Dear Friends,
Thanks for the wonderful time we all had. Here is the summary of the suggestions/requests/views you made along with my comments on website related inputs among others. I think it helps to capture the inputs shared by you all (teams T1 to T5) in this thread by those who presented - please share here in this thread if possible. We will take ownership to implement some of the suggestions from CNP website perspective as and when time permits. (For those who could not make it to the meet, we made 5 sub-teams T1 to T5 to discuss various topics).
Here are the inputs (similar/related suggestions across teams are not duplicated)
Ideas/suggestions/requests by team T1
- A gallery for theme based submissions might help us think out of the box
- CNP needs larger visibility to bringin more people to the platform with fresh ideas
- We need to bringin young minds who are far more creative
- More CNP meets: regional short meets
- Short/free (non-commercial) workshops for members
- Assigning one of the member as a mentor to a new member for a month or two (to help with issues related to CNP website, what images to post where etc)
Ideas/suggestions/requests by team T2
- Emphasis on natural history
- Story telling creative images
- Emotional connect
- Place for personal project, uploading series of images as a post
- Can we showcase non-camera based imagery (X-ray/scan)?
Ideas/suggestions/requests by team T3
- Set of handy links to new joinees (for example, "what is creative?")
- The images we post need to be timeless
- Make website more interative/contemporary
- Expand the audience base, representation in platforms like Delhi Photo Festival etc
- Periodic CNP coffee table books/exhibitions
Ideas/suggestions/requests by team T4
- Relating to abstract images, people outside the forum being able relate to a posted abstract image?
- Expand the viewership
- Use social media increase the viewership
- Explore human-nature intersection further
- Creative conservation based imagery in a positive way
- Include video content
- Make provision for sharing photo stories/essays
Ideas/suggestions/requests by team T5
- Low interaction
- New member introductions
- Reach out to social media for interested readership
- Present CNP website in a more creative way
- Better layout
- Mobile friendly interfaces
- Make it more social media friendly
- Share an intro about each of the member to get to know them
- Bring out CNP year book
- 100 timeless images as a coffee table book
- Print on demand/"Camera Pixo" options can be explored
- "CNP so far" book
Please feel free to add/subtract/modify!
Thanks again for your active participation in the meet.