Forum - Instagram
We were asked to think about instagram and to consider using it to promote our work. I don't use instagram, I closed down my account a few years ago. The reason for this was that I found myself focussing on how many likes I got which prevented me from posting. I do not think that the images that generate lots of likes are as strong as their popularity suggests. I can't deny that as a tool of self promotion instagram is one of the best platforms to use. I use it when I am hiring creative crew, it's a good place to get a feel of someone's practice. The photographer Joey L's use of instagram is a good example of the potential of instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joeyldotcom/
As I am move forward I am reluctantly accepting that I will have to create a work focussed instagram page. This time I am going to only use it for work and I am going to create my own work focussed community. The reason for this is to prevent me from getting sucked into thinking about likes and popularity.