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social media for artists

November 12, 2012 in community, events, social/new media

I’m teaching a workshop at VSW this Saturday! Join me!

Social Media for Artists
with Megan Charland
Saturday, November 17th
10am-1pm
$35 ($30 for members & students)

Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, oh my! Participants will discuss different social media platforms and how, as artists, we can promote and network utilizing these online tools. Whether you have been tweeting for years or haven’t got a clue what a tweet is, all artists interested in creating a strong online presence are encouraged to attend.

Register online today!

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Little Printer

August 15, 2012 in printing, social/new media, technology

“Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful miniature newspaper.”

A beautiful miniature newspaper? Yes, please! How great is the Little Printer by BERG Cloud? Wish-listed!

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images from BERG Cloud website

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too much documentation?

August 6, 2012 in inspiration, social/new media

“The more you document your own life, the more you check in, you tweet, the more you post photos of what you did last night, the more you do all of this stuff, or even in my case, the more you listen for little lines of dialogue that can make their way into stories, the more you photograph moments, in a way, the more you start to step out of those moments, and if you do that too much, you become a spectator to your own life.” – Jonathan Harris

I took the above photo with my iPhone (using Instagram) yesterday evening. I had spent the entire day inside working away on several different projects. We had a couple of severe thunder storms pass through here in ROC and in between them I had the urge to document the raindrops. On the weekends I tend to not be as active on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as I am during the week, but I rarely go a day without posting something.

There is a lot of discussion that is happening right now dealing with documentation, and it is the very issue that is at the heart of my current thesis project. When I read the above quote on swissmiss last Friday I knew I had to watch Jonathan Harris’ CreativeMornings talk (which is where the quote is from) – and the rainy day yesterday proved to be the perfect time.

I’m slowly adding to my bibliography! This post is acting more of, well, documentation for future use in my thesis. I know I have been hinting at my thesis project over the last eight months and I promise I will share more details soon.

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Twitter + VSW Photo-Bookworks Symposium

June 28, 2012 in collaboration, community, events, photobooks, photography, ROC, social/new media

Hi friends! I’m excited to announce that I will be live tweeting from the 2012 VSW Photo-Bookworks Symposium for Visual Studies Workshop!

So, be sure to follow @VSWnews and #VSW2012PBW to stay up to date on the latest and greatest going on with the symposium!

I will rarely (for me!) be using my own account though I’m sure the occasional Instagram (@megancharland) photo will appear! I can’t help it!

I will transition from my account to @VSWnews tonight at Scott McCarney’s artist talk and go all weekend long! JOIN ME!

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Instagrams – new page!

June 12, 2012 in photography, social/new media, updates

Yep, I finally jumped on the Instagram bandwagon!

Using the oh, so fabulous, Instapress, I created a new page here on the blog to showcase my most recent Instagrams! Fun! If you’re on Instagram as well you can follow me – my username is: megancharland.

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above is my very first Instagram – aw!

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social media & donuts

February 8, 2012 in social/new media

I promise to stop talking about the internet. Tomorrow.

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“Social Media Explained a la @ThreeShipsMedia” from douglaswray’s Instagram
as seen on swissmiss

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oh, internet

February 8, 2012 in design, social/new media, updates

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been over a week since my last post! Needless to say, I have recognized my need for deep thought and have attempted to set aside time each day where I unplug. No e-mail. No Twitter. I ignore the internet, and it’s hard.

It has paid off though. I know what I want to do for my thesis! Research is in full swing. To think a little over a week ago I felt completely lost and overwhelmed!

Internet, I love you, but we need to see a little less of each other. Don’t take it personally. Now, as for blogging, I plan on posting 3-5 times a week. This blog is still very important to me! I’m just cutting back on the hours I spend pinning, re-blogging, tweeting and catching up on all of the blog posts in my reader!

It’s funny, I was home sick the last couple of days and for 24 hours straight I was in bed hiding under my blankets. No internet. I actually had friends and family calling and texting to see if I was OK! Ha! If that’s not a sign that I need to cut back I don’t know what is.

What about you? How much time do you spend online daily/weekly?

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image from Jose Duarte’s Flickr
as seen on The Fox Is Black

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need for deep thought

January 30, 2012 in on being an artist, photobooks, photography, social/new media, updates

Last Monday was rough. First day of Grad Project I. Today, day 2, was no better. Now that I am officially in thesis-research-mode I need to make a serious effort of clearing some time in my hectic schedule to just think. I’m constantly checking my e-mail, Twitter, Tumblr, Google Reader, Facebook, etc. As much as I love the internet, it is a major time-suck.

After reading “The Joy of Quiet” by Pico Iyer my instructor announced to the class that he is only going to be checking his e-mail twice a day. I wish I could have seen the look on my face – it was probably a mix of shock and disgust. How can you only check your e-mail twice a day? Won’t you miss something?! Really, Megan?

So, I went over to The New York Times website and checked out the article. “THE average American spends at least eight and a half hours a day in front of a screen, Nicholas Carr notes in his eye-opening book “The Shallows,” in part because the number of hours American adults spent online doubled between 2005 and 2009 (and the number of hours spent in front of a TV screen, often simultaneously, is also steadily increasing).” I definitely spend at least 8.5 hrs on my computer. Ugh.

Time to spend less time online and more time in deep thought. Starting tomorrow.

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photo above is Untitled from my current photobook project!

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PAGE ONE and Photo 2.0

December 14, 2011 in movies, social/new media

“At the heart of the film is the burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about a rigorous American press, Times lover or not: what will happen if the fast-moving future of media leaves behind the fact-based, original reporting that helps to define our society?” -Page One

Last night I finally got around to watching PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES.

I was most interested in the conversation that unfolded focusing on new/social media. David Carr at one point says, “Why talk when you can tweet?”, and I instantly flashed back to the Photo 2.0 — Online Photographic Thinking panel discussion with Andy Adams (moderator), Molly Landreth, Amy Stein and Philip Toledano at the SPE Northeast conference last month at Light Work. I’m just realizing now I never posted about it! Where did this last month go?! Anyways, I’ll get around to it, but in the meantime I would like to point out a moment at the end of the discussion when everyone was packing up and leaving for dinner. I walked up to the podium to introduce myself to Andy Adams and found myself waiting in line. While I was on deck, I was behind a woman who was voicing her disgust regarding the presence of Twitter during the panel discussion. See, before the conversation even started, Andy had invited the audience to participate in the Twitter feed using the hashtag #FlakPhoto and/or mentioning @FlakPhoto. While the four panel participants were discussing Photo 2.0 you could look around the auditorium and see more than half of the room tweeting away on their smart phones and devices. I know I was tweeting and re-tweeting and having even Andy re-tweeting my tweets! That was the point! We’re sharing news and communicating on a global scale in real time.

Speaking of real time, the panel discussion was streaming live! Participants were not limited to those sitting in the auditorium of Light Work, but they really could have been viewing and interacting from anywhere.

The question proposed in the quote above, “what will happen if the fast-moving future of media leaves behind the fact-based, original reporting that helps to define our society?” Why does it have to be one or the other? Something to think about, that’s for sure!

I do not subscribe to The New York Times (printed newspaper or online). Honestly, I don’t see a need to. Considering I currently work for a printed journal, I realize how that statement is pure blasphemy. I follow @nytimes and @nytimesarts (among others) on Twitter. I watch my local news. I feel like I’m getting my fill. What do you think? Do you still buy the paper? Why or why not?

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photos from the Official Movie Site
caption information: A scene from PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

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01/28/12
PLEASE NOTE: originally posted on my old blog, I’m slowly moving over my favorite posts!

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