photography, graphics & art

en-US photography, graphics & art photography, cameras, exhibitions and art stuff Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:39:36 +0000 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:39:36 +0000 urban75 forums https://www.urban75.net/forums/forums/photography-graphics-art.39/ Post your Sunrise & Sunsets Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:35:22 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/post-your-sunrise-sunsets.280040/ urn:xenforo:thread:280040 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit I have found on some forums that lets say the more experienced photographers turn their noses up at a good sunset, not me, I love em.

Post yours to this thread (please).]]> 154 Photography Thread 2026 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:00:55 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/photography-thread-2026.389370/ urn:xenforo:thread:389370 invalid@example.com (Mr.Bishie) Mr.Bishie

All the best for 2026!]]> 111 Great Photos of Fleeting Moments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:56:26 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/great-photos-of-fleeting-moments.390891/ urn:xenforo:thread:390891 invalid@example.com (Aladdin) Aladdin Your own...or ones you find ..

Here's one from Galway photographer Adrian Nolan who came in first place in the 'Coastal Landscape' category as part of the 2026 Clean Coasts Love Your Coast Photography Competition with his photograph 'Stick Man'. His image captures a lightning strike resembling a stick man, taken at Salthill Promenade, Co Galway.

Stick Man by Adrian Nolan

Adrian-Nolan-Stick-Man-Salthill-Promenade@20-07-2026-15-26-50-1-copy-1536x1023.jpg

]]> 3 Art of 2026 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:18:47 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/art-of-2026.389834/ urn:xenforo:thread:389834 invalid@example.com (Mumbles274) Mumbles274 New year, new art. Don't think I've missed a 2026 thread?

Im back on this WIP

]]> 24 Akihiko Okamura - Japanese photographer of The Troubles in Ireland Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:50:01 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/akihiko-okamura-japanese-photographer-of-the-troubles-in-ireland.390755/ urn:xenforo:thread:390755 invalid@example.com (JimW) JimW Saw this linked elsewhere, some really excellent shots IMO:

Akihiko Okamura Photographer | Photographer

akihiko-okamura.ie

Apparently he'd been a war photographer, then moved with his family to the Republic in the late 60s and continued his work there and in the Six Counties.]]> 2 Post your favourite painting Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:19:03 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/post-your-favourite-painting.382480/ urn:xenforo:thread:382480 invalid@example.com (Aladdin) Aladdin Post a picture of your favourite painting.
One you would love to have on your wall.

Rothko.
The 1950 Rothko painting, “White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) I have always loved this painting. Even as a kid.

And mine.. 45 x 60 cm ..took me 6 months..(obvs deliberatle not copied ...for obvs reasons....painted in 2017. Titchy and on a canvas on board which was possibly not the right material. Might give it another go on a large canvas..

learned a lot...

Read more]]> 28 submit a photo to the urban75 critics Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:23:20 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/submit-a-photo-to-the-urban75-critics.47524/ urn:xenforo:thread: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?]]> 2135 OM System/Olympus cameras, lens and news - and other Micro Four Thirds cameras Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:06:16 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/om-system-olympus-cameras-lens-and-news-and-other-micro-four-thirds-cameras.331383/ urn:xenforo:thread: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]]> 182 Ricoh GR III announced - 24MP APS-C sensor 'ultimate' street-shooting camera updated Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:55:14 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/ricoh-gr-iii-announced-24mp-aps-c-sensor-ultimate-street-shooting-camera-updated.361052/ urn:xenforo:thread:361052 invalid@example.com (editor) editor At last!

The new camera features a 24MP APS-C sensor, which should substantially improve upon the rather old 16MP sensor used in the GR/II. The new sensor brings with it phase-detection autofocus, and in-camera stabilization. Both these changes are potentially of huge value to prospective buyers, and IBIS serves as a differentiator against arguably the GR III's main competitors, Fujfilm's...

Read more]]> 43 How to write your own first book – what experiences do you have? Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:40:33 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/how-to-write-your-own-first-book-%E2%80%93-what-experiences-do-you-have.388940/ urn:xenforo:thread: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]]> 66 Chair design Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:50:15 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/chair-design.334544/ urn:xenforo:thread:334544 invalid@example.com (ringo) ringo I've got a bit of a thing for chairs, must have got it from my Dad, who used to run a furniture shop.

One day I'll find one of these in a little second hand shop (cross fingers)

Wegner CH28T Sawhorse Chair

]]> 92 RIP David Hockney Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:31:37 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/rip-david-hockney.390482/ urn:xenforo:thread:390482 invalid@example.com (editor) editor David Hockney has died at the age of 88, just shy of his 89th birthday.

David Hockney – a life in pictures

The artist from Bradford who rose to international fame with paintings such as A Bigger Splash has died. In later years he celebrated nature on vast canvasses

www.theguardian.com

]]> 27 Free software for editing photos? Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:54:23 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/free-software-for-editing-photos.382330/ urn:xenforo:thread:382330 invalid@example.com (weltweit) weltweit Looking for advice.

I used photoshop elements 9 which came bundled with my computer but I just had to reinstall Win 10 and it was wiped in the update. It looks like I can't reinstall it so I need other options.

I have a 12 year old Win 10 PC with 3GB ram.

I convert raws to jpegs using faststone then in elements I basically used it for opening the jpegs and cropping, cloning, levels, sometimes white-balance adjustments, resizing, sharpening or USM, sometimes adding a border and then...

Read more]]> 62 Painting of the day thread Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:28:14 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/painting-of-the-day-thread.380746/ urn:xenforo:thread:380746 invalid@example.com (Yossarian) Yossarian

"Concrete" - Paul Volker, 1924]]> 190 Photographers: let's hear about your set ups! Sat, 30 May 2026 12:17:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/photographers-lets-hear-about-your-set-ups.50886/ urn:xenforo:thread: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]]> 466 Banksy could be forced to reveal his indentity Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:40:16 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/banksy-could-be-forced-to-reveal-his-indentity.384110/ urn:xenforo:thread: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]]> 201 Which scanner? Scanning photos / family archive Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/which-scanner-scanning-photos-family-archive.390165/ urn:xenforo:thread:390165 invalid@example.com (Throbbing Angel) Throbbing Angel e2a: RESOLVED - see this post

Hi,

I haven't scanned physical media in some years.

I need to know about:

devices/scanners
if I need any better software than that included in MacOS
how I go about correcting imperfections like rips or scratches

Now that my parents have both passed I have come into possession of hundreds of photographs that need scanning and distributing to family, digitally, shared online, whatever.

The vast majority of these photos...

Read more]]> 23 Anyone here *sketch* using computer tablets? Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:56:42 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/anyone-here-sketch-using-computer-tablets.120983/ urn:xenforo:thread: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]]> 25 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/ urn:xenforo:thread: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/ urn:xenforo:thread: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...