A little while back Flickr changed their entire interface, and it shat me to tears, lots of people moved over to 500px but I didn’t bother, mainly because I’ve been with Flickr since the very start and I’m lazy like that.
Jess was talking about 500px the other day and I thought I might as well look into it now that I’ve got a newfound hobby for photography. I posted up a status on my facebook asking the photographers out there about which is better, Flickr or 500px, in the end I was convinced to give it a go and I’m glad I have.
Creating an account was as easy as signing in through facebook. I could then import my images directly from Flickr. I had Florida based Photographer Jordan Donnelly on messenger chat and he guided me through what I should and shouldn’t do. Basically he suggested a few people for me to follow, and most importantly he suggested that I only upload my best work (as opposed to anything and everything on Flickr).
I didn’t bother too much with adding descriptions and tags etc. and I didn’t bother promoting my new 500px page either. Within 24hrs I’ve had quite a lot of reach on some of my photographs. 255 faves on my shots, 3,035 views and 32 followers. 500px also promoted 2 of my photos in their DISCOVER section. That’s pretty awesome. So far, so good!
Visit: http://500px.com/justinfoxau