Our Forum Rules: 1. Religious/Political discussions are NOT allowed
2. Personal attacks on fellow members will NOT be tolerated.
3. Be considerate & professional at all times to other members on the forum. 4. Photojournalism
Photojournalism is posted for discussion of the photography, the methods used to acquire images and media credentials, and techniques of coverage. They are NOT open for debate about the subject covered.
5. Courteous Criticisms
When critiquing posted photographs, please do it in an adult, considerate and professional manner. Do not insult the photographer or simply state "it sucks" etc. Give a reason as to what you may feel he/she could have done a little differently in order to get better results. Also, feel free to offer some positives about the image itself that you did like, this will inform the photographer what worked well in your opinion. We can all learn a lot from each other here so let's be professional about it.
6. Artistic nudity
Photographs which include tasteful and/or artistic nudity are allowed to be posted in the Human Form section
ONLY. In order to gain access to this section, members must join the Registered Users Plus group by
Editing Their Usergroup. Photos which are extremely graphic and fall in under pornographic material will not be allowed anywhere on the forum.
7. All levels welcomed
Everyone from a very beginner to a seasoned professional photographer is welcomed here on the forum. With that being said all members are asked to be considerate to a newbie when they ask questions that you may feel are "stupid". We were all beginners once in this hobby of ours so lets keep that in mind and help people are wanting to learn about photography. Negative comments can be a complete turnoff for a newbie and he/she may decide to never return.
8. NO brand bashing
We can all get along better without the typical brand bashing that takes place on other photo forums.
9. Illegal software
Illegal/pirated software requests, discussions and/or links are not allowed. These posts will be removed immediately
10. Commercial Advertising
Commercial advertising of any sort is not allowed. This includes software developers, manufacturers, online retailers, other photo forums, local stores, studio rentals, services, web designers etc. Commercial company names and such can not be included in your signatures as that is free advertisement the more you post. If you would like information on how to advertise here on the website feel free to contact us using
This Link.
11. Workshop Promotion
We have had to update our stance on how workshops are listed here on the forum. Please refer to the complete listing of
Workshop Promotion Rules as they have their own separate set of rules in addition to these Forum Rules. Texas based workshop rules located
HERE. National based workshop rules located
HERE.
12. Photo Studio Promotion
Photo Studios available for rent by members are allowed within
This Section but the owner must contact the Administrator using
This Form for approval and requirements prior to posting it on the forum.
13. Account Suspension
Any attempt to circumvent a Temporary Account Suspension by re-registering another name and/or any other method will lead into the offending member to be permanently banned.
14. Sharing Account Info
Any members giving their account information to any Banned members will have their account permanently banned as well. No Exceptions.
15. Price Policing
Price Policing in the Buy/Sell Section is prohibited. If a price seems too high on a particular item, either ignore it and move one or you can kindly PM the seller and mention that might be the case and let them be aware of it. Either way, calling out a member publicly is not tolerated.
16. Editing other members photos
Members may not edit other member's photos without their prior consent. Members may include that it is ok to edit their photos by placing a statement within their Profile signature. All edited photos will be removed if original photog hasn't approved the edit.
17. Thread closing challenge
Any member who has a problem with why a particular thread has been locked and/or deleted must contact the ADMIN and/or the moderator who locked the thread privately through a PM. Creating new threads to vent your frustrations with the closing of a thread will only result in that thread's deletion as well.
18. Models, Modeling Agents & Soon to be Brides
This is first and foremost a Photography Forum, Models, Modeling Agents and Soon to be Brides are not allowed to solicit photographers. There are plenty of other means to which a photographer can be found that will suit your needs.
19. Buy/Sell Forum
All For Sale listings in this section MUST accompany an asking price for the item. If you are unsure of what you can get on an item simply set a price and add O.B.O. (Or Best Offer). There will be NO "Want To Rent:" type threads looking to rent equipment from other members. This opens up the person renting the equipment to a whole lot of risk and it is simply not needed.
20. Soliciting Votes
We do not allow members to solicit members for votes for any contests. We do not like our contests to be conducted in that manner so we do not allow members to post "Go vote for me" type threads. If you're entered into a contest and would like to inform people you can simply post the link and tell members to "Vote for your favorite". This will get votes to the contest in general yet still keeping the integrity of the voting process.
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The Offense Structure 1st Offense: A formal warning will be sent via PM
Upon a members first offense, a PM will be sent to them informing them of the rule violation and they will also be informed of this Offense Structure.
2nd Offense: Account Suspension for 14 days
Upon a members second offense, the member will have their account suspended for 14 days. Any attempt to circumvent this suspension by creating extra accounts on the forum will directly lead into a Permanent Ban from the forum.
3rd Offense: Permanent Ban from the forum
Upon a members third offense, the member will be Permanently Banned from the forum and will never be welcomed back.
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