Comments on: Does Social Media Negatively Impact Creativity? http://www.socialphototalk.com/does-social-media-negatively-impact-creativity/ Social Media Marketing for Photographers // Photography + Community Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guy McLaren http://www.socialphototalk.com/does-social-media-negatively-impact-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Guy McLaren Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:56:16 +0000 http://www.socialphototalk.com/?p=264#comment-103 How much is too much is basically what I am hearing. I too balance by leaving all connections in the office. While on a job I focus on the client. I don't connect with mobile devices. I only use my mobile for phone calls, does that make me a dinosaur? Quality output is important, getting business is important, Social networking has not been the best source of work for me, but my web site has brought me business. Does social networking help drive traffic? I am not convinced because it's mainly geeks and togs in my nets. They are the early adopters and they are not my client base. So in my case Twitter is to see what other peeps are doing How much is too much is basically what I am hearing. I too balance by leaving all connections in the office. While on a job I focus on the client. I don’t connect with mobile devices. I only use my mobile for phone calls, does that make me a dinosaur?

Quality output is important, getting business is important, Social networking has not been the best source of work for me, but my web site has brought me business. Does social networking help drive traffic? I am not convinced because it’s mainly geeks and togs in my nets. They are the early adopters and they are not my client base.

So in my case Twitter is to see what other peeps are doing

]]> By: Guy McLaren http://www.socialphototalk.com/does-social-media-negatively-impact-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Guy McLaren Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:56:00 +0000 http://www.socialphototalk.com/?p=264#comment-1008 How much is too much is basically what I am hearing. I too balance by leaving all connections in the office. While on a job I focus on the client. I don't connect with mobile devices. I only use my mobile for phone calls, does that make me a dinosaur? Quality output is important, getting business is important, Social networking has not been the best source of work for me, but my web site has brought me business. Does social networking help drive traffic? I am not convinced because it's mainly geeks and togs in my nets. They are the early adopters and they are not my client base. So in my case Twitter is to see what other peeps are doing How much is too much is basically what I am hearing. I too balance by leaving all connections in the office. While on a job I focus on the client. I don’t connect with mobile devices. I only use my mobile for phone calls, does that make me a dinosaur?

Quality output is important, getting business is important, Social networking has not been the best source of work for me, but my web site has brought me business. Does social networking help drive traffic? I am not convinced because it’s mainly geeks and togs in my nets. They are the early adopters and they are not my client base.

So in my case Twitter is to see what other peeps are doing

]]> By: Steve Eshom http://www.socialphototalk.com/does-social-media-negatively-impact-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Steve Eshom Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:52:15 +0000 http://www.socialphototalk.com/?p=264#comment-102 Thanks for addressing my question and I think you did a good job of addressing the issue. This statement "All of the social media tools in the world won’t help a photographer flourish if the photographer isn’t exploring the field and delivering quality results." I think is the driving force. Social media is useful to a pro photographer when they want to connect with clients and potential clients. If the photographer is not producing quality output then the connection is irrelevant as the clients still won't be there. As an amateur photographer the social media aspects are not as key to me for business. My connections are primarily friendships that I'm working on maintaining. That said when I go photographing I still don't carry a device that allows me to access the internet (gasp) and participate like I do when connected. This allows me to focus my energy on one task at a time. When I'm home or near an internet connection then I participate. That's how I balance. Thanks for addressing my question and I think you did a good job of addressing the issue. This statement “All of the social media tools in the world won’t help a photographer flourish if the photographer isn’t exploring the field and delivering quality results.” I think is the driving force. Social media is useful to a pro photographer when they want to connect with clients and potential clients. If the photographer is not producing quality output then the connection is irrelevant as the clients still won’t be there.

As an amateur photographer the social media aspects are not as key to me for business. My connections are primarily friendships that I’m working on maintaining. That said when I go photographing I still don’t carry a device that allows me to access the internet (gasp) and participate like I do when connected. This allows me to focus my energy on one task at a time. When I’m home or near an internet connection then I participate. That’s how I balance.

]]> By: Steve Eshom http://www.socialphototalk.com/does-social-media-negatively-impact-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Steve Eshom Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.socialphototalk.com/?p=264#comment-1007 Thanks for addressing my question and I think you did a good job of addressing the issue. This statement "All of the social media tools in the world won’t help a photographer flourish if the photographer isn’t exploring the field and delivering quality results." I think is the driving force. Social media is useful to a pro photographer when they want to connect with clients and potential clients. If the photographer is not producing quality output then the connection is irrelevant as the clients still won't be there. As an amateur photographer the social media aspects are not as key to me for business. My connections are primarily friendships that I'm working on maintaining. That said when I go photographing I still don't carry a device that allows me to access the internet (gasp) and participate like I do when connected. This allows me to focus my energy on one task at a time. When I'm home or near an internet connection then I participate. That's how I balance. Thanks for addressing my question and I think you did a good job of addressing the issue. This statement “All of the social media tools in the world won’t help a photographer flourish if the photographer isn’t exploring the field and delivering quality results.” I think is the driving force. Social media is useful to a pro photographer when they want to connect with clients and potential clients. If the photographer is not producing quality output then the connection is irrelevant as the clients still won’t be there.

As an amateur photographer the social media aspects are not as key to me for business. My connections are primarily friendships that I’m working on maintaining. That said when I go photographing I still don’t carry a device that allows me to access the internet (gasp) and participate like I do when connected. This allows me to focus my energy on one task at a time. When I’m home or near an internet connection then I participate. That’s how I balance.

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