Your comment about music resonates with me. I agree about everything you wrote. I have strong feelings about it and I am glad someone ( you) agrees with me.
Wonderful images Leanne and your post resonates deeply. I just don't see instagram as a place I want to be - it's no longer about photography. That's not to say I don't think it has a place creatively - well, it COULD have a place creatively if every other thing you see wasn't an advert. I like the idea of mixing media - but it's NOT what I want to see when I'm looking at photography.
I still like flickr ( as people here will know because I so often bang on about it ) - it's far from perfect, but at least it is mostly photos, no adverts ( I pay ) and being able to see photographers favourites is a wonderful way to find new photos - but for me, the killer function, is galleries - I love being able to see curated galleries of images that people have created.
To be honest I think there is space for something new. Something radically different. Something where the experience is tailored to the person viewing - if they want to see just photography, then they can configure this ( here's the key THEY can configure - not some shonky algorithm that thinks it knows you ) - something that supports video, music, words, but doesn't force it upon people. Something where you could set a time limit on your photos to make people slow down ( i.e. it's on the screen for at least 30 seconds before you can skip ahead ) - I don't know - at the moment any alternative platforms just seem to be the same thing ...
Your comment about music resonates with me. I agree about everything you wrote. I have strong feelings about it and I am glad someone ( you) agrees with me.
Wonderful images Leanne and your post resonates deeply. I just don't see instagram as a place I want to be - it's no longer about photography. That's not to say I don't think it has a place creatively - well, it COULD have a place creatively if every other thing you see wasn't an advert. I like the idea of mixing media - but it's NOT what I want to see when I'm looking at photography.
I still like flickr ( as people here will know because I so often bang on about it ) - it's far from perfect, but at least it is mostly photos, no adverts ( I pay ) and being able to see photographers favourites is a wonderful way to find new photos - but for me, the killer function, is galleries - I love being able to see curated galleries of images that people have created.
To be honest I think there is space for something new. Something radically different. Something where the experience is tailored to the person viewing - if they want to see just photography, then they can configure this ( here's the key THEY can configure - not some shonky algorithm that thinks it knows you ) - something that supports video, music, words, but doesn't force it upon people. Something where you could set a time limit on your photos to make people slow down ( i.e. it's on the screen for at least 30 seconds before you can skip ahead ) - I don't know - at the moment any alternative platforms just seem to be the same thing ...
I'll get off my soapbox now lol!