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photoSIG has a rating of 2.67 stars from 24 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. photoSIG ranks 565th among Graphic Design sites.
This site is excellent for learning to compose images and present them. Yes you will receive some trite reviews, and some seem to ego trip on their points, going for volume rather than quality in their critiques. Nevertheless overall I have learned a lot and I thought I knew it all. Sadly its popularity has fallen away and the original intention to be a broader site based on the bulletin boards has failed. If you're happy to be limited to one image per three days, then the site is free. Highly recommended.
The site no longer offers quality critiques. The good photographers have all vacated the site. The few who are left do not know much about photography, there maybe 12 photographers who can provide quality photography and insightful critiques. The website is off line for days at a time. Rumor has it the website was sold to a long time administrator. If it is the woman I will not go back. Rude, over bearing, bully with a poor customer service attitude. There are so many other photography critique sites who cater to professional photographers like myself.
I'm a confirmed photoSIG member (since Jan/03) so have seen it's ups & downs. The good news is there; s a new admin who is not so confrontational & has plans to improve the site through member involvement. Robert has some vision for the site & is polite but firm. I think his influence might result in a new flowering for the site & photoSIG is the only photography site I'm aware of where you're likely to get a decent, helpful critique of your photo instead of Flickr fluff. You mightn't always like the crit but that's good, it makes you think critically about the points raised. Of course not all crits are great, far from it, but there are some good photographers & critics on the site who really put in.
I had my run ins with Sheena but in her defense I would say some of the people she dealt with were impossible. On the other hand she did seem to pick fights & could be somewhat undiplomatic but she put her heart into the site.
If you want critical reviews of your work then photoSIG is the place to be. It's worth noting there is an expectation that for each photo you submit to the site you're expected to do 3 crits which is a great way of improving your photography skills.
Would I recommend the site? Yes,
EDIT. Sadly the site went down in the middle of December 2014 & hasn't been rebooted by the owner in over 2 months so I would say photoSIG is now dead.
What I am worried about is that I can't get the site anymore, it seems to have gone off line. Anyone else noticed this or know what is going on?
Regards,
Fred
I found this site to be unique in that it strongly supports everyone to give there honest opinions on submitted photos. I haven't found another site that consistently supports that. I don't participate in the forums because I found that it is packed with a bunch of whining, childish people with over inflated egos complaining about the site or other members. These same people never seem to want to discuss photography The site seems to have been abandoned by the owner though and it is in desperate need of upgrading.
I go here for one reason. To get feedback on my photos that I can't get on other sites and to practice evaluating other peoples photo without fear. If you stick with that it's a great tool. Just try to avoid the senior citizens on that site that think they know everything about life and photography. I wish the site could find a way to get rid of those folks.
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