Dave-So opened this issue on Jun 14, 2002 ยท 17 posts
FyreSpiryt posted Sat, 15 June 2002 at 8:28 AM
The T&A aspect has already been well-covered. ^_~ Now, if you don't want to cater to that crowd, what catches my eye when I take a rare spin through the gallery is a thumbnail that suggests the picture is something I haven't seen before. T&A turns me off because, while there is quite a bit of it that's good, a LOT of it is slapped together for a cheap thrill. "Flat drab passion meanders across the screen!" If the thumbnail suggests the picture is original and different, I'm more likely to check it out. Also, an ironic observation with the "don't just reduce your image" advice. That's what I did with "Longing for my Better Half". I figured since it's "just a 'woman staring longingly into space' image that most people wouldn't care about without knowing about the character, I'd let them know what they were getting into right off. Of the six images in my gallery, that's got the most hits at a good 25% above the runner up. Of course, the runner up is a bowl of oatmeal, so go figure.