For Its Own Sake by auntietk
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Beauty for the sake of beauty.
This is an old cash register that belonged to Bill's cousin's wife's grandfather. (Did you follow all that?) Judy's grandfather and their family owned a flower shop in New York, and she remembers this being in the shop when she was a child. What a nice memory! It's a beautiful piece.
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Since people seem to be having a lot of trouble navigating the new website, I thought I'd share a few things I've learned and tell you what's going on so far.
Here's my first and best tip:
The Forum is absolutely chock full of questions, complaints, answers, evasions, and general blather about this whole thing. Go there and read up on what's going on. If you have a concern that hasn't been addressed, ask a question! You have just as much right to start a thread or make a comment as anyone else on this site.
In the meantime, the question I've seen asked the most has to do with e-bot notifications. How do I know if my favorite artist has posted a new image? How do I know if anyone has commented on my picture? Will I ever get email notifications again?
First of all, the answer is "no," you're not going to get email notifications again, so you might as well learn to find the information you want.
Look at the right-hand side of the black bar at the top of your screen. See all the little icons there?
The one on the left is your avatar. Trust me ... it's teeny tiny, but that's you.
The next one to the right is supposed to be a newspaper, I think. That's called the Activity Feed. That's where you'll see notices that your favorite artist has posted an image.
Next over is a bell. That's where you can look to see who has commented on your picture. Once you're done with that information, you can click the "Mark All Read" button and they'll go away.
The in box is where your site mail is now hiding.
The other three icons are only interesting if you want to be a vendor, participate in the marketplace, place an ad, or buy something. I have no interest in those things, so if you need to know more about them, you're on your own.
Oh, about that Activity Feed.
Renderosity decided that your old favorite artists and your friends were ALL people you're interested in, and that you want to see their art! Now if you're anything like me, those lists weren't anything close to the same. My favorite artists were all on my friend list, but all those friends? Shoot! Most of them I've never heard of, and just accepted their requests because I'm a nice person and it didn't matter to me.
If you want to cull that list and take out people whose art you don't care about seeing in your Activity Feed, click on your teeny tiny avatar and choose "View Profile" from the dropdown menu. Scroll down a little bit and you'll find a number with the word "Following" under it. Click on the number, and you'll see a list of everyone you have on your list. You have the option to "unfollow" anyone you want. Be warned, though, once you click unfollow and close the window, they're gone for good. If you want to follow them again you have to go to their gallery and click the "follow" button.
That's enough for now. If I remember, I'll post another tip tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to ask me anything you want. Most of the time my answer will be "I've got no flippin' idea," but sometimes I might know something. :P And GO TO THE FORUM! Read the threads! Invest a little time in your possible future here! I know a lot of people are looking for reasons to stay, and if you participate and ask questions and figure out what's going on, you'll find the information that will help you decide if you're going to continue or if you're just going to fade away.
I'd hate to see people leave just because they don't know where to get good information.
And no, I don't work for Renderosity. God forbid. I'm just someone who spent a lot of my professional life interpreting things and writing manuals. Now that I'm retired, I'd like to help out my fellow photographers here who I would like to see stay, and am afraid I'm going to lose in the chaos of this crazy switchover.
Comments (16)
MrsRatbag
Good information, Tara; I found all that I know so far in the forums too. And there's a LOT I haven't figured out yet, and much that just isn't there anymore. I've asked a lot of questions in the forums, and so far got nothing much for answers except a note that my question would be passed on to the programmers. Meh. I'm not holding my breath. Not real impressed so far, but I'm still here. As long as I don't have to make my own thumbnails and as long as my adblocker software can keep killing the ad images on the sides...it's clear that the site is more concerned with cash-generating members. All that said, your shot is intimate and amazingly lovely, as always. I laughed at your comment on Bill's shot about not getting a whole shot of anything, or words to that effect...you got enough of this to make me covet this item!
LivingPixels
Thanx for insight into this piece f history about he cash register and your info on renderosity my friend you have been most helpful gotta say love your tude to it all much applause!!
photosynthesis
I recognized this as yours as soon as I saw the thumbnail, Tara. You've zeroed right in on the incredibly decorative work that went into these machines - which I've always admired. Today's versions are purely functional & the idea of putting this much detail into such a commercial object would never fly. Part of it, of course, is the different aesthetics of contemporary culture, which favors the sleek, shiny & simple over the textured, decorative & complex, but I think part of it is also the relentless pursuit of efficiencies & economies...
jocko500
good it took me 10 minutes to post one and then i find out i posted it two times and do not know how to delete one. O well. very good shot
kgb224
Thank you for the information. I would have preferred still to receive updates on comments on my gallery via email as well as of my favorite artist posting on Renderosity. I believe Renderosity will lose many photographers still posting their work. I have at least figured out where to see comments on my work that i upload and where my favorite artists have uploaded and where i can comment on their work. I will have a look at the complaints in the forum though. I am just wondering did Renderosity make it to complicated for everyone and wouldn't keep it simple would have worked better.? Amazing capture Tara. God bless.
jayfar
Excellent info Tara and many thanks for taking the trouble. I find it all a great hassle and still not sure if I'm going to stay with it or not.
I used to be keen on my stats and tried to improve them all the time but now that doesn't matter any more.
I can now get around the scheme ok but sometimes forget to give a rating !!!
I like your pic BTW.
wysiwig
Ok, I can see keeping a cameo or even grandpa's hat but a cash register? A super shot showing how people once beautified even utilitarian items such as these.
Wolfenshire
Things used to be made with pride and workmanship... now it's all just plastic.
awjay
superb detail
durleybeachbum
I wish we still had this sort of stuff! A wonderfully lit pic.
Many will thank you for this info, Tara, but why didn't 'they ' do exactly this in the first place, that is EXPLAIN!..
helanker
A super beautiful shot of this lovely decoration.
And thank you for this info. I also followed the Forum, where I learned to navigate to atleast the most important stuff. :-)
CavalierLady
What a beautiful nostalgic renaissance kind of image! Gorgeous! Thanks for all the info, Tara. I noticed the activity had links to the old fractal days from people who haven't posted in years. It will be a PITA but I guess I need to update my followers list. sigh.
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful
T.Rex
Thanks Tara.
1 - The cash register is from a time when everyday items were decorated. It's only during the past 70 years or so that decorating ANYTHING is OUT! Costs too much, etc....And this nonsense with so called designers (yech!). Artistically it was better in the old days.
Secondly, thanks for the run down on the Rendo site. Rendo should have sent out a small description/manual to all its members describing the rationale behind the change and how to navigate. I spent a lot of time clicking icons, buttons, etc. to see what they do (and hoping NOT to cause damage). The Forums? Where they throw programmers and administrators to the lions? I avoided them - too much "Argh!" and so on, making it difficult to find what one is searching for.
Thanks again!
Keep up the good work!
:-)
bmac62
It sure is great being married to you...all this work was mine just for the asking:-) Love the old cash register...I tried one down in Texas but didn't get my focus or composition right. I need another chance to get this right.
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture of times past when art and function worked together
thanks for the tips you've posted so far - it has helped me