January approached with an ominous force this year. The storm of 2020 was coming to a close and I was getting anxious. We all have New Years Resolutions. Often its getting healthy, traveling, relationship goals, or career paths. This year, I wanted to do some things differently with my Photography. Let me explain why I wiped my Instagram feed.

It Started In 2014

Scrolling down my feed would take you 6 years back to special moments, family, friends, interesting projects, and new directions. Ultimately a dumping ground of ideas but no evident direction. How could I make this feed more meaningful and better represent my work and mission statement? So I wiped it. 6 Years over 600 photos. I archived a few special ones just in case, and set an auto clicker up and deleted all of them over the course of an afternoon. I did a “set it and forget it” approach.

I couldn’t imagine painstakingly going through every photo and deleting them.
I used an app called Auto Clicker and occasionally it would seize up and I’d have to restart it. Adjust the timing and parameters of where it needed to click and try again.

I reconfigured the areas it needed to click, then I properly set the timing so it had enough time to load things. Now it was smooth sailing.

So over the last week, I’ve been contemplating on how I want to lay this out, and strategize my delivery. I’m going to use it as a gallery/portfolio. An addition to my website, but it will still resemble black and white with dramatic edits and scenery. Its hard to really do a lot of things with Instagram’s 1:1 ratio.

I could/should even open a shop, and list some of the affiliated products I am signed with. Converting it to a professional account.

It Feels Like Writers Block

You’re drawing blanks, all the possibilities. Using others pages as references, asking others for ideas.

What do we do, Whatever works better right?

We’re always trying to improve. And its quite often with luck, and chance.
There’s so many ways we can curate our feeds to show our greatest passions and moments. But choosing which can be the hardest point.

How do you sell yourself within 9 seconds?

On average you have 5. So, lets avoid over 600 photos that no one will scroll and see, and this isn’t a scrapbook, so let’s really curate a professional and easy to read layout.

Find a Focus, Carve New Paths.

I decided this year I’m going to incorporate more studio and product photography into my resume. This is a great accompaniment for my endeavors in beekeeping, and more personal artwork. I think its also beneficial for those with small businesses who are likely to be struggling for effective promotion and profitable sales during the recent covid-19 pandemic.

Stay tuned, I’m still thinking how I wanna tackle it.
But I’ll be sure to make an announcement. Don’t be afraid of change!
Or the time it may take to jump back on the Horse!