Well 2021 seems to be bedding in nicely, we’re halfway through March 2021, nearly a quarter of the year done. Good god.
I took some inspiration off IG recently, so decided to pop out at the weekend, WITHOUT any film cameras on me and shoot entirely with the a7iii. What a very special camera it is.
The main reason for this was that I decided to undertake some ‘spring cleaning’ over on IG. I have been of late, struggling to mix both digital and film photos on the same stream, it wasn’t giving a me a consistent theme / thread.
After pondering this for what seemed like an eternity, I decided to jump in.
My main account had something like 1400 photos, so I decided on quite a clinical strategy:
1) Cull c.1,000 photos on my main account and dedicate it entirely to film
2) Set up a new digital street photography account and start afresh with a nil following.
Whilst its a bit of a faff to navigate two separate accounts, I have found that a rhythm is soon achieved. The follower count is also steadily rising.
The major benefit I’m finding, is that the dedicated photos on the search page are more tailored and interactions with viewers to the stream is that more bespoke.
I find that my shooting style and approach to film vs digital is different and having two separate accounts to explore these mediums in 2021, will be exciting.
until next time, keep snapping.
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