The feedback I got at the end of the last module was cornering the lack of posts and imagery that I was posting on my photography instagram. I didn’t have much of the presence and the images were simply uploaded in a rush for the deadline, there wasn’t a real order or meaning behind them, I used it as more of a visual diary. It felt unnatural to have to post so regularly and I really struggle with creating work I think is valid and like enough to share so this made it even harder. I decided to take a look at my personal instagram and see why I enjoyed posting so much more on there than my professional profile.
My personal instagram contained photos of friends, family, holidays and exhibitions I had visited, but they all held aesthetics in common, with many of the images taken on film or with natural light, which is a main part of my photographic practice. I began thinking more and more and decided to begin posting my work on my personal account, and combine it so that followers have the chance to view my work as well as seeing carefully curated and selected images of my personal life, as this is something that fuels what I create anyway. I archived many of the images that didn’t feel artistic or photographic enough, and then decided to start posting my artwork.
I also chose to change my occupation to visual artist and write this in my bio, so when people clicked on my account this is the first thing they become aware of. It feels good to be excited to post as oppose to dreading it, and I do understand why most people would have separate accounts but my work is so concerned with my own life that it feels they should be connected and on view to others.
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