{"id":142591,"date":"2019-05-09T19:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T02:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=142591"},"modified":"2019-05-09T19:57:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T02:57:49","slug":"ars-anti-social-social-media-for-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/09\/ars-anti-social-social-media-for-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"ARS: Anti-Social Social Media for Photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re a photographer that wants to harness the great powers of social media (yet hate the traditional forms of social media like Facebook\/Instagram), arsbeta.com<\/a> is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Anti-social extrovert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ADRIEN JEAN<\/a><\/strong>: French photographer in search for beauty in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam. See Adien’s ARS profile here ><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I am a very social person, and I love people. For myself, art is the most fun when we have a creative\/artistic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example in photography, the biggest benefit I’ve made is the people I’ve met, the new cultures experienced, and the new social worlds which have opened up to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet– the problem is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With traditional social media (gamification with ‘likes’, followers, and metrics) we aren’t plugged into an artistic\/creative community. Instead, we are on a ‘social media treadmill’ — trying to quantify\/measure\/compare ourselves with others– instead of competing against ourselves!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is where ARS<\/a> comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARS is not alike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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STEFANO AVOLIO<\/a>: We are the means the universe created to admire its own beauty. See Stefano’s ARS Profile Here ><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ARS is different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With ARS, we employ a ‘double blind’ algorithm– which means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you upload a photo to arsbeta.com<\/a>, the people who rate\/critique\/give feedback to your photo don’t know who you are, and you don’t know who they are (initially). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This means, you are more likely to get honest feedback\/constructive critique on your photos to actually improve your photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A de-centralized community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another innovative idea with ARS<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are a community of creators and artists, but our community is de-centralized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With our new ‘commissioned critiques<\/em>‘ — you can use your ARS Coin<\/a> to get more in-depth feedback\/critique\/review on your images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot from arsbeta.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To me this is insanely revolutionary — here instead of accumulating ‘likes’, we accumulate ARS Coin<\/a> (quantified manifestation of your creative labor), which you can use to actually get MORE feedback on your photos, in order to develop\/grow\/evolve as a photographer\/visual-artist!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the future of photography?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I think we photographers often get distracted by cameras (GAS\/\/gear acquisition syndrome<\/a>). Once we have the best camera we need– then what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems the only logical step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improve our photography, our own visual artistry, and improve our compositions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is why I believe so deeply in ARSBETA.COM<\/a> — my photography feedback platform start-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A scalable solution to artistic thriving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Screenshot from RATE page in arsbeta.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After nearly a decade of doing workshops– this is what I learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What people most loved in the workshops is the critique\/feedback giving portion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My ability to give feedback as a teacher is limited. There is only so many people I can talk to at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which made me wonder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if I could a create a platform that could ‘crowd-source’ the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ — to harness all this ‘cognitive surplus’ to help us all thrive as photographers?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This thought has manifested in ARSBETA.COM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try out the platform today, and let us all thrive together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

arsbeta.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For collaborations or figure out how you can get involved, shoot us an email at arsbetahelp@gmail.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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