Everyone loves looking at pictures and videos. Growing up they were a
big part of my learning and my development over 21 years! I think people have recognised how important they are in
learning. Images and videos are like a universal language nowadays; they can promote
you or a company by drawing people in using visual persuasion. For performers
and dance teachers they can act like a visual CV showing a director or employer
you which is sometimes easier to do than in words. Good images/videos make you look professional and can make the difference
between being employed, not employed or a company not having customers buying their
goods.
Social media is a huge host for image and audio-visuals they can spread an
important world messages, catch criminals and keep people updated with what
your doing. However, there is sometimes risks with putting pictures on social
media. Your media can be stolen and used by strangers to commit fraud and other
illegal acts, plus with GPS
technology becoming so big social media users can now see where you have taken
the picture and I guess lead people to you which is quite scary – I have my
locations turned off! Unfortunately posting images that divide opinions can
cause abuse and mean comments, so people need to be confident and comfortable
in what they are putting up and only let people they trust see their page.
I have a YouTube account (link below) with a few dance videos I have
been a part of but hopefully during this year I will be able to gather enough
footage to create a performing/choreography/teaching show reel which will help
back up all my experience and give me the best chance of getting a job.
So here is my Flickr page - hope you enjoy and I will leave the link in
my blog profile as well!
Great Demi both sites look great - like you comments on the ethical aspects of posting - and GPS! my new thing is the metadata on photos - I understand that in photography people will not accept photos without meta-data - so authorship and ownership issues for digital images!
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