HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROLS YOUR IDEAS & PHOTOGRAPHY || The Landscape Photography Journals S2E7
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Hi Everyone - I'd love to hear your thought process on this topic, even if you don't agree.
PS: I made a playlist that contains all my trail talks, here: ruclips.net/p/PL5MgfX7Ym7AsLBujRLwTeG9bhy1gLhqfo
Have a good day,
Dave
Morrow, I was in Seattle recently and tried to contact you to say hi and hoped we could grab a drink . Let me know if you are around and how to contact you. Hope you are well. See ya
@@Christiansaffon Hey. Do you still have my phone number? If not, email me dave@davemorrowphotography.com and I'll make sure you get it!
@Pascal Thiebaud Good for you Pascal. I think you'll enjoy being off of those platforms! Thanks for your kind words, they are appreciated. have fun & good luck out there shooting:)
I am grateful that I lived most of my life without internet and cellphones. It was a life where you were free and independent and your decisions weren't influenced by opinions of others. I enjoy watching your hiking and hearing your thoughts.
I agree with you 100%. I am nearing 70 now and remember the good old days without all the gizmo's. People are far too controlled and influenced these days and spied upon too especially here in the UK, CCTV everywhere no freedom at all. I remember well my old 35mm Zenith, cheap as chips but it never let me down. I do admire Dave's lifestyle and only wish I was young enough to do the same.
Dave, once again you make a video with a vast amount of knowledge and wisdom!!! I like the way you think.
Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed it! Always trying to better my thinking process.
Great video again - different but well worth it !! Your brain works like you walk young man ( thats a term of fondness here in Wales ), 90 miles an hour - no wonder you cover the milage you do !! :) Your values are not only "sound" but incredibly insightful, and I thank you greatly for your generosity in sharing both your photographic knowledge and also yourself. Stay safe and have a great trip.
Your words are becoming more prophetic by the day.
Unfortunately it will only get much much worse.
The interesting thing about these type of videos you post - more to do with approach, philosophy, points to consider, are that I feel as though we are having a conversation about it. You are not lecturing, not instructing, but telling me about things that you have thought about, have an opinion on and practical experience of. Its then up to me to think about what you’ve said and to what extent if I agree/disagree. The main point is that you are bringing up interesting, relevant points that DO make me think about things, for example, my photography and social media: and that Sir is a good thing - thank you 👍
Thanks Mark. That's a great compliment. I really hope that's how the videos come across. There is so much to learn & I'll keep putting out ideas to see what happens! Enjoy your day.
Hi Dave, I really appreciate your authentic self and the manner in which you deliver your thoughts. As a 66yr old grandma beginner photographer, I have been amazed at the content that you provide to me at no cost. I especially am thankful for the detail and methodical manner in which you explain your process when taking shots. I have a long way to go but your inspired work is helping me become a better photographer. Thanks, Hélėne
You're welcome, Helene:) have a good one & don't stop learning stuff!
@@DaveMorrow :)
Another great video with great insight, I have huge respect for your ethical stance, all power to you.
Touche! So true. The herd seldom takes notice of the one led off to the butcher as long as their grass is sweet.....munch,munch.
I really enjoyed this video and really agree with your approach for your business. Being independent is a great choice via your email list approach while using (but not being dependent on) social media sites as additional markets for exposure of your website/community. As to what control social media should have over what is put on their site.....that is an interesting debate. One word I think a great deal about (being an old man of 66) is tolerance. As societies views become more polarized the degree of intolerance of another point of view increases....sometimes dramatically. Without tolerance and true listening there is no room for exchange of ideas and learning, compromise, ultimately progress. Maybe a bit off topic....LOL .....but your video spurred that thought this morning.
WOW, you nailed it, this is april 2021, the gate keepers have not only supressed creators, they have cancelled them, you are far ahead of the game. Great info you are sharing
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I have to tell you that your first video about quitting social media totally inspired me to quit Facebook. I thank you for freeing me from that! Now I just post my videos here on RUclips for friends and family. Life is much better.
That's awesome Perry. Love to hear that. Enjoy it man!
I do too 😊
I love the philosophy behind what you do Dave.
There may not be so many of us...but we are here!
Thanks again for sharing yours thoughts, experiences and the landscape you traverse.
Amen brother! You speak the truth. This is why I support your business.
Hey Mitch! Thanks so much for doing so. You have no idea how much it helps:) See you in tomorrow's video
Thanks for everything you do! I enjoy the quick, to the point, strategic layout of your pdf's and videos. No b.s.! Also the fact that videos are not just a how to shoot, but life tips in general. ☮️
You're welcome Andy. I'm really happy that you're reading the PDFs. Those are really challenging / rewarding to write. Have fun out there man!
Dave, I enjoyed the Hike with you today, Thanks for all your inspiration.Just to let you know, your online course and Website has help me so much. The whole process makes for so much enjoyment and sharing my photography with family and friends.
Hi Larry, Really happy that you enjoyed that course. Thanks for supporting the work I'm putting out there. It means alot!
Another awesome video, Dave! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Thank you Dave, another great video which helps people how best to use this internet tool to run a small business or create a community.
Really enjoyed this, definitely has me thinking for goals moving forward. In 2019 I’m trying to move away from social media more and put my focus into more traditional methods of reaching a local audience. Social media was fun for a few years, especially Instagram, but I’ve grown to really dislike the short life span my images tend to have sharing them that way. I much prefer sharing my work via large prints rather than a tiny image on screen that gets a like, then forgotten with a quick scroll down. Glad you’re putting these ideas out there
Dude, I just love these videos because they’re just spot on
Great to hear it Greg!
Dave you are a complete tutor for photography, well explained ! Congrats from Yokohama !
Great Video.. You Are The Man!
Came upon your videos a few days ago, you are inspiring this 70 yr old get moving on his photography. I love taking pictures but never seem to be able to take the time to evaluate what I am doing and improve. Keep up the great work. Also checkout the book, “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” very informative.
Hey Dave! I just wanted to thank you for all the information you share! I love this last video and what you cover. I am also against social media and respect your intentions. It is nice to see someone like you in this day and age. You are keeping it real! I love that!
Thanks again ;)
You're welcome! Trying to keep it real haha;)
Awesome Dave !
I've really been enjoying your videos and all the guides you've published. Thanks for sharing your time and talents and helping others like myself who are looking to improve their photography and editing skills.
My pleasure!
Points are very well taken. Social Media is proof of the memes "You get what you pay for" as well as "There is no such thing as a free lunch".
Wise words. I admire your thought process a lot. Keep it coming, very inspirational.
Another great video
You are very inspirational, with a very wise head on your shoulders.
Cheers
Dave, incredibly valuable and insightful info that you're providing here. Seriously, it's inspiring me :)
That's awesome. It's something that not many people are talking about & I'm not sure why.
Great information. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
Hi Dave! I found your RUclips channel, 3 weeks ago. I recently started my landscape photography, and I found your videos very instructive! I struggle with editing a bit, but I look forward for your emails videos. I realized that the pressure of posting on social media it was very hard, so I deleted all. Continue your good work
Great video, Dave! I've never been huge into social media. The only platform I really had spent any time was Instagram, but after 3 years I flushed it (just last month). I've always warned others about the same things you articulated so well here. Well done. : )
I've been looking for new books to read, thanks for sharing those suggestions! Going to go to my local library & request them 🤙🏽
Awesome content mate, very interesting perspective, cheers!
Incredible insight, as always. Thanks for working so hard (literally!) to share this info!
Hey Matthew. You're welcome. Good to hear from you again.
Wonderfull hike there is no such a place in europe or at least I dont know it :)
insteresting speech. Finding the way how to build portfolio / clients without using social media is the hard one!
Great points. Thanks for putting it together.
You're welcome, Arun!
Great video!
Hey Dave. Sat at the next table this afternoon at Cafe Ladro but was in a business meeting and was not able to say hello. Bought your photography package a couple of years ago and really helped a lot. Anyways, disappointed I couldn’t say in person but just wanted to thank you for the help in developing my photography skills!
haha! That's funny. Small world. I remember you guys. You're welcome Richie. Glad that I was of some help in your learning process. Enjoy the day:)
It's like a wake up call! because I never heard about until someone mentioned your name in a FB group. I always hold back in creating videos and sharing my ideas, and You Tube starting to be greedy with profit now as they are not showing your great content because of no adds and that totally sucks for you and for your audience, including me. I know they need to run a business but sometimes its just too much. I subscribed and I will share your channel to my dedicated small landscape photography group.Thanks and more power to you!
Glad it hear you like the vids. Thanks for sharing:)
New viewer. Love the rules you have. You literally blew my mind with this.
Thanks Anthony. It's nice to meet you man! Happy to hear that. Dave
respect!
Great and interesting talk Dave. This definitely makes me rethink my business model and the importance of my mailing list. Thanks for spending some of your time talking about this :)
You're welcome. Start that email list ASAP! You'll be surprised what it looks like in 5 years:)
Thanks again for an interesting video. I also thoroughly enjoyed the landscape you were walking through. I love forests.
It's a great place! I spend months out there each year:)
Very Well Said Dave
Thanks David. Regards Barrie
Thank you!
I like shooting landscape modes, but people tell me if I want to be successful in things like Instagram I have to shoot 4x5 - makes me sad when I want to show something else but you have to shoot a different way : / anyways dont mind me - nice vids man
Shoot in the way you want. Show people the path. Change the culture in your small niche. That's what it's all about.
Thanks
Thanks, Dave.
You're welcome, JT! Have a good one.
A great video. I often wonder, about the big RUclips channels, what do they do if they are shut down?
Social Media is very random marketing wise, it takes a lot of time to manage without the return you expect. Investing in your own website and doing you're SEO correctly is my way to do what I want to do as well.
However, as you precise, it has some downsides. The biggest to me: Google. If you want to be seen, you need to rely on Google search engine algorithm. There is no more any true concurrence out there, at least for the majority of countries around the world.
Which means that if Google wants you to go down, they can.
You're right on a crucial point though: if you can build an audience before this kind of thing happens, that's the most important. Business means working with your "customer" (don't like the word), and a lot of companies forget that.
I think social media will change drastically and quickly in the next years. First of all Facebook goes down and I think it will continue to do so. Maybe its creepy business model will go down as well. People are more and more aware that social media use a lot of psychological tricks to hook you as much as they can, without providing any value. I think and hope, maybe, that the game will change on that level.
About pop ups on websites: I will be honest, I don't like them. If I want to subscribe on a newsletter, I'm sure I can find my way on the website. You can put it on every pages, I don't care. But when I begin to read something, it's kind of aggressive to be stopped and be asked to do something you didn't even think about yet. I feel forced, somehow, a bit like when a seller just directly jump on me after 2 minutes I'm in a shop.
Inspirational words my friend!
Thanks! Nice mountains in that profile pic.
Dave... You ROCK! Love all you've done over the years. Much respect, and thanks for the teaching. If you ever make it to Chicago, I'd love to get a drink with you. (haha, nature boy ;-) ). PS There are swamps in southern IL I'm getting to know that will (maybe) blow your mind.
I'll always drink a beer! Nice. There's some really good stuff in the east I bet. Let me know what you find:)
Good information. Thanks.
Anytime. Glad you liked it!
Namaste, Dave!
Hi Dave, thanks for the interesting and helpful content.
cheers,
alexis
Thanks Dave.
You're welcome Freddie. I appreciate you taking the time to watch:)
Hey Dave,
Excellent as always. I read Deep Work last year and it is so fantastic. Unfortunately I didn't apply it then, but I re-read my notes and am doing it now. To go with that same process, I've been reading Cal Newport's new book titled Digital Minimalism. I think you'd find it interesting, but you're most of the way, if not all the way there already. It's time for me to put in the work and feel real satisfaction.
I will add one thing to consider about RUclips. It's very easy to get sucked into a wormhole while on RUclips, even if the original intention was to watch educational content like yours. I have many videos to my right that would suck me in for hours. It's in RUclips's best interest for all of us to get sucked down this rabbit hole. For this reason, I am making a rule to only watch RUclips when very specific channels send me email notifications, like you do, which just adds to your point that email lists are the best way to go. I think you're on the forefront of this and we'll be seeing a lot more of this coming from more mainstream sources in the next few years. Social media CEO's know it's coming, there are more ads than ever on Instagram and Facebook.
I hope you are doing well, and I look forward to the next video.
Daniel
Hey Daniel, Just downloaded digital minimalism. Thanks for the recommend. 80 pages through it now. I'm glad someone is putting this info out there. For me, most of it is in place, but I've also picked up a few new ideas, which is well worth the read.
In terms of email list, all of the big bloggers that I followed when building my website 8 years ago were building email lists. They still are. Anyone that's running a big online business says their most valuable asset is email list. Most social posts from big bloggers link to a post on their site which collects email. It seems the new era of "influencers" never got the note since they were not born in the blog era. It's gonna hit them hard once facebook becomes myspace and they lose all contact and have no website influence. Same with photographers. Most photographers don't have strong websites, all their eggs are in the social platform. Pretty scary from a business owner perspective. Enjoy your day man. Always nice to chat with you!
@@DaveMorrow You are spot on about FB & IG becoming the next MySpace. I'm not sure they will go away completely, but it won't have nearly the volume it has now (we're already seeing this on FB). Many people are going to be in for hard times if they didn't save or funnel people into their own lists. We'll be hearing sad stories on the news about all these "kids" who are reeling, in debt, and broke. The older folks may laugh at them, but they were on the cutting edge of new technology, being very creative. It's too bad a lot of them don't have mentors to help them see what's coming. You're really going to help a lot of people Dave. Keep it up!
I'm glad you're enjoying Digital Minimalism. You said you downloaded it, do you use a kindle? I've found that highlighting and reading through the highlights when I'm done to be very beneficial, as well as revisiting months/years later. A very cool guy named Derek Sivirs got me onto this. I think you'd like his stuff. Do you have a strategy to getting the most out of non-fiction books?
Cheers
Hi Dave, You are a huge breathe of fresh air here on YT !! Your website is fantastic for information, without any BS. Totally agree with you on SM, I got off Instagram & FB last year, best thing ever!! I’ve signed up to your website ✅👍🏼 Keep up the great work & keep enjoying it . Thanks 🙏👍🏼😊
Thanks Paul! Really glad you enjoy this style of learning / teaching / creativity! Talk soon,
Dave
You should run for office. ESPECIALLY in Washington! Like seriously.
Cheers brother!
Very insightful. You've really got me thinking and I'll be getting that book. Thanks, Dave!
Great to hear. That's what it's all about. I listed some other pertinent books in the video notes as well. Have a good day Jason.
Copy that! I'll check them out. Didn't realize you linked book, so I did. I'll remove my link.
No prob! All good man.
Good info Dave. Now where are you hiking to??? Looks like the Olympics.
Damn, you are one fit dude. How anyone can talk and walk at 10 mph is beyond me. :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Dave. I've been enjoying your views on social media as I find myself struggling to find an audience for my photography that is actually interested in what I create and I feel that social media aren't the best way to do so. I've become more and more aware that the return on investment is actually really poor on these platforms.
The return on investment is horrible. Especially for instagram and facebook which don't index their posts for search engines.
Great information
Thanks. Glad you liked it!
I have to admit I was a bit sceptical when I saw the title of the video - I was affraid that it may be full of treehugging stuff (which is OK, just not my cup of tea), but the thoughts and ideas you shared were very good. besides all of that gatekeeping, I think that true killer for creativity is if someone starts to hunt for likes and followers and soon realizes that a perfect shot with lot of effort behing can not compete even with "nature shots" as "legs out of tent with desaturated colors" that can be produced way faster and easier...
Great video, Dave. Never considered social media as gatekeepers before, but what you said makes perfect sense. Hope there were less ticks during this outing! :-)
Hey Mac. For sure. Every new technology always brings gatekeepers, all throughout history. Printing press, phone companies, internet companies, social media companies, it just so happens that now you can step around some of them, where before there was not an option. Check out Master Switch Book by Tim Wu. It's all about these trends.
@@DaveMorrowthanks. I will check out Wu's book. Your video was very enlightening. Thanks again!
thanks for the thoughts Dave. I agree, having a website and email list is really your and nobody can take it, as oppossed to social media. That§s the most important part of my business too. I am still not "brave enough" to quit social. I do not have enough content on the website which would attract huge number of people coming organically just from Google search. Maybe I should just keep going and work on more content. Thanks anyway!
You're welcome. No need to quit social if that method isn't for you. There isn't a right or wrong. The key point is that you understand what you own and what you don't, which it seems like you already do:) PS: You can pull a large amount of traffic with 5-10 highly ranking long form articles. It's not about the amount of content, but the quality and it's ability to rise to the top of search rank. Have fun!
@@DaveMorrowthanks Dave, I appreciate your tips! I will focus an this.
Anytime. Happy to help:) Check out the website backlinko.com That's my go to resource.
Two videos ago, you suggested to me transferring my following from instagram to my personal website. I've left Facebook, but Instagram is still that connection to the "paid-in-euphoria" world. Since then, I've redeveloped my personal site and catered it to my style of storytelling. It's everything I want and nothing I don't. I've also built a few mailers and subscription pushes (mailchimp) for those who decide to follow me off of social media. These are blasted out to my audience on Instagram and others.
Currently, I'm working to build up quality content on my site, push teasers on instagram of new work being featured exclusively on my site, grow an audience and traffic on my site, and establish a core audience of reliable followers who are interested in my story without strings attached. It's all about getting the number of people receiving email list up a little.
Then, I'll unplug completely from Social Media.
This is all happening because you encouraged me and inspired me to think about it this way. Thanks again for everything. These videos, I swear, are priceless.
Hell yeah man! That's fantastic. Now you have a plan in place where you control the outcome long term. Love to hear it. Keep crushing it! Read this, you don't need a huge following to do well: kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
I'm glad you enjoy the vids!
Dave
@@DaveMorrow From your link, the last bit really ties in what I'm trying to achieve with this move:
"On your way, no matter how many fans you actually succeed in gaining, you’ll be surrounded not by faddish infatuation, but by genuine and true appreciation. It’s a much saner destiny to hope for. And you are much more likely to actually arrive there."
No need for stars and fame and riches. I just want to do what I love unencumbered by the burdens and demands of society.
Wise words Dave. I love your content and whole approach to your channel mate. There are too many "photographers" on YT churning out the same content as everyone else along with the standard issue cheesy music and those awful shots from the ground walking away from the camera. 🤮 🤧Thomas Heaton🤧
Hey Dave, I appreciate the emails and all the info you provide! :)
Great! Glad to hear it.
Thanks for an interesting video.
Users don’t pay for the social media sites. They are set up and run by private companies. It’s up to them (within the law) to do what they want/need to do.
You Tube is the same. Few users pay for it, so Google, who had the idea for it and set it up and run it, can decide everything about how it operates. It’s not there as a public service, though people may think it is, or ought be.
An owned web site is I agree the way. You own it, dictate what goes on it, and look after it. You can completely control how you talk to your audience/users, but you have to PAY for it.
You don’t pay for FB, YT, etc - they are FREE at the point of use, though users effectively pay by buying advertised products, etc.
A “state” run social media site funded by taxes would be a different thing, but there would no doubt be rules in the way it’s run, though they’d effectively be decided by users through a democratic process.
If FB and similar sites wanted to they could just shut down the whole thing. Now wouldn’t that be fun! Suddenly many people would have loads of time to really get creative!!
You're welcome. That's all true. I think a culture of paying a small monthly fee for memberships on websites of creative people that inspire you would be a much better model than the "free" / ad based model. People expect all content to be free now, but they don't seem to understand how everything is running on the backend. The internet is still brand new, so we will see what happens.
On many social media platforms, /WE/ the users are the CURRENCY with which the large corporation that owns the platform does business with the other corporations that want to advertise. Our habits, our shopping inclinations, even our private information in some cases, ...that's all a currency.
Now, we have a seemingly infinite supply of this currency, since part of it is just who we are, and the other part of it is our time.
However, as many unfortunately discover, we over-spend our time, and it winds up costing us our own happiness in the long run when we don't achieve our own goals in life.
So, just be aware of how you're investing your time on social media, and you'll be OK.
I beg to differ. Firstly...Social Media will be the downfall of our society. Secondly if it where not for the Us as in the We the people that post on SOCIAL MeDIA either as content providers/creators and or commenters. RUclips, facebook, yahoo and all the others would not exist.
Thirdly...The problem with social media is CONTENT. I love to shoot nudes. Been shooting them for over 50 years. Fine art. Many Many awards and merits, Cleo awards. So do I post nudes? No. Do I want to Yes, It is not acceptable by our millennial demented society today.
Our posting makes these companies BILLIONS and we the USERS./ Contributors. GET CRAP!
I'm currently going through your paid course. Very much enjoy it. I like the way you think about these things. Somewhat along similar lines … Adobe. I plan on only keeping Photoshop while I'm going through your program, as I don't want to have to re-invent the wheel with a different piece of software.
After that, though, I'm planning on moving to Capture One and/or Affinity Photo, both of which allow me to "own" the software. Are there downsides? Maybe some. But Adobe is no longer the only serious game in the photography world. Those days are receding in the rearview mirror. So, if I can free myself from the eternal monthly fee and just get what I need by paying for it once, I'll be doing that.
As for FB and Twitter, I first became acquainted with you with the Petapixel Podcast (or maybe the No Name Photo Show) brought you up because of the video you released when you exited social media. I'm thinking quite hard about leaving it myself. I've gotten a number of clients from social media … but not enough to really need it. And I like a concept that you put forth in a different video … that if one takes that effort that they put into social media and funnel it into other ways of growing your business … like your website … it is in the end a better approach.
Enjoying following you and learning from you. Keep up the great work.
Hey Thomas. Thanks for purchasing the course. That's awesome that you're enjoying it. The subscription thing... It's a tough one. I really like the Adobe Platform for Photo Editing, so I see the subscription as a long term investment in what they are doing. The one reason I really like Adobe is that they don't constantly try to innovate their basic photo editing tools, which are already near perfect. New companies seem to innovate for the sake of saying they have new stuff to drive sales.
Second topic. Time on earth is a zero sum game as far as we know. Might as well spend it doing stuff that you love & that will allow you to grow long term in a good direction.
Enjoy that course & have fun out there
Dave
I watched this a few times. Great video, but a bit confusing. I am trying to move INTO photography myself. The learning curve has been steep, and I think we are finally just starting to produce some amount of respectable results. IT has come, however, with a price. We have NO IDEA how to start really branching out on our own, and being independent of social media. We felt compelled to use social media to get started, but honestly, have been disappointed with the results thus far, and maybe, perhaps, we are not really looking at it correctly. I am curious if you could expound just a little. I am hoping to use photography into retirement, and at 55 I am just setting the foundation for later.
Thanks Dave. Appreciate the vid. Some interesting points you make. A non advertising content provider such as yourself, what's in it for RUclips? Why should they allow you to use their service? Do you think in retailing terms you may be the loss leader and that we, the consumers (shoppers) will buy something else whilst in the RUclips store that generates income for them?
You're welcome. RUclips operates using a modified 80/20 Principle (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle). More like a 99/1 principal for their model. 1% of the creators produce 99% of the ad revenue. The remaining 99% of people that don't produce much money for youtube are the cost of finding that 1% that do. They value me or anyone, because at anytime I can turn on ads with the click of a button. They also know that out of the millions of bad videos, some good ones will rise to the top, gain large followings and produce alot of money for them longterm. Big data is all about statistics of the masses, not individuals.
I got 2 emails "How social media controls your ideas" and "A huge mistake photographers are making" both lead to this video. Was that your intended link for both emails? BTW - Interesting subject and food for thought. A few years ago when I own a business, I used social media for advertising the business but found more successful was the direct ads to the email list. The list was only people who signed up for it so they were truly interesting in getting the information. Social media had it's place but when asked "how did they here about..." It was Email, Direct Website , Friend then Social media" . It might be different today but that was my experience.
Dave, did you have something to do with the current Facebook/Instagram outage?!? ;) It's like you foresaw the future, all those that only communicate via FB/Insta are having conniptions now :)
Dave, I see you're releasing a new course. How does it differ from the last one? Thanks
Hey Tom. I email you:)
Always interesting to hear your thoughts. What do you think about using sites like 500px?
Consider any website a tool. You have a desired outcome, and the website can help you to get there. First define the outcome. The question is, do you need the tool, and is it the most efficient method to achieve the outcome which you're using the tool for. For this reason, I don't use it. I have in the past though.
I feel you really try and reach out to your audience and respect us. I feel my investment in watching your videos is worthy, and respect your ethos and efforts.
That's great to hear!
Although it should be noted that websites are also gatekept, by the hosting companies, and they can take off your website anytime, too.
Not really.... Hosting companies are not a true gatekeeper. There are hundreds of hosting companies, including the ones that host porn, and other sites that you're never gonna top as far as off "obscene" content. Also hosting companies are usually for freedom to say anything you want, within legal bounds, otherwise they can't advertise their hosting company very well. You own all the data you hold on their servers. It's very easy to change hosting companies without any downtime. Gotta have your site backed up locally. That being said, they don't have control over any gate between my audience and I.
I appreciate and agree very much with your attitude, BUT, can you talk more about HOW you actually create your income to support your life style, as at the end of the day you do need some money, even though it is not as much as many may think they need? Would appreciate a clear video o this topic. Wish you all the best and keep on being strong!
Hey Rids. You're welcome. I made a video on this topic: ruclips.net/video/4VsMXh2RprM/видео.html There is not a blueprint. To run a business you need to research and design all this stuff out on your own. I learned everything from 3 websites and lots of personal testing / experimenting. Here are the sites: Backlinko.com Smartpassiveincome.com and tim.blog If there was a blueprint, everyone would be doing it successfully and then the value would drop to zero, making no one successful. The one key factor that no one seems to put in is the long term constant effort, directed in a way that will last for the long term. There are no quick solutions. The journey will be fun!
I always wonder where you are shooting. Could you always just name the state or area where you are shooting? Thanks for the great photography info, Dave.
That's part of the intrigue;) You're welcome!
Speaking of email... Im watching this... and then got your email to watch this... Im on it apparently LOL
haha! Notifications all over the place.
Got 3 since posting this comment 4 minutes ago... man what to do with all this extra dopamine LOL
@@DaveMorrow PS Dave if you're ever in California and want to meet up for a hike and shoot I'd be down with that =)
Cool. Thanks for the invite man:) Where do you live?
@@DaveMorrow SF Bay Area, but I do travel nursing so this changes fairly often, but generally somewhere in CA =)
Dave, you're probably going to get poo-poo'd from a few subs, but not from me. I agree with you, not only about using social media for posting your photos, but about using social media in general.
You have to ask yourself, what was your life and world like prior to FB and the rest of them? And is it really better now? How much time, emotion, and energy do you spend on these channels?
Are you always waiting on the next comment, like, or whatever? Are you hurt when you don't get many likes when you expected many?
And let's talk about the concept of hearts (=love), or "friends".
The word 'love' used to mean something much more powerful than it does now, where it's used so redundantly for so many other words.
A friend used to be someone you trusted, hung out with, did things with, shared important things with. But now, a 'friend' is more often than not a relative stranger (if not a virtually complete stranger). Think about that for a second.
FB is is human-free, folks. Their computer algorithms dicate who stays on the site, and who gets penalized. And your rebuttals or arguments go nowhere nor are they reviewed by anyone. Think I'm wrong? With hundreds of millions of users, how in the world could FB hire enough humans to handle all the suspensions and complaints, and everything else that goes on behind the scenes? Answer: they cant. That's why people get canned with no recourse, and all their photos become the property of FB.
And we havent' even gotten to the subject of censoring channels, people, or comments. Nor have we talked about the cheating these companies do with monetizing or not, with deleting comments or likes, or with boosting the likes. Amazon does this too in many cases.
Now, let's talk about data mining. Don't believe they're selling your information to the highest bidder? You are a fool. Wake up America. Go back to writing emails or snail mail, go back to actually calling and talking to your friends. One day you'll find your whole life has passed you by because all you did was text, and like, and you were hooked on dopamine.
I agree 100% but it's not just America, it's a global disease and the people cannot see it at all. I do not do ANY social media, I'm too old anyway. I have watched people walking into things because they cannot look up to see where they are going, I have argued with my Grandson about his so called "friends" on line but he cannot see it. Big Brother is well and truly here!!!
Dave, I have some of your presentations and really enjoy them. I am curious if you have always been so suspicious of capitalism or if something has prompted you recently? You sound similar to my hippie brother and sisters of the 1960's.
Hey FFL. I think capitalism is the best model tested so far. Definitely not against it. I'm 100% against the unexamined life and unexamined thought process. Corporations can build anything they want, but it's the consumer choice, at first, that makes them successful. Bad products or companies, in most cases, start out with bad consumer choices. It's the masses bad choices and the bad company, combined, that cause problems. There has been no other era that has reduced human suffering as much as the current one. Capitalism, with all it's flaws, it's the single biggest reason for this. Without capitalism I would not be doing what I am doing. Everyday wake up excited to create new stuff and have freedom of expression and ideas. This wouldn't exist without capitalism. There are endless other ways I'm grateful for it.f
All true Dave. Running a web server at home is also an option provides you have a good isp for you home use. www.rgphoto.nl you do have to know some html/wordpress/drupal
Currently working on scaling my banner/carousell
Thanks for the tips buddy!
Nice. Endless website chores is how I feel sometimes as well. At least it's fun!
Dave my thoughts are this if you stop using/posting on RUclips and I will suffer withdrawal symptoms.
Dave, thanks for your insights. Unrelated question - you and I interacted after your last video about your editing techniques. On the website, there's a button for a photo editing course/tutorial that would be sent to my inbox after clicking the button. Don't seem to be able to get that to work. is it still active? If not, do you have a recommendation for learning material/reading about Photoshop techniques? I am reasonably competent on Lightroom. Thank you.
It's working. Email me with your desired email address for the course. support@davemorrowphotography.com
@@DaveMorrow THanks, Dave. My email address is: martincutrone@gmail.com. Thanks for taking the extra time to help with this.
Check your email.
@UCenJzYxc4NS2RJ5jz13IoWQ THanks, Dave. Th at's what I thought. I went through my spam and deleted files, but wasn't able to find it. Appreciate you sending it again.
No prob buddy:) All good! Enjoy
You are different
Just ask Alex Jones about gatekeepers.
haha. A great example.
Is RUclips not social media?
It's not true social. Discussed it here: ruclips.net/video/akrBTuJOsBI/видео.html