🚀 [https://photofeed.club](https://photofeed.club) 📸 [![Screen Shot 2018-02-15 at 21.50.42.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1518733958/afbopstaon68sjwtfjvy.png)](https://photofeed.club) # What Is The Project #PhotoFeed is a project spear-headed by @jrue, @aweber, @yumyumseth and @cryptoctopus that aims to improve the experience of those who want to see beautiful professional photography on steemit.com. I’ve been working on Photofeed.club as a way to improve the experience of the growing #photofeed Community. #photofeed has 4,353 posts in its first month! Steemit/Busy are not the best place for discovery and showcasing as their primary purpose needs to fit many types of ‘blog’. With a custom platform, we can tailor the needs of the interface to photography. # Technology Stack The initial version is kept minimal as a static HTML/CSS/JS site pulling data directly from the [Steem-js](https://github.com/steemit/steem-js) powered database API and making use of [Finallycomments](https://finallycomments.com) for login/vote and comment functionality. # Current Development The initial version aims to create a better viewing experience and present the idea of a separate platform for photofeed. [https://photofeed.club] is live and ready to test today! - Pull data from the Steem database API - Trending + Latest feeds in a masonry grid that's far better for viewing photos than Steemit or busy.org - Infinite Scroll - Individual Post Data in overlay (many of #photofeed submissions are far more than just one photo) - Voting + Commenting integration with Finallycomments 🙌 ![Screen Shot 2018-02-15 at 21.52.25.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1518734239/vcgb0rmejsgmeixqfzmq.png) *Load individual posts when a photo catches your attention.* ![Screen Shot 2018-02-15 at 21.55.06.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1518734294/vdhtiuqhvnxj7zn3aqbw.png) *Reply & upvote directly from photofeed.club* ## Challenges Working with content from multiple platforms was far more difficult than I expected it to be. People submit to the #photofeed hashtag from Steemit.com/Busy.org/alpha.steepshot.io/esteem/steepshot android/get scouted. Each treats the markdown/HTML they create for the ```post.body``` slightly differently, making reconstructing the HTML tricky. # Development Roadmap With an average of over 150 submissions per day to the #photofeed hashtag, I can see this community growing stronger into the future and there are many ways a specific platform for #photofeed could be useful. Ideas for the next stages. - Host the photo feed blog as the main page on photofeed.club - Submit content directly from photofeedclub - Photographer highlights & features - FAQ for visitors non-familiar with the Steem - Maintain own database for better speed & stability - Friendly SAP framework, suggestions? - Filters, ranking, there are far more possibilities because this is our own system Big shout out to @jrue, @aweber, @yumyumseth and @cryptoctopus for running @photofeed and bringing photographer son steemit together. # Want To Get Involved? It would be great to hear what the community & project leaders think of the idea? suggestions, ideas, questions, and pull requests all welcome.

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