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Tsunami3k • 4 years ago • #39194500Part of getting traffic on your photo in its first week comes down to luck as much as anything. If your pic gets pushed off of the first page of new photos too quickly it won't have generated enough clicks by that point to make it to the top photos. The long-term strategy for getting visibility is to make sure to associate it to the figure(s) it's of and to tag it well.
If you'd like some tips on improving your photos either at shoot time or when editing them, perhaps post up some pics that'd you'd like to improve.

Thank you for your answer. I really hoped to get at least some answer but wouldn't have thought for it to be that detailed. The thing I alread did was attach the figure information that it's from. But I don't get the thing with tagging it because english isn't my native language...
But I can at least show my latest picture that I did after it arrived at my home...

picture/2037627...
picture/2037628...

I already have some other pictures that are older but dunno if these are better...
picture/2010972...
picture/1579454...
picture/1579452...

The story one already got 2 comments but dunno if these get more like's because of the story...
Looking forward to your answer ^^

Senhime-san • 4 years ago • #39189257So I decided to look for a club and maybe get some tips.

Two things u must know:
- I'm not a pro at photoshop
- I only have a digital camera, no reflex camera or professional equipment
Part of getting traffic on your photo in its first week comes down to luck as much as anything. If your pic gets pushed off of the first page of new photos too quickly it won't have generated enough clicks by that point to make it to the top photos. The long-term strategy for getting visibility is to make sure to associate it to the figure(s) it's of and to tag it well.

If you'd like some tips on improving your photos either at shoot time or when editing them, perhaps post up some pics that'd you'd like to improve.

Hey there, hope this club will help me out.
I just started with photography of figures - to be exact Nendoroids for the start - and made a diorama. Unfortunately it didn't get much attention so I was wondering if I could make better pictures. So I decided to look for a club and maybe get some tips.
It's not that I expect to get a picture of the day or something like this but a few more clicks and maybe even a comment would be nice ^^
If u wanna know something, feel free to ask.

Two things u must know:
- I'm not a pro at photoshop
- I only have a digital camera, no reflex camera or professional equipment

Singer_Yuna • 5 years ago • #31355744Eyeland is sharing photographic wisdom in his blog BLOG #39393
Thank you for sharing the post @Singer_Yuna! Definitely looks like the beginning of a series that will be rich with figure photography morsels.

I'll be curious over time whether it leans towards compositional/inspirational or technical. Ideally some blend of the two would be nice. Cheers and thank you again!

So while Figma fans have access to dedicated props and can tap into the dollhouse scene (also 1/12th scale) to build neat dioramas, I find myself wondering if 1/5th-1/8th scale figure photographers share my frustration with the lack of good props for the larger scales.

Has anyone found a good source for props or settings that would work well for bigger figures? Or, if you build your own props, rooms or other settings, what materials do you use and what are your sources for inspiration?

I don't mind getting my hands dirty and have enjoyed the few times that I've built things but, more often than not, I seem to get hung up on where to start.

Tier • 8 years ago • #3085442Views/favorites/etc. are not so much a function of when a picture is submitted as much as a reflection of how many cats are in your photo.

lol, too true. And/or just throw your figure on the lawn for a quick shot or two and you're golden!

@DanteMagica Seriously though, it sometimes seems a bit random. If your goal is to get lots of hits, settings with cats and flowers seem to have the best chances to attract views. It's also hard to go wrong when shooting against simple black backgrounds (for which I'm often guilty of doing).

Sadly, more often than not, I'm mystified when I post a photo that I have very high hopes for gets negligible views. Usually it's because I happened to submit it during a deluge of someone's cell phone snaps or it gets summarily buried amid a mass upload by one of several chronic photo spammers.

It's fair to say that maybe I have too high an opinion of my submissions but I think it's safe to say that most everything beats out a casual phone snap so I guess my best advice is to make your submissions withl due humility; some will get some attention and others, seemingly inexplicably at times, won't. It does feel really good when a photo gets good recognition so don't give up.

Timing wise, the most obvious choice is to submit photos right after the date changes (IIRC the server is on GMT but the easiest way to verify is to watch when the POTD section updates to be 100% sure). The next best time is likely early morning US Eastern time IIRC; the theory being that fewer uploads are occurring during that time and that it's during a time when people in the Americas are waking up, checking the first few pages of latest submissions and voting here or there but less likely to be submitting contributions of their own.

Likewise with POTW, POTM, etc. save for the possibility that, perhaps, there is a bit more competition on Sunday when the new week's submissions start and people are not working and have the time to do so vs. Monday which is more likely to be a day that people view rather than submit photos. That said, I do think the scores are weighted to allow later entries to remain competitive with earlier submissions.

I've also seen people link their own photos either here, on the figure threads or externally which also inflates their scores but, really, it's all still very luck-of-the-draw; sometimes your photo will win the dice roll and other times it just won't.

I can't claim to speak for everyone here but, for what it's worth, I'm most likely to respect a solid photo with good technical and compositional skill for its own merits than some score earned by luck and/or the praise of the masses.

You know what might be fun!? Perhaps a thread here along the lines of "Why Didn't My Photo Make POT*?". I can see it as being a hybrid of the standard photo critique thread and a second chance for a photo to get proper recognition when perhaps its only failing was crummy timing.

Views/favorites/etc. are not so much a function of when a picture is submitted as much as a reflection of how many cats are in your photo.

Hello everyone, I'm excited to join the club, I'm always open to learning cool new tricks for photographing figures.

Does anyone know when the best time in the day or which day out of the week is the best time to post pics to get the most hits/power?