Yes, I have three Instagram Accounts.
Probably similar to every other photographer and visual thinker, I am enamoured with visual media. Instagram is my preferred social media site because it focuses on the images. I follow many photographers whose work inspires me. Having multiple accounts allows me to pursue and sort all my interests in imagery without cluttering up one feed with photos or themes that I feel don’t match.
AONIMAGERY
AONIMAGERY - Pinhey Point Star Trails, -20°C
My newest Instagram account, created to host my professional work. Currently there is only one image but worry not this account will soon be flooded with student work from my time studying Digital Photography at Algonquin College.
AVALOPTERA
AVALOPTERA - Black Swallowtail Caterpillars on Common Rue, 26°
My oldest account. Named after a play on my name AVALON and the Ancient Greek word for “wing”, PTERA. I am still smug about this clever combination. I created this account to post my natural images, mostly insect photos. On this account I explore my interest in native plants and insects, and learn about natural diversity and speciation. It is my favourite account because I can see a clear progression in my skills with a camera. I have been working more with macro and related lenses and when I look at my feed I can see the effort (and mosquito bites) involved in creating every piece. I also post the occasional cell phone photo I snap on the move.
Popular hashtags I use here are: #urbaninsects and #myneighbourhood
ARTSENAULT
ARTSENAULT - Pink Toaster by Dalton Carew, room temperature
This Instagram account exists to celebrate my love for colour. I love to paint my nails so that I can bring my favourite colours around with me every day. I have nowhere near the amount of polishes that the true nail gurus have but my collection is nothing to sneeze at.
The hashtags I use for this account are: #nailmatch and #colourcoincidence
Thanks again to Dalton Carew for taking the photo above.
QUOTECAT
Lastly I wanted to include my Youtube account. Yes that is currently the name of my account. I am less smug about this one, that’s for sure so when a better name comes to me it’ll be changing. Here I’ve posted a stop motion and a couple other videos from group projects at Algonquin College. I am working on a set of time lapse videos for class so that will be released to my channel soon.