If you desire to thrive as a photographer, #deleteinstagram and join ARSBETA.COM instead.

Why do you make photos?

“What you rappers rap for?” – Kanye West

First of all, ask yourself:

Why do you make photos?

I feel the best reason to make photos is to express yourself creatively and artistically. Or more specifically, 

To ‘flex’ your artistic power. To share this artwork with others.

Anti-Metrics

This is the problem with Instagram: 

You start to quantify your progress and value based on the number of likes and followers you have.

I personally believe that your progress as a photographer/visual-artist should be based on your own inner-metrics. Your own ‘inner scorecard’ (as Warren Buffet calls it). The basic idea is that we should NOT use social media (Facebook/Instagram) as a tool to judge ourselves. 

No. If you want honest feedback and constructive critique on your photos, arsbeta.com is the solution.

Learn more here: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2019/07/22/why-instagram-is-bad-for-photographers/