.JL.
Established
Just curious -
Who do you show your photographs to?
Whose opinions/comments on your photos do you value most?
Who do you show your photographs to?
Whose opinions/comments on your photos do you value most?
back alley
IMAGES
friends and some family
you guys
anyone who looks at flickr
while i like hearing positives about my photos - i take/make them for me mostly - that being said, the most impact comes from those i consider to be good photographers themselves and those who seem to be good at recognizing good shots
you guys
anyone who looks at flickr
while i like hearing positives about my photos - i take/make them for me mostly - that being said, the most impact comes from those i consider to be good photographers themselves and those who seem to be good at recognizing good shots
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
You tell me. I get all those blog views, and very little response (maybe cos you need to sign up to comment on myspace). i only show my pics to friends (rare) you lot (blog links) and randoms.
Germanica
Member
Anybody whom enters my house. I have roughly 500 framed pictures, all my own, hanging on my walls. Every room has it's theme which relates to scenes I enjoy taking. Occasionally I change them, but mostly I add. Some rooms have become pretty crowded by now.
These 500 pictures have accumulated over a period of 30 years of photography.
The rest are kept in archives, the ones worth to keep that is.
My cleaning lady always complains about the dust the frames gather ....
These 500 pictures have accumulated over a period of 30 years of photography.
The rest are kept in archives, the ones worth to keep that is.
My cleaning lady always complains about the dust the frames gather ....
K
Kin Lau
Guest
Friends & family mostly.
Most comments about the pics are about the location or subject and less about the photo itself. But if someone can speak about the actual photo itself, then that's the comment I value most.
Most comments about the pics are about the location or subject and less about the photo itself. But if someone can speak about the actual photo itself, then that's the comment I value most.
M4streetshooter
Tourist Thru Life
Collectors & Curators......for prints.....the internet website for everyone else.....
R
RML
Guest
Everyone who wants to see them. That's why I post them on my blogs. 
350D_user
B+W film devotee
Anyone who views my galleries, basically.
DMG
waiting for friday
anyone who is interested...Ash ditch myspace and come over to flickr, or open up a flickr anyway (I get some kind of connection error when trying to see your blog on myspace and I do enjoy your photos).
Superbus_
Established
My family and my friends
members of rangefinderforum
members of rangefinderforum
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
I hang mine on the wall and if a client comments on a photo that's good. Otherwise I rotate another photo into that space.
amoz
Established
Germanica said:
Wow! Do you have pictures of your pictures as well? I mean, I'd like to see some examples of these themed rooms...
steamer
Well-known
Strangely about half the people I know are professional photographers and I shamelessly show them my amateur efforts, they are always gracious and only later do I wonder why the hell I did that.
willie_901
Veteran
About 25,000 strangers on FLICKR.
jamesj
Well-known
i have my flickr stuff but i dont people really pay no attention, my friends and family dont really pay attention eiher...
its funny they see me all the time with my camera and then they ask why dont we ever see you pictures then i send a link to them with my photos and they dont pay attention...
its funny they see me all the time with my camera and then they ask why dont we ever see you pictures then i send a link to them with my photos and they dont pay attention...
Exactly my experience too! Human nature is funny that way... :bang:jamesj said:
jtzordon
clicking away
Random Flickr viewers and those on a couple forums I frequent. Mostly my friends and family couldn't care less; unless they're in them. Then they get upset if they don't look good.
Then they get upset if they don't look good.
.JL.
Established
Like some of you, I post my photos on Flickr to share them with anyone who cares to take a look.
My friends and family don't care about photography. They might be interested in some of my photos because they show people they know about, or some experience they are involved in.
The opinions I value most comes from photographers like you, who understand the elements of a good photograph versus those of a bad one. But why should this taste dominates over that of the general public? Afterall, photographers make up less than 5% of the world's population, probably much less.
My friends and family don't care about photography. They might be interested in some of my photos because they show people they know about, or some experience they are involved in.
The opinions I value most comes from photographers like you, who understand the elements of a good photograph versus those of a bad one. But why should this taste dominates over that of the general public? Afterall, photographers make up less than 5% of the world's population, probably much less.
antiquark
Derek Ross
For my personal photoblog, I have four viewers: my brother, my sister, and two friends who are into photography. I also put some of my phlog images into flickr (not sure why) and get a few random views.
I never mention to any of my other friends or relatives that I have a phlog. I don't feel like explaining why many of my pictures are not pretty like a postcard. I'm sure most of them would ask me, "but why do you take pictures of boring things like walmart?" (a question to which I don't have a ready answer). Even my wife wonders why. I don't try to explain, I just tell her I was testing my camera.
But why should this taste dominates over that of the general public? Afterall, photographers make up less than 5% of the world's population, probably much less.
That's like asking why Beethoven is better than Christina Aguilera, even if Aguilera sells millions more CDs. Or if Vermeers is better than Thomas Kinkade. And so on.
I never mention to any of my other friends or relatives that I have a phlog. I don't feel like explaining why many of my pictures are not pretty like a postcard. I'm sure most of them would ask me, "but why do you take pictures of boring things like walmart?" (a question to which I don't have a ready answer). Even my wife wonders why. I don't try to explain, I just tell her I was testing my camera.
But why should this taste dominates over that of the general public? Afterall, photographers make up less than 5% of the world's population, probably much less.
That's like asking why Beethoven is better than Christina Aguilera, even if Aguilera sells millions more CDs. Or if Vermeers is better than Thomas Kinkade. And so on.