STEEM PHOTO JOURNAL #9

Welcome to the next issue of the Steem Photo Journal!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Captivating
Photographer's Story
Travel
Stats
Participants

CAPTIVATING
Finding visually exceptional photo posts on the Steem blockchain. No text needed.

by @travelshots

by @chaseburnett

by @axeman

PHOTOGRAPHER'S STORY (featuring Scott Thompson)

''Hello, I am Scott Thompson of Scott Shots Photography. In 1994, I was attending college with plans on being a veterinarian. After a couple years, I realized I was not as passionate about the career as I initially was. It was around that time my grandfather gave me his old Olympus OM-1 and I decided to take a black and white photography class just for the fun of it. I loved the class!!! I loved how I was able to use the artistic side of my brain as I had been painting and drawing for years. And I loved how I was also able to use the science-loving side of my brain with all the chemistry and camera settings and gear involved.

After I completed the first B&W class I got a job at a little mom and pop camera store in North Hollywood, California where I got to work with professionals and I got to teach new camera owners how to use their new gear. In 1998 I started Scott Shots Photography and began to take on commercial photography work. Fast forward a bit, I got married, had a kid, and we decided to move to the Lake Tahoe area in 2002, where I started living out my dreams as a landscape photographer.

I still shoot plenty of commercial photography but my passion is indeed landscapes. I am fortunate to be able to sell my prints (that I print personally on an Epson 9900) at the Vista Gallery in Kings Beach, at other stores in the area, and through my website www.ScottShotsPhoto.com.

On Steemit, I have been trying to share a bit of the photo knowledge I've accumulated in the last 20+ years. If you follow along, hopefully, I can teach you something new!''

TRAVEL
Showcasing visually entertaining travel post.

Tripreport 3 - Floating / Railway Market Maeklong, Thailand
by @worldcapture

STATS

TOP 20 Effective curators in Photography category

¹	Account	Votes	Authors	VAS(%)	Contr. (SBD)	Share %	Eff.
1	@esteemapp	139	87	5	262,7	1,32	14,71
2	@hendrikdegrote	48	38	7	311,6	1,56	7,62
3	@sweetsssj	19	9	89	1177,76	5,9	6,82
4	@good-karma	139	87	5	117,7	0,59	6,59
5	@slowwalker	52	28	13	136,61	0,68	2,46
6	@steem-ua	112	54	2	60	0,3	2,08
7	@alexis555	37	23	16	83,12	0,42	1,23
8	@adsactly	10	6	62	310,68	1,56	1,2
9	@newhope	32	23	16	80,75	0,4	1,2
10	@mmmmkkkk311	140	21	11	79,53	0,4	1,07
11	@jawnz	55	8	100	187,57	0,94	0,97
12	@oldtimer	37	18	42	83,34	0,42	0,97
13	@redes	36	23	18	63,18	0,32	0,94
14	@liondani	27	14	93	96,66	0,48	0,87
15	@grandpawhale	122	54	3	24,06	0,12	0,84
16	@ripperone	35	23	17	56,3	0,28	0,83
17	@donkeypong	34	13	10	88,41	0,44	0,74
18	@wackou	55	42	4	25,99	0,13	0,7
19	@ngc	57	26	2	40,37	0,2	0,68
20	@photoman	32	7	61	150,06	0,75	0,68

TOP of photography related categories from the TOP 200 categories by rewards

¹	Category	Authors	Posts	Reward (SBD)	Share %
1	photography	1551	4785	19724,973	5,005
2	travel	445	893	9944,487	2,523
3	colorchallenge	141	322	1551,302	0,394
4	photofeed	60	173	1549,173	0,393
5	photo	188	541	1533,756	0,389
6	monomad	86	224	922,408	0,234
7	travelfeed	29	54	668,451	0,17
8	photocircle	34	81	519,973	0,132
9	landscapephotography	87	148	426,669	0,108
10	macrophotography	53	122	332,354	0,084

A table explanation
Votes - Each curator distributes a certain part of the reward pool with his votes (upvote / flag).
Authors - This part of the pool he distributes between a certain number of authors.
VAS (vote average strength) - For general awareness, we can estimate the average vote strength in percents (%), with which the curator votes.
Contr. (SBD) (Contribution in SBD) - The distributed part of the pool is the contribution of the curator, it is calculated in SBD. In this case, the author's reward is taken into account. The curator's reward is not taken into account.
Share % - The percentage of the curator contribution among the contributions of all curators, we can also estimate for information purposes in %.
Eff. - The effectiveness of the curator is estimated in conventional units.

PARTICIPANTS
COVER by @photovisions
Captivating by @fotogruppemunich and @photofriend
Photographer's Story by @claudiaz
Travel by @fotogruppemunich
Stats by @boddhisattva

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