Why your photos don’t get the likes they deserve? 

Excellent! As a newbie I learned from this video to think art, engaging positive emotion, negative, noisy emotion and how to stand out among thousands of photos. I love your analogies: blown out highlights is like a fish dish that is burnt out, 90% of the photos have what it takes, just like sushi that is decent but what makes both special is a subtle difference. Wait for that magic moment when the foreground/background is clear and not annoying features like branches. I love your idea about the interior and exterior aspects of the photo: interior is the subject, from a smaller scale looking at the "exteriors" details independent of the animal such as where are high contrast patch, warm areas, the bright areas, what "external forces" leads the viewer towards the key "hook". I enjoy your suggestions and your obvious passion for wildlife. THANK YOU!

Extremely interesting and very helpful. Thanks a lot.

Finally, a photographer that offers real substance, kudos!

Always enjoy to hear your perspective on all things photography! Much more thought provoking than F stops, shutter speed and ISO!!!

Thanks for the detailed info on improving one’s photography.

Thank you! Appreciate your advice.

Great watch. And it makes good sense. I barely get 100 likes in Insta. But as a dad of 2 with very limited time/light after work, the first decent bird-pics makes it on Instagram. So I understand it's like the many others😄 But I do it for fun and I'm learning something new every day

Excellent video Tin Man! Your advice even applies to other types of photography. In addition to wildlife, I do sports photography and the importance of a clean background, emotion, light all make a difference. I must say your advice/teachings have helped me improve how to see what makes a good photo. Helen

Really Great information, your explanations are perfect Tin Man !!

Great point. I sometimes took some shots that I think were great while I was there in the field. But when I looked at it in the computer, these shots were just ordinary.

Another great video!!

I really appreciate your intellectual analysis of the photo. Earlier videos brought in artist aspects, composition, where the eye goes. This has really helped me, and no doubt others. A last comment. We can now use sodftware (ie., AI) to remove annoying objects like twigs. What are your thoughts about use of AI to clorrect for these flaws?

Great advice!

This is great thought. Starting to revisit my photos. Pav

Hah I like this new Tinman, just saying things as it actually is. I have always found Jiro so relaxing, the passion and experience he puts into every aspect of his product is very much the same way I feel about photography. I think very successful photographers are like this, they don't compromise, they are critical of every single aspect of what they are doing, how they do it, when and why. Sushi is his reason, and his reason is perfection. If you're a successful wildlife photographer this is how you work, you strive for perfection.

Thanks for the great hints. 謝謝天文的精闢技巧指示。👍🎉

There are several factors to consider when it comes to getting likes on social media. Firstly, do people know who you are? Are you a well-known sports star, top movie actor, creative artist, or a person of talent who attracts viewers who will share your content? These people often get tens of thousands of likes or more in a very short time as they are very well known with many followers. For many good photographers, it's a different story. I have discovered that many people have seen so many thousands of photos that they are numb to the effort required to create the photographs posted. However, on rare occasions, a posted photo can go viral, especially if it is an unusual video event. Ultimately, people will like what interests them, and this covers a wide range of topics due to the span of their ages, from young teenagers to senior adults, with the majority being young. As a content creator on Facebook, I may be disappointed with the low number of likes, but the impression numbers are often very high without boosting the post. It's important to remember that we are competing with over a billion social media users worldwide. And always keep in mind that "likes" don't pay the bills, so post for yourself and know that someone appreciates your art.

Photo contest sometimes can be a little weird in my opinion I entered a contest one time the theme was summer fun my photo was of a dad and a little boy with a model airplane getting ready to fly it and they were on the grass working on the plane and the theme again was summer fun I got second place the first place went to a lion and a cage in the zoo, I never could figure the judges out on that one oh well they never erected a statue for a Critic. Lol Keep up the great work.

Hi Tin Man, I'm fascinated by your photography videos, especially for your transparency regarding costs and challenges. As a cultural anthropologist and photographer, I'm interested in the behind-the-scenes dynamics and beside others, the role that money and the freedom to travel play in wildlife photography. Financing: You openly discuss the expenses of your journeys, which I greatly appreciate. I'm curious about how photographers manage to fund such costly trips. The market seems saturated by an endless flow of good photos, so the money must come from elsewhere (workshops, prizes, affiliate links?). Could you possibly delve deeper into this in a future video? Freedom to Travel: The ability to travel freely appears to be a key factor in wildlife photography, as success in this field often requires showcasing a variety of animal species from different continents. This necessity for diverse portfolios tends to make the scene seem dominated by Europeans and Americans, suggesting a touch of colonialism. How do you view this dynamic, and have you noticed any shifts in this trend? I would love to hear your thoughts on these topics. Maybe this could be an interesting subject for a future video. Thanks for your inspiring insights! Daniel

At 12:06 You are speaking about making a 3D image… and making a 2D picture : We perceive our environment around us in 3D, when looking back at an image I want to see it back in 3D, not in 2D only. That’s why I shoot in stereoscopic 3D 😀 #s3D

Great perspective, only because of the volume, and weird search engine patterns we may not even get views on social media, let alone likes. I have used paid promotions on FB, was told I reached 64,000 people, yet nobody liked, or took up on the free offer so I doubt I reached 64. I think there is a vital need to understand social media and milk it. I don't think my latest YT wildlife video has has 100 views in 2 weeks, my Instagram page isn't being visited, maybe because I don't post twice a day. I love your pen name too, in 1995 I started using the name Digital Derek, so much so event marshalls preferred it, only now there are probably hundreds out there.

So, where did that gal's photos fall down? How close were they, really, to the winning photo?

How do likes translate into money?

While all of what you’ve said is true for creating a great image, it’s not true for generating lots of engagement on social media. I’ll use Instagram as an example, where it is their own algorithms that now give massive preference to videos and reels over stills which push your popularity. I have lots of followers on IG, but engagement and growth has dropped off a cliff in the last 2-3 years thanks to their punishing, governing controls, as I have no interest in doing videos & reels. I have nothing but contempt for Adam Mosseri. He has thrown all us stills photographers (you know, the very people who made IG successful in the first place) under the bus in his desire for IG to become another TikTok. What an AH.

another think is every post can be boosted so almost no matter what is on that photo you can get for simple one for £28 . 3500 likes per day because it reach everyone around now depends city then it can fly even more... ^^ that is secret recipe and you dont need to be famous bro. I am sure if you willing boost your video more pople can see it more likes you can get it etc etc . Simple true.

Sound needs help.

3 hours, 432 views and 58 likes on this video. Who are you trying to get to like your photos? Who is your main audience? Average people, photographers, hot women, wealthy crowd? The average person doesn't have a clue about photography or what makes a politically correct image good. They just like seeing the animals. It's a small break from reality for them. It would be interesting if you could infiltrate a small community forum under a fake name and post an average image just to see the response. People go crazy for average local images. Put an image up where they can apply human feelings or emotions to what the animals are doing and they'll go nuts. In the comedy world it would be like having Eddie Murphy for the city crowd and then Larry the Cable Guy for the country crowd. The people that live in the country are use to seeing animals within a habitat with sticks, trees, bushes all around the animals. They don't care if an animal is isolated from the background. In nature the animal is surrounded by natural things. The man made products remove the natural things from the animal to isolate it. That's not normal. It's almost like dumbing a picture down for the viewer. Here let me remove all these natural things so you can see the subject easier. I like taking photographs where the animal is entirely consumed by it's surrounding except for it's very sharp looking eye peaking through the weeds or between the tree branches. Make the viewer look for the animal just like how you had to look for the animal. Then they will feel like they were there. Having one specific "correct" way to do anything is like creating a cult of people that can't think for themselves. They must do this and not that for their work to be considered good. It's silly.

You are wrong. People that got lucky ASUME WHY they got up there and usually they are wrong. You don't understand the circumstances outside your perspective bubble. Social media algorithms don't work based on talent or quality. Someone having a following means absolutely nothing in terms of talent or worth or quality. That's why the great masters in art have extremely low followings on social media. You got lucky. As simple as that. And yes, you worked through that luck but you being able to work that luck was already luck. I hate it when successful people think why they are successful, specially when they deny to talk about their privileges. Money, education, geographical location, opportunities, relationships, etc. They make truly talented people feel worthless. You all need to know it is mostly based on luck. If you want to succeed in social media the best approach is to post different things and see what sticks with people and repeat that thing. Plain and simple. That's what the biggest social media followings do. Launch a bunch of spaghetti to the wall and see what sticks and launch more of that there. Understand and remember, following means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in terms of talent or worth or art. It just means audiences like something. Audiences can be dumb, ignorant, not everyone is educated in art or get born with high IQ. Audiences can like shit or junk food or garbage. For photographers just buy and almost impossible to get lens and travel to places almost no one can travel and see how fast you get likes. Or photograph beautiful young women, or babies, or puppies, etc. Is not rocket science and it is NOT a matter of someone being the best or even good. The best in the planet have the least following. Engrave it on your brain.

@11:00 I believe you are referring to the parallax effect: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax Love your work and videos, keep waiting for the moment! You have inspired my work in positive ways. Thanks!