Current state of Photo-Video.Club

Interesting.

I don't see anything that you have shared yet on this forum, or am i missing something?

It's a SHARE forum, so I guess if just a few of us do all the sharing, it gets O L D....real fast.
Personally, I could share something new everyday for the next 20 years, but.......that wouldn't encourage new members to get some good threads started.

Have noticed an uptick on "fake" or incomplete shares....admin needs to delete those and the likes the poster rec'd.

 

I've been here for a while and I don't think the quality or consistency has dropped off. I feel it's picked up from the days when I was first here, but I'm sure there's times when it's quieter than other times for new content.
Also, the price of Lightroom presets has gone up to stupid levels (in my opinion), so it can be a bit of a barrier to getting new stuff...but 99% of the "big names" presets have already been shared here

 

i dont feel it either. its good to share or participate in group buys.

 

It's just you, Because PV club is by far one of the best forums around. Good luck finding something better. If you do go get some good stuff and share... LOL

 

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everybody! I felt like I stumbled upon a goldmine when I found this site, and still feel that exact same way! Just feeling super appreciative <3

 

If you find some quality, new presets it would be great if you could share them.

 

I can speak for myself, but I’m sure I speak for other members too. Much of what I post here is paid for out of my own pocket.

If you think the quality is slipping, here’s a challenge for you: start sharing material of a higher quality than what you see here, and that’s it.

Believe me, we’d all be grateful. As for me, I’m not complaining; I see a lot of things here that aren’t useful to me, but they’ll be useful to others, and others find them very handy.

 

I guess it depends what one is specifically looking for - right? There is so much here that it boarders on near-saturation and one needs to balance the equation of collector to actual one seeking [and reaping / retaining] education from the presented shares. There are honestly only so many ways that a subject can be taught with the obvious "uniqueness" of exactly what YOU bring to the table in the person-to-person or person-to- devotion of project completion. I guess this speaks to what spectrum is your constitution invested in the end product; all along appreciating the ancillaries because it's also about the ride too . . .

Honestly - the only thing I can offer is to utilize those shares here - BUT also get out there and USE those elements you think may be beneficial (you'll oftentimes find some parts fit but not solely of what was shared only coming from your side - but the other as well. And from the interaction - springs a wealth of mutual benefit! And don't be afraid to make mistakes . . .

Being a passive collector of what's on the forum is fine I guess - but it won't make you a better {whatever} - you need to get out there and interact, build relationships, network, smille, establish story, gain experience, be genuine, and the dominoes will somewhat fall into place . . .

 

I understand the 'sharing is caring' aspect but charging money and then saying this community gets old if noone is uploading is strange to me. Imagine the owner of a gym charging all members money and then asking the members to bring machines and weights to the gym themselves saying otherwise the gym won't function.

 

I never paid to get Gold. Just contribute a long the years and start to get points and finally get my Lifetime Gold
But I have to say
"understand the 'sharing is caring' aspect but charging money"
So you don't have a problem come here and take stuff that lots of us paid from our pockets but, pai a subscription which is cheaper them most of the stuff you get is an "offense" ???? Sorry I don´t get it but make the math. Go and see the price of lots of stuff sharede here, I can speak for stuff I bought from Karl Taylor, Piximperfect and RGGDDU. Now if you download them see how much you save

 

donating is already a contribution maybe for maintaining for this site to keep alive..

sharing is optional but for me being in this site is already a blessing.. i wont complain what's on the table. sometimes download video tutorials and workshops here which some of them are missing chapters or contents but i still enjoyed watching it.

if you feel the contents here are losing quality why not buy the real deal and enjoy it to yourself. you dont need pvclub for it. i mean being gold member doesn't guarantee you to have premium preset/lut or other stuff. whatever you see here is what you get..

 

I've been here a long time so from my perspective, this site now compared to the early days, it is so full of content that it would be nearly impossible to consume it all. The years have been kind. The forum members have been kind in sharing. I don't really need another preset but there are no shortage of them here. I've been a paid pro for longer than I'd like to admit and still find content that provides nuggets of new things to learn. For me personally, as a long standing member, I have a responsibility to give back. I have years of content from here and try to provide mirrors as much as possible. I also support as many group buys as I can even if I don't necessarily need the content sometimes. I don't have to pay for Gold so it's my way of contributing back and helps close group buys faster. I don't know any members in real life, but I know every one of the user names in this thread and have a lot of respect for them based simply on how they conduct themselves here. @pizzamakesmehappy I'm glad you are here. Thanks for the discussion. You brought out a bunch of the PV-Club legends together for the comments.

This may need to be another thread. But speaking of legends, to the other long time members: Whatever happened to @serendipity ?

 

All these young whippersnappers. I come from the age of bulletin boards and trying to get the latest 1200 baud rate modem (post- 300 baud phone handset coupler) to stay connected to get a massive 400kb pdf at a blazing 2.4 kbps. In those days, we were thankful for the other party keeping a file available for a few days. It taught us patience, how to value community, and awareness of the waning and waxing of the tides of content. And as bbrooks mentioned, respect. My advice to newcomers as a relative noobie here is to spend time getting a real feel for the culture, read through the posts including the dates and get a real understanding of the history of each. I am slow so it took me a while. In fact, I am still learning, but again as bbrooks noted, this thread has a lot of "legends" found throughout the site, and their insights and, dare I say, assistance has made my journey very enjoyable. In my almost 5 decades of internet life back to DOS hypertext and Navigator on Mac, the most valuable lessons that still apply are patience and politeness. When I get irritated or frustrated I nostagically recall the sound of a dial-up modem connecting and the minutes that were required for a screen to download and display. Then I find my moment of zen.

 

I used to contribute a lot, but over time the balance shifted for me. Not because I don’t want to share, but because the effort stopped matching the experience. Uploading, organizing, mirroring, maintaining, buying new material — it all takes time and money. And when entitlement rises, respect/gratitude drops, and content gets leaked, the motivation eventually fades even when new stuff comes continously in.
Add to that real‑life priorities — job, family, friends, house, (new) hobbies — and it becomes harder to justify spending hours preparing uploads and maintaining them. As curiosdude wrote above there is plenty of stuff New Members can do: "I even made a whole post trying to encourage people to post mirrors: ❗New folks: ❗How to easily get likes and the benefits of doing so | Photo-Video Club you can even get extra trophy points for doing so " Not much one sees that an effort is made here.
I continue to appreciate the community and the people who keep it alive. Respect to all here continuing contributing in a consistent manner (you have an amazing energy and positive mindset), but I just want to be transparent about why some of us step back or just share stuff on a 1-1 basis: it’s not lack of goodwill, it’s simply that life changes and motivation changed and with this the (temporary) focus.