photography, graphics & art

en-US photography, graphics & art photography, cameras, exhibitions and art stuff Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:42:28 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:42:28 +0000 urban75 forums https://www.urban75.net/forums/forums/photography-graphics-art.39/ Art of 2026 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:59:39 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/art-of-2026.389834/ 389834 invalid@example.com (Mumbles274) Mumbles274 New year, new art. Don't think I've missed a 2026 thread?

Im back on this WIP

]]> 12 submit a photo to the urban75 critics Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:52:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/submit-a-photo-to-the-urban75-critics.47524/ 47524 invalid@example.com (alef) alef The idea here is to generate constructive and interesting feedback.
- anyone may submit an original photo to this thread, but please don't enter loads
- anyone may give their opinion, please do!

Would someone like to post a shot?]]> 2111 Photography Thread 2026 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:20:24 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/photography-thread-2026.389370/ 389370 invalid@example.com (Mr.Bishie) Mr.Bishie

All the best for 2026!]]> 53 Painting of the day thread Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:32:48 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/painting-of-the-day-thread.380746/ 380746 invalid@example.com (Yossarian) Yossarian

"Concrete" - Paul Volker, 1924]]> 172 How to write your own first book – what experiences do you have? Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:52:51 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/how-to-write-your-own-first-book-%E2%80%93-what-experiences-do-you-have.388940/ 388940 invalid@example.com (bluesheep) bluesheep I’ve been sitting with this half-shaped thing that’s supposed to be a book for longer than I’d like to admit. Some days it feels alive, like it’s breathing in the background, waiting for me to turn around and catch it mid-sentence. Other days it’s just a pile of notes, random fragments that make sense only to the version of me who wrote them at 1 a.m.

I never planned to write anything big – it just started happening, piece by piece, like something you find yourself building before you’ve...

Read more]]> 55 How do you store your cameras and lenses / gear etc? Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:26:33 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/how-do-you-store-your-cameras-and-lenses-gear-etc.389750/ 389750 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit I've been reading scare stories of fungus in lenses and the like and it seems my keeping my lenses in my camera bag mignt not be an ideal way to strore them.

Does anyone know about this? What do you do and have you had any problems?]]> 6 The film students who can no longer sit through films as attention spans diminish because of social media Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:22:49 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/the-film-students-who-can-no-longer-sit-through-films-as-attention-spans-diminish-because-of-social-media.389654/ 389654 invalid@example.com (editor) editor This is an interesting - and disturbing - article. I must admit that if I'm watching a film at home, I'll occasionally check my phone.

Professors are now finding that they can’t even get film students—film students—to sit through movies. “I used to think, If homework is watching a movie, that is the best homework ever,” Craig Erpelding, a film professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, told me. “But students will not do it.”

I heard similar observations from 20 film-studies...

Read more]]> 129 Banksy could be forced to reveal his indentity Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:33:55 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/banksy-could-be-forced-to-reveal-his-indentity.384110/ 384110 invalid@example.com (Storm Fox) Storm Fox According to this story in the Gaurdian, Legal row could finally force mystery artist Banksy to reveal his real name

Two art collectors have bought an alledged Banksy, and Banksy's company, Pest Control, is refusing to confirm whether it is real or not.

Katz and Howse say they have tried in vain to obtain a verdict from Pest Control either way on whether Monkey Queen is one of Banksy’s genuine prints from a limited edition of 150.

They sent the artwork to Pest Control...

Read more]]> 198 OM System/Olympus cameras, lens and news - and other Micro Four Thirds cameras Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:49:42 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/om-system-olympus-cameras-lens-and-news-and-other-micro-four-thirds-cameras.331383/ 331383 invalid@example.com (editor) editor The original OM-D remains one of my favourite cameras, and the follow up looks set to be released next month.

Details have leaked all over the web and I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Specs:
Same E-M5 16MP sensor
Update processor...

Read more]]> 181 Anyone here *sketch* using computer tablets? Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:28:04 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/anyone-here-sketch-using-computer-tablets.120983/ 120983 invalid@example.com (editor) editor After all the interest my old Bluebird Jones comic has been receiving recently, I'm mulling over knocking out another issue.

Seeing as it's ten years since the last one, I thought I'd try and get all cybertastic and draw it straight onto my PC instead of relying on the trusty pen and paper, but I can't say I'm liking it.

I'm using a pretty good, albeit old, Wacom A3 tablet and I can barely draw with it.

Any artists/cartoonists using a tablet? Any tips?

I reckon I'll be...

Read more]]> 24 UK photographers: the law and your rights: discussion Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:15:44 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/uk-photographers-the-law-and-your-rights-discussion.174440/ 174440 invalid@example.com (editor) editor "Oh you! You can't take that picture...."

So, I'm walking along Avemaria Lane (near St Pauls) minding my own business. It's quiet and there's barely anyone around.

Passing a car park, I take a snap from the pavement and am about to walk on when I hear a loud shouting:

"Oy! Oy! You! You with the camera!"

me: "'Scuse me?"

"Yes you - you can't take pictures"

me: "Err, yes, I can actually"

"Don't give me attitude. If I say you can't take pictures you can't"

me: "You're wrong...

Read more]]> 907 Get posting your pics, while you have the chance .. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:17:33 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/get-posting-your-pics-while-you-have-the-chance.389220/ 389220 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit I was just looking on the Internet for photos of photographer friends who have passed away.

In many cases their galleries have gone without trace.

And their websites, once troves of fantastic photos, also gone.

Their photos will only live on in the memories of people that were there, then.

And what do you think happens to your thousands of digital photos when you die? Do you think your children will enjoy and print some and share others. Most likely they won't .. what are we...

Read more]]> 272 Photographers: let's hear about your set ups! Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:35:24 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/photographers-lets-hear-about-your-set-ups.50886/ 50886 invalid@example.com (editor) editor Seeing as we're always getting threads here asking about what gear to buy, I think it might be a informative to add a 'photographer's profile' to the photo section of the site, where urban snappers can list their gear and recommendations.

Feel free to waffle on in depth and add any links, where relevant

ABOUT YOUR GEAR

Primary camera:

Lens/Tripod/Flashgun etc:

What you like and don't like about the camera:

Secondary cameras (and what you use them for):

Plus and...

Read more]]> 464 Time to rethink Futurism? Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:50:43 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/time-to-rethink-futurism.45882/ 45882 invalid@example.com (nino_savatte) nino_savatte I wasn't sure if this was the right forum for this, since it is both artistic and political (the politicised aesthetic or vice versa, if you will).

Most art movements have not come in for the same criticism as Futurism and while any criticism of the politics of the movement is valid, is it possible to view the art separate from the ideology?

Futurism is almost 100 years old, it emphasised the beauty of machines: the noise and speed of the technological age but Marinetti and his...

Read more]]> 83 Annie Leibovitz on BBC This Cultural Life 17/01/2026 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:40:31 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/annie-leibovitz-on-bbc-this-cultural-life-17-01-2026.389500/ 389500 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit I am listening now but it will be available on This Cultural life shortly I imagine.]]> 11 Can anyone tell me what this is (photo)? Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:10:18 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-what-this-is-photo.389481/ 389481 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit My ex brought this home in 2004 and I took a few photos of it.

I have a feeling it might be a Lily, but really I have no idea ..

Does anyone know what it is?

]]> 45 Dial in the decades with the Fujifilm instax mini Evo Cinema retro cam with built in printer Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:13:55 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/dial-in-the-decades-with-the-fujifilm-instax-mini-evo-cinema-retro-cam-with-built-in-printer.389444/ 389444 invalid@example.com (editor) editor This is so delightfully daft. And fun, And probably a bit pointless.

The mini Evo Cinema can capture both still images and videos. It converts captured video data into a QR code*1 and creates an instax™ print together with a still image cut out from the video, allowing users to “hand over a video”. By turning videos into instax™ prints, users can not only preserve memorable moments spent with loved ones in tangible form, but also easily...

Read more]]> 0 How to take a RAW photo on your phone. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:06:24 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/how-to-take-a-raw-photo-on-your-phone.389436/ 389436 invalid@example.com (nottsgirl) nottsgirl I'm going crazy here. Please, recommend me an app that takes editable photos on a phone. Willing to pay up to £30.

editor]]> 18 RIP Artist and fashion writer Molly Parkin Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:21:42 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/rip-artist-and-fashion-writer-molly-parkin.389423/ 389423 invalid@example.com (editor) editor What a life she lived!

Artist, fashion designer, broadcaster and writer Molly Parkin, who has died aged 93, was one of Wales' most colourful personalities.

Born in Pontycymer, she embodied the "Swinging Sixties", embracing it with flamboyance and unique style.

But she also achieved success as an abstract painter and later award-winning London fashion editor.

She was married twice - to art dealer Michael Parkin and artist Patrick Hughes.

But she also had...

Read more]]> 4 Does anyone know about Stock Photography? Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:47:06 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/does-anyone-know-about-stock-photography.389334/ 389334 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit Does anyone know about Stock Photography?

I am thinking of giving it a try.

But at the moment there is more that I don't know than what I do know.

Has anyone done it?]]> 51