This is an easy question to answer. I could simply say yes or no but thats a bit too simple.
Yes, Social media has impacted my life & what has it been?
Numerous things...
I have a following on sites, where otherwise i would be unknown and a mystery blur like everyone living without social media. To get well known without social media takes huge talent, being an angel, being on the news (does that count?) but anyway, i don't feel i am necessarily any of those things.
I think my personalities are interesting to say the least; often reading something written by someone as scatty as myself may actually make you feel so much better about your sane lives haha. I know that simply without having these accounts;
Twitter - www.twitter.com/KelseyKaos - where you can see all my uncensored work just from following, this enables people who have twitter and do not wish to spend money on shoots, or want to see more etc can do for free. Twitter allows connections with famous people which have helped me greatly, for instance kind things i have written on icons walls have been retweeted thus gaining me another 100 followers each time.
Often it is the small rewards that are the most enjoyable, i work as hard as i can to get noticed but often doing the littlest thing of mentioning someone you think deserves the mention, can get you back a great response, bigger audience and a couple times good work (photoshoots) out of it!
Facebook - www.facebook.com/KelseyKaos1530 - now that you can connect on Facebook via fan pages it almost enables young up and coming models, stars in their own minds to live up to that expectation. Often it enables you to get feedback from all continents as i know i have likes from Australia/Iran/Poland/Asia so many places and for them to be able to follow like/share the page gives both good exposure & makes me happy to see so many people supporting my work & leaving good feedback/bad feedback any feedback (without feedback, we can lose sight of our ambitions, we can give up on ourselves without realising our talent)
Instagram - www.instagram.com/kelseykaaos - this has to be a fav social media site for everyone right? Who cares a lot of the time about reading all this nonsense, often pretty boring and lacking in creativity as its real life which isn't always parties & drama!
The simple things, can be made to look enticing and creative. I didnt enjoy selfies until instagram to say the least; was never one to take pictures of myself. Insta enabled me to follow my icons, see what they are wearing day to day which often gives me a lot of fashion inspiration, seeing something totally fine on someone and thinking I NEED THIS. Also; a lot of models will work with up and coming designers & i am included in that, without Instagram i would not have been able to work with half the designers i have (currently modelling for badbishrags check them out, facebook/ig/twitter etc) I love modelling for brands that are still not as well known, nice to be part of something that one day could take over the fashion world by storm who knows!
Without instagram i wouldn't be able to see half the gorgeous places this world has to offer, i mean the internet is great and all but following people you admire from all sides of the world and seeing life through their eyes is an awesome experience and scrolling through instagram is a fav pastime i must admit.
There are so many opportunities to be shown in positive and negative lights; its only if we take these opportunities that social media can actually benefit instead of impede on our lives. I try hard to be honest whilst maintaining the hard working, caring attitude i have towards my life.
I have never been overwhelmed with friends, and because of this i have never felt part of a group or part of anything i wasnt coached into by school or my folks. I honestly feel like without social media showing me there are amazing people, generous people out there. Without sites like Suicide Girls that make me feel at home; i would be struggling a lot more than i currently am with my depression. Admittedly i am not doing so well.
But, the fact i can use social media to vent, write, let out the pain, anger i have inside actually helps more than anything else i have tried. Even sometimes over medication talking to someone, often strangers are the best to talk to as they either wont judge you based on what your saying at the time, or have advice that can be given objectively with no biased. Unfortunatly walking down the street and asking a total sodding stranger isn't the right/best way to discuss ones issues so social media really can save lives, help with things that just asking someone in person cant, i can narrow down my search of people by the click of a button
I can find people who go through what i go through everyday with a few clicks of my button
Friendships made on the internet, may not be the closest physically but i always know someone cares on sites like this.
Social media has impacted my life in many great ways that easily overcome the negative.
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