

Hardware and Accessories
Old digital cameras: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Note on B+W ND filters (watch out for coatings) www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Are prime lenses worth it? www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Tripod head discussion: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
More talk on tripod heads (having a ball): www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

Composition
What makes a good architectural photo: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Working a subject and resulting photos: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

Business
clikpic hosting: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Search engine optimisation: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Advice sought on pricing: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

Technique
Pervisualisation: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
B&W v Colour: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...

People waving their own flag!
Revisiting photos: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
B&W photos of animals (search me which category this belongs in!) www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Simple photos: www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...
Torsten rating the lab higher than himself! www.flickr.com/groups/thephotographyforum/discuss/7215762...