Posts Tagged ‘Photo sharing websites’

Before the days of digital photography, photos would (virtually) always be printed. There wasn't really any other way of viewing the images, unless you liked looking at the tiny negatives!

But in this digital age, the vast majority of photos are never printed. They sit languishing on hard drives, unlikely to be looked at again. So, what can you do about making sure your photos actually get seen?

A new online photo service, 500px, has burst onto the scene lately and many photographers are flocking over to this new site in large numbers, but the question begs to be asked: how exactly is this site any different from the widely popular Flickr? There are quite a few similarities between the two sites, but there are a number of key differences that sets the two apart.