some folks say the popular page has got to do with the no. of fav's your pics gets... personally, I'm not so sure that's true... I've had pics with over 20 fav's not get to the popular page, and some with as few as 3 favs do get there...
as for trending page, everytime one of my pics gets 2-3 fav's quite quickly after posting, it gets there.
Practice, practice, practice. Oh wait, that's how you get to Carnegie Hall. (o:
Don't worry on how to get there- enjoy getting to know other photographers on the site, see what they have to say about your shots and learn more about your craft from looking at theirs. Yes, it's a thrill to see your picture posted on one of those pages, but you'll more that don't get on it than those that do. So make the most of the community here and don't sweat the small stuff.
some folks say the popular page has got to do with the no. of fav's your pics gets... personally, I'm not so sure that's true... I've had pics with over 20 fav's not get to the popular page, and some with as few as 3 favs do get there...
as for trending page, everytime one of my pics gets 2-3 fav's quite quickly after posting, it gets there.
Here's a blog post written by Ross (who created the site) explaining how it all works... http://365project.org/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-365-project
Don't worry on how to get there- enjoy getting to know other photographers on the site, see what they have to say about your shots and learn more about your craft from looking at theirs. Yes, it's a thrill to see your picture posted on one of those pages, but you'll more that don't get on it than those that do. So make the most of the community here and don't sweat the small stuff.
@dibzgreasley Thanks that was helpful.
@olivetreeann well said