Season 1 · Episode 18

Day 8 Social Media Sabbatical Perfect Digital Image Online

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0:00Welcome, welcome, welcome.
0:04This is day eight of the social media sabbatical.
0:12My social media sabbatical.
0:16Our social media, for some, for some,
0:19I can't speak for everyone,
0:21but I hope you took this seriously
0:24and joined and really stayed all social media,
0:29not even checking your emails
0:30and see if you got a notification or a new message
0:33or comment or new like, new follow, nothing.
0:40Don't even think about the platform.
0:42Delete it off your phone.
0:44I surely took it off my phone, the home screen,
0:48all that good stuff.
0:49Well, I took it off the home screen.
0:51I didn't delete it because I knew I was gonna need it
0:54again if I know if I delete something,
0:56I take so many photos and videos,
0:59a lot of BTS, a lot of quick clips.
1:02When I'm just out, like I'm out now walking,
1:05I see deer, I gotta pull my phone out,
1:08be creative, give some pictures of deer
1:11while they're posted up behind the greenery,
1:16the trees, the branches, the bushes
1:19and all the other plants that's in here in nature.
1:24Yeah, kind of cutting grass,
1:27the Metro Park grass though.
1:29You may hear lawn mower in the background
1:34as they ride around and birds chirping
1:37and different insects and stuff flying around.
1:40But today I wanna talk about digital image,
1:45your digital image.
1:47And as we continue to talk about social media,
1:51your perfect digital image on social media.
1:57So I know a lot of people try to emulate
2:06or keep up with the Joneses as to say,
2:10keep up with society, what they see in the media,
2:15what they see online, social media,
2:20trying to keep up with the beauty trend, fads.
2:25Oh, this woman has long legs
2:29and curved shaped body, nice chest, beautiful,
2:38make up to the core, have pads
2:42and stuff wrapped around her to the core.
2:48But take the picture, post it online,
2:52a thousand plus likes and comments.
2:57And another young girl sees that and says,
3:00dang, I wanna be like that, I wanna emulate that.
3:03And they post this picture and they break out
3:09and pimples and just clothes not the same
3:13as the other ladies clothes and they compare themselves.
3:19But are we really showing up as our authentic self?
3:24The unfiltered self, this is who I am.
3:28And as we talk about that,
3:32it's the same for our business, our brands,
3:35our image as an entrepreneur, a business owner,
3:39creative, are we really being authentic to ourselves?
3:46Now, of course, you know, don't post trash,
3:50but let's just be real.
3:54This is what we're doing.
3:58And I know as we are in the age of AI,
4:01there's gonna be a lot of that trying to become perfect
4:05or have this perfect image online
4:09and all the picture filters, makeup, jaw,
4:16then it like is tightening, it's so much.
4:21And now that we have even better AI in this world
4:24that we live in here in 2025
4:27and it's continually increasing each month
4:30and it's different tools and stuff
4:32that's coming out rapidly, it's hard to keep up.
4:36Now it's like the, almost like the information age,
4:40how it just came out of rapid
4:42and everything was like very open.
4:47And now it's the same with technology, AI,
4:50as it rapidly grows, how are we gonna show up
4:56as our authentic self when we could be perfect
4:59by touch of a button in a few clicks?
5:04I really wanna know, we gotta be our authentic selves
5:07and that's what's gonna stand out.
5:11You know, we're seeing these AI images with four fingers,
5:15six legs, three arms, two heads, missing the nose.
5:25It's not perfect, it's showing up
5:27as the best thing it could do, but it tried.
5:30It just took an educated guess.
5:33Best off what you told it.
5:35It's not gonna always be right,
5:37it's not gonna always be perfect.
5:42This has been doing some good work and also bad work,
5:48but it showed up as its authentic self technology.
5:54Why can't you show up as your authentic self?
6:00And I know it's hard and I know sometimes
6:04we chase the likes, the comments, the engagement,
6:11the money, the intention, but whoever is meant to see it
6:21will see it, whoever is looking for it will look for it.
6:26But you still have to be you, do you?
6:30Your business, your brand has to do it
6:34and you have to make sure of it.
6:37Now image is important, don't get me wrong.
6:40I'm a visual marketer, I'm an event photographer,
6:47I'm a video producer, it's very important.
6:58Very, very important.
7:01But when you mix that with authenticity
7:04with your authentic self, it just magnifies to have seen.
7:14Not your perfect image, but your best image.
7:18Your best image of you in this rare and raw moment.
7:26No makeup, no filters.
7:29I don't care if you just roll out of bed
7:31and turn some lights on,
7:33you know the lights is gonna help beautify you.
7:36Give us some good soft light, take a photo.
7:41Of course clean yourself up,
7:42watch your face at least, clean yourself up.
7:47But you don't have to get all dolled up, makeup.
7:52And for us men, we don't gotta put on our best outfit
7:56that we can't just wait to bring out.
8:00No, let's show up as our authentic self.
8:05Make it look good, feel good,
8:09but show up as our authentic self.
8:12Let's not get perfect, let's do it above average at least.
8:17Let's go for good or great,
8:23but above average at least.
8:28And most of the time strive for the best.
8:32The best way you can look,
8:34the best image you can capture, deliver,
8:40it's just a video.
8:43Your best image, your best effort,
8:46but let's not make it perfect
8:48and keep up with everyone else you see online
8:52or any other business you see online
8:55and try to copy and compare yourself like,
8:57oh, they got a million views and this and this.
9:01Just don't stay in your own lane,
9:05just try to get better.
9:06And when I say best, I mean the best of yourself,
9:10your best self.
9:12Keep doing what you have to do.
9:16Like, I barely,
9:20I used to barely post myself on my social media.
9:25I'm like, oh, I gotta serve my clients,
9:27I gotta show my portfolio, show images, this and that.
9:30Now, it's more of a personal brand,
9:34not lifestyle, but more personal.
9:38Show my personality as a photographer and content creator.
9:45And all these other things, but I decided,
9:52I'm like, I'm just gonna post myself,
9:55my authentic self, my personality,
9:58and also inspire and educate on the way.
10:02And that's even more reason to the birth of the podcast
10:06and it helped me just get a lot of thoughts
10:10that are always having my mind out.
10:13And people say I always had these good things to say
10:15or I gave them great advice.
10:18So I'm like, well, let's make it a win-win.
10:21It's giving me time to even talk to myself
10:24as in the sense of, again, getting my thoughts out,
10:29especially as a business coach
10:33to help a lot of creative entrepreneurs
10:37or creatives that wanna become entrepreneurs
10:40and help with that transition.
10:42But I know not all the time I used to keep up
10:53with my self-image as far as comparing with the Joneses.
11:01That's to say, I wouldn't even post me,
11:09but when I did post me,
11:14I didn't really compare myself or say,
11:18oh, I wanna be like them,
11:19but I knew kind of like we are when we're young,
11:26we kind of fabricate the story
11:29or make something interesting just so we could post
11:33and be like, get the wild,
11:34like the highlight of our life,
11:36like the best moment of the day,
11:39oh, we're on top of the hill,
11:41but nobody posted when they was on the bottom of the hill
11:44or when they was going through the pain and the legs
11:47and it was burning,
11:48but nobody wanna take a picture of that.
11:51People love the process, the journey,
11:53and that's what I'm documenting here at the journey
11:55and giving it to you all so you can see the process.
12:02How is it really done?
12:04Anybody okay here at the top?
12:07And the picture looks nice, yeah, it's perfect.
12:10That's the highlight, oh, the championship,
12:13but what about the hard work you put in practice
12:15long nights, barely sleeping sometimes
12:18because you think it's on your mind
12:20because you want to be the best self you can be.
12:31What's going on?
12:34So remember, always show up as your authentic self.
12:41Keep being authentic, visual image
12:45and digital image on social media.
12:50It doesn't have to be perfect,
12:51it just has to be your best effort, your best self.
12:54Show up, unfiltered, without makeup, you're beautiful,
13:01you're handsome, you're great, you're good looking.
13:09And to all the ladies, you are pretty
13:13because it's mostly, y'all are effective the most,
13:18especially young ladies.
13:19And as I have two daughters,
13:21I'm especially speaking to them
13:23as they're growing in social media age,
13:25especially with the AI.
13:27You are beautiful, you are pretty,
13:31you are great, you are divine.
13:35Yeah, I'm just gonna wrap up this vlog
13:39because I got to edit before I head out on this trip.
13:48And then I know I said my social media sabbatical
13:52is ending the same day I go out of town.
13:58So, you know, I network and also take pictures,
14:04get some video.
14:06I said, yeah, that'd be a perfect time
14:08for me to get it back,
14:10for me to come back alive on social media.
14:16But I kind of been learning this journey
14:19and also creating for the podcast,
14:21just building, being consistent,
14:24being more productive, being more focused.
14:27Like I said, I have a lot of things to work on,
14:30a lot of things to build.
14:32I got to finish putting this book together for you all.
14:35It is gonna be amazing.
14:36I can't wait to read it myself
14:39because me, as I just talk this out,
14:41and it's just pure thought.
14:44You know, I scripted maybe two of the days,
14:50but this whole process just been from my heart,
14:53just pure experience.
14:55Again, just practicing with my communication
15:00and articulating my thoughts effectively.
15:04And the more I do it, the better I get.
15:06So I definitely want to practice and exercise that muscle.
15:14I am power walking to give you all a lecture.
15:20But this is all about the perfect image,
15:25your perfect digital image.
15:29You already good looking.
15:31Let's just leave it at that.
15:34All right, about to end this walk.
15:37So I can head back and start editing before this trip.
15:41And I'll be back on social media soon.
15:45Maybe another couple more days.
15:49The 10 days is over with, so I will be back soon.
15:55I will update everybody,
15:59and then I might be gone again.
16:02Gone again in 60 seconds.
16:06But I appreciate you all for tuning in.
16:09This has been amazing.
16:11Thank you all for listening.
16:14Keep going.
16:16This has been amazing.
16:17And I hope you feel the same.
16:21All right, this is photographer Jackson,
16:23and Steve Jackson of Alien Eyes Photos Media.
16:29And you can follow me at Alien Eyes Photos
16:35as Alien Eyes with a Z, Photos with a S, Alien Eyes Photos.
16:43And follow on a creator frequency on our social media.
16:49If you haven't heard of creator frequency,
16:52that's me, Brianna Casanova of Overflow Studios.
16:58So definitely check out Overflow Studios.
17:01It'll be in the show notes.
17:04But yeah, creator frequency is our creative journey,
17:08which is behind the scenes, our life.
17:11Again, that motivation and continue to do
17:14what you gotta do as we're consistent in all we do.
17:18And we've been posting,
17:20well, since I've been on the sabbatical,
17:22she been posting all the content.
17:25But yeah, we post all our behind the scenes
17:29of just us going through it,
17:33whether that's good or bad.
17:34We're showing up as our authentic selves.
17:37And even in Atlanta, we had a conference
17:40so we can't bring much stuff.
17:45But just being in a hotel,
17:47creating content at the end of the day,
17:50after this long conference,
17:55and having to use some equipment.
18:01Props are replacements, I guess I could say, of props.
18:07Because we didn't have all our tools.
18:09We can't lug around our big equipment.
18:12So we had to use ironboard, the iron itself,
18:16and a wall, just get creative in what we can use
18:21to help us out as we film and create.
18:26But just showing the whole process,
18:28not just the final product, that's what to say.
18:33So really showing our authentic selves,
18:35showing up anyway.
18:37So again, follow Creative Frequency on all social media
18:42on a Creative Frequency,
18:46at on a Creative Frequency.
18:50And also on YouTube, check out our channel and subscribe.
18:55Don't be afraid to comment either.
18:57We'll be watching and replying back to you.
19:01And then if you want more information
19:03or to book me as an event photographer
19:05or business coach,
19:09you can visit alieneyesphotos.com.
19:15Alien eyes with a Z, like your eyeballs.
19:18Eyes with a Z.
19:21Photos with a S.
19:23Dot com.
19:26Alieneyesphotos.com.
19:28All right, y'all, this is photographer Jackson
19:30of Alien Eyes Photos Media
19:32and Alien Eyes Photos Industry Talk.
19:35This is day eight of my social media sabbatical.
19:40This has been a great one.
19:41This is about the perfect digital image.
19:45All right, y'all, peace.