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UPLOAD-UPLOAD-UPLOAD:
I would love to see people post their rejections!
We can all learn from those.

Why don't people show the links to their ports?
Afraid of all the trolls that hang out in every forum.
I don't care for all the whine posts and don't read them. What I care about is images that sell and those that don't.
Trolls be damned.
So here is the link to my port.
It's a work in progress and always has been.
I'm not interested in bragging or showing off. I'm interested in what sells.
So here is my troll bait link.
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Grossinger?sort=newest
I don't really need comments on my port, it is what it is.
If you want to criticize my port you had better post the link to your port or be known for the troll you are.
 

Wilm:
What are you trying to accomplish, Joe? Do you really think that people here post masses of images that sell well, so that other contributors then copy these images? I think that will not work.

UPLOAD-UPLOAD-UPLOAD:

--- Quote from: Wilm on September 10, 2022, 16:53 ---What are you trying to accomplish, Joe? Do you really think that people here post masses of images that sell well, so that other contributors then copy these images? I think that will not work.

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I'm trying to encourage more useful and positive conversations.
BTW, I have always liked and admired your port. I like the clean lines of your
architecture shots.
That being said, I have no idea how many of your images sell and for how much.
Your port is just one of thousands that is really excellent and I'm sure you get a nice income from it.
Still, that does not mean I want to copy your images.
There is a huge difference between inspiration and copy.
Looking at my port people have no idea what sells and what does not sell.
I'm not afraid of copy cats because I don't disclose what images sell and which don't.
Yeah, I do talk about sellers and losers on general terms and sometimes I get specific, like
with the case of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. No way anyone can copy that work because it's history.
People should go out and photograph controversial people. Those pictures sell.
Don't bother with politicians that are never in the news. Nobody cares.
Thanks for sharing your port.

Wilm:
Thank you for your words of appreciation, Joe!

The problem is not you. But if you look back to the time, when for example at Fotolia the number of views and downloads of each image was still displayed, you unfortunately have to realize that too many contributors did not think like you. And the worst thing was that the algorithm favored newer images and thus placed the copies before the original in the search.

sgoodwin4813:

--- Quote from: UPLOAD-UPLOAD-UPLOAD on September 10, 2022, 15:53 ---I would love to see people post their rejections!
We can all learn from those.

Why don't people show the links to their ports?

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We used to do that a lot 10 or 12 years ago, but nowadays I think most people don't care enough to bother.

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