PixotoReviews 857

I tried this site on and off for several years to try to accurately assess my photography skill and always ended dissatisfied with results. It's ok for free but don't bother paying for a subscription. The voting is skewed and probably manipulated for favored participants. Don't believe the claim that the algorithm is fair. I also have a Viewbug account that has a more experienced and creative clientelle. I trust viewbug more for and honest opinion of my work. Pixoto will leave you bitter and empty. The recent image that I attached was winning duels against much higher rated photos then lost against lesser rated poorer quality photos. Makes no logical sense other than rigged voting.

In theory their voting system is the fairest I have seen for comparing and ranking images. In reality is doesn't work well. You have to have spent money with them or have a facebook account you are prepared to link with them to be able to vote and still much of the voting seems random or even perverse. I have seen several images with obviously fake and badly positioned water reflections become part of their all time top 1% - so ridiculous I suspect the system is being gamed.

Compared to other photo sites it doesn't have a lot of users and seems to be in decline. My overall verdict - don't bother.

Get ready to upload your best shots! Then, see all of them 'losing votes' for iPhone pics of naked ladies in the mirror, random landscapes and a lot of out of focus stuff. Most the "Pic of the Day" awards are merely a note that you got a lot of votes against the selfies avalanche and in fact, you´re awarded with 0$ for it. Their "weekly money awards" happens only when you have tons of users competing and, naturally, a good sponsor (what is really not happening frequently, considering their 1 star review everywhere).

AH! Don´t forget that if you are with a #1 pic on any category, there´s a team of users [most of them based somewhere in Asia] ready to report your pic as 'wrong category' or something else and, naturally, Pixoto team moves it out of the contest, e-mail you asking if you are the real author/user, and whatever else absurd you can imagine.

This is the only contest site that you can upload 10x or more the same photo on the same contest and nothing happens if your 'friends' from distant lands don´t report your pics. Dreaming with photo contests, for real? Go to a museum, gallery, but avoid Pixoto.