Comments on: Promote JPG Magazine and Market your Images

By: eloycm

eloycm — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:42:19 +0000

So, in order to get published, do you have to be social? is jpg magazing a social network? it is possible to get published without been social?, i.e. without "contacts" and without commenting other people pictures? I mean is it flickr 2 or something different. I don't get it yet. In flickr many bad photographers get explored constantly because they are socially active, on the other hand it's impossible to get explored in flickr without been social.... it's this the case with jpg?.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:48:31 +0000

Re:blaneyphoto's post Yeah, they definitely got a raw deal as far as working for 8020 went. Still, the original founders had a stake in JPG magazine and walked away with money in their pocket. While I'm sure much of the Powazeks' bitterness is justified, it was Paul's connection that lead them to 8020's financial backer and they all went into the deal with their eyes open. There are always two sides to every argument.

By: blaneyphoto

blaneyphoto — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:45:33 +0000

Before diving in head first into JPG, it might be worthwhile taking some time to read up on Pauls treatment of JPG's true founders, Heather Champ and DerekPowazek. Not someone I'd ever encourage people to be involved with, no matter how "cool" the mag is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPG_(magazine)
http://www.powazek.com/posts/534

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:22:34 +0000

I've been a JPG member for several months. The editors put together a fantastic product. In fact, I bought my first JPG magazine before I was even aware of the online community. Unfortunately, there are some big drawbacks to their skyrocketing popularity and to the user submission model in general. First, everyone and their mother is a digital photographer now. Be prepared to sift through lots of crap to find a gem. I certainly don't envy the editors in this regard. The "hotness" algorithm certainly helps, but doesn't seem to be the perfect solution. Second, the majority of users submit material that is clearly not applicable to the categories. It's maddening. It makes the voting process almost intolerable. That said, the magazine is amazing. There are some truly great photographers in the community that rise above the rest.

By: Aaron Lindberg

Aaron Lindberg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:43:30 +0000

I love JPG. I need to post more of my work on this site. If anyone joins and wants to link up add me here.

http://www.jpgmag.com/people/aaronlindberg

Rock on JPG MAG!!!

By: Nick Charlton

Nick Charlton — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:22:04 +0000

Thanks for the article. This one has really stood out for me as it feels like something I can do myself. May I request more tips like this?

Thanks,

Nick

By: linkerjpatrick

linkerjpatrick — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:01:53 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on this. I definitely plan on submitting some stuff. Also my full name initials are J.P.G. I always get a kick out of that since photography is one of my big passions.