Dispelling a nasty "rumor"

People generally make two assumptions about photopigs. It’s not serious enough and too fluffy, and “I’m not good enough to contribute.” The second one is particularly bothersome.

photopigs is a photography-based general community.

This means everyone should freely post content. Ability, skill level and access to equipment do not matter. The only stipulation is that posts have to be based in photography. The final product started with a photograph, or is about photography itself. Generate whatever kind of discussion you desire - chit chat, technical details, questions, advice - because while photopigs is a place to learn photography it is not terribly serious about it.

However, that doesn’t mean that photopigs is only about pretty pictures and fluff pieces. Based on what photopigs has done on other platforms, there are three additional needs that warrant separate communities with special focus.

  • Digital processing. Lessons, questions, art creation, advice, techniques, etc. for Lightroom, Photoshop, Gimp, etc.
  • photopigs “magazine”, high-quality content. Restricted community and subscription service.
  • The “newsroom”. Private community for generating the magazine’s content, general writing exercises and feedback, editing, etc.

photopigs, then, is a gateway to photography and jumping point to the related more-focused communities. It is a diverse environment that represents the many different aspects of photography with the hope that it inspires others to explore photography, digital art, writing, journalism, photojournalism and, of course, these specialized communities.