From the beginning
‘In this matter of the visible, everything is a trap.’ – Lacan (1977)
Here it is, @xpretty_generic! My personal inspo/portfolio.
This is my page where I post edits, photography and my taste in imagery.
I am going to keep my blog updated with the efforts I make in gaining a following and getting that all important feedback on my work. I am going to indulge you in exactly what my taste is, what I like to photograph and what I create with images. Ill show you my cameras, my interests and the results of my work.
The message I hope my blog proves, is that I am what I would call a ‘prosumer.’ Explained by Rizter and Jurgenson (2010), “prosumption involves both production and consumption rather than focusing on either one (production) or the other (consumption).”
I am new to blogging, and reasonably new to photography, (well openly admitting I see myself as a beginner or aspiring photographer!) So when started my inspo-portfolio my fear lay in the transition from consumer to producer, the thought of publishing my work was scary, so imagine the nerves of writing about it! But because ‘Not Another Photography Blog’, doesn’t just focus on MY work, but HOW to improve my own portfolio, the writing part is not so hard.
So what you can expect from me? Ill report back to you on different strategies of getting more ‘likes’ and increasing your following. I will upload some of my photography and opinions of my own also, so you can see what I do and what I post. But, with a bit of luck, you will too see my adoration for photography and anything visual.
Enjoy.
Bibliography
Gillian, R. (2007) Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials. 2nd ed. London: Sage. pp 93.
Ritzler, G and Jurgenson, N. (2010) Production, Consumption, Prosumption: The nature of capitalism in the age of the digital ‘prosumer.’ Unknown:Sage.