Philadelphia Street Style: Brett in an Etsy Denim Jacket and Mocassin Boots, Broad St

In half of my pictures of Brett, he looks like he is about to be toppled by the crowd, a feeling, frankly, that just about any blogger can relate to. We are constantly working to steer the attention of the online hoards in our direction. And sometimes, at least briefly, we manage to. Take this past Sunday, for example. After shooting The Sartorialist Closer event at the Barnes Foundation, I had my biggest spike ever, reaching a total of over 1,200 pageviews in a single day. Some of those were from Facebook referrals posted by people whose photographs I included. Some were from tweets from fellow bloggers present. And about half of them came from one site alone, Ain't No Mom Jeans, my good friend Shana's site (thanks, Shana! And welcome, Ain't No Mom Jeans Readers), after she told her readers to check out my "must read" blog. The next day was an above average 460 pageviews. And now, a mere day later, we're back in the familiar 100-200 readers territory. It was fun while it lasted. This blogging thing can be quite the adrenaline rush. That's why it's so addictive. And I can understand why bloggers continually seek out those peaks, attending major fashion events, always looking for the next topic that will blow up big. There is, however, part of me that gets cynical when the posts I put up featuring style stars (say Scott Schuman and Garance Doré) get so many hits. I'm proud of those pics, and I took a number of other good ones at the event besides, but that was not my best work on this blog by any stretch. Where are the numbers tuning in to my best composed shots of assorted iconoclasts, renegades, and weirdoes on the streets of Philadelphia? Where are the readers interested in the everyday stylistas?