Maybe it's good that each of us has a chance to discover their artistic side and maybe bad as we come to trivialize the picture and not distinguish the difference between quality and kitsch. Beyond this debate, Instagram and tons of pictures of flowers, sunsets, cats, flat stomach and enjoy gourmet gimmicks communities and specific mechanisms. So get to hastag.
The number of tags on Instagram is probably equal to the number of pints of beer in Germany, so muuuuulte. For this reason, I will focus only on a few of them, which, in my view, say something about how we look Instagram, and photography in general.
Nr. 1 - #Latergram - This is a dedicated tag pictures taken in the past, but currently posted. Wait, what? Really? :)) Up to Instagram, the photo was practiced in order to enjoy the pictures later. All photographs of Ansel Adams is a #latergram, all pictures in the history of ever is a #latergram. phoenix Maybe now photos gained less timeless quality ...? Now, if you post a picture phoenix of something that you do in time or a place where you're not #latergram not add, it's like crazy. So ... the photos, especially those on instagram, this is both a statement as well as a visual reminder. And that's great, great, supercalifragilistic. Why? For help us to gain popularity on the Internet imaginary points #likes.
Nr. 2 - #TagsForLikes - The beauty phoenix of tags is that they facilitate the formation of impromptu communities, phoenix that allow people to focus on specific topics: #sports, #flowers, #beauty, phoenix #makeup, #lasercat, #robotdinosaur. So, as you add more tags, you even more chances to get the attention of several communities, so you have more chances likes. Basically, it's a numbers game. Tags using a noise, a noise communities find, attract followers phoenix noise and BOOM, you #instafamous. As users of Twitter, WordPress and YouTube, phoenix Instagram users love the creative process and perhaps as much, loves recognition from other users. #TagsForLikes, #InstaGood And #InstaFamous are a set of tools that help us reach the 15 minutes of fame in our lives. Provided of course is to post beautiful pictures.
Nr. 3 #Nofilter - Yeah, I use it myself, with #canon # #photoshoot Mark 3, but that's because there are pictures with the phone, but with the camera, then get on the phone and ... yes ... I'm a snob: p
This tag indicates that uploader chose not to use the central mechanism of instagramului namely, photo overlay with a filter and nostalgic old school. #NoFilter Is a tag with a very powerful statement regarding beauty and aesthetic value ... hmm ... if those photo also use #nofilter think much risk to be seen as a snob ... Nah, I do not care.
Yes ... where was I ... yes. And yet ... between me and the camera view or model there are multiple filters involved in the creative process. I mean the camera lens, capture software and image processing, various renderings and why not even own perception. ... #NoFilter Invoke a kind of intrinsic truth, an absolute aesthetic and tangible. Is it fair to assume so much about a photo (either fine-art or made by phone)?
Besides the role of aggregator, they provide context and meaning. Yes, there #sunset joined phoenix a picture of a sunset, but beyond these examples, tags provide explicit direction where it was only implicit or maybe it was not.
I think tags are special because they are part of Espen Aarseth which called cybertext (mega will recommend his book entitled Cybertext, and do not be rude, I wrote the text, not sex). This means that tags confer a specific value and turn photo into something different from a normal photo. Photography, tag and comment, all become the same whole. The whole process illustrated add depth and personality of a common object. Somehow, I see this process as a new incarnation of the famous words "the medium is the message" Marshal McLuhan. These words are more current and more revealing than any other historical period, because now gets shaped, not just figurative.
Related Published February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 Author ftatomirescu Categories balloons Tags Aarseth, blog, cybertext, Espen, Fabian, photographer, photo, hastag, instagram, internet, Marshall McLuhan, pictures, Tatomirescu
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