Frequently I see folks, particularly photographers, post to mastodon with their work linking to print websites for purchase. They show up on a lot of hashtags I follow and also post to, like #BloomScrolling, #flowers, #florespondence, etc.
I usually post and interact with other posts on those hashtags a couple times a day out of my own enjoyment of the content, but following many similar hashtags recently has started to feel like bumping into ads in my feed. I am not blameless-- there are rare occasions I've posted a purchase link with an image, isolated to pieces of work I've presented in galleries or similar.
I'm curious how other people feel about it.
Have you ever been tempted to purchase from a photographer's post on the #fediverse?
Has there ever been a time you've unfollowed a #photographer (or any other type of artist for that matter) for that kind of post?
#MastoArt #photography
Andrea Borden, Photographer /
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