Comments on: 500px is not Flickr

By: Tarique Sani

Tarique Sani — Mon, 12 May 2014 04:54:21 +0000

Most of the gripes mentioned in this article have now been fulfilled adequately.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 11 May 2014 03:14:37 +0000

Thanks for this review, tariquesani. I just learned about 500px from About.me, and I am thinking about using it to display my fine art photography. All attempts of mine to create a gallery site for myself have failed. I just can’t find anything that does what I want.

FYI, I’m writing this in May 2014, and I noticed that you intended to update this review periodically. Do you have an updated point of view or any further insights into the pros and cons of 500px given that three years have now passed from the date of this blog post?

If so, I would love to know what you think now.

Thanks again,

Jonathan

By: tariquesani

tariquesani — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:48:26 +0000

Well thankfully my case is not like yours… If 500px is working for you then good for you.

I have just presented a balanced pros and cons view here and will revisit it a year later as promised.

Lastly – as you can see for almost the same number of visits flickr users are more likely to comment or favorite than 500px users. The 3700% larger community size is moot

By: TheNakedPhotographer

TheNakedPhotographer — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:33:38 +0000

Yes you consistantly get more Faves and comments because there are 3,700% times as many people on Flickr than 500. But if you are like me and check the profiles of EVERYONE that favorites or comments on my images you will find most have NO images in their stream or stolen images. Then when you look at what THEY favorite you see they have 3,000 favorites…..mostly porn…..and at that point I usually block them. I have a block list that is 2,500 people strong on Flickr. I have had a few on 500 favorite my images only to not have any theirselves. But I suspect they followed me from Flick or facebook and came mostly because they wanted to LIKE my work to further me along.

By: tariquesani

tariquesani — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:06:36 +0000

It is not about views it is about the community – I consistently get more fav and comments of flickr. People on 500px appear to be mostly voyuers. 500px is young and is already getting it’s share of bad reviews in terms of customer service. I do hope they learn and succeed because yes there is a need for a true alternative. As it stands right now 500px is just a better looking showcase but with limited features

By: TheNakedPhotographer

TheNakedPhotographer — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:39:38 +0000

Tariq, not sure I get your point, you have 213 views on Flickr and 204 on 500px….not sure of your point. I for one agree 1,000% with the poster that said flickr is a dinosaur. Try being a fine art or erotic photographer on Flickr. I had my Flickr account gifted to me by a fan and paid 10 years in advance….I got thrown off there for some non-sense about arguing with some american in a group. Flickr is not only a dinosaur, they are the Gestapo of photsharing sites where porn and stolen images are allowed and original fine art and nude content is deleted and censored and the creator of that conten are attacked and discriniated against. I am SO glad that I discovered 500px. I will never look at flickr the same again. It IS the myspace of site. Littered by losers and a waste of time and space.

By: pp

pp — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:11:57 +0000

I like it a lot for nature photography. The other niches are yet to be filled.

It would be great to have a Comment Importer like the one you made for Flickr to show up, so all comments can be stored in one place. (Like I’m using your script for SuperettePierre.eu.)

By: John Smith

John Smith — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:57:18 +0000

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By: tariquesani

tariquesani — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:49:15 +0000

Hmmm… other than language bordering on “RUDE” your comment has not added anything to the article! As far as exposure for my pictures I would like just give 2 URLs https://www.flickr.com/photos/tariquesani/5938657649/ and https://500px.com/photo/975390
P.S. Am an ardent Mac User 🙂

By: 6ix

6ix — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:05:44 +0000

Flickr is like Windows, slow, out of date and cumbersome to navigate, it just looks and feels old. 500px is like OSX – elegant, easy to use, and very attractive. Its also a lot faster. Its presentation mode makes Flickr look like the 1980s PC. APIs are coming, but not in the “mass upload 1000 images at a time” like flickr. 500px wants the best displayed, not little johns family dog. 500px is raising money but they will raise prices too to keep the garbage off. I used Flickr for years hardly got anything in return for my efforts. One month on 500px has already put me in touch with some of the best photographers in the world and gotten my work in the hands of art directors. Flickr is dead, it is the myspace of photo sites. Good riddance. You Flickr lovers all probably still use PCs… dinosaurs!