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Recent HOT topics include:
Leica Masters, Photo Critiques
, Processing old film - A question
, Self portraits
, Color to BW using Photoshop
, Canon 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 USM?
, So you have a recognizable "style"? Here's a test!
, I Sold My First Photo!!!
, Stock photo contract?
, Nikon AI lens x F100
, Nudes outdoors
, Traveling to Norway
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The PhotoForum is an educational network and databank established to
serve the photographic and imaging communities in general with a
medium for exchange of ideas and with an accessible databank of informational
files about a wide variety of photo/imaging subjects.
A major goal of this network is to serve as a communications link for
photo educators, and interested others, dedicated to discussion of
photography and imaging including aesthetics, processes, history,
digital imaging, instructional strategies, criticism, equipment and
techniques, especially, but not exclusively, as these apply in an
educational setting.
The objective is be an open forum for the free exchange and sharing
of information for the benefit of its members. The list is not
moderated and it depends on the good will and civility of its members
to maintain a friendly and constructive atmosphere.
The list's membership includes photography instructors and students,
amateur and professional photographers, as well as members of various
photographic associations and educational institutions worldwide.
Several professional associations either list WWW links to their
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Some Services, Files and Databases Available from the PhotoForum
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PhotoForum's WWW PHOTO LINKS LIST includes web sites of list
members, friends, photo societies, manufacturers and many other
photo/imaging related sites. Add your site!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) is a popular destination
for info on over 250 topics of general and esoteric interest.
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PHOTOLISTS is a large file of photography and imaging related
mailing lists active on the Internet. Subscriptions made easy!.
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PHOTOGRAPHS ON PARADE is a publicly accessible bulletin board installed to place
anyone's images in a public venue for everyone's enjoyment as well as to also possibly receive or
exchange constructive feedback on the work.
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ASSOCIATES is a listing of photo/imaging societies whose goals
are parallel to those of PhotoForum. We would be pleased to add a short
descriptive paragraph and link to your organization. Simply send the
information here.
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MEMBERS' NEWS is a bulletin board listing some of the
list members' backgrounds, self-portraits, website
links or examples of their work. Consider adding your brief bio or
introduction!
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JOBS WANTED/AVAILABLE is a bulletin board made available to the
photographic and imaging communities at large to enable those with full-time,
temporary or coop/internship positions
open to seek qualified candidates and for those looking for positions to post a
brief statement of their background and availability. This board is not
restricted to teaching positions although these are of particular interest.
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ARTICLES will get you a file containing access directions and
content info about an eclectic file of photo related articles.
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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY is a large directory of individuals
interested in the study and/or collecting of images, artifacts &
anything of a photographic nature. New members are always welcome!
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imPLAUSIBLE PHOTO STORIES is a file of short stories by members of
the list designed to stretch your imagination and offers and opportunity for
you to add your own real or fictional contribution.
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MEMBERS' PHOTO ARTICLES IN PDF FORMAT is an archive of several
photography-related articles contributed by list members for the benefit of
everyone. Your contributions are welcome!
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OUTLINES is a file pointing to several photography course
outlines and projects including a course in fashion photography
and a pinhole project!
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DATABASE is an extensive file of schools offering photography
instruction all over the world.
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TRAVEL TIPS photo pointers for 22 cities/places, including Paris,
France, New Orleans, Boston, Africa and Rochester, NY!
- PHOTOQUEST
is a service staffed by volunteer faculty from the School of Photographic
Arts and Sciences at RIT and whose goal is to try to answer questions related to
photography.
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SPECIAL MEMBERS' SELF PORTRAIT EXHIBITION is an exhibit that enables you to catch a glimpse of some member's visage and personality!
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WELCOME MESSAGE is the welcome message
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CONNECTIONS
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in general and photographic education in particular. At this
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ARCHIVES
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Uncompresed FTP site is an anonymous FTP site that has available many of the list's older information
files as well as some of the digests of recent past activity on the list.
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archives is a repository of early list postings bundled and Z compressed on a daily basis.
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is an "outside" outfit that archives postings more or less reliably.
PhotoForum Member's Projects and Exhibitions
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Pass-the-Camera is a PhotoForum related webpage where the
history and current state of a project organized by several list members is
detailed in words and photographs. The project (spanning a period of almost two
years) revolved around sending P&S cameras from one person to the next with
only one shot allowed per person until the film was exhausted . Special thanks
to Colette, Bob, Alan, Luis, Karl and Christiane and all the members who labored
unselfishly and gave their all to bring the project to exemplary fruition.
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PhotoForum WEBRING is an exhibition linking the gallery pages of several
PhotoForum list members.
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MEMBER'S MINI GALLERY is an opportunity for list subscribers to
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