The value of Flickr feedback
One of the most useful features of a Pro account on Flickr is the statistics it offers. These cover view counts, most viewed photos, referrers and a breakdown of your images (geotagged and not geotagged etc).
I don't take pictures for any other reasons than a desire to improve and for my own enjoyment. However, its very interesting to keep an eye on the statistics, especially which of your images people view (like) the most.
It's always a struggle to produce work that people like (or predict what they'll like in the first place). Fortunately, I don't need to to worry about this within my photographic work, but in my day job as a art director you do have to consider it. You'll always try and rationalise why your response to any brief is appropriate (and why it'll be effective), but in the end the paying client will always want something they like. Its very usual for them to fully put logic before liking.
I tried an experiment. The Telegraph newspaper (UK) run a weekly travel photo competition. Rather than enter an image I thought was good, I entered my most viewed image on Flickr.
I won that week's competition (and a Nikon camera).
Posted: 10.02.2010 | Comments: 0 | Add a comment
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