Many special thanks for 500 Followers (TEMP)
UPDATE: Now past the 750 mark.
I registered for an account on Flickr in 2015, however at that time, I was a full-time busy single parent of two kids, one of whom is special needs.
So I hardly use Flickr much, I barely upload a few photos in a single year, I didn’t get to view other Users’ photos, let alone joining groups and stuff like that.
I kind of put it on hold, and kind of let it slide, for the next 5 years.
By 2020, the kids were old enough to leave home, and live independent. I didn’t think of getting back onto Flickr, I was thinking about my life. Like making plans for myself, getting back into doing photography, planning on moving to a new home, etc.
But in March 2020, here in the United Kingdom, we had our lockdown, because of the coronavirus known as Covid-19.
For a few weeks, I was stuck at home like many other people do. Can’t get to move to a new home, can’t get to go out and do much photography. So what do I do?
I heard on the news, a lot of people took advantage of the lockdown, to get to do things they haven’t done for years. Everyone does things differently.
Some decided to spring clean their homes, some decided to read all the books they bought but never got around to reading, some decided to do decorating, others, everyone got different things to do. Sort out their computer files, finish building scale model kits, declutter their stuff, bling watch movies, etc.
Then I thought of an idea. Why not get back on Flickr, and start using it. So I started activity on Flickr in April 2020.
I really did not think my images would be interesting enough to get more than a few hundred views each, and I did not think I would get more than 25 Followers, let alone any of my photos getting into Explore page.
But (almost) 4 years later, the number of views all my images get, tallied up to over 3m, and I ended up with 500 Followers.
I know 500 is not much, bearing in mind, others have like 1K, 2K, 3K, 6K, 8K, or even 10K, and I think some have more than 10K.
But for me, 500 is kind of like the halfway point to 1K.
And it is kind of boosting my confidence in myself.
It is often hard for me, being a deaf person to get a career in photography, and it is often a difficult challenge for myself.
The more my images get viewed, the more they get faved, and the more followers I get, I’m starting to think I must be doing just fine, and doing well. And I’m starting to think, I can do it.
I hope to keep trying to please my fans, my followers, with more of my images.
Once again, many special thanks for following me, and viewing my images.
Many special thanks for 500 Followers (TEMP)
UPDATE: Now past the 750 mark.
I registered for an account on Flickr in 2015, however at that time, I was a full-time busy single parent of two kids, one of whom is special needs.
So I hardly use Flickr much, I barely upload a few photos in a single year, I didn’t get to view other Users’ photos, let alone joining groups and stuff like that.
I kind of put it on hold, and kind of let it slide, for the next 5 years.
By 2020, the kids were old enough to leave home, and live independent. I didn’t think of getting back onto Flickr, I was thinking about my life. Like making plans for myself, getting back into doing photography, planning on moving to a new home, etc.
But in March 2020, here in the United Kingdom, we had our lockdown, because of the coronavirus known as Covid-19.
For a few weeks, I was stuck at home like many other people do. Can’t get to move to a new home, can’t get to go out and do much photography. So what do I do?
I heard on the news, a lot of people took advantage of the lockdown, to get to do things they haven’t done for years. Everyone does things differently.
Some decided to spring clean their homes, some decided to read all the books they bought but never got around to reading, some decided to do decorating, others, everyone got different things to do. Sort out their computer files, finish building scale model kits, declutter their stuff, bling watch movies, etc.
Then I thought of an idea. Why not get back on Flickr, and start using it. So I started activity on Flickr in April 2020.
I really did not think my images would be interesting enough to get more than a few hundred views each, and I did not think I would get more than 25 Followers, let alone any of my photos getting into Explore page.
But (almost) 4 years later, the number of views all my images get, tallied up to over 3m, and I ended up with 500 Followers.
I know 500 is not much, bearing in mind, others have like 1K, 2K, 3K, 6K, 8K, or even 10K, and I think some have more than 10K.
But for me, 500 is kind of like the halfway point to 1K.
And it is kind of boosting my confidence in myself.
It is often hard for me, being a deaf person to get a career in photography, and it is often a difficult challenge for myself.
The more my images get viewed, the more they get faved, and the more followers I get, I’m starting to think I must be doing just fine, and doing well. And I’m starting to think, I can do it.
I hope to keep trying to please my fans, my followers, with more of my images.
Once again, many special thanks for following me, and viewing my images.