Hello World. This is Me. Photographer. Joel Bastian.
Hey Steemers,
Here I am for the first time on Steemit! Looking forward to sharing my passion with you all, and that's the art of Digital Imaging. You can call it photography if you like.
I love working with cameras, its tools and the people who use them. I plan to show you photographs and videos that I capture throughout my life, and hope each post leaves you with a vibe of what I've felt.
All content posted will be my own, unless stated otherwise!
This is Me - Joel Bastian.
Born In Sri Lanka - And proud of it.
Raised In Canada. - Vancouver is home. And I love this place.
No Seriously. - I love this country.
A little bit of everything. - And I can't wait to share it all with you guys!
I'm excited to get this going and to bring you guys some (hopefully) visually appealing and interesting content! I also can't wait to see what you guys come up with!
Thanks for taking the time to give this post a browse :)
-joel
WELCOME TO STEEMIT JOEL!! Looking forward to you TAKING OVER this platform!! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
Hahaha thanks MES!! we'll see about that :P you're way too kind. It was all you!!
photo at your birthplace, reminds me of my hometown, thanks @mes
aw and where's that! : )
One of the villages in the country of Indonesia, its name is Lhok Merbo village.
there are still natural and lots of coconut trees, just like the one in your photo. @joelbastian
ahh sweet! Yeah I guess you get a lot of those trees in that part of the world haha. Really would like to visit indonesia sometime. And just go all out on the food!
hahaha 😁
i will wait for you in indonesia.
I will be a free tour guide for you.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome to Steemit! It's got a steep learning curve, but it's worth it in the long run if you keep putting in the time! Just know that it will take quite a while before you start getting attention and followers. The secret to success? Keep posting high quality content regularly, and make sure to search out other people's posts, read them, and give relevant comments.
Tagging is extremely important. Always make sure to use all five possible tags, and to keep them relevant. You can always just tag something "blog" or "photography" or something else really general (so long as it's still relevant) to fill the quota if you need to- most of your tags should be established ones, though one or two less used ones are fine.
Posting more than four times a day can reduce your potential rewards, as well as turning off potential users. (I aim for one post per day most of the time.) Consistency is important, though, so you should try to post often.
Always make sure to attach a photo to your posts! You should also have a finished profile: Write a description, add a profile picture and a banner- neither needs to be of you, necessarily, but you should have something- and set a website.
There are a lot of really good resources out there for minnows (new users). You should check out the following groups and services, they offer a lot of valuable resources to new users:
@thesteemengine (Check this one out first- they're an extremely supportive group.)
@qurator (These guys offer an excellent liftime upvote to accounts that post consistent quality content.)
@originalworks (Whenever you write an original post, tag this account- they'll verify it's original and upvote you.)
@steembasicincome (Another lifetime upvote option.)
@steemstem (The biggest and best STEM curation group in the game. If you're interested in writing or reading about science, check these guys out!)
@geopolis (A fairly new science curation group, this one's dedicated to the study of the Earth.)
@ocd (A curation group that seeks out undervalued new writers.)
And, again, the biggest thing is just patience. Breakout successes are incredibly rare on Steemit- you've got to find your way there through perseverance and hard work. It takes time, but you'll eventually succeed if you put in the work.
Please feel free to repost this guide on the posts of other minnows you run into, and if you've found any of this content to be helpful, feel free to stop by my account to check out some of my recent posts!
awesomeeee. Thanks for those useful tips!
Happy to help!
Welcome :) great work so far!
Thank you kindly! Appreciated :)
Welcome to Steemit. I see that we have much in common.So I'll be your follower, doing it with great interest ... Will see you on Steemit :)
Hey appreciate it! Thank you for the welcome. Excited to be on here :)
Finally, you got approved! Looking forward to your time lapse and looping videos!
Thannnkk youuuu mikeeeee!
Hello Joel, welcome to steemit.All of your photographs are nice. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate the feedback! Thank you so much for looking!
Good luck on your adventure here! Amazing pictures, already following :)
Hey! Thanks so much! : )
You got SNEKKED!
I love your post!
You got snekked is my project for Jan 2018!
I look for good content (one post) and 2 new members who I will give a 100% upvote and mention in my daily post about this project later today! I will share your link in that post hoping it will bring you even more eyes and followers.
Welcome to the Steemit platform!
I hope you will have a marvelous, slithering time here on the platform!
Have a look at @minnowsupport ! This is a community for newer members on the platform. You can also find them on Discord chat!
link: https://discord.gg/UDwKuUN
You can also find me there and in some other groups on Discord under the name Snekky!
Best wishes
Snekky
Ahhhh you are the best!!! woww thank you so much! Im honored hahaha. Earned a follower!!
This is awesome @poeticsnake! Thanks for creating such a fabulous way to welcome newbies. ;)
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All the Best!!!
Hey thank you steemladder! : )
Welcome @joelbastian! Your photos look amazing! Thanks for choosing this platform!
Hey thanks man! Really appreciate it!