There's a problem within various photography communities, and misinformation is being put forth to game the photography world. It has to do with nudity. The running joke is that in order to get prominence on social media, you just have to shoot with Kodak Portra, have a nude woman, and overexpose the photograph by a bit.
"I think having a vision as a photographer is more important than just having the most expensive equipment," says LA-based photographer Dave Tada. He's been uploading at least one new analogue photo to his Tumblr page over the last 11 years.
If you know any better, you can look around the web and see pretty awful images absolutely killing it on social media platforms and in other places. And I'm not really saying this as an opinion, but it's more of a fact.
"To gain new perspectives, you have to be willing to change your surroundings. " Back when I was working in higher education, that's what I used to tell my students whenever they were confronted with seemingly insurmountable problems.
Just a few years after Tumblr came out in 2007, it was one of the hippest blogging platforms where you can get your creative works seen. One of the most popular ways to spread the word about your work was by linking your posts to your Flickr account, so people could see more and follow you there.
Photographers, like all creatives, constantly search for inspiration even in the unlikeliest places. Some of us find it most effective to take a walk around town or go on a trip somewhere far from home.
The popular blogging platform Tumblr has announced that starting on December 17th, 2018, it will permanently ban all adult content and nudity. That includes artistic nude photos published by professional photographers.