Do you Edit Facebook?

When on facebook, there are certain things I will delete off my mini feed. Usually things like tagging myself in photos, because no-one really cares about that.
Or things like leaving groups and attending events. Not many people use facebook for that I don't think. That's what mobile phones are for - seeing who's going to be out.

But some people do edit facebook. Properly. And my properly, I mean deleting embarrassing photos. We've all had them - the one where the camera happens to look directly up your nose or there's a definite double chin visible. Do you 'remove tag' or let it stand? For those of you that remove the tag, sure, it may be embarrassing, but for me, it's who I am.
Sometime I laugh and my face screws up and I look absolutely ridiculous. But that's how I laugh. And if it happens to be caught on camera then so be it.

I am not a 'remove tag' person. I believe that the people who have the patience and time to actually trawl through my photographs will be the people that know me already. And so will have a pretty good idea about how stupid I look some of the time.

For those of you who are 'remove tag' people - why do you really do it? Are you creating this online virtual front? There's a whole thing about online identity being completely different to the people we are in real life. Do you think this is true? And by removing photographs, do you think you're creating an image of yourself, as someone who never smiles out of place or has a double chin because you happen to be checking a text message in a photo and look particularly unflattering?

I think 'remove tag' is an opportunity to create a shiny disco-ball you, that, when people look through them, will think "wow, that person looks good. all the time." When that may not necessarily be the case. It definitely isn't the case with me, and a fair few photos prove that.

But I'm proud of them. And I hope my online identity is as close to my real identity as possible.

Working Hard.

Today I finally sat down properly and did dissertation reading.
I'm finding it difficult to find the types of books I can actually get some good information from, but it's all interesting to me.
What I find worrying is how many books are on the Internet which detail in great length how to hack into computers, spread viruses, and other malicious computer or web-based activities. And I found these on ebrary: a reputable e-book website. I wonder as to why they were considered the type of material to be made accessible. Or in fact, written in the first place, and published in some sense! Clearly there must be a market for this kind of thing, as I read the third book in a series of similar publications. Worrying.

What I have discovered through looking for some decent material, is that there isn't much on censorship on the Internet - especially concerning film. Downloading has become a bigger and bigger problem in recent years; there now being endless single 'file-sharing' as well as torrent sites set up that users can downloads full-length movies on in a matter of hours. And these can be accessed by anyone that has the competence to use torrent website. These days this could be anyone, including children. They have access to all kinds of films and materials on the Internet, with no-one governing the sites because they in themselves are illegal. Even if there was some kind of age-restriction for users, there is nothing stopping users from lying about their age.
I for one know that my sister puts in my date of birth when having to claim to be 18.


Dissertations are one thing, minors are another. Two of my first shoots are looming this weekend, with mine in just over a week. I'm tyring to keep things in perspective - that our minor is only 20 credits. Obviously I want to get a good mark but I'm not going to burn myself energy or money wise on this project. I want to work hard on other people's projects too so as not to let them down.

We'll see how this term pans out...

Back to the Ol' Slog

I'm not too sure who reads these any more, but I'll write for the sake of writing. And because it's raining outside and I don't want to start reading for my Dissertation yet.
So, I had an amazing summer. I worked as a videographer out in Thailand, which was one of the best experiences ever. I've realised that diving is a massive passion for me, and I'm kinda kicking myself for not doing it before. But oh well, better late than never! I think working as a videographer suited me, because it was a quick production turn-around. You shoot in the morning, edit in the afternoon, and show in the evening. It's exactly the same reason why I love studio projects - because they're intense pressure and work, then it's all done. Whilst I was out there, I probably made at least 25 underwater movies, as well as 10 or so that were purely land based. I saw some of the most breath-taking underwater views, as well as some stunning marine life.
I got a comprehensive knowledge of Adobe Premiere 2.0, as well as basic colour correction skills. I also learnt a little something about filming underwater, which is something I definitely want to continue doing. It's a difficult skill to be really good at, but that's what I'm aiming for.
I've been back in the country for just over a week now, and have thrown myself into University work. I'm working on nine minors at the moment, and aren't taking on any more, purely because I don't want to burn myself out, no matter how 'hardcore' I can convince myself that I am. I am really looking forward to getting involved with lots of different project, with lots of different needs. It's going to test my skills and make me become more organised than I thought I ever could be!
I'm looking forward to the challenge.