I’ve recently started uploading my shots to a portfolio on 500px, which you can find using the newly created Portfolio link in the website menu at the top of my blog (between Photography and About Me) or by visiting directly here. I seem to get a lot more views on 500px compared to any other platform, so I’d really recommend it if you’re trying to get your images in front of as many eyes as possible.
Not only is it a great format for viewing photos, they also provide print and download services for free. Unfortunately they don’t provide any flexibility on pricing, so you just have to make do with the model they’ve decided upon. But it means I have a place where people can buy my photos without any upfront costs for me, which at the moment is a no brainer.
I’ll be continuing to add my best shots on 500px, as well as selecting some of my favourites from the past few years to upload. It’s a great place to see all of my photography in one place, without the ramblings of the blog. And if you’re anything like me you’ll be able to waste a good few hours just looking through other photographer’s images on the front page!
Do you use 500px? Or have another platform you’d like to recommend? I’d love to hear from you!
I love 500px, there is great talent there. I use it too: http://500px.com/maniv
It’s one of those websites that’s just fun to use. Love your portrait shots from India! Following on 500px now 🙂
Fantastic shots! Gave both you guys a follow.
Thanks! You have some great black and white shots on your blog feed, left some comments over there 🙂
Thanks Ben, appreciate all comments. Should have said I tend to get a lot more views on 500 too, I just keep forgetting to upload to that site.
It’s tough, there are so many platforms on the web to keep on top of. I’m still in the long process of working out which work best for me, but I think 500px is definitely a keeper.
Interesting, I’ve been wondering about it more and more lately. I may have to give it a try.
It’s definitely worth a look, great fun to use as well. I haven’t done much research on the topic but the only competitor I’m aware of doing something similar with regards to selling images is Smugmug. But you have to pay for that service which is not something I’m interested in at the moment.
This isn’t the first time that I’ve heard that it’s a good place to be. I might give it a try too.
Hi Kathy, just been checking out your work – it’s fantastic! Always great to come across a fellow lover of France 🙂 You should definitely think about 500px, I think your macro nature photography would be very popular over there. Thanks for stopping by!
Looks good, I had a play about with it once but I have so many photos on Flickr (3000+) it’s a bit too much of an effort to move – though maybe I should pick a few photos and have a limited portfolio up there as Flickr is more like extra storage.
Yeah I’m using 500px as a place for what I consider to be my best images. I’ll continue to use Flickr as well. Like you say it’s great for storage with 1Tb of free space, and also really easy to use it as a source of images for here on the blog so I don’t have to pay WordPress for any extra space!
Beautiful images Ben! Love the headers, especially the one on your portfolio! Keep up the great work.
Thanks! That header shot from the top of Le Mole is one of my favourites. It’s a great day hike if you’re ever in the Geneva area!
Thanks for the recommendation Ben. All the best with your adventures and if we are ever in the Geneva area, we will have to do that hike!
Interesting! May be I should start using it. I have a question… do they offer the same functionality as Flikr, to link the photos in your blog directly to the site? I presume that means you are not using up any space on your WordPress account. BTW, how do you manage to do that?
Hi Kan, Flickr have made it a bit more difficult recently but you can still do it. I upload all my shots to Flickr as they have 1TB of free space. You have to follow a few steps to include the photos in a WordPress post:
1. Select “Download / All Sizes” on the photo you want. You can find this option by clicking the three dots next to the share icon.
2. Click View All Sizes
3. Choose the image size you want. Then right click and select Copy image URL
4. Paste the URL into the src attribute of a HTML img tag in your post.
I might do a post on this actually as a few people have asked the same question and it could benefit from a quick tutorial video.
I’m not sure if you can do the same with 500px, as I don’t think it’s possible to get the URL for an uploaded photograph. Having said that, it could be a setting I’ve missed somewhere.
Thanks a bunch Ben! Appreciate it! 🙂