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(DIR) Post #Axcaxb6vAbFBnNY1IW by ewenbell@makertube.net
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Sharing is caring. Today's discussion begins by asking "Why do we share photos?" and ends up with 16 minutes of oversharing. Enjoy! (Vlog No. 085)My Newsletter: https://ewenbell.com/subscribe My Photography Advice: https://ewenbell.com/blog My name is Ewen Bell and I am a LUMIX Australia Ambassador and an Ambassador for Sigma Photo.#EwenTube #Photography
(DIR) Post #AxcrAgmgz88iQJLmOe by ada@tube.blahaj.zone
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Where are these cockatoo photos?! :)
(DIR) Post #Axcs8dizUQksJDCoAy by ada@tube.blahaj.zone
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I think I'm going to do a video response to this! Though it might take me a day or two, as my video editing skills aren't great.
(DIR) Post #Axd36FW7cYw29BFV3o by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@ada@tube.blahaj.zone Ahhhh yes the local rascals :) They were very playful today in the sunshine. Here's a few shots from the past week or so :)https://social.ewenbell.com/notice/AxWIf5xuo1l79NjVtAhttps://social.ewenbell.com/notice/AxPXj6gGE8rVjV7v7IAnd a few on the Lumix S9...https://social.ewenbell.com/notice/AwgG8wisIRAjYDOOy8
(DIR) Post #Axd37iYl7w7CViBOIy by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@ada@tube.blahaj.zone That would be marvellous :)
(DIR) Post #AxdRGdSLrtTQBlyFw8 by hikingdude@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell Yes exactly that! Thanks a lot Ewen. Very well summarized
(DIR) Post #AxdjlDzGPV2tLk6Jiy by danny@social.sutcliffe.xyz
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@ewenbell I always see it as us trying to make other people see what we've seen, as if we are trying to relay a memory through showing them what we saw
(DIR) Post #AxeqqbUTLXSiWsAd5U by scozmos@photog.social
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1/2 - Totally with you on all of it @ewenbell only 6 minutes in and ai wanted to respond. I did IG very briefly, never liked it, really liked FB when it was as you said, for connections, can't stand either now, in fact I've left, gone, never to return. I've been a Flickr for a good few years but........ not sure about it any more. I tried Glass & Foto but they feel a bit ....... cold? Static at the moment, maybe in a while that will change so, I'm in a hiatus really. I started blogging but ...
(DIR) Post #AxeqyhemIvz9yCqwqW by scozmos@photog.social
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2/2 blogging has changed what I photograph and what result I want or need @ewenbell I don't call myself a Photographer anyway but I loved 500px until I felt below the standard!!??? So, Blog, Mastodon & Flickr is it for me, for now.
(DIR) Post #AxevyvZV4KGmtgJJy4 by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@hikingdude@mastodon.social Thanks Franz :)
(DIR) Post #AxewxPCS2a18A8Mrfk by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@scozmos@photog.social I had so many interesting replies to this video, that I made a new video just for the replies! I think a lot of people feel the way you do...https://makertube.net/w/guTngTyLzAk5DfXLgSQx47I did touch on Glass/Foto/Flickr in the new video. I share your feelings here. In a broader sense, I have a long standing dissatisfaction with the experience of viewing photography on the internet. It's one of the reasons I stepped into YouTube actually, because in many ways I enjoy sharing photos here instead of a website. Until I started this Vlog, that was pretty much the focus of my videos.If I roll back to 1993, I started my first website for the pure enjoyment of sharing my photos. They were shot on film, then scanned in using a SCSI device. And that little website connected me to the rest of the world. It was special. So how do we keep that feeling of enjoying someone's photography as an "experience", and not just a flood of sewerage flowing past us?
(DIR) Post #AxfKel84gIXfZaxihU by elliek@zeroes.ca
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@ewenbell Ewen, you have inspired me. Thank you.
(DIR) Post #AxfUPntF8LFLKjX4C0 by obc@tv.atmx.ca
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Thank you for this! Made me reflect on my purpose when sharing. Also on community.I agree with you on how personal one-on-one conversation with strangers can still feel rich on here. That's great!
(DIR) Post #Axg8b6gTau3cySVOM4 by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@obc@tv.atmx.ca We're lucky to have the Fediverse. Amazing to pause and consider what a handful of clever people did to make it happen, and all the rest of us who then joined in to make a community :)
(DIR) Post #Axg8cR1ZSHecLd0OcS by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@elliek@zeroes.ca Thanks Ellie!
(DIR) Post #Axg8flBcwu6FkTIKtU by scozmos_photery@makertube.net
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Really enjoyed this Ewen, thought provoking. I feel that there are more and more 'closed' people around these days, that do not see the world we live in, the natural colours, creatures, sunrise / sunset for lots of reasons and if I can share something that makes some of those people look for more, look away from their phone, start to SEE more, I've achieved something. I believe that when you start out with any form of photography and stay with it to varied extents, you also start to look, to see more. Walking with some people they have said that, "you see so much more than I do" ... I am now looking, hearing and seeing so much more around me. I also want to share those experiences I sometimes have, the Crossbill allows me to watch her eating a few feet away; an Eagle flies slowly over my head, a Beaver swimming slowly in a stream and the common day to day birds that step onto my windowsill to feed. When we see and feel nature around us, become fully aware of all there is, we need so much less of the STUFF that we thought we needed and .... age has a fair bit to do with all of that..... ramble, ramble :)
(DIR) Post #Axg8fnT4T1F2p9TIMS by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@scozmos_photery A good ramble :) I remember when I first got a gig to shoot wildlife for a tourist board and I got a chance to travel with a birder who really knew his stuff... and suddenly the landscape seemed so different. It was full of colour and detail and expression. With his help I started to see what I was overlooking. Birds are special that way. Photography too.
(DIR) Post #Axhijf47RLZ3Qku0WW by Dendrobatus_Azureus@bsd.cafe
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@ewenbell Very well said, thank you. This is also a nice production. THe audio is stable the lighting is balanced, thank youThank you for producing this video. Thank you even more for sharing it for the FediVerse to see#photography #FediVerse #sharing #oversharing
(DIR) Post #Axi385doHYSNt2WRyC by northernfocuscreative@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell Loved your post about Photo Vlog 085 it was exactly what I needed to hear to get me out of my rut. I am also looking for more of an authentic platform to share my love & learning of photography. I just registered with Mastodon & will look into your other suggestions. I will activity work towards getting my work off the hard drives & into the "real" world. Thanks for the motivation,Sincerely, KK
(DIR) Post #Axi9pRMA1Jj7PeJyjY by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe Thank you so much for dropping a note, especially good to know the audio comes through OK to other people's ears. Glad to have you in the community here :)
(DIR) Post #Axi9wyrrp9ZXNDkOUS by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@northernfocuscreative@mastodon.social Nice to meet you KK and welcome to the Fediverse :)
(DIR) Post #AxiAQIir5GaTLjVrqS by northernfocuscreative@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell Liike Wise my friend. I’m grateful for people like you willing to speak their truth (which many of us are not comfortable doing on our own) but we share your vision & struggle. Nice to know I am not alone. 🙏🏻 Now to get those images out there, for the love of photography 💞.
(DIR) Post #Axlh9XPX6EzlwXyA6q by cabbage@piefed.social
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Wonderful talk. It's a dilemma in social media that its popularity is driven by the common desire to be seen by everyone, yet the siloing of information into a few gigantic channels renders most people completely invisible. No wonder people develop mental health issues. The fediverse feels like it distributes attention much more fairly. It feels like community, not a fight for attention. At least that's how I've experienced it. Thanks for the video.
(DIR) Post #AxnLFm8nRANugpd7i4 by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@cabbage@piefed.socialThanks for stopping by and I really like your words here. We are indeed made invisible by the deluge of "content". Very glad we have our Fediverse communities :)
(DIR) Post #AxpqkOfsDkQ3mY6RKC by basil_disco@spectra.video
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I'm a new viewer but I already love the cozy vibes of this video. I have a question: I'm assuming you don't have a Pixelfed account (at least from the links on your account) even though its more photo-centric. Any reason why you chose Mastodon over Pixelfed?
(DIR) Post #AxqH1SLaProQu7PPIO by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@basil_disco@spectra.video Hey Basil, thanks for watching and thanks for dropping a line. I actually talk about that very question of IG alternatives (PixelFed/Glass/FotoApp etc) in the next video :)https://makertube.net/w/guTngTyLzAk5DfXLgSQx47The short answer is that the format of having tonnes of photos in one place is overwhelming for me. I don't enjoy being flooded with images, even if they're good ones! I like the stories and conversation that we get on Mastodon/Pleroma. But I totally get why lots of other people are drawn to PixelFed, especially because of the gallery features.
(DIR) Post #AxrZlW8OezFYIuJRj6 by basil_disco@spectra.video
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@ewenbell@makertube.net Thanks, I've seen that video now! Keep up the good content!
(DIR) Post #Ay3V0mRAA45vKs4HY0 by richardwonka@hitchtube.fr
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I’m surprised not to find a mention of pixelfed here, an explicitly photo centred platform on the fediverse.
(DIR) Post #Ay3W6OG74I4K2X8eJs by richardwonka@hitchtube.fr
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as to why: I know I see the world in a way that others don’t; and i feel the need to be understood. Maybe if i can show how I see the world, someone will understand me better.
(DIR) Post #Ay3pP5pbhgpbWFN8zY by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@richardwonka@hitchtube.fr It got a mention in the next video, #086 :) This toot explains why...https://social.ewenbell.com/objects/74dabcfd-e1e6-40f4-a4f5-6a07ac4d697d
(DIR) Post #Ay3pWMEf70FsQGYVWK by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@richardwonka@hitchtube.fr I like this idea very much. I remember once being told that us humans have an innate desire "to be known". For someone to understand us. This is a lovely place to start thinking about photography.
(DIR) Post #AyDleLrhupjDM4yT4q by cris_e@peertube.wtf
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Really lovely video, thanks for organizing some of your thoughts around this. I'm not a photographer, but this has given me a lot of new things to think about in terms of what I share and why I may or may not want tohope you have a lovely day!
(DIR) Post #AyDlhKHyEW49Kog2Yi by cris_e@peertube.wtf
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Really lovely video, thanks for organizing some of your thoughts around this. I'm not a photographer, but this has given me a lot of new things to think about in terms of what I share and why I may or mayn't want toHope you have a lovely day!
(DIR) Post #AyDqN28SW7AD0oN4U4 by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@cris_e@peertube.wtf Thanks Chris :)
(DIR) Post #AyYrhPhkmDkoAzJuds by stela@makertube.net
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I followed you on mastodon.
(DIR) Post #AyYrhQ7zCgjnULarWy by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@stela Hey Stela :) Thankyou!
(DIR) Post #AzdIJhPLst5w4Pqe3s by nielso@makertube.net
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I'm quite happy with Pixelfed for my photos. I feel I get attention, but I don't need to post several images a day in order to "stay relevant" for any algorithm. The fact that you can't view images in higher resolutions in Instagram should be enough of a reason go not use it for photography. But actually, when I tried Insta, it felt like flushing my art down the toilet.
(DIR) Post #AzdJP0PIlzZuOgv1qC by nielso@makertube.net
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I'm quite happy with Pixelfed for my photos. I feel I get attention, but I don't need to post several images a day in order to "stay relevant" for any algorithm. The fact that you can't view images in higher resolutions in Instagram should be enough of a reason to not use it for photography. But actually, when I tried Insta, it felt like flushing my art down the toilet. But then again, I'm not making a living from photography.Thing is, I was on Facebook a long time, and I work freelance in event tech. And yes, I had one important client finding me there. I'm not sure however, when I will arrive at break even with this, I can't count the hours I had put into Facebook, and the money even for highlighting content. So, one (in numbers: 1) client for all those years of making Zuckerberg profit. The question is: Do conversions happen? So do you get gigs because if Insta and Facebook? And I… I didn't, basically. Recently I tried LinkedIn and found out: This platform tries to entice you with counting "Impressions" everywhere. And then you think: Oh, this post had 98 impressions, great. And you are in danger of getting addicted to this fake attention, because an "impression" barely means anything on LinkedIn. After not even one month, I deleted my account again and I'm happy not to have any view counters on Mastodon and Pixelfed.
(DIR) Post #AzdJfgEP2VFEkJlvPM by nielso@makertube.net
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I'm quite happy with Pixelfed for my photos. I feel I get attention, but I don't need to post several images a day in order to "stay relevant" for any algorithm. The fact that you can't view images in higher resolutions in Instagram should be enough of a reason to not use it for photography. But actually, when I tried Insta, it felt like flushing my art down the toilet. But then again, I'm not making a living from photography.Thing is, I had been on Facebook for a long time, and I work freelance in event tech. And yes, I have one important client who found me there. I'm not sure however, when I will arrive at break even with this client: I can't count the hours I had put into Facebook, and the money even for highlighting content. So, one (in numbers: 1) client for all those years of making Zuckerberg profit. The question is: Do conversions happen? So do you get gigs because if Insta and Facebook? And I… I didn't, basically. But also note: As an event tech professional, you usually don't work for amateur bands whose members are on Facebook. They can't afford your service anyways. You're working for people who don't go to Facebook and Insta, because it is a waste of time. Not so seldom they leave this to their social media manager. So you're not in touch with the decision maker of the client, but with their marketing department, basically. Recently I tried LinkedIn and found out: This platform tries to entice you with counting "Impressions" everywhere. And then you think: Oh, this post had 98 impressions, great. And you are in danger of getting addicted to this fake attention, because an "impression" barely means anything on LinkedIn. After not even one month, I deleted my account again and I'm happy not to have any view counters on Mastodon and Pixelfed.
(DIR) Post #B12Ugmp61FrljCB8ee by magdalena@video.liberta.vip
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Very well put! I think people (me included) share photos of things because of the loneliness of today's world. A person sharing his morning coffee actually wants to sit at the coffee with someone. But because he sits alone, he decides to post it on the internet.
(DIR) Post #B1ZsxnxUPdLXclwhsW by DrCassone@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell I can really relate to this topic, especially regarding where to post. Big Tech social media definitely feels like sewage, yet it's also where most people are; they've been captured.
(DIR) Post #B1a037JuYM1wnguhlo by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@DrCassone@mastodon.social Yeah it's a shame that so many people make such choices. Very glad to have our little corner fo the fediverse at least!
(DIR) Post #B1a0RQRT6sVb3X2WH2 by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@magdalena@video.liberta.vip 🤍
(DIR) Post #B1a0q5e5ZG6nnRhgiu by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@nielso 👍
(DIR) Post #B1v1YZbDdrR7l1jNlw by elijah_ryu@spectra.video
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I’ve just started a Pixelfed for this reason. Instagram started giving me tips on how to increase my reach. I just wanted to post a picture of what I was up to. I didn’t care how many people saw it. But that nagging got into my head. When I posted my first picture on Pixelfed, I had to admit, I was disappointed to see just three likes. But that’s me sort of detoxing from social media. I need to get back to having the mindset I used to have. I’m posting to share my day with whoever happens across it. I don’t need a certain reach or number of likes. I just want to share what I thought was interesting at the moment.
(DIR) Post #B1v1a1hidO71DFSqOm by elijah_ryu@spectra.video
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I’ve just started a Pixelfed for this reason. Instagram started giving me tips on how to increase my reach. I just wanted to post a picture of what I was up to. I didn’t care how many people saw it. But that nagging got into my head. When I posted my first picture on Pixelfed, I had to admit, I was disappointed to see just three likes. But that’s me sort of detoxing from social media. I need to get back to having the mindset I used to have. I’m posting to share my day with whoever happens across it. I don’t need a certain reach or number of likes. I just want to share what I thought was interesting at the moment.
(DIR) Post #B1z8oQjvpF3fE19cyO by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@elijah_ryu@spectra.videoSocial media is always going to feel like a popularity contest at times. Real life can be like that too. We care about what other people think, and enjoy a little sunshine to nurture positive growth. But I don't think the human brain is ready for the internet. It's too much too soon. The more we spend life in the real world instead of online, I think the happier we'll be.
(DIR) Post #B2HnjCjG5FQjHzkEoi by bklitj@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell Thank you for your very relevant observations.316 days ago I deleted my Facebook, Instagram, Messenger etc. For which I have found alternatives from more friendly nations.I was for a short while on bsky but realized that it was really just a brother of X.I then moved to Mastodon.And now your question. Why do I share my photos?Might as well just not?
(DIR) Post #B2cEx5rF0jxdxMWa4u by ewenbell@makertube.net
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@bklitj@mastodon.social BlueSky was so disappointing. It felt just like Twitter, and having spent time away from Twitter this was the worst possible vibe. I like the Fediverse vibe so much better.
(DIR) Post #B2cL0qEncwsgOYiL5s by bklitj@mastodon.social
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@ewenbell I totally agree. I was on bsky in a short transit from Fb to Masto. Found that Bsky was just a spin-off from Twitter