Comments on: Flickr: Photo Sharing or Photography Competition? http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/ the stories behind the images Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DamianM http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5985 DamianM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5985 I think its just the snobs, why should somebody else be bothered what i have in my stream. Does it detract form them? well i guess if the world sees flickr as a place to seem personal photos rather than a gallery form art them it might detract from it. But wait that's not what flickr was founded for and if the snobs want a gallery of there own stuffy artwork they can £$%^ off and setup a site the way they want it. I think its just the snobs, why should somebody else be bothered what i have in my stream. Does it detract form them?
well i guess if the world sees flickr as a place to seem personal photos rather than a gallery form art them it might detract from it.
But wait that’s not what flickr was founded for and if the snobs want a gallery of there own stuffy artwork they can £$%^ off and setup a site the way they want it.

]]> By: DamianM http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 DamianM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5986 btw i don't post everything since i take around 10gigs per week :). but i post what i like not what i think is going to get the mass audience. btw i don’t post everything since i take around 10gigs per week :) .
but i post what i like not what i think is going to get the mass audience.

]]> By: Matt http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5988 Matt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5988 Interesting to hear this. Photography should be fun! Interesting to hear this. Photography should be fun!

]]> By: Chris http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5989 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5989 Exactly, how does it hurt anyone else? If you don't like my pics remove me as a contact! Exactly, how does it hurt anyone else? If you don’t like my pics remove me as a contact!

]]> By: MarkT http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5990 MarkT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5990 If I want feedback I simply post them into forums, otherwise I am not bothered. It has to be said though that I have a large archive of personal photos that I have kept private. If I want feedback I simply post them into forums, otherwise I am not bothered. It has to be said though that I have a large archive of personal photos that I have kept private.

]]> By: DamianM http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5991 DamianM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5991 I think its that these people want flickr be seen as a high browe place, so when you say "i'm on flickr" people will be impressed. I reckon there are places like that out there but these people probably can't get in :). I think its that these people want flickr be seen as a high browe place, so when you say “i’m on flickr” people will be impressed. I reckon there are places like that out there but these people probably can’t get in :) .

]]> By: Nosy Gordon http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5998 Nosy Gordon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5998 I think of flickr as a mediocrity factory. I tend to get addicted to comments and I soon need more and more but to get a lot positive comments on flickr you have to put up rather low quality accessable work. I used to curatore the photography collection of a well respected art gallery and we wouldn't show any of the popular images on flickr. I think of flickr as a mediocrity factory. I tend to get addicted to comments and I soon need more and more but to get a lot positive comments on flickr you have to put up rather low quality accessable work. I used to curatore the photography collection of a well respected art gallery and we wouldn’t show any of the popular images on flickr.

]]> By: Chris http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5999 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5999 That shows how little taste I have, I tend to like the popular images on flickr! That said I was reading a portrait photographer say to produce commercially viable work you need to put your artistic eye to one side and just give them what they want. Forget any personal sense of style or art and just bang out frame-filling closeup smiling faces. Just shows there is a divide between "popular" and "art". Personally I would much prefer my work to NOT be elitist (if ever that was likely to be a danger) so perhaps Flickr and I are well suited, heh. That shows how little taste I have, I tend to like the popular images on flickr!

That said I was reading a portrait photographer say to produce commercially viable work you need to put your artistic eye to one side and just give them what they want. Forget any personal sense of style or art and just bang out frame-filling closeup smiling faces. Just shows there is a divide between “popular” and “art”.

Personally I would much prefer my work to NOT be elitist (if ever that was likely to be a danger) so perhaps Flickr and I are well suited, heh.

]]> By: MarkT http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-6000 MarkT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6000 There's only so many sunsets I can stomach. <p> There are some really good photographers out there, I'm more interested in finding people with great ideas. <p> I'm watching wiseacre at the moment, his stuff is just fantastic. <p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/">Wiseacres Photo Stream</a <p> <IMG SRC="http://static.flickr.com/27/89252863_d018175352_m.jpg"> There’s only so many sunsets I can stomach.

There are some really good photographers out there, I’m more interested in finding people with great ideas.

I’m watching wiseacre at the moment, his stuff is just fantastic.

Wiseacres Photo Stream

]]> By: Chris http://dslrblog.com/flickr-photo-sharing-or-photography-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-6001 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6001 I agree that his pics have that creative spark often missing but I will never get tired of sunsets, or beaches, or mountains or any of the other types that I favourite every day. You can't beat nature! I agree that his pics have that creative spark often missing but I will never get tired of sunsets, or beaches, or mountains or any of the other types that I favourite every day. You can’t beat nature!

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