https://www.facebook.com/william.mckenzie.986/media_set?set=a.922278391197943.100002473731822&type=3
thats some of my older stuff, i dont have any new stuff on my laptop atm
and for the type of return im looking for, I just want to see something that makes it all worth it. Lately I see that my videos are getting popular because of the wonderful people on here, but today I got one of the worst comments I have ever gotten. It just made me think, if I have been putting in all this effort for 5 years and only gotten 151 subs, and not even 10,000 views. Its the same with my photography.
Ok so there are a lot of questions here that could help you to find what you want. I feel like if you are expecting a return, perhaps more investment (other than just time) must be put in to make it happen. Having looked through your photography stuff, there are one or two things you could think about:
1. What are you trying to say? What makes that particular angle of the building in such light (or whatever is going on in the shot) speak something to you? You can't simply take a picture and expect crowds to flock. Everyone has a camera phone and if its an angle that they've all seen, why should they come to you? Mix it up a little and give people a reason to follow you.
2. Is this image as good as it can be?
Seriously?
SERIOUSLY? Take, for instance, one of your opera house shots (the 2nd photo in there). A keen eye and a little more attention to detail could help you grab a better shot of it. The horizon is not straight and the image is quite blurry, like you are dropping the camera. If you shot it again, you could perhaps straighten it up a bit and keep a steady hand so that its more sharp. EVEN when the shot is taken well, refer back to point 1. Is it a unique angle? I'd argue no. I live on Sydney's northern beaches and I see the opera house quite regularly from the ferry. There are plenty of identical photos around. These are all questions you should ask yourself before, during and after you take a shot. Is it good enough? Is there a way to make it better? Is there any point to me taking this shot in the first place?
3. General knowledge of what you are doing. There a few images in there that are really noisey. Maybe its going to be a really hard truth for you (and I apologise and mean nothing bad by it) but before you come to people asking if its all worth it and complaining that you aren't getting followers, you
really need to try harder to learn the craft. Photography, for most people, isn't learnt overnight. You
have to know your camera, what it can do and what you can do with it. You need to know how it works as well as its limitations and ways you can go about getting results. I mean nothing bad by it but some of these look like they were taken with a phone and some look like you had the camera set on automatic with really high ISO. I feel if you had more knowledge, you could iron these little niggles out before asking people why its not working. Phone and poorly set up camera pics will not get you followers. These things aren't automatically learnt with time, you need to go out and find the answers yourself. There are plenty of free online resources to help you understand all aspects of your camera.
4. DON'T GIVE UP! Photography takes time. This is all feedback. Every negative thing you hear about your work is just a hint on how you can make it better and treat it as exactly that. Some of those photos are pants, but some are ok, so you have a direction to improve. I have only been doing photography as a serious hobby for roughly 7 years and I am learning so much every time I go out to shoot and when I come home and process.
5. What on earth is the deal with followers? I sell myself am a professional freelance photographer (on top of my full time job) and I only have around 180 likes on my facebook photography page. Even then I have never changed my artistic direction to try and garner more likes. Do what you enjoy doing and the crowds will come. Even then, you should be so wrapped up in what you are doing that you don't notice this happening. Art in most forms should be done for the individual's enjoyment.
I am sure there are more points to add, but mainly don't give up! There is a wealth of information that can help you improve but you just need to find for yourself what needs improving. 👍
