photography blogs + forums

Genoma · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:44

Apart from OCUK, where do people get their photography news and join in conversations in forums at?

a1ex2001 · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:50

A lot of members here are also on Talk Photography allthough I'm not as bigger fan as I used to be.

Paul11 · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:54

there is also POTN although its a bit more american, still good

pryere · 3 Jul 2013 at 09:57

Petapixel. DIY Photography.

PaulyD · 3 Jul 2013 at 13:45

Talk Photography for me as well. Did look at POTN as well but as said its much more american thank TP

ElDude · 3 Jul 2013 at 14:03

I use google

I do read talk photography but rarely go outside the gear forum, other than the lighting sections as that interests me. Otherwise I'll just google for an answer to a query I have.

PistolPete · 4 Jul 2013 at 00:06

Another one for Talk Photography, but they can get a little "grumpy" with new people over there.

a1ex2001 · 4 Jul 2013 at 07:57

PistolPete said:
Another one for Talk Photography, but they can get a little "grumpy" with new people over there.

I feel it's gone down hill a lot since I joined when it had a really welcoming friendly feel. These days it feels really cliquey with the same posters having the same boring circular arguments and some frequent harsh treatment of newbies.

Columbo · 4 Jul 2013 at 10:32

a1ex2001 said:
I feel it's gone down hill a lot since I joined when it had a really welcoming friendly feel. These days it feels really cliquey with the same posters having the same boring circular arguments and some frequent harsh treatment of newbies.

Yep very true. I only use TP now to view photo's and stay well away from the discussion threads.

I also use Avforums that also has a nice, friendly and very helpful little community that also a good photo sharing section and a monthly comp.

Genoma · 4 Jul 2013 at 10:33

Ah yes forgot about AV forums, will have a browse there too!

a1ex2001 · 4 Jul 2013 at 10:59

ManCuBuS said:
Yep very true. I only use TP now to view photo's and stay well away from the discussion threads.

I also use Avforums that also has a nice, friendly and very helpful little community that also a good photo sharing section and a monthly comp.

Might check out AV Forums only ever really looked at the hi fi stuff over there.

edgedemon · 4 Jul 2013 at 11:03

PistolPete said:
Another one for Talk Photography, but they can get a little "grumpy" with new people over there.

Remember posting on there once a fair while back, someone suggested I bought myself a serious camera when I mentioned I had a Pentax and I never went back. I tend to spend my time over at pentaxforums as most forums tend to be dismissive over anything that isn't Canon or Nikon now.
Funny how silly thing create a permanent impression that never goes away..

footman · 5 Jul 2013 at 18:34

I have a soft spot for TP as I learned everything about digital when I returned to the hobby a few years back.
However I've got so many people on my ignore list that its difficult to follow some threads there now. I really should man up and take the idiots off the list or stop lurking there.

I've got nearly a couple of thousand posts there so I have been quite active, but many threads consist of the professionals bitching amongst themselves or barrack room lawyers having endless circular arguments which end up with the ban hammer being wielded.

A lot of the pros treat the rest of us like something stuck to the soles of their shoes.
The classified section is good though, I've bought virtually all my kit there with no problems.

King Damager · 5 Jul 2013 at 19:30

TP is my main secondary choice, POTN for lens previews. Then there's a few photo groups on fb.

kd

Genoma · 6 Jul 2013 at 09:16

Any good FB pages?