Photo Communities
Online photo communities have helped me improved a lot over the years, as they are generally home to some very knowledgeable people and are great places to post photos to for critique. Here are a few I’ve been part of:
- Flickr
Without a doubt, this is my favorite—I’m planning on writing a full post on it at some point, but for right now I’ll leave it at the basics. Flickr is an excellent photosharing community complete with everything you would want from one; it’s very easy to use, there are some very knowledgeable people to help you, and it’s fun! - FredMiranda.com
This is a great resource for any type of photographer, beginner to professional. With forums for all different topics, you can post images for review and also ask gear related questions. There is a huge userbase, so questions are generally answered very quickly, and there are loads of very photo-savvy people to help you out. There is strong base of digital users, although there are plenty of film users as well. - Photo Takers
I just joined Photo Takers, but so far it seems to be great. Once again, some very intelligent people and there’s a large userbase, although it doesn’t seem quite as big as fredmiranda. The people seem very helpful, and if you’re more of a beginning photographer, this may be a little better for you, as they have more boards dedicated to photographic techniques as opposed to just putting photos up for critique.
As I find more communities, I’ll definitely post them, but these three are my favorites right now.