Well I've taken the plunge after considering on and off for a while, will go through this thread and add people, please feel free to add me back if you like
http://500px.com/carlscott
http://500px.com/carlscott
Mr Mike said:I signed up few months back, wasnt sure if i should add my rubbish to what looks like a site with the BEST photo's ive ever seen, the level and ability some of these photographers have makes mine look like i never taken a photo before
Anyway i added 10 images and manged to get 4 into popular even if only for a very short time but not added anything since. It takes something VERY special to dominate the Popular gallery for a few days and i dont think i can ever take that shot :bang:
Can you post pictures from there onto the forum?
How do you get so many views...is it just luck or having so many friends.
I'd like to know that too. :shrug:
I hope it's not a case of 'friends' with reciprocal voting like Flickr.
I would also like to know what the difference between friends and followers is. I thought that friend were people you follow that follow , but I've got followers that I follow as we'll ??
I'm afraid it's exactly this, a copy of Flickr comment me to comment you type thing
As an aside, I had a message the other week that someone wanted to buy one of my pics, and did I want to set up my 'store'. So I went and did it, and then nothing. They must have changed their mind. If they existed at all. The cynic in me thinks it may have been a 'prod' to activate my store.
Pork said:have to admit it though the quality on 500px is superb, compared too Flickr explore
Haven't used my account for ages until tonight. If anyone would like to take a look, I'm here: http://500px.com/DiStone
Di
I'm afraid it's exactly this, a copy of Flickr comment me to comment you type thing
I just use it to upload my best pics now, as cant be bothered with the "nice pic" crowd.
WTB more followers
I've been using 500px since the beginning of the year and, overall, I've enjoyed it. You have to get past all three nude shots, and people blatantly voting for votes... But there's such a wealth of talent on there, its a great place to learn things like composition as an new photographer.
Ebilpirate said:I think thats it really, 500px is flickr minus the snapshots, almost like "a photographers flickr", as such it makes a great inspiration and learning tool. There is an element of reciprocal likes but with such a large throughput of fresh images any good images need the initial audience of a users followers to be propelled up the ranks to a wider audience. I certainly have never liked a naff photo because someone liked one of mine.
I have added / followed all the newcomers in this thread
As stated somewhere in the earlier pages I have a 500px account but my 6 year old son now has one. http://500px.com/oliverandreasjones
I think you'll be surprised at the quality he is producing.
Looks like I will have to follow your son as well as his photos are better than yours ;-)