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Agency Based Discussion => New Sites - General => Topic started by: WarrenPrice on April 28, 2011, 17:11

Title: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: WarrenPrice on April 28, 2011, 17:11

http://1x.com/ (http://1x.com/)

I deleted an email with a note to self:  "Ignore this."  

I just noticed that the site is being hyped on Ken Rockwell's site.
Anyone else been contacted?

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: Snufkin on April 28, 2011, 17:21

I got an email from them about print sales, but I am a member there.
They have a beautiful collection.

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: WarrenPrice on April 28, 2011, 17:50

Quote from: Tom on April 28, 2011, 17:21

I got an email from them about print sales, but I am a member there.
They have a beautiful collection.

Are you familiar with Imagekind, Tom?  Is there a comparison?

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: stockastic on April 28, 2011, 18:21

I used to have some photos there. It got turned off by the clique-y, artsy culture.  There's great execution, but also a lot of sameness, and it's gone heavily photoshop and is less and less about photography per se.

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: Snufkin on April 29, 2011, 12:46

Quote from: WarrenPrice on April 28, 2011, 17:50

Are you familiar with Imagekind, Tom?  Is there a comparison?

Yes, I am also on IK, Warren. They are very different, IK is a typical print-on-demand agent, you upload what you want and there is no inspection.
1x.com is very artsy, it is quite hard to get a photo accepted, and they started as a gallery showcasing "the best photos in the world". If you get a photo accepted it will be viewed by thousands, so apparently they want to turn it into cash now by selling prints.
IMHO Vetta is kindergarten stuff compared to 1x.com.

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: stockastic on April 29, 2011, 14:41

Go downtown in the late afternoon, find a deserted street or better yet a bridge; have a buddy put on a long dark coat and stand 20 feet away with his back to you, shoulders slumped , head down; put him low and to the right in the frame and shoot.  Convert to b&w and push the contrast until your buddy is a black silhouette.  Vignette the corners.  You'll get in.

Title: Re: Anyone else get an email from 1x.com?
Post by: WarrenPrice on April 29, 2011, 15:05

Quote from: stockastic on April 29, 2011, 14:41

Go downtown in the late afternoon, find a deserted street or better yet a bridge; have a buddy put on a long dark coat and stand 20 feet away with his back to you, shoulders slumped , head down; put him low and to the right in the frame and shoot.  Convert to b&w and push the contrast until your buddy is a black silhouette.  Vignette the corners.  You'll get in.

Wow.  You're there too?  I should have investigated more thoroughly.  :P