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I've been a staple on this site, for many years. Heck, I've joined many of the sites (feet fair, foot fetish daily, soles of silk) because of it. Yes, I'm on instagram as well as Facebook and yes I follow plenty of foot models on both social media sites, YET I've ALWAYS come to Wus first, for the forums as well as the contributions. There's nothing else like it (not even mousepad). To see this site diminish, would be a serious blow to the Foot Fetish world, mine especially! Wishing Wu is Ok, and that he comes back to shed some light on the whole situation ...
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quote: While photographers are geniuses at what they do, a pretty foot is a pretty foot! My favorite foot models all took selfies when it came to their sites.
Well hell, I will just sell all my photographic equipment tomorrow and start using an iPhone camera for everything on Norcalfeet since no one cares about the quality anymore. Why didn't I think of that..
It's really true that you never stop learning in life, mate! I'm gonna do the same! And we should put maximum attention in screwing the focus, badly over or underexpose the pics, do everything that we can to blur them and also clumsily cut random body parts (including toes & heels!) out of the pics! I am sure that this will add that genuine, real-life, "random dude with an i-phone shooting the postman's daughter's peds" flavor to our boring, pretentious stuff! People will flock and pay big bucks to enjoy our new crap! We're gonna get rich at last, mate!
Dude, you just made my day, that's so funny. But seriously, I wish I could bring myself to take all my pics with my phone, and the hell with all that fancy lighting, wardrobe and studio crap, who needs it, right?
If I had no standards, maybe I'd have some money in the bank or something(sigh).
Great to know that (if not as a successful vendor) at least I have a future as a jester, Adam!
I sometimes make the very reasoning you have written about.. but I always end up telling myself that if I started taking crappy "Facebook style" pics, MAYBE I will end up with some more bucks in my wallet.. but SURE I will never be able to look at my face in the mirror anymore without saying "you sold out, beggar"..
So please keep up your SUPERB job, Adam (OK, not my cup of tea, but as an experienced shooter I can see TRUE quality stuff).. I am sure that there will always be people educated and smart enough to reward our efforts.. all the best from Italy!
Hahahahaha! This dialogue is quite funny actually.
I wasn't saying that those pics taken with camera phones are better. They simply satisfy a demand at the perfect price point of $0.
When I was 18 and got my first debit card I was more excited than most. Why? I could finally subscribe to feet fair...of which I would check out the monthly brochures to see who he was having on next. Promptly subscribed. At that time there was minimal content on the net. All we saw were glimpses of full photo sets in these subscription only groups. 1-2 teaser photos. The party was inside. Join! There was no video at the time. Social networking wasn't even coined yet. I'm sure business was good back then.
Fast forward to now and I'm not 18 anymore. I have a full time job. Live in girlfriends and when I'm single an active sex life. I wonder...who is going to take my place in subscribing to these sites? Are 18 year olds wide eyed at the plethora of pics behind those closed password protected sites? I don't think so. They have nearly a decade of contribution pics on this site alone. Millions of pics on Instagram. Videos out to wazoo all over YouTube and daily motion...not to mention pirate sites. Why would an 18 year old kid pay $29.99 a month? His netflix and spotify memberships are $10 a piece!
There is talent on Instagram. I'd suggest looking there for models too. While there is no doubt that you photogs are brilliant at what you do. But seriously...I'll take the high arched phone pic over your average foot model at a nice studio any day. And that's if the average foot models pics were free! Charge me $29.99 for your average hot girl barefoot simply isn't going to fly. I've found the most beautiful feet I've ever seen on Instagram.
I have a buddy that actively looks for models on Instagram...he specializes in high arch photos. He finds the models and uses their popularity on Instagram 3000+ followers and combines his equipment/skills/HD camera to totally eclipse what she is already putting out on her own.
Sorry guys. You guys are brilliant. I'm still waiting for Adam to bring back Mona Lisa before I subscribe again. She has one in a million type feet. And though I'm loyal...we're really not. If she opened up an Instagram the need to subscribe to Feet fair would be abolished. I'd only do it out of loyalty and respect. Now..if I needed a foot fetish photo to put on canvas to put in my bedroom....Adam would be my man. It's art! But with spank material being so cheap, and access to our favorite models just a follow away...competition is steep. You guys used to be the heralds to our favorite models..the gate keepers. Now not so much. I think I could contact most of my favorite models personally for anything I want. If I like black high heels....done. We're not at the mercy of what you guys feel we want to see.
Anyway....feel free to laugh at my pedistrian taste(get it..pedistrian!) Money talks. My fetish hasn't decreased none..just the way I go about getting my fix. It's like selling coke in the ghetto when crack came out.
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quote:Originally posted by NorcalfeetStudios: That's it, let's close up all the paysites then..the final voice of reason.
Nope. Not the final voice. Just a consumer for the past 14 years whose spending habits have changed. We consumers however as a collective are the final voice however.
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The dominance of social media was easily seen years ago. Why Wu's hasn't even made a twitter account is beyond me... If he has, I can't even find it ><
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Like I said earlier, and I will say for the slow members who just don't understand unless you put it in simplistic form. Let's try it again.
It is like comparing Budweiser to Dom Perignon. NO... it's like comparing a Kia to a Ferrari. Maybe this will work, it's like comparing ground dog meat to an aged Angus Porterhouse steak.
you see some folks don't mind instagram or twitter but if you want great quality HD crystal clear photography you must pay for it. Someone has to work to get the finest quality pictures, and they do not come cheap, plain and simple.
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quote:Originally posted by NorcalfeetStudios: That's it, let's close up all the paysites then..the final voice of reason.
Nope. Not the final voice. Just a consumer for the past 14 years whose spending habits have changed. We consumers however as a collective are the final voice however.
Not if all of us paysites are doing this which what we love for fun and don't care to follow the social trends on what we HAVE to do with our sites.
426 is spot on..
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My points for social media weren't for the reasons for Wu not updating, nor saying that the quality there is on par with pay sites.
I'm talking COMMUNICATION here. This is the forum and its purpose is communication and sharing of photos, ideas, thoughts, etc. All these things you can do on Social Media. That was my point. And to be honest, to the average person who emails me every week asking me how to make a web site (I'm sure my other web master friends get that too), how much easier is it for that person to post a photo on Social Media outlets than write the small code here. I see broken code links all over the forum and clean some of them up. LOL...
That was my point fellas. The other ideas you can debate.
quote:Originally posted by Patrick: My points for social media weren't for the reasons for Wu not updating, nor saying that the quality there is on par with pay sites.
I'm talking COMMUNICATION here. This is the forum and its purpose is communication and sharing of photos, ideas, thoughts, etc. All these things you can do on Social Media. That was my point. And to be honest, to the average person who emails me every week asking me how to make a web site (I'm sure my other web master friends get that too), how much easier is it for that person to post a photo on Social Media outlets than write the small code here. I see broken code links all over the forum and clean some of them up. LOL...
That was my point fellas. The other ideas you can debate.
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Exactly, I get those same guys always e-mailing me about "How to start a foot website" or "How to land the models"...at this day in age, if you don't already have an established paysite..the best thing is to just go the social media route. For the established sites, there has always been a following and always will be, kind of like a Brand name. Think of the old rock bands who aren't too hip or cool anymore like Fleetwood Mac, The Stones, or the Moody Blues...they always have the fan base and get new ones all the time because of the brand name people know. Like I said, I think most of us established sites just do it for some extra money or for the fun of it because of all the self entitled people on social media and pirates stealing material and figure a debt is owed to them of free quality feet pics.
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quote:Originally posted by 426 HEMI: Like I said earlier, and I will say for the slow members who just don't understand unless you put it in simplistic form. Let's try it again.
It is like comparing Budweiser to Dom Perignon. NO... it's like comparing a Kia to a Ferrari. Maybe this will work, it's like comparing ground dog meat to an aged Angus Porterhouse steak.
you see some folks don't mind instagram or twitter but if you want great quality HD crystal clear photography you must pay for it. Someone has to work to get the finest quality pictures, and they do not come cheap, plain and simple.
I agree. I wasn't disputing that.
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Maybe it's just me...but have you guys noticed the lack of new members. Like no 2014 sign ups, and a few 2013. Perhaps social media is our future. That 18 year old I mentioned isn't here. And maybe that's cool. No "how do I get feet threads". But maybe we would have a stronger and more cohesive following if we were on Instagram/twitter? Perhaps the forum format is antiquated?
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All I know is, if this site closes or shuts down, I'm in trouble. Like most of you, I've been here awhile (maybe not as much as some). This is the ONLY place to go for good pictures, postings, and all that jazz. Social media can suck it. I've supported the pay sites because there's just something about getting a great quality pic that facebook/twitter/tumblr don't offer. I guess all we can do is hope for the best...
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