Facebook and myspace - DPChallenge Forums

12/19/2008 04:40:51 PM · #1

I have personal pages on facebook and myspace....do you have separate pages for photography and personal on these sites...or are they both one and the same?

CraigD

Sony DSLR-A900

Lensbaby Composer

12/19/2008 04:44:38 PM · #2

What's this facebook and myspace? I seem to have heard someone talking about it at one time, but haven't figured out what it is yet. Myspace is that new show on the HGTV isn't it?

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

12/19/2008 04:46:44 PM · #3

haha...I was reading in rangefinder on how as a photographer you should keep up with these pages, and keep personal information about yourself on them...but should you have to separate pages?

CassieDoodle

Nikon D200

12/19/2008 04:51:53 PM · #4

We made our photography studio a Myspace so that we can add all of the seniors that we shot as friends. We have personal Myspaces too, but we set those as private.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/19/2008 04:52:31 PM · #5

I have a Facebook account (with many of you as my contacts), but I keep my photos on my Flickr site and on my personal site.

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AJSullivan

12/19/2008 05:26:32 PM · #6

I have 2 myspace accounts, one for photog and one personal.

The photog one I add everyone and anyone, while the personal one I keep more on the people I know level.

My facebook page essentially is my photogrpahy page as well, but I dont keep up with it, cause I hate facebook.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/19/2008 07:09:00 PM · #7

Speaking of the web and random $$$. I just made $340 today just by saying "yes" to a calendar company wanting the one-time printing rights to one of my photos. They found it on www.panoramio.com, which is linked to Google Earth. I guess it doesn't hurt having low-resolution (and/or watermarked) photos out there for people to find/see.
:-)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

12/19/2008 08:14:03 PM · #8

I have recently just thought about this. I've been getting a lot of friend requests from high school kids I don't know, which I would normally just hit 'deny' on, but since it's senior season I'm wondering if I should make another one to keep to myself, and have this one as a networking tool. Haven't done that yet, as I don't really put anything that personal on the web anyway. But still, it might not be that good of an idea to let people tag you in stupid pictures where potential clients can see. :D

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

12/19/2008 08:38:51 PM · #9

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12/20/2008 12:10:42 PM · #10

Originally posted by Nathanael_G:
I have recently just thought about this. I've been getting a lot of friend requests from high school kids I don't know, which I would normally just hit 'deny' on, but since it's senior season I'm wondering if I should make another one to keep to myself, and have this one as a networking tool. Haven't done that yet, as I don't really put anything that personal on the web anyway. But still, it might not be that good of an idea to let people tag you in stupid pictures where potential clients can see. :D

I might have to do the same for my facebook. I've only had one page on facebook and just no decided to add alot more photos and was going to look for potential networking friends...and already in a matter of one day, i've had a couple of college buddies put inappropriate comments on my photos...so i may spend the day creating a separate facebook page.

12/20/2008 02:38:35 PM · #11

So i just ran into the ultimate conundrum when it comes to separating your personal facebook/myspace from your business one. I had a friend from college find me on facebook...he saw my photographs and recommended a community site he was putting together...and i got to thinking...you keep your personal page to find friends that you haven't seen or talked to in years....but you may not know what those people do today! So they may connect but you don't really talk and if they don't see your business page they may never know that you are a photographer...which could suck because what if that person is a magazine editor looking for photos like yours or something like that...you may get together and network but not know that you could use eachother.

But here is the other side...and this also happened on facebook. I uploaded a whole bunch of new photos (because i hadn't updated my facebook in a while) and of course one of my fraternity brothers makes an inappropriate comment on one of my photos....obviously you don't want potential models/clients/etc seeing stuff like that. So which one becomes more important?

12/21/2008 06:11:40 PM · #12

While we are at it...how many of you use Kodak Gallery or Flickr? Have they helped you sell your work or get more customers?

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

12/23/2008 05:59:50 PM · #13

I think it would be better to separate the two. When you get to talking with old friends one of the first things you'll talk about will probably be what you're doing these days. That's when you can mention that you just so happen to be a photographer, and take it from there. Either that or you can moderate comments.
As for Flickr I do use it. I live in a small, largely unwired town, so I don't think I'll get any clients from it. But it does generate some online traffic to the site, which is good for various reasons. I'll usually post a few of the good shots, placing them in relevant groups, with a link back to my site. If nothing else it gets me comments, which make me feel good. :D

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OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

12/23/2008 06:19:02 PM · #14

I can't stand Myspace and won't have anything to do with it and I recently took down almost all my Facebook photos and some of the information in preparation for closing the account altogether.

I understand that social networking is a big trend in marketing these days, but I really can't stand it - I think it's stupid and more of a hassle than it's worth. On top of which, I figure the odds of a potential client finding my website via my obscure Facebook page are about nil.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/23/2008 08:05:38 PM · #15

Originally posted by OdysseyF22:

I figure the odds of a potential client finding my website via my obscure Facebook page are about nil.

I get a lot of exposure and have picked up quite a few clients via Facebook. The thing is, I'm mainly shooting weddings. And guess what the largest segment of the Facebook population is? Yes... young adults. (not the teenie boppers that are on MySpace, but the ones that are in college and potentially looking to wed)

I think Facebook is an awesome extension to what I do. :)

12/25/2008 06:44:17 PM · #16

OH MY GOSH!!! okay so i added Flickr....someone should have warned me of the content i would run into while searching on Flickr! I have never seen so much porn, naughtiness, and just creepy stuff in my life...and i'm not even close to sheltered!!! This is just weird. I look up models and i get porn pages...how in the world does anyone do any real business promotion on this thing???

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

12/26/2008 09:51:37 AM · #17

Hmm, I've actually never had that problem on Flickr before. I guess I only look at photos in specific groups that I have joined. Eeek. Usually the dirty images look like static in the thumbnail version, and you have to click to see. Stay far away from the static!

Trumpeteer4

Nikon D7000

12/26/2008 10:01:58 AM · #18

I have a facebook business page. I'm not on Myspace though. I thought it would be cool if clients could become fans of the business, and I thought it could be better marketing.

12/26/2008 06:49:41 PM · #19

well for flickr i was going through the photography and fashion groups I joined and started looking for contacts....well half the contacts (outside photographers) had their dirtiest pictures up. Not that i mind...to each it's own, but i'm so glad i noticed that in the privacy of my home and not out in public somewhere. I guess i'm still just learning flickr.

I found myspace much easier to find magazines and other such friends...but i've yet to really utilize them (or even speak to them) but i'm working on it.