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Originally Posted by AndCity
I definitely think it depends on the time of day you are posting. Maybe when someone comments on your picture say thank you for the comment at a different time when people in a different time zone are viewing? You could also vary the times you post for the same reason.
Alternatively if you get no comments post it in General Chit Chat and ask why?  |
Thanks for your reaction AndCity!
Just to clear up one little thing, I did not post in General Chit Chat to ask why my photo "disappeared" in the Share Your Shot section. I'm not worried about that, some other time I'll have more luck (at least I hope so
) I'm still a "beginner" anyway.
My point was to discuss the importance of the title in a forum like this, compared to the actual photo. Because I noticed that some "cool" titles lead to "so so" photos, just as well as "basic" (uninteresting) titles lead to great photos. That's why I think that a thumbnail in the thread-list would be a good thing for everyone. Unfortunately hardly anybody commented that idea yet.
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Originally Posted by BEGM83
If in doubt take a good photo and give it a good title.
Crap photo/subject and crap title = no comments.
Ahem...
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There is an important difference between the amount of replies (comments) and the amount of views:
- no comments --> must have been a "bad / boring photo"
- no views --> must have been a bad title (or bad timing)
I was actually discussing the amount of views and the importance of a title connected with that.
The amount of comments/replies depends on the photo itself of course, and that's a matter of personal taste and skill of the photographer.
Views come first, comments are another subject.
@ BEGM83: You wrote "take a good photo and give it a good title". To get back to the main point of this thread, how would you define a "good title"?
Would you rather choose an accurate/honest title which might go unnoticed or would you prefer a "Sensational but misleading" one, like Wulf described it? The latter will certainly get more attention, which is important when selling photos, but is it really useful / helpful in a forum like this?