Hey all,

here`s another shot taken by me.
And also some thoughts about steemit as a platform for photography.

As i`ve posted a lot of my photography to g+, 500px and/or flickr before and Google chose that shot for "Picasa Recommended" it could be that you`ve perhaps already seen it somewhere else or even had it as a chrome browser background.

I call it "colors of summer".
On picasa it got ~46 million views and hundreds of comments but i earned nothing, not even a cent.
It`s not that this was my intention.
I take photos because it allows me to capture the beauty of the world which is hidden everywhere,
even when it`s often not obvious at first sight.
You`re always forced to rethink your perspective and often see things you wouldn`t see
when just walking around.
You have to be in the here and now and observe your surroundings closely to get interesting shots. Also it lets me spend time in nature which i enjoy a lot.

So when i found this platform last days i was wondering how good this would work for photography and i have to say that although i earned less than 0,5$ so far and my posts mostly seem to go unrecognized i`m looking forward to what this (photo) community will grow. There` s so much potential.

In the last 1 1/2 years i posted less and less photos to g+ and flickr. Not because i had no new shots, but simply because it became too boring and was too time consuming and most feedback were variations of different concatenated superlatives. But the idea to be paid for your photos without the need to put them on stock photo platforms makes this very interesting and sounds very exciting. It simply feels good when people appreciate the work and heart you put into something and if this can pay some of the expenses you have it gets even better.
So i think i will start posting some of my photos more frequently again and not just keep them a secret on my hdd.

And although this is already an exciting place i think there are lots of things which could make this a place where photographers or people who simply enjoy large photos are even more welcome than it is now.
For example i really would like to see some tools in the future which make organisation and handling of photos a bit easier, like galleries, albums or a photo tab for each user where you could easily switch through all his photos at once.
Also i would like to see some kind of lightbox, an improved and more photo focused display which lets you zoom into photos or watch them in fullscreen and easily switch between photos.

What do you think of those ideas ? Have i missed perhaps something and that already exists ?
And what do you think of steemit as a platform to post your photography ?

And now i` m curious if steemit can do it better than google and if this shot will earn me a few $ or if it will simply go unrecognized.

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© Rznag Rmrod (me)