Should I Gloat
GDSandy Photography said, 1714127319
FPIs have a similar value to Monopoly money.
Its still nice to win one now and then though.
Holly Alexander said, 1714128093
Everyone likes to be proud of achievements no matter how small they may seem to others and so what!
Life is too short, be HAPPY about good things.
Just let other people do the same
Retouchguy said, 1714128254
Holly Alexander said
Everyone likes to be proud of achievements no matter how small they may seem to others and so what!
Life is too short, be HAPPY about good things.
Just let other people do the same
+1 ,great answer
indemnity said, 1714128636
It's has a rewarding feeling getting the Yippee message and finding one of your images being used on the front page, so enjoy the moment and embrace it.
BigBaldTone said, 1714130968
By definition this post could be classed as gloating, or a thinly veiled attempt to drive traffic to your portfolio, but that might be the cynic in me... :-)
Congrats on the FPI - in this small part of the internet, they do actually mean something to some people...
Michael_990 said, 1714131306
Afrofilmviewer said
"Sir, this is a McDonald's Drive Thru." :D
Made my day!
JPea said, 1714142929
Afrofilmviewer said
We're here for a good time not a long time. 👍🏾👊🏾
Or both preferably.
CalmNudes said, 1714150535
ClickMore 📷 said
Recently I had a photo added as an FPI. That means that PP might use it for promotion purposes, such as Social Media. So should I Gloat? Should I boast or thank people? In my opinion, NO. It is not an achievement, it is a few people thinking the photo would be useful to PP. I am not here to collect FPI, nor am I here to beg for them. They will happen or they might not happen. I gave myself a little smile and a few people will cause the little red notification will pop up a little more today but Oscar equivalent it is not so there is no need for an award speech. And no, I won't be arguing my opinion.
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You shouldn't than people ? Really ? If you think it was a nice thing to get its not a bad thing to say "Thanks. It won't pay my bills, or get me upgraded to first class when I fly, but it's nice"
Not an achievement? Depends on you view of what is and is not, but your picture was in the small proportion thought suitable to promote the site which is something.
Not here to collect or beg for FPIs - well that's good sense. If they happen it's nice, but people do lose their sense of proportion.
Bragging instead that you don't care much, or gloating in the form of posting "I'm not gloating" ... begs the question "so why did you start a thread then?" (see "Streisand syndrome")
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MacMaghnuis said, 1714156122
I posted an image in Single image critique, and another photographer said that I had overdone the Photoshop made the skin look plasticky and messed with her feature too much. I've just logged in to see it has been made an FPI and garnered a whole load of likes as a result. But I'm not gloating.
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