On pixelfed there’s only images but you can filter mastodon for images. Why would I make two profiles and when do I post which image to which platform?
I think it’s a matter of familiarity with existing platforms.
People used to microblogs can use Mastodon
People used to image/photography apps (Instagram, VSCO) can use pixelfed
Why would I make two profiles and when do I post which image to which platform?
You don’t need to make both! I just checked and you can follow Mastodon accounts on Pixelfed, and follow Pixelfed accounts on Mastodon.
So I’d recommend using and posting on whichever platform you’re comfortable. If you care, you can open it on the other platform to check for formatting issues your viewers might experience.
I keep both accounts myself because I use them at different times, and while I could filter on Mastodon I like the Pixelfed app and format. Also this lets me keep up with fediverse development
Pixelfed is more similar to instagram and Mastodon to X (Twitter). They are different ways to access the Fediverse, Lemmy and Kbin are similar in that way (though Kbin can also use a interface similar to X).
And posts in Mastodon and Pixelfed can be seen by each other’s users as long as the respective servers are federated. So choose your preferred app/interface and post freely. From what I’ve seen Pixelfed is used mostly by photographers.
It might have a bit to do with people being tired of mainstream social media sites trying to be everything and clone each other. Snapchat was a neat novelty to me initially but they tried to do too much and lost my interest. They may want to focus on doing one things exceptionally well
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