It's not really begging for comments - it's inviting people to come visit your portfolio. Sure comments are nice - and if nothing else, noting which images get comments and which don't does serve as a benchmark too. Let's face it, you could put some great images up and hardly anyone sees them.

It's also an opportunity to network and I've fixed up a couple of shoots just from making connections that way. It also gives me an excuse to browse other portfolios that I otherwise would never see.

They just don't make newbs like they used to...